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KORN Bassist On Musical Experimentation: 'We Are Always Open To Try Whatever Comes Our Way'

Lazer 103.3's Andy Hall conducted an interview with KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and drummer Ray Luzier prior to the band's June 22 concert at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, Iowa. You can now watch the chat below. KORN's 10th studio album, "The Path Of Totality", is one of the band's...

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GEOFF TATE Signs Solo Deal With INSIDEOUT MUSIC

Geoff Tate, the legendary QUEENSRŸCHE frontman and one of the most acclaimed vocalists in the history of hard rock and heavy metal, has signed a worldwide recording contract with InsideOut Music. "I'm very excited to join forces with InsideOut Music," says Tate of his multi-album deal. "They are ver...

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METALLICA Holds Press Conference Ahead Of 'Orion Music + More' Festival (Video)

METALLICA held a press conference Friday night (June 22) at the popular Atlantic City, New Jersey concert venue Bader Feld ahead of this weekend's two-day festival Orion Music + More, which the band is curating. Check out footage of the question-and-answer session below. "I'm excited because it's by...

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ANTHRAX Bassist Announces Clinic Tour

While on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour with ANTHRAX, bassist Frank Bello will be appearing at Hartke, Zoom and ESP-sponsored clinics at select Sam Ash music stores across the U.S. Frank will demonstrate why he uses Hartke, Zoom and ESP gear live and in the studio, as well as hold a...

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GEOFF TATE Interviewed Five Days Before He Was Ousted From QUEENSRŸCHE

On June 15, five days before Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE announced that they were officially parting ways with vocalist Geoff Tate and replacing him with CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre, Ruben Mosqueda of the Oregon Music News conducted an interview with Tate. A couple of excerpts fro...

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METALLICA Drummer Talks 'Orion Music + More' Festival In New Interview

Scott Cronick of Atlantic City Insiders recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Atlantic City Insiders: Why did you pick Atlantic City as a site for your first music festival? Lars: We always knew we wanted to be in that zi...

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SERJ TANKIAN Working On 'Occupied Tears' Video

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian is working on a video for his song "Occupied Tears" with Eric Nazarian, the Armenian-American film director whose first feature film as writer-director, "The Blue Hour", was awarded four prizes in 2008: the Golden Ap...

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GEOFF TATE Sings Stripped Down Versions Of QUEENSRŸCHE Classics In Seattle (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's June 15 concert at The Triple Door in Seattle, Washington can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced earlier today that they were parting ways with Tate and r...

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New QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Is Not Leaving CRIMSON GLORY

Singer Todd La Torre, who was announced earlier today as the new frontman of QUEENSRŸCHE following the departure of that band's original vocalist Geoff Tate, has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "I am not a 'former member' of CRIMSON GLORY. Both bands are fully aware of my involvem...

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It's Official: QUEENSRŸCHE Parts Ways With GEOFF TATE, Taps TODD LA TORRE As New Singer

According to Billboard.com, Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE have officially parted ways with vocalist Geoff Tate and have replaced him with CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre. "Over the past few months, there have been growing creative differences within QUEENSRŸCHE," drummer Scott Rockenfie...

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THRESHOLD: New Album Details Revealed

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD have revealed the details of their upcoming ninth studio album, "March Of Progress", due on August 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Dead Reckoning" was recorded at Thin Ice Studios (DRAGONFORCE, PENDRAGON) by bandmembers Karl Groom and Ri...

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RISING WEST: High-Quality Photos From Seattle Shows

RISING WEST, the new band featuring Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren of QUEENSRŸCHE, along with powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY, played its first two shows ever on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 at the Hard Rock Café in Seattle, Washington....

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THE GATHERING's New Album To be Mastered On Friday

"Disclosure", the tenth studio album from Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING, will be mastered on Friday, June 22. A 10-inch EP, "Afterlights", will be released on colored vinyl (limited to 1,000 copies) and digitally via the band's Bandcamp page. "Disclosure" is scheduled for release on Septembe...

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CLUTCH Releases 'Pigtown Blues' Limited-Edition Picture-Disc Single

Maryland rockers CLUTCH released a new limited-edition picture-disc single, "Pigtown Blues", on June 5 via Weathermaker Music. The A side is "Pigtown Blues" and the B side is an acoustic version of the track "Motherless Child". The disc is available at your favorite record store as well as online at...

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GEOFF TATE Sings 'Happy Birthday' To QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer (Video)

Video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate singing happy birthday to the band's drummer, Scott Rockenfield, during Tate's June 15 concert at The Triple Door in Seattle, Washington can be seen below. RISING WEST, the new band featuring Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker L...