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FEAR FACTORY Drummer GENE HOGLAN Discusses His Technique In New Interview
Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with legendary extreme-metal drummer Gene Hoglan (FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL). An excerpt from the chat follows below. About.com: When did you start drumming? Hoglan: I was banging on everything as...July 26, 2010
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DEE SNIDER Talks About 'Growing Up Twisted' TV Show With Lima's WEGE-FM
Lima, Ohio's WEGE-FM (104.9 The Eagle) radio station recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Commented the station: "Every once in a while you get to do something cool — and this time it's renaming a city a...July 23, 2010
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DEE SNIDER's 'Growing Up Twisted': Episode Descriptions Available
What happens when Dee Snider, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group TWISTED SISTER, is the "quiet one" in the family? "Growing Up Twisted" follows the outrageous and oddball daily pursuits of the Sniders, who think their zany world is just real life, perfectly normal... only it's not. The seve...July 22, 2010
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TESTAMENT Guitarist To Guest On New MALIGNO Album
Mexican doom rockers MALIGNO — who supported METALLICA and MASTODON on the Mexican leg of their 2010 "Death Magnetic" world tour — have issued the following update: "We are officially done with the tracking of MALIGNO's third album, which has the working title 'TFD'. As we mentioned before, it is a...July 22, 2010
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Former BIOHAZARD Guitarist's ADDICTED TO PAIN Signs With MEGAFORCE RECORDS
Managing to combine the sounds of '80s-era first-wave thrash and '90s-era power metal, Albany, New York's ADDICTED TO PAIN will appeal to a wide variety of heavy metal connoisseurs. Comprised of Leo Curley (vocals, guitar; ex-BIOHZARD),Bob Horvath (bass),and Gregory Nash (drums),it all started wh...July 21, 2010
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RUSH Guitarist Interviewed On Ontario's 97.7 HTZ FM; Audio Available
Kristy Knight of the St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada radio station 97.7 HTZ FM recently conducted an interview with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. RUSH kicked off a 40-date North American tour on June 29 in Albuquerque, New Mexico....July 21, 2010
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RUSH Members Talk About Bringing '2112' To 'Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock'
Chris Barth of RollingStone.com reports that RUSH has teamed with Activision for the fall release of "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock", which features a story-based Quest Mode that includes with hero wannabes playing the entirety of "2112", a seven-part suite from the Canadian band's 1976 album of the...July 20, 2010
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Former OVERKILL Guitarist Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO In Florida
Fan-filmed video footage of current/former members of OVERKILL, DEAD MENS DREAMS and THE RISE OF DEFIANCE performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Neon Knights" as a tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) on Saturday,...July 19, 2010
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KORN Guitarist To Guest On New DEADLY APPLES Album
KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has recorded a guest appearance on two songs that will be featured on the new full-length album from the Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based band DEADLY APPLES. "I have known James for several years and DEADLY APPLES shared the stage with KORN last year," commented DE...July 18, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: New Audio Interview With LUCA TURILLI Available
On July 10, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE's new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", sold around 800 copies in the U...July 16, 2010
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BIOMECHANICAL Drummer Completes Tracks For HEXFIRE Debut
English drummer Jonno Lodge (BIOMECHANICAL, ex-PAUL DI'ANNO) has completed the drum tracks for the debut album from Polish metallers HEXFIRE. The recording session took place at the Staffordshire Phoenixx Studios with engineer Stephen Parkinson. Drummers Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, AVANTASIA)...July 16, 2010
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BANG TANGO Announces Stand-In Guitarist For Upcoming Shows
BANG TANGO guitarist Alex Grossi (who has also played with QUIET RIOT, ADLER'S APPETITE and BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) will be taking a temporary leave of absence from the band in order to take part in a summer tour with ADLER'S APPETITE. His replacement is Scott LaFlamme (pictured below),who was born an...July 15, 2010
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Official RUSH App Is Here
For the first time ever, Canadian rock legends RUSH have helped develop a fun and useful application for the band's hardcore fans. Get exclusive up-to-the-minute news, music, and more in the palm of your hands on the new RUSH app at this location. * Cost: $2.99 US dollars * Available worldwide * Req...July 14, 2010
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TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On 'Good Time Metal Oldies'
On June 25, 2010, Jason Saulnier of the "Good Time Metal Oldies" radio show conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat below. "Good Time Metal Oldies" airs Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. EST on CIFA 104.1 FM in Nova Scotia a...July 14, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Guitarist Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE
Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE's new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", sold around 800 copies in the United S...July 11, 2010
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