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MIKE PORTNOY Wins 'Best Drummer' And 'Best Progressive Drummer' In 17th Annual 'Drummies'

Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS) proves for a second straight year that his prog drumming makes him perhaps the most popular drummer in the world. Portnoy won "Best Drummer" and "Best Progressive Drummer", with more than 9,000 drummers voting in DRUM! ma...

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ZAKK WYLDE Would Be 'Honored' To Celebrate DIMEBAG's Greatness In PANTERA Reunion

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions via his official YouTube channel. When asked about former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott's recent comment that if PANTERA ever reformed, Zakk would be the man to replace the band's late guitaris...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: New Album Title Revealed

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have completed tracking their new studio album, "A War You Can Not Win", for a September release via Razor & Tie/Prosthetic. The CD sees the band reunited with longtime producer Adam Dutkiewicz (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, AS I LAY DYING, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE). T...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'I'm Very Proud Of The Records I Made With DIO'

DEF LEPPARD/ex-DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell was interviewed earlier in the month on the "Hines' Side Show" on the Springfield, Missouri radio station US 97. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On get...

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ELIXIR To Play 'Final' Farewell Shows In October

British heavy metal band ELIXIR will play its final farewell shows on Saturday, October 13 at The Bridge House, East London and on Saturday, October 20 at De Verlichte Geest in Roselare, Belgium. Commented ELIXIR guitarist Phil Denton: "Since we reformed in 2002, we have had a fantastic 10 years pla...

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KORN, SLIPKNOT, DREAM THEATER, MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY Members On Father's Day

In honor of Father's Day, which is this Sunday, June 17, Roadrunner Records decided to reach out to some of the label's artists who are themselves parents, and ask them how they balance family life with the sacrifices necessary to be in a rock band —long stretches of time spent apart from wives ...

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Previously Unreleased LAYNE STALEY Songs To Surface In New Movie

According to The Pulse Of Radio, two never-before-released songs from late ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley appear on the soundtrack of a new film. The movie, called "Grassroots", is based on the true story of two Seattle music journalists who tried to shake up the local political scene despite...

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FOZZY Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival (Audio)

Peter Keevil of The Midlands Rocks conducted an interview with FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward at this year's Download festival, which was held June 8-10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. FOZZY's new album, "Sin And Bones",...

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More Special Guests Announced For New BRET MICHAELS Solo Album

LYNYRD SKYNYRD's Rickey Medlocke and Peter Keys and .38 SPECIAL's Bobby Capps have been added to the list of musicians who have recorded guest appearances on the forthcoming solo album from POISON singer Bret Michaels, "Bret Michaels And Friends: Get Your Rock On". Also scheduled to appear on the CD...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Interviewed On KTLA (Video)

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was recently interviewed by KTLA TV in Los Angeles about the band's upcoming "Rock Of Ages" tour. Phil talked about the "Rock Of Ages" movie, the tour and was shown working out with his trainer Jean Carrillo. Watch the three-minute segment below. To celebrate the su...

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FOZZY: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Fan-filmed video footage of FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — performing a brand new song, "Sandpaper", at the pre-awards show boat party that cruised up the Thames to the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards on Monday, June...

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FOZZY: 'Sin And Bones' Cover Artwork Unveiled

FOZZY, the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward, has set "Sin And Bones" as the title of the follow-up to 2010's "Chasing The Grail", due on August 14 (one day earlier internationally) via the group's new label, Century Media Records. Th...

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FOZZY Frontman Explains New Album Title

FOZZY, the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward, has set "Sin And Bones" as the title of the follow-up to 2010's "Chasing The Grail", due on August 14 (one day earlier internationally) via the group's new label, Century Media Records. Sp...

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SAXON, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'

SAXON, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD and MASTODON are among the artists who were honored at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, which was held last night (Monday, June 11) at Indigo2 in London, England. The event also featured performances by ANTHRAX, BIOHAZARD, GHOST and WATAIN, among others...

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TOM CRUISE Talks About Singing For DEF LEPPARD (Video)

During this past Friday's (June 8) visit to NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno", actor Tom Cruise spoke to host Jay Leno about singing in the movie adaptation of "Rock Of Ages", which hits U.S. theaters June 15. According to Cruise, he was preparing to perform DEF LEPPARD's "Pour Some Sugar On Me...