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TOM MORELLO Talks To LARS ULRICH About 'The Atlas Underground' Solo Album (Video)

Tom Morello discussed his upcoming solo album, "The Atlas Underground", during an appearance on METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's Beats 1 radio show "It's Electric!" You can watch video footage of the chat below. The RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, AUDIOSLAVE and PROPHETS OF RAGE guitarist recruited a numbe...

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LIGHT THE TORCH: 'The Bitter End' Performance Video From First-Ever Concert

LIGHT THE TORCH (formerly DEVIL YOU KNOW),the band fronted by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, played its first show ever on July 9 at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York. Video footage of "The Bitter End" performance from the gig can be seen below. LIGHT THE TORCH will serve as the open...

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GOJIRA Drummer's Art Piece To Benefit Ocean Preservation

On August 2, GOJIRA drummer Mario Duplantier will unveil his fine-art debut collection, "Vers le Cosmos". Completed with art team SceneFour, the release, which is crafted from the new medium of rhythm-on-canvas, took more than a year to complete. One of the works in the collection, however, is ea...

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RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Says 'Guitar Music' Is Far From Dead

In a brand new interview with Ireland's Overdrive, former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was asked for his opinion on the current state of rock/guitar music as a whole. He responded: "As technology changes, it brings out new styles, and when it's a new style...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Guitarist MARK HEYLMUN Explains Absence From 'Rage Fest' Tour

SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist Mark Heylmun says that he is taking a break from the band to spend time with his family and to give his "mind and body the attention it deserves." Fans attending this summer's "Rage Fest" tour have noticed Heylmun's absence from SUICIDE SILENCE's lineup, with the guitarist...

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Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE To Release 'Resilient Heart' Solo Album In November

Former ACCEPT and BONFIRE singer David Reece will release his long-awaited new solo album, "Resilient Heart", on November 9 through Mighty Music. The follow-up to 2013's "Compromise" is an LP "rich on full-blown melodic heavy metal," according to a press release. The first single from "Resilient Hea...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Completes Laying Down Drum Tracks For New Album (Video)

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER recently entered an undisclosed studio to begin work on material for the follow-up to 2016's "The Astonishing" album. An early 2019 release is expected. A new two-minute video of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini completing his drum tracks for the band's new d...

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EYEHATEGOD Frontman: 'Some People Might Call Us Lazy Or Unproductive'

EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike IX Williams spoke to Metal Underground about the decade-and-a-half gap between the band's self-titled 2014 album and its predecessor, 2000's "Confederacy Of Ruined Lives". "I think [the self-titled album was] one of our best," he said (see video below). "It's crazy — after...

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In the mid 2000s, one of the most respected bands in the metal underground was Tulsa's THE AGONY SCENE. Though it bounced from Solid State Records to Roadrunner to Century Media within a four-year span, THE AGONY SCENE was widely considered one of the top quality dark metalcore bands around. Its mom...

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BILLY SHEEHAN On THE WINERY DOGS' Hiatus: 'We Wanted To Give It A Break For A While So It Didn't Get Stale'

Bassist Billy Sheehan (SONS OF APOLLO, THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG) was recently interviewed by Steve Harrison of "The Unchained Rock Show". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his recent hectic schedule: Billy: "I went out with MR...

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Memphis Hard Rockers ROXY BLUE To Return With New Album In 2019

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of Memphis, Tennessee hard rockers ROXY BLUE. Their legendary debut album, "Want Some", is a classic of the early '90s hard rock scene that had continued on from the '80s heyday. The band is currently busy writing and recording a brand new studio album t...

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PHILM Mainman GERRY PAUL NESTLER Announces 'Mama's Child' Solo Album

Los Angeles-based vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Gerry Paul Nestler has announced the release of his debut solo album, "Mama's Child". Due on September 12, the disc will be celebrated with a live appearance at The Redwood Bar in Downtown L.A. that same day. A lyric video for the song "Koko My...

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DEZ FAFARA Says COAL CHAMBER 'Is Not Coming Back'

Dez Fafara says that COAL CHAMBER "is not coming back." The group that put Fafara on the musical map and gave him his first and only gold-certified album in the shape of the band's 1997 debut, COAL CHAMBER existed for ten years before disbanding in 2003 to pursue other musical projects. They reunite...

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DREAM THEATER: Second Video Of Drum Tracking For New Album

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER recently entered an undisclosed studio to begin work on material for the follow-up to 2016's "The Astonishing" album. An early 2019 release is expected. A new two-minute video of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini "in the studio recording a short proggy bit" fo...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Unveils Solo Track 'Setting Sun' In Celebration Of DC COMICS' 'Dark Nights: Metal'

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell has released a solo track, "Setting Sun", inspired by DC Entertainment's new graphic novel "Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe Edition", available now in comic book shops, bookstores and digitally. The "Setting Sun" visualizer can be seen below. This deluxe...