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SANCTUARY's WARREL DANE Says Metal Got No Respect During '90s Grunge Explosion
In a brand new interview with Germany's Rock Hard magazine, vocalist Warrel Dane of reunited metallers SANCTUARY spoke about the impact the rise of grunge in the early '90s had on the Seattle metal scene and how his other band NEVERMORE managed to survive during that period. "That was a difficult ti...September 25, 2014
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DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES (D.R.I.) To Enter Studio In October
Hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) will enter a Southern California studio in October with producer Bill Metoyer (SLAYER, SACRED REICH, ARMORED SAINT) to begin recording a brand new EP, to be released in early 2015. Speaking to Steve Dallaire of BoulevardBrutal.com, D....September 11, 2014
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL: Only Bands Whose Careers Were On Way Out Said Grunge Killed Rock
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil claims that his band "supported" the rise of grunge in the early '90s and says that Seattle music scene "didn't seem to kill" MÖTLEY CRÜE the way it affected many of the other so-called "hair-metal" bands who were mega successful in the '80s. "We went on [MTV's] 'Headba...September 4, 2014
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Video Premiere: SKELETONWITCH's 'Unending, Everliving'
"Unending, Everliving", the gruesome new music video by SKELETONWITCH, can be seen below. The track — taken from the band's acclaimed 2013 release, "Serpents Unleashed" — was put to film by Cleveland, Ohio's Turnstyle Films, with whom the band also collaborated on the promo clips for "I Am Of Death...August 26, 2014
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MIKE TRAMP Talks WHITE LION, FREAK NATURE And His Solo Career
Sea Of Tranquillity recently conducted an interview with former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sea Of Tranquillity: I will never understand how some people lumped in WHITE LION with bands like POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE. They never wrote songs like "Lady O...August 20, 2014
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Heavy Metal At The Gates Of Paleontology
A collision from deep time to present: a half-meter long worm with deadly jaws that lived 420 million years ago, and paleontologist Mats E. Eriksson (Lund University) who discovered its impressive and never-before-seen remains. A diehard fan of Scandinavian metal legend King Diamond, Eriksson dubbed...August 6, 2014
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COURTNEY LOVE Says KURT COBAIN Biopic Will Start Shooting Next Year
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Courtney Love recently revealed that a biopic on her late husband, Kurt Cobain, will go into production next year. No one has landed the lead role but Love has a few ideas on who could capture the essence of the former NIRVANA frontman. She told Inquirer Entertainmen...July 24, 2014
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's BEN WEINMAN Launches PARTY SMASHER INC.
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman has launched Party Smasher Inc., a collective of creative professionals and artistic provocateurs. PartySmasherInc.com is a one-stop portal for musicians, photographers, illustrators, fashion designers and industry mavericks of all stripes. The shared...July 16, 2014
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Video Recap Of 'Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal' Private Screening
A 30-minute video recap of the June 1 private screening of the "Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal (1975-1981)" documentary on MetalRock Films can be seen below. Featured in the video are interviews with several rock/metal artists that attended the screening, as well as photos...July 14, 2014
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EVERY TIME I DIE's 'From Parts Unknown' Cracks U.S. Top 25
"From Parts Unknown", the new album from hardcore heroes EVERY TIME I DIE, sold around 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on July 1 via Epitaph. It could have been easy for EVERY TIME ...July 9, 2014
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DUFF MCKAGAN: 'I Didn't Have A Sense' That KURT COBAIN Was Going To Die Two Days After I Saw Him
Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, who shared a Seattle-bound flight with Kurt Cobain just days before the NIRVANA frontman's suicide, and was one of the last people to speak with Cobain, talked about the encounter during a recent interview with Austria's Mulatschag TV. Said McKagan (see vid...July 9, 2014
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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman To Write Intro To Graphic Novel 'Dead Souls: Resurrection'
CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth will pen the introduction to the graphic novel "Dead Souls: Resurrection" by New Orleans writer Kurt Amacker — who recently authored the band's own comic, "The Curse of Venus Aversa". "The Dead Souls" series was originally launched in 2008 via Seraphemera Books as...July 7, 2014
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COURTNEY LOVE Says KURT COBAIN Was 'Desperate' To Become Rock Star
According to The Pulse Of Radio, late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain has been portrayed for years as a reluctant rock star who did not care for the spotlight, but in a new National Geographic documentary about the '90s, his widow Courtney Love claims that the opposite was actually the case. In the sho...June 25, 2014
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NIRVANA Bassist Says KURT COBAIN Wouldn't Have Killed Himself If Sober
According to The Pulse Of Radio, former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic said in a new interview with Reason TV that he believes frontman Kurt Cobain would not have committed suicide more than 20 years ago if he had not been high on heroin. Novoselic explained, "The drug abuse was a big part of it, h...June 23, 2014
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BELIEVER Keyboardist/Bass Player JEFF KING Opens Up About Battle With Disease
Jeff King, bassist/keyboardist of Pennsylvania-based technical thrash metal veterans BELIEVER, has released the following statement: "The last couple years have been difficult for BELIEVER. Since early 2013 we've probably met together as a band in the hospital as much as anywhere else. "I suffered f...June 21, 2014
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