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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Featuring Drummer BRIAN TICHY: Verona Footage Available
Renowned drummer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy, known for his tours of duty with BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER, OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE, is filling in for Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, RHINO BUCKET) in the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE from June 2 to June 29. Fan-filmed vide...June 7, 2013
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LETLIVE To Release 'The Blackest Beautiful' In July
Los Angeles-based four-piece rock band LETLIVE will release its new album, "The Blackest Beautiful", on July 9 via Epitaph Records. The group has premiered the first new song, "Banshee (Ghost Fame)", in the form of a powerful video. Additionally, fans who pre-order "The Blackest Beautiful" at Letliv...June 6, 2013
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BUTCHER BABIES: 'I Smell A Massacre' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for the song "I Smell A Massacre" from the BUTCHER BABIES can be seen below. The track comes off the band's debut album, "Goliath", which will be released on July 9 via Century Media Records. The Los Angeles-based band — frontwomen Carla Harvey and Heidi Shephard, guitarist...June 6, 2013
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TOXIK Releases First Song Snippet Off Upcoming Album
Reactivated cult classic prog-thrashers TOXIK have released a snippet of their first recorded song in twenty-four years. The fifty-second clip, which is available for streaming using the SoundCloud widget below, is a rough pre-mix demo — without vocals — of "Crooked Crosses" off the as-yet-untitled...June 6, 2013
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: New Audio Interview With RYAN KNIGHT
On June 5, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with guitarist Ryan Knight of Michigan's unstoppable sons of molten melodic death metal THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's sixth full-length albu...June 6, 2013
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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I've Tried To Stop Being A Bad Influence On People'
Jason Roche of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the new MEGADETH song "Never Turn Your Back", which is inspired by a very personal anecdote: Mustaine: "I had a friend that used to run a halfway house. ....June 6, 2013
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NEWSTED: Song From Upcoming Album Available For Streaming
"Heroic Dose", a brand new song from NEWSTED — the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted — can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off NEWSTED's full-length debut, "Heavy Metal Music", which will be released on August 6. Jason told B...June 4, 2013
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FIREWIND: 'Few Against Many' Performance From 'Apotheosis - Live 2012' Available For Streaming
Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND, who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G., will celebrate their 10th anniversary by releasing a live album on June 24 via Century Media Records in Europe. Entitled "Apotheosis - Live 2012", the CD will contain 17 songs recorded at special ann...June 4, 2013
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ROBERT PLANT: 'For The Last Year Or So, I've Been Writing Quite A Lot'
Jason Roche of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with legendary LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant. An excerpt from from the chat follows below. LA Weekly: What are your reflections on LED ZEPPELIN being honored at last year's Kennedy Center Honors? Plant: I knew we did a lot of damage to peop...June 4, 2013
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ATHEIST: Early Albums To Be Reissued On Vinyl
The first three studio albums from reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST — "Piece Of Time" (1989),"Unquestionable Presence" (1991) and "Elements" (1993) — will be re-released on vinyl in North America on June 11 via Season Of Mist. The new editions are remastered on colored vinyl and...June 3, 2013
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DAVE MUSTAINE Doesn't Rule Out GIGANTOUR Collaboration With JASON NEWSTED
Steve Baltin of Grammy.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Grammy.com: I spoke with Jason Newsted recently and I know he is excited for the Gigantour tour and being able to reconnect. Mustaine: There's really a coo...June 3, 2013
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BATTLECROSS: 'War Of Will' Studio Video Posted Online
Michigan's BATTLECROSS will release its new album, "War Of Will", on July 9 via Metal Blade Records. Co-produced at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida, the sophomore effort from Detroit's newest soldiers of steel will soon prove as one of the most impressive follow-up releases, destined to beco...June 3, 2013
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JASON NEWSTED: I Saved METALLICA Twice
Czech Republic's Muzikus.cz recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. Speaking about his decision to leave METALLICA in 2001, Jason said: "I don't know...June 3, 2013
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Video: NEWSTED Performs At Spain's SONISPHERE Festival
Fan-filmed video footage of NEWSTED — the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted — performing at the Spanish edition of the Sonisphere festival on May 31 at Auditorio Miguel Ríos in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid can be seen below. NEWSTED has been confirmed...June 1, 2013
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Singer: 'It's A Much Smoother Ride Now Than It Has Been Before'
Ken Gallant of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Dead Rhetoric: Now you've had guitarist Michael Gilbert come back to the band, so how's that working out...May 31, 2013
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