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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Talks Covers Album

U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Terrorizer: OK, so Spinefarm have just collected all the covers you've ever recorded for a kinda "best-of" collection, including songs by...

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BILLY CORGAN, DAVE NAVARRO Launch SPIRITS IN THE SKY Tour in California

SPIN.com reports that SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan launched his latest endeavor, SPIRITS IN THE SKY, Wednesday night (August 26) at the tiny, 225-capacity Cellar Door in Visalia, California, with JANE'S ADDICTION axeman Dave Navarro, fresh from his band's massive tour with NINE INCH NAILS,...

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CYCLE OF PAIN: '14 Devils' Video Available

"14 Devils", the new video from CYCLE OF PAIN — the band featuring BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John "J.D." DeServio — can be viewed below. The clip includes footage from CYCLE OF PAIN recent Black Label Bash tour dates with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. The self-titled debut album from CYCLE OF PAIN was rele...

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STATIC-X Frontman To Guest On 'The Moshpit'

Guitarist/vocalist Wayne Static of Los Angeles metallers STATIC-X will be interviewed on this Saturday's (August 29) edition of "The Moshpit" show on Southern California's 96.7 KCAL FM. Host Mike Z. will probe Wayne about Static's early days playing with SMASHING PUMPKINS singer/guitarist Billy Corg...

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MR. BIG: 'Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009' DVD Preview Available

The reunited original lineup of MR. BIG will release "Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009" in Japan on CD/DVD and Blu-ray on September 9. The set features footage of the band's June 20, 2009 performance at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. A four-and-a-half-minute snippet of the "Budokan" DVD can be viewed below. Fo...

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SLASH Jams With ZZ TOP In Hollywood; Video Footage, Photos Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and John Mayer joined ZZ TOP on stage on Friday, August 21 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California to perform the songs "LaGrange" and "Tush". Commented Slash: "That was a gas [Friday] night. Billy [Gibbons] was phenomenal and John Mayer i...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Interviewed By ROAD CREW MAGAZINE

Jenipher of Road Crew Magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, NIACIN, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH). The chat is now available for streaming below. The reunited original lineup of MR. BIG will release "Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009" in Japan on CD/DVD and Blu-r...

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WARRIOR SOUL Interviewed by ANGEL OF METAL

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) conducted an interview with WARRIOR SOUL on July 8, 2009 at the Box in Crewe, United Kingdom. Watch the 11-minute chat below. WARRIOR SOUL's new album, "Destroy The War Machine", was released on July 14 via Acetate Records through MVD Audio. The eight-so...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Cover Of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL's 'Back Door' Posted Online

CHILDREN OF BODOM's cover version of the CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL classic "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is available for streaming on the Spinefarm Records MySpace page (scroll down in audio player). The song comes off the Finnish metallers' new album, titled "Skeletons In The Closet", which is sch...

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DAVE NAVARRO Joins BILLY CORGAN's SPIRITS IN THE SKY

Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Mark Weitz (STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK) have joined the touring lineup of SPIRITS IN THE SKY, the act SMASHING PUMPKINS founder and frontman Billy Corgan assembled last month as a tribute to late SEEDS frontman Sky Saxon. SPIRITS IN THE SKY also...

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THE ACCUSED: New Song Available For Free Download

A brand new song from Seattle's reigning kings of "splatter rock" THE ACCUSED, entitled "The Splatterbeast", is available for free download at this location. It can also be streamed using the audio player below.

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TESTAMENT Interviewed by Germany's METAL HAMMER; Video Available

Guitarist Eric Peterson and vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT were interviewed by the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine after the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch t...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist DAVE KUSHNER Receives 2009 EMMY Nomination

Acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER) has received a 2009 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music" for the title track from the FX television series "Sons Of Anarchy". Kushner collaborated with award-winning producer and songwriter Bob Thiele Jr. on the music....

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Officially Recruits 19-Year-Old Drummer MIKE BYRNE

Billy Corgan has announced that Mike Byrne has joined the SMASHING PUMPKINS as their new drummer. The 19-year-old Portland, Oregon native will make his debut with the band on the PUMPKINS' next album — about which a major announcement is expected in September — and tour. "I'm super-excited to be pla...

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SERPENTCULT: New Video Interview Posted Online

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with SERPENTCULT when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on August 5, 2009. Watch the 25-minute chat below. SERPENTCULT is the Belgian band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN. The group's full-length debut, "Weight of Light",...