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THE RODS At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL; Audio Interview, Fan-Filmed Video Footage
Metal Express Radio conducted an interview with David "Rock" Feinstein of Cortland, New York-based metal veterans THE RODS after the band's June 7 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Also available is fan-filmed...June 22, 2014
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Reunited Original Lineup Of EXCITER: First Rehearsal Photo Posted Online
The first rehearsal photo of the reunited original lineup of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER — guitarist John Ricci, drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler and bassist Allan Johnson — can be seen on this page (courtesy of Allan Johnson). On episode 475 of the "Talking Metal" podcast, Mark Strigl conduc...June 20, 2014
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ACE FREHLEY, CHRIS CAFFERY Featured In Latest Episode Of FUSE's 'Metalhead To Head'
The twelfth episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features Ace Frehley (KISS) and Chris Caffery (TRANS...June 20, 2014
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TESLA: Quality Fan-Filmed Footage Of Pratteln Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of TESLA's June 10 performance at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland can be seen below. TESLA's new studio album, "Simplicity", sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 24 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in s...June 19, 2014
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Former MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA: 'The Conjuring' Playthrough Video Posted Online
Video footage of former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza playing along to the band's classic song "The Conjuring" can be seen below. Menza joined MEGADETH for the 1989 recording "Rust In Peace" and for the next nine years became associated with the band's "classic" and most profitable era. Asked last Sep...June 18, 2014
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TESLA's 'Simplicity' Cracks U.S. Top 25
TESLA's new studio album, "Simplicity", sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 24 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on June 10 via Tesla Electric Company Recording's arrangement with Entertainment One Music and distr...June 18, 2014
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BLACK STAR RIDERS' SCOTT GORHAM Talks Name Change, Upcoming Sophomore Album
Tony Conley of Rock Guitar Daily recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS and THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On what difference, if any, he had observed in fan reaction since the change of names from THIN LIZZY to BLACK STAR RIDERS:...June 18, 2014
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MEGADETH Continuing Work On New Material
MEGADETH is continuing work on material for the band's next album, tentatively due in 2015. MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson posted a couple of photos from the studio last Friday (June 13) and wrote in an accompanying message (see below): "Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH mainman] and I are in the studio thi...June 17, 2014
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TESLA: 'So Divine…' Video Released
TESLA's video for the song "So Divine…" can be seen below. The track is taken form the band's new studio album, "Simplicity", which is likely to sell between 8,000 and 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was...June 17, 2014
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MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL Interviewed At KERRANG! AWARDS (Video)
MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell was interviewed by Sophie Eggleton at this year's Kerrang! Awards, which was held on June 12 at London, England's Troxy. You can now watch the chat below. MOTÖRHEAD will reissue its 21st studio album, "Aftershock", via UDR/Motörhead Music on July 29 in North America...June 17, 2014
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CARCASS's BILL STEER Interviewed At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL (Video)
Guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS was interviewed by Rock Hard magazine at this year's Rock Hard Festival on June 7 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with AndrewHaug.com, Steer sta...June 17, 2014
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Paperback Version Of MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON's Autobiography 'My Life With Deth' Due In July
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson's autobiography, "My Life With Deth", which was originally made available last October via Howard Books (a division of Simon & Schuster),will be issued as a paperback on July 8. The memoir chronicles the story of Ellefson's fall into addiction during the band's e...June 16, 2014
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Empire of the Undead
Seldom few would utter the name GAMMA RAY in vain and if so, they'd be met with disdain twofold from the metal community. GAMMA RAY may slip here and there, but they've historically delivered with more professional consistency than the majority of their peers. Having recently suffered the loss of th...June 16, 2014
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Guitarist JOHN RICCI Says Reunited Original EXCITER Lineup Will Record New Album
On episode 475 of the "Talking Metal" podcast, Mark Strigl conducted an interview with guitarist John Ricci of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he had anyt...June 15, 2014
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'You Can Pretty Much Say I'm A Hypocrite'
In the June 2014 issue of Decibel magazine, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was asked to explain why he chose to release a mostly instrumental album in this year's "Inferno" after advising aspiring musicians in a recent interview that they should avoid instrumental music because it's a dead...June 15, 2014
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