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ALICE IN CHAINS Drummer: 'We Just Kind Of Operate On What Feels Right For Us'

ALICE IN CHAINS drummer Sean Kinney spoke to "KNKX Morning Edition" producer Ariel Van Cleave about the band's decision to reform in 2006 following the death of singer Layne Staley. "It just kind of stemmed from a tsunami benefit that I wanted to try to raise some money for, and everybody showed up...

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Listen To New MONSTROSITY Song 'Radiated'

Florida death metallers MONSTROSITY will release their first studio album in 11 years, "The Passage Of Existence", on September 7 via Metal Blade Records. The disc's third single, "Radiated", can be streamed below. Drummer Lee Harrison recorded his drum tracks at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Flor...

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PEARL JAM, LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Join Suicide Prevention Campaign

Entercom announced today a two-hour live commercial-free broadcast special to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention as part of its multi-platform "I'm Listening" campaign. The "I'm Listening" broadcast will air across all of the company's stations nationwide on Sunday, Septembe...

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KILL DEVIL HILL Guitarist MARK ZAVON To Release Debut Solo Album

KILL DEVIL HILL guitarist Mark Zavon will release his self-titled debut solo album on November 23 via EMP Label Group, the label founded by MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. Described in a press release as a collection of "timeless, uptempo hard rock songs" featuring "catchy riffs and giant hooks," t...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Was 'Really F**ked Up' When He Made 2002 Solo Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/singer Jerry Cantrell was asked in a new interview with Billboard for his thoughts on "Degradation Trip", the epic solo album he made in 2002 with future METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and FAITH NO MORE drummer Mike Bordin. Cantrell respo...

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Listen To SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Song 'It's Always Something' From 'STill Cyco Punk After All These Years'

"It's Always Something", a song from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' forthcoming album, "STill Cyco Punk After All These Years", can be streamed below. The footage in the clip is of artwork being created at the Nuthouse STudio over three days by Alan Pirie a.k.a. Samurai Guinea Pig. In the early '80s when the...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Says Some People Are Scared To Listen To His 'Post Traumatic' Solo Album

James Wilson-Taylor of Rock Sound recently conducted an interview with LINKIN PARK vocalist Mike Shinoda. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fan reaction to his debut solo album, "Post Traumatic": Mike: "It's great. It's really nice....

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SLASH Says His Solo Band Doesn't Have To Perform GUNS N' ROSES Material Live Anymore

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently discussed "Living The Dream", his forthcoming album with vocalist Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE) and THE CONSPIRATORS, with the New York radio station Q104.3. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). O...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says METAL ALLEGIANCE Does Not Make 'Internet Records'

Bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, METAL ALLEGIANCE) was recently interviewed by Australia's Sticks For Stones. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On writing the new METAL ALLEGIANCE album, "Volume 2 – Power Drunk Majesty": David:...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE: 'Bound By Silence' Video Featuring JOHN BUSH

METAL ALLEGIANCE — with its four core members: David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, ex-DREAM THEATER) and Mark Menghi — began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered t...

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FATES WARNING's BOBBY JARZOMBEK To Miss South American Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced

Progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING continue to promote their new live album, "Live Over Europe", recently released via InsideOut Music worldwide. A new lyric video — created by John Kaimakamis and the Nightwatchers — for the track "Point Of View" can be seen below. FATES WARNING will play a s...

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DISTURBED Drummer Was 'Crushed' By VINNIE PAUL's Death

DISTURBED's Mike Wengren has paid tribute to Vinnie Paul Abbott, saying that he was "personally crushed" when he heard the news of the former PANTERA drummer's passing. Speaking to Cindy Scull of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle, Wengren said (hear audio below): "[Vinnie] was...

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Watch ALICE IN CHAINS Perform Atop Seattle's Iconic Space Needle

On August 21, ALICE IN CHAINS performed atop Seattle's iconic Space Needle. The quartet — vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney — was the first band ever to play on the Space Needle's brand-new "The Loupe," the world's first a...

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DISTURBED Drummer: 'Everything For Us Has Always Gotta Be Done Naturally And Come From The Heart'

DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren says that the band did not make a conscious effort to come up with another song that would have the potential to repeat the crossover success of its triple-platinum smash "The Sound Of Silence". Last week, DISTURBED revealed that its seventh studio album, titled "Evolu...

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Former RIOT Singer MIKE TIRELLI To Release Debut EP With New Project RISING FIVE

Devoting his career to fronting such hit bands as RIOT, MESSIAH'S KISS and HOLY MOTHER, Mike Tirelli has been hailed as one of the most acclaimed metal singers of his time. But now, the highly versatile vocalist is debuting an EP with his new band RISING FIVE, which he formed with fellow MESSIAH'S K...