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SAIGON KICK Parts Ways With Drummer PHIL VARONE
Reunited acclaimed 1990s rock band SAIGON KICK has parted ways with drummer Phil Varone. Says Varone in a statement: "I have officially left SAIGON KICK effective immediately. I would like to thank all the fans for coming out to the shows over the last couple of years, it was fun to play for you. I...May 12, 2015
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JOE SATRIANI To Release 'Shockwave Supernova' Album In July
Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani will release his 15th solo studio album, "Shockwave Supernova", on July 24, making him one of the first to utilize the new "Friday, Global Release Day" for music. It would be easy to call "Shockwave Supernova" a "masterpiece" or "the last word on guitar" from the wor...May 12, 2015
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JOE ELLIOTT On Upcoming DEF LEPPARD Album: 'Every Song Is Different From Every Other Song'
A behind-the-scenes interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott filmed during his recent appearance on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" can be seen below. Speaking about the musical direction of DEF LEPPARD's new album, which is due in the fall, Elliott said: "It's all over the place. Stylistically...May 10, 2015
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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: Rock Is 'An Aging Genre' That Is Not 'Replenishing Its Stock'
In a brand new interview with "The Jim Chinnici Radio Show" on iRadioUSA.com, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French was asked if he thinks any of the newer hard rock artists have a shot at becoming arena-sized acts once the current crop of dinosaur bands are no longer around. He responded (hear au...May 7, 2015
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HALESTORM Rig Rundown (Video)
HALESTORM invited Premier Guitar to the band's secret rehearsal lair in Nashville, where, surrounded by walls of speakers and drenched in seizure-inspiring lights, Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger took a break to geek out over some spectacular gear. Hale with white-on-white Gibsons and Marshalls, Hotting...May 5, 2015
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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: What I Learned From Working With Legendary Producer RICK RUBIN
Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo is featured in the current episode of "The Trap Set" with Joe Wong. Lombardo gives a rare, richly biographical interview, wherein he charts his journey from Catholic schoolboy to drummer of beloved, Satanic thrash-metal progenitors SLAYER. He als...May 4, 2015
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ExtermiNation
41 years, sheesh, it's hard to believe where the time goes. RAVEN often gets left off the radar, especially when discussing both the NWOBHM and thrash, but here's a trio equally deserving of the celebratory comeuppance ANVIL enjoyed a few years ago following their film documentary. While RAVEN's "Ro...May 4, 2015
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When the Smoke Clears
There's no mystery what you get with Oklahoma mainstream rockers HINDER. They play Average Joe music for Average Joes looking to get ripped, show off their fashionable tattoos and hopefully score on the weekends. A scrap or two is optional. As new vocalist/acoustic guitarist Marshall Dutton sings on...May 4, 2015
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Ten Years of Pussy
Though they've been around longer than a decade, grit rockers NASHVILLE PUSSY get the royal rub from their current label, SPV/Steamhammer with a two-disc mini-retrospective, "Ten Years of Pussy". This anthology contains sixteen tunes on the main program and a six track bonus disc from a live perform...May 4, 2015
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TOOL Frontman's Side Project PUSCIFER Almost Finished With New Record
Work may finally be progressing a little more consistently on the new TOOL album, but meanwhile singer Maynard James Keenan has apparently found the time to complete a new disc from his music-and-cabaret act PUSCIFER. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Keenan told Punchdrink.com that a new PUSCIFER se...May 4, 2015
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Video: DON DOKKEN And MARK BOALS Perform Acoustic Versions Of DOKKEN Classics In Agoura Hills
Video footage of Don Dokken and Mark Boals (former singer for YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN) performingon May 2 at The Canyon club in Agoura Hills, California can be seen below (courtesy of Joe Dolan of JoeDolanPR.com). DOKKEN last year parted ways with bassist Sean McNabb and replaced him with Boals. Regardi...May 3, 2015
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KISS's PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS Receive ASCAP Founders Award
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) presented rock heavyweights KISS with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award at its 32nd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards on April 29 in Hollywood. The exclusive, invitation-only gala took place at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles,...April 30, 2015
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SKINLESS: Video For 'Skinless' Song
"Skinless", the new video from reunited New York death metallers SKINLESS, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's first new studio offering in nearly a decade, titled "Only The Ruthless Remain", which will be unleashed on CD, LP and digitally via Relapse on June 2 in North America. The sa...April 29, 2015
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JOE LYNN TURNER On Possible Reunion With RAINBOW's RITCHIE BLACKMORE: 'It's Probable'
Kaaos TV conducted an interview with legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) prior to his April 24 concert at Leipätehdas in Vaasa, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about a possible reunion with RAINBOW leader Ritchie Blackmore, Turner said...April 28, 2015
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PRIMAL FEAR's MAGNUS KARLSSON Taps Former BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW Members For 'Free Fall II'
Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson is working on the follow-up to his 2013 solo album "Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall", tentatively dubbed "Free Fall II". Guest musicians set to appear on the CD include Tony Martin (ex-BLACK SABBATH),Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, ex-DEEP PURPLE),Jorn Lande (ALLEN/LANDE...April 25, 2015
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