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STATIC-X Frontman Interviewed On Arizona's 98 KUPD (Video)

Bret Vesely of the Phoenix, Arizona radio station 98 KUPD conducted an interview with STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static on August 30 at Rocky Point Cantina in Tempe. You can now watch the chat below. Bassist Brent Ashley left STATIC-X earlier in the month. His final show with the band took place on Sep...

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TÝR Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Faroe Islands pagan metal band TÝR has inked a three-album deal with Metal Blade Records. The signing took place yesterday (Wednesday, September 12) at the famous Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California with the label's CEO, Brian Slagel. After the signing, TÝR play...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist To Discuss 'British Lion' Solo Album On 'Rockline'

IRON MAIDEN bassist/founder Steve Harris will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, October 3 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with Harris by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). The show will be streamed on the "Rockline"...

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Video Footage of WOLFGANG VAN HALEN's First Show With TREMONTI

Video footage of VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen playing his first show with ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo band, TREMONTI, this past Tuesday (September 11) at Rock Junction in West Greenwich, Rhode Island can be seen below. Van Halen is filling in for regular TREMONTI ba...

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Members Of JUDAS PRIEST, DEEP PURPLE, DEF LEPPARD, DREAM THEATER Featured On THE WHO Tribute

Cleopatra Records has set an October 2 release date for "Who Are You: An All Star Tribute To The Who". As THE WHO approaches a nearly 50-year career, artists in genres from classic to progressive rock, and from punk to country, collaborate on a stunning celebration of the band’s remarkable catalogue...

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Video Footage Of WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Rehearsing With TREMONTI

Video footage of VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen rehearsing with ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo band TREMONTI yesterday (Tuesday, September 11) at the Eve To Adam loft in Queens, New York can be seen below. Wolfgang Van Halen is playing bass for TREMONTI on the road start...

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STATIC-X: Multi-Camera Footage Of San Jose Concert

Multi-camera video footage of STATIC-X's September 6 performance at The Rodeo Club in San Jose, Californa can be seen below (courtesy of Bay Area Backstage). Bassist Brent Ashley left STATIC-X earlier in the month. His final show with the band took place on September 1 at the House Of Blues in West...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN To Play Bass For TREMONTI

VAN HALEN's Wolfgang Van Halen will play bass for TREMONTI, the solo band of of ALTER BRIDGE/CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti, on the road starting with tonight's (Tuesday, September 11) show at Rock Junction in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Wolfgang tweeted yesterday: "Holy shit! An abrupt change of p...

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TANK To Release 'War Machine Live' DVD

British power metal mercenaries TANK — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar alongside ex-RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White and ex-BRUCE DICKINSON bassist Chris Dale and former HELLOWEEN drummer Mark Cross — will release a new DVD, "War Machine Live", on November 12 in Europe...

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THRESHOLD: 'March Of Progress' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"March Of Progress", the ninth studio album from British progressive metallers THRESHOLD, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #28 Switzerland: #30 Austria: #55 Netherlands: #70 France: #102 "March Of Progress" was released on August 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The fol...

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UNEARTH Frontman Gets Animated For 'MK Ondergrond' Interview (Video)

"MK Ondergrond" (meaning "Underground" in Afrikaans) conducted an interview with vocalist Trevor Phipps of Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. You can watch the chat below (Note: The intro is in Afrikaans, but the i...

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THRESHOLD: 'Don't Look Down' Lyric Video Posted Online

The official lyric video for the song "Don't Look Down" from British progressive metallers THRESHOLD can be seen below. The track comes off the band's ninth studio album, "March Of Progress", which was released on August 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Dead Reckoning" was reco...

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TREMONTI: 'All I Was' Extended Trailer Released

An extended trailer for "All I Was", the debut solo album from ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti, can be seen below. The CD, which was released on July 17 via Fret 12 Records, a company Mark started with his brother, Daniel Tremonti, and Tom Stanley, sold more than 12,000 copies in the...

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New QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE: 35-Minute Audio Interview Posted Online

On August 17, The German Empire conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE/CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre during CRIMSON GLORY's European tour. La Torre spoke about how he met QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton and how they started collaborating, first as part of the RISING WEST side project and...

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SERJ TANKIAN: 'What's In My Bag?'

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian is featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which he talks about some of the records he is into. Watch the clip below. Tankian's new solo album, "Harakiri", sold nearly 12,000 copies in the United St...