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TESTAMENT Guitarist On New Album: 'It's Looking Like We May Have A Winner'
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been spending time in the studio recording their new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", tentatively due in February 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. Due to a "serious injury," regular TESTAMENT drummer Paul Bostaph was unable to take part in the recording se...September 19, 2011
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Former BIOHAZARD Frontman Joins ATTIKA7
Former BIOHAZARD vocalist/bassist Evan Seinfeld has joined ATTIKA7 (formerly ATTIKA),the Los Angeles-based heavy metal/hard rock band featuring Tony Campos (SOULFLY, POSSESSED, STATIC-X, ASESINO, MINISTRY) on bass. A short video clip of Seinfeld announcing his involvement with ATTIKA7 from the stag...September 15, 2011
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WHITESNAKE Drummer Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold' (Audio)
On Friday, September 9, drummer Brian Tichy (WHITESNAKE, FOREIGNER, BILLY IDOL) was interviewed by Gabriel Xucram of the "Maximum Threshold" show in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Interview (audio):September 14, 2011
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FOZZY Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement
After eight years of touring and three records, bassist Sean Delson has left FOZZY by mutual decision. "Ever since the success of 'Chasing The Grail' and the subsequent world tours that followed, it became apparent that Sean's mindset and goals for FOZZY were different from ours," says frontman Chri...September 9, 2011
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ANTHRAX Members Talk About Upcoming Tour With TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL (Video)
Video footage of ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums) talking to AOL's Noisecreepabout their upcoming U.S. tour with TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL can be seen below. ANTHRAX and TESTAMENT, who haven't toured together in more than a decade, are set to co-headline a U.S. tour beg...September 6, 2011
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ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL: U.S. Tour Dates Announced
Thrash titans ANTHRAX and TESTAMENT, who haven't toured together in more than a decade, are set to co-headline a U.S. tour beginning Friday, October 14 in Grand Rapids, Michigan (itinerary below). ANTHRAX will close all shows, and DEATH ANGEL will be main support for the entire tour. The coast-to-co...September 6, 2011
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Live in Germany 1980
Before 1983's "Eliminator" album blew the doors wide open and made ZZ TOP MTV darlings, the tight nit trio was simply that "Little ol' band from Texas". Though they hadn't yet reached superstar status, ZZ TOP were anything but an unknown quantity in the rock community, having already released seven...September 6, 2011
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FAITH NO MORE Bassist Shoots Down 'The Real Thing' Rumors
FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould has shot down reports that the reactivated influential alt-metal act will perform all of its classic 1989 album "The Real Thing" at the Maquinaria Festival in Santiago, Chile on November 12. The band's third LP, "The Real Thing" was FAITH NO MORE's first release to...September 5, 2011
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RICHIE KOTZEN: '24 Hours' Video Released
"24 Hours", the new video from guitar virtuoso and singer/songwriter Richie Kotzen, can be seen below. The song is the title track of Kotzen's new album, which is scheduled for release on November 11 via Headroom-Inc. "24 Hours" reflects the guitar style that has defined Kotzen's career as a virtuos...August 31, 2011
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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks Forthcoming Album In New Interview
Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lithium Magazine: I understand you've got [a] new [album entitled "The Dark Roots of Earth"] coming out soon. Can you...August 31, 2011
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ANGUS YOUNG: I'd Put EDDIE VAN HALEN In That Category Of Being An Innovator Like JIMI HENDRIX
Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower recently completed his second VAN HALEN hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", to be released October 12. Van Halen News Desk, has an exclusive quote from the book, courtesy of AC/DC's Angus Young. Angus Young: "AC/DC played on a bill with VAN...August 31, 2011
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RICHIE KOTZEN To Release '24 Hours' in November
After two years of extensive international touring, guitar virtuoso, singer/songwriter Richie Kotzen is back to unleash his new album, "24 Hours", due on November 11 via Headroom-Inc. "24 Hours" reflects the guitar style that has defined Kotzen's career as a virtuoso, while taking it to another leve...August 30, 2011
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MR. BIG: New Video Interview With BILLY SHEEHAN
David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with bassist Billy Sheehan of the reunited MR. BIG. You can now watch the chat below. MR. BIG's new album, "What If", was released in Europe on January 21 via Frontiers Records. The North American release, also on Frontier...August 28, 2011
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BIOHAZARD Launches Singer Search
Seminal New York City hardcore/metal band BIOHAZARD will hold open auditions to find a replacement for recently departed frontman Evan Seinfeld. Seinfeld left BIOHAZARD in June after the band's new CD was completed and was temporarily replaced by Scott Roberts, who played on the band's 2005 "Means T...August 26, 2011
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STEVEN TYLER, MASTODON, WOLFMOTHER, FILTER Featured On ZZ TOP Tribute Album
The music and legacy of ZZ TOP that has been part of the world's musical landscape for over 40 years will be celebrated with the October 11 release of "A Tribute From Friends". The album, to be released by Show Dog/Universal Music, features 11 classic ZZ TOP songs interpreted by top-flight artists w...August 24, 2011
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