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JORDAN RUDESS Says LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT Reunion Will Happen 'At Some Point'

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess recently spoke with Keefy of Ghost Cult magazine about his new solo album, "Wired For Madness". The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the release of "Wired For Madness" coming right on the hee...

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NEW YEARS DAY Vocalist Talks Mixing Pop And Metal On New Album 'Unbreakable': 'I Wanted To Experiment'

Vocalist Ash Costello and guitarist Nikki Misery of NEW YEARS DAY recently spoke with James Wilson-Taylor of the British magazine Rock Sound. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the inspiration behind the title of the group's new al...

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STITCHED UP HEART Frontwoman: BLABBERMOUTH.NET Commenters 'Can Be Mean'

STITCHED UP HEART singer Alecia "Mixi" Demner spoke to Central Mo News about the reaction from BLABBERMOUTH.NET commenters to the band's latest single, "Lost". "All I read was all the boob stuff," she said (hear audio below). "Blabbermouth and their comments are hilarious. And I didn't see it until...

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SCORPIONS/Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE Opens Rock Bar In Paris (Video)

Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee spoke to "The Fernando Rock Show" at the launch of his rock bar, Alabama, in central Paris, France. The bar was opened to the public on April 12 and Mikkey was there to celebrate with everyone in attendance. Check out the chat below. Also ava...

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JASON BONHAM Apologizes To JIMMY PAGE For 'Untrue And Derogatory Statements' About Cocaine Use

Jason Bonham has apologized to his father's LED ZEPPELIN bandmate Jimmy Page for claiming that the guitarist introduced him to cocaine. During a recent chat with Howard Stern, the now 52-year-old drummer, who fronts JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING, recalled an alleged incident involving drugs w...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says Musicians And Athletes Have Right To Speak Out On Issues They Are Passionate About

Duff McKagan says that musicians and athletes should have the right to speak out on political or social issues, adding that they are perfectly justified in using their platform to voice their opinions on things they feel passionate about. The GUNS N' ROSES bassist made his comments while speaking to...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY To Celebrate 25th Anniversary Of 'Deliverance' On European Tour

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY celebrated the return of frontman Pepper Keenan with the release of its latest studio album, "No Cross No Crown", in January. Since then, the group has been touring around the globe relentlessly, and now the band is set to return to European shores in June and July 2019 — rou...

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Why Does DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Set His Cymbals So High? He Explains

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini has uploaded a new video to his YouTube channel in which he explains why he sets his cymbals so high while performing live. He says: "I'm getting a lot better isolation for sound; they're more up out of the way out of James's [LaBrie, vocals] microphone; and they'r...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Guests On New KAOSIS Single 'Hitech - Lowlife'

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares makes a guest appearance on "Hitech - Lowlife", the new single from New Zealand's KAOSIS. Released on April 15 via France's Atypeek Music, the track conjures up images of James Cameron's Terminators battling in a war-torn futuristic soundscape, but the inspiration...

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KIRK HAMMETT: 'I Have A Ton Of Material' For METALLICA's Next Album

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett has told Australia's Mixdown magazine in a new interview that the band's "WorldWired" tour is scheduled to last until November 2019, after which it could be time to hop back into the studio. Fans had to wait five years for 2008's "Death Magnetic" and eight years for 2016's "...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says WENDY DIO Spent A 'Bazillion Dollars' Trying To Make Fans Happy With DIO Hologram

The "Everblack" podcast recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the formation of A NEW REVENGE, which also features guitarist Keri Kelli (...

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Former VIXEN Singer JANET GARDNER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Mixing Sessions Of 'Your Place In The Sun' Album

Former VIXEN singer Janet Gardner will release a new solo album, "Your Place In The Sun", on May 31 via Pavement Entertainment. Like her 2017 debut self-titled solo album, the new disc is a collaboration with her husband, guitarist/producer Justin James, who has previously worked with STAIND, COLLEC...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says '80s Rock Bands Had Their Own 'Identifiable Sound'

Former MTV VJ Alan Hunter conducted an interview with ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach at the 80s In The Sand music festival, which was held last November in the island paradise of Punta Canta, Dominican Republic. The chat, which will premiere this coming Sunday (April 14) as part of AXS TV's all-n...

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HEAVY AS TEXAS Feat. EXHORDER Members: 'Blind' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Blind" from HEAVY AS TEXAS, the aggressive metal project featuring acclaimed guitarist Marzi Montazeri and vocalist Kyle Thomas — otherwise recognized as members of Louisiana-based metal pioneers EXHORDER (named by Spin as one of the "30 Greatest Thrash Bands o...

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THE RODS To Release 'Brotherhood Of Metal' Album In June

Legendary U.S. metal band THE RODS will release a new album, "Brotherhood Of Metal", on June 7 via SPV/Steamhammer. Says THE RODS drummer Carl Canedy: "If you like the first song, then the odds are you'll like the whole album. It's balls-to-the-wall heavy metal, song after song. No ballads and nothi...