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Original TROUBLE Singer Interviewed On 'Heady Metal With Jeff Olson' (Audio)

Former TROUBLE vocalist Eric Wagner was interviewed on this past Monday night's (November 21) edition of "Heady Metal With Jeff Olson", the Internet radio show hosted by original TROUBLE drummer and RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson. You can listen to the chat in its entirety in three parts below...

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HELLYEAH Taps JEREMY PARKER For New Album Mix

The metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) has tapped Jeremy Parker (GODSMACK, EVANESCENCE) to mix the band's third album for an early 2012 release. T...

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Ex-TROUBLE Vocalist ERIC WAGNER Releases First BLACKFINGER Single

BLACKFINGER, the new project featuring ex-TROUBLE vocalist Eric Wagner, has released its first single, "All The Leaves Are Brown", via Dark Star Records. The track was produced by Vincent Wojno (MACHINE HEAD, KREATOR, TROUBLE),who is currently mixing BLACKFINGER's full-length debut, to be made avai...

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MUDVAYNE 'On Hiatus' For At Least Two More Years

MUDVAYNE guitarist Greg Tribbett has confirmed via Twitter that the band is currently on hiatus while he and singer Chad Gray "are concentrating on HELLYEAH," their band with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),guitarist Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEP...

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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Discusses 'Decas' Release In New Interview

Chad Bowar of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tim Lambesis of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: How did you decide on the tracks for "Decas"? Tim Lambesis: We wanted to create something new...

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STEEL PANTHER: 'If You Really, Really Love Me' Video Released

"If You Really, Really Love Me", the new video from the legends of the Sunset Strip, STEEL PANTHER, can be seen below. The clip was filmed last month with director Michael Alperowitz, who has previously worked with BLOODHOUND GANG, VANILLA ICE, GODSMACK and REVEILLE, among others. "If You Really, Re...

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STEEL PANTHER Frontman Interviewed By 'Rock Diva News' (Video)

Tina Fisher of Rock Diva News conducted an interview with vocalist Michael Starr of the outrageous and popular '80s-style "hair" band STEEL PANTHER on October 11 at the Gramercy Theater in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. "Balls Out", the sophomore album from STEEL PANTHER, sold near...

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CHICKENFOOT To Perform At 'Mark And Brian Christmas Show'

CHICKENFOOT will perform at this year's Mark And Brian Christmas Show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, December 15. Also scheduled to appear are STEVE MILLER BAND, Steve Lukather and Kevin Cronin, among others. As top-rated syndicated morning show personalities, Mark Thom...

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GLENN HUGHES Preparing To Write New Rock Solo Album

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) will spend December and January writing material for his next solo album. He says, "There is a fire inside like never [before]." In a recent interview with IHeartGuitarBlog.com, Hughes stated about...

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KATATONIA To Be Rejoined By Former Bandmembers For Stockholm Show

Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA have issued the following update: "With highly successful performances in Luxembourg, Germany, Holland, France, England and the United States done earlier this year, we will close 2011 this December by performing four last extra shows in Scandinavia hitting the capital...

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OPETH Guitarist Teaches You How To Play 'The Devil's Orchard' (Video)

Guitar World magazine has uploaded a guitar lesson from Fredrik kesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH in which he breaks down the band's song "The Devil's Orchard". Check it out below. "The Devil's Orchard" comes off OPETH's new album, "Heritage", which sold 19,000 copies in the United State...

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AMORPHIS Interviewed On Bulgaria's TANGRA MEGA ROCK (Audio)

Esa Holopainen (guitar) and Tomi Joutsen (vocals) of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS were interviewed on Tangra Mega Rock radio whern the band played in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 10. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. AMORPHIS' latest album, "The Beginning Of Times", entered t...

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PROTOTYPE Announces New Album Title, Track Listing

Los Angeles-based progressive/aggressive metal band PROTOTYPE will release its third full-length album, "Catalyst", in early 2012 via Nightmare Records. Nearly two years in the making, the CD is a science-fiction-themed concept album featuring 12 tracks and over 60 minutes of all new music. The effo...

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OPETH Guitarist Interviewed By METAL FANZINE (Video)

Metal Fanzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik kesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the chat below. OPETH's new album, "Heritage", sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 c...

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STEEL PANTHER's 'Balls Out' Cracks U.S. Top 40

"Balls Out", the sophomore album from the legends of the Sunset Strip, STEEL PANTHER, sold nearly 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 40 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Balls Out" was released on November 1 via Universal Republic Records. The follow-...