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DEATH ANGEL Singer: 'Sometimes You Have To Get The Hell Away From Something To Appreciate It'

Ruben Mosqueda of Oregon Music News recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Osegueda of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Oregon Music News: How much say did you have in the direction of [DEATH ANGEL's 1990 album] "Act III"? Mar...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Pays Musical Tribute To STEVE JOBS

Keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER paid tribute eto Apple co-founder Steve Jobs by writing a recording a two-minute musical piece which can be heard in the YouTube clip below. Rudess writes on his YouTube page, "Although I never met Steve Jobs personally, his work gr...

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FORBIDDEN Guitarist Comments On Passing Of STEVE JOBS

Guitarist Steve Smyth of San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN has released a statement on the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who revolutionized music industry by introducing the iPod and iTunes. Jobs died on Wednesday (October 5) at the age of 56 after a long battle with pancreatic ca...

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KORN Singer On STEVE JOBS: 'The Guy Was A Genius'

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has been making music on Apple's Mac computers for years, and so The Pulse Of Radio asked him for his thoughts on the passing of Apple's visionary co-founder Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday (October 5) at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. Davis said about...

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Former TESTAMENT/DEATH Guitarist May Have Tumor Recurrence

Florida-based guitarist-turned-producer James Murphy, who is best known for his guitar work with TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY, CANCER and DISINCARNATE, has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "Some troubling news for me in the last couple days. The bloodwork that was done recently revea...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman's 'Provocative Behavior' At Polish Club Sparks New Controversy

The president of Poland's public TV broadcaster TVP has asked the producer of the Polish version of the hit singing competition "The Voice Of Poland" to provide a detailed explanation for the "provocative behavior" of one of the show's judges, BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski. According to rep...

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Members Of GUNS N' ROSES, MTLEY CRE, POISON, LIMP BIZKIT React To Passing Of STEVE JOBS

Members of GUNS N' ROSES, MTLEY CRE, POISON, L.A. GUNS and LIMP BIZKIT have reacted on Twitter to the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who revolutionized music industry by introducing the iPod and iTunes. Jobs died earlier today (Wednesday, October 5) at the age of 56 after a long battle with...

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GEEZER BUTLER, RITA HANEY To Be Honored At Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund Gala

The first annual Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund Gala will be held on Tuesday, November 1 at the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills, California. There will be a special performance by ASIA (featuring John Payne),a gourmet dinner, a tour of the grounds (including the grotto...

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MASTODON's TROY SANDER Explains 'Curl Of The Burl' Song, Video

Tree Riddle of the Flint, Michigan radio station Banana 101.5 Rocks recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: "Curl Of The Burl" is your big single. It's a kick-ass tune, but a lot...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED Performs Cover Of NIRVANA's 'Lithium' (Video)

Twenty years after its release, NIRVANA's "Nevermind" classic album was performed live in its entirety each song played by a different Seattle group on September 20 at the Sky Church venue at the Experience Music Project. Performers included DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic, me...

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CHICKENFOOT Dedicates Song To Late Manager

According to The Pulse Of Radio, a song on the new CHICKENFOOT album, called "Up Next", is dedicated to the band's manager, John Carter, who died of cancer halfway through the recording the new disc. In a new podcast, vocalist Sammy Hagar said, "Carter was the guy who signed me to my first record co...

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STRATOVARIUS Drummer Quits

Drummer Jrg Michael has announced his plans to leave the Finnish melodic metal band STRATOVARUS for personal reasons. Jrg, who has been in the group for sixteen years, will play all the remaining tour dates until the end of January, and will celebrate with a special Finnish "Farewell Jrg" tour from...

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MIKE PORTNOY To Play With STONE SOUR At ROCK IN RIO Festival

Drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) will sit behind the kit for STONE SOUR during the band's appearance at the Rock In Rio festival on September 24 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.. STONE SOUR's regular drummer, Roy Mayorga, is currently home and anxiously awaiting the...

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DEVILDRIVER's KENDRICK, SPREITZER Relaunch Online Guitar Community

DEVILDRIVER guitarists Jeff Kendrick and Mike Spreitzer are a dual threat, and we're not just talking about the pair's onstage and recorded prowess. The guitarists are asserting themselves in the online space, officially relaunching their web site property www.allaxess.com. The site is shaping up to...

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GIRLSCHOOL Frontwoman Comments On 'Hit And Run Revisited' Album

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL recently re-recorded their classic 1981 album "Hit And Run" to celebrate the LP's 30th anniversary. "Hit And Run Revisited" will be released on September 26 via Wacken Records through UDR as a digipack, LP and digital download. "Hit And Run" was origina...