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The Innocent, the Forsaken, the Guilty

Tommy Mezmercardo, these days known as "Trouble Tommy", has a little psych metal band from yesteryear that he maintains is in hiatus even though there's been no proper new release since the mid-Eighties. Until now. THE MEZMERIST has remained a deep cult legend best remembered by southern and coastal...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Pays Tribute To NELSON MANDELA

LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe was one of many musicians who have taken to social media to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and a groundbreaking civil rights activist. Mandela died on Thursday (December 5) at age 95. One of the foremost civil rights leaders...

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MAYAN: Second 'Antagonise' Trailer Released

MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — will release its sophomore album, "Antagonise", on January 31, 2014 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 11-song CD, which was recorded at Sandlane studio with producer Joost...

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MEGADETH's SHAWN DROVER: 'I Just Don't Think It's Good To Replicate Yourself'

Anthony Toto of Pop-Break.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pop-Break: "Super Collider" was released earlier this year. After six months, you had a chance to sink your teeth into these songs and play the material...

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Former EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: 'I Have Lived The Rock And Roll Star Life To Its Fullest'

Jason Saulnier of Music Legends recently conducted an interview with former EXODUS and current HATRIOT singer Steve "Zetro" Souza. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Music Legends: Would you say touring now is more relaxed and easier to do? Souza: I think there is a lot more support be...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Featured In GUITAR AFICIONADO Magazine

According to the Van Halen News Desk, VAN HALEN guitar legend Eddie Van Halen is featured in the January/February 2014 issue of Guitar Aficionado magazine. "I'm not the typical guitar collector in the least," Eddie is quoted as saying in the article. "I've bought a lot of vintage pieces over the yea...

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FLOOR JANSEN Talks To Radio RockMax About NIGHTWISH, REVAMP (Video)

On November 23, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) was interviewed by Radio RockMax at the Winter Masters Of Rock in Zlin, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. NIGHTWISH released its new DVD, "Showtime, Storytime", on November 29 as a limited 2Blu-ray + 2CD digipack, limited...

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VAN HALEN Has More Unreleased Material In Vaults, Says Bassist

After singer David Lee Roth said in recent interview that VAN HALEN has started work on its 13th studio album, the next question is whether the material will be freshly written or pulled from the band's vaults. Many of the songs on 2012's "A Different Kind Of Truth" originated from demos going back...

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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Speaks To Metal-And-Highheels.com (Video)

Metal-And-Highheels.com conducted an interview with former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen on October 20 at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. Anneke Van Giersbergen's new solo album, "Drive", was rele...

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EVERGREY/AVATARIUM Guitarist MARCUS JIDELL Releases 'Huldra' Solo Video

"Huldra", the new video from Swedish guitar master Marcus Jidell (AVATARIUM, EVERGREY, ROYAL HUNT),can be seen below. The song is taken from his debut instrumental album, "Pictures From A Time Traveller", which was released in August via Lion Music. Marcus wanted something a little different to the...

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FLOOR JANSEN Talks To Metal-Trails.com About REVAMP (Audio)

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH and REVAMP singer Floor Jansen on November 3 in Cologne, Germany at the opening show of REVAMP's recently completed European tour as the support act for KAMELOT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. REVAMP's second album, "W...

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SINBREED Featuring BLIND GUARDIAN Members: Deal With AFM RECORDS Signed

SINBREED, the German power metal band featuring BLIND GUARDIAN guitarist Marcus Siepen and drummer Frederik Ehmke, has inked a deal with AFM Records. SINBREED's sophomore album will be released next year. Comments SINBREED guitarist Flo Laurin: "We are really excited to work with AFM. "Now that we'v...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We're A Rock Band That's Comprised Of Christians'

John Knowles of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: ["No More Hell To Pay"] is the heaviest STRYPER album, period. Is this what came out of you guys natura...

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Ex-THE GATHERING Singer ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Speaks To FaceCulture (Video)

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen. You can now watch the chat below. Anneke Van Giersbergen's new solo album, "Drive", was released on September 23 in Europe and on October 15 in North America via InsideOut Music. Anneke had...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: Why Critics Have Been Harsh On 'Super Collider'

In a brand new interview with the Detroit Metro Times, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked why he thinks critics have been harsh on the band's new album, "Super Collider", while fans seem to "love" the CD. Mustaine replied: "Critics have to listen to a whole bunch of records and don't really ha...