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ANVIL Frontman: 'Every Night On The Road Is A Friday Or Saturday'

Rush Evans of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: You're done with day jobs and you're 60 now… congratulations, but it appears that that fact means no...

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ROGER GLOVER Says DEEP PURPLE's Record Company Came Up With 'InFinite' Album Title

Metal Talk recently conducted an interview with bassist Roger Glover of British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the meaning of the title of DEEP PURPLE's new album, "InFinite", which will be released on April 7 via earMUSIC, Glover said: "Well, it's whate...

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MIKE MANGINI Explains His Limited Role In DREAM THEATER Songwriting Process

Finland's Kaaos TV conducted an interview with drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER before the band's February 27 concert at the Icehall in Helsinki. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his role in the DREAM THEATER songwriting process, Mike said: "I am not yet...

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Video Premiere: DEEP PURPLE's 'All I Got Is You'

Exactly one month prior to the release of DEEP PURPLE's new studio album, "InFinite", the rock legends have premiered the official music video for their upcoming single "All I Got Is You". The video includes images from the 97-minute movie documentary "From Here To InFinite", and gives an in-depth i...

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New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN: 'It's Time To Bang Your Head And Come On Feel The Noise'

QUIET RIOT's seventh lead singer, "American Idol" finalist James Durbin was asked by Yahoo! Music how he will live up to the band's legacy but also bring something fresh to it. "I'm from a different generation, but have a lot of the same influences as [original QUIET RIOT frontman] Kevin [DuBrow], a...

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LAST IN LINE To Begin Recording Sophomore Album In September

LAST IN LINE will enter the studio in September to begin recording its sophomore album for an early 2018 release via Frontiers Music Srl. Helming the disc once again will be Jeff Pilson, the veteran bassist and producer who has played with DIO, FOREIGNER, DOKKEN and T&N, among others. LAST IN LI...

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MIKE PORTNOY Teases New Progressive Metal Supergroup

Mike Portnoy is making a record with as yet-undisclosed progressive metal supergroup. The former DREAM THEATER drummer revealed the news via a post on his Facebook page. He shared a photo of himself in the studio and wrote in the accompanying caption: "Hmmmm....what have we here?? I'm in L.A. record...

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DEVILDRIVER's Album Of Outlaw Country Covers To Include Guest Appearance By LAMB OF GOD Guitarist

California metallers DEVILDRIVER are working on an album of outlaw country covers, to be released later in the year. According to singer Dez Fafara, the effort will include thirteen "insanely heavy, swinging badass outlaw tracks by some of the best outlaw country artists," including Willie Nelson, J...

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HAVOK: 'Intention To Deceive' Video Released

"Intention To Deceive", the new video from U.S. thrashers HAVOK, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new full-length studio album, "Conformicide", which will be released on March 10 via Century Media Records. The new track continues to display the band's unwavering commitment to the...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Announces Spring 2017 'World On Fire' U.S. Tour

Following the overwhelmingly positive reception to his latest album, "World On Fire", legendary Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie J. Malmsteen has announced a spring 2017 U.S. headling tour. Yngwie and his ensemble of top-tier musicians will perform pieces from the legendary neo-classical stylings of "...

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Video: WARRANT Performs MERLE HAGGARD's 'I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink' At PBR St. Louis Kick-Off Event

Veteran rockers WARRANT performed their remake of the classic Merle Haggard song "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink" last night (Saturday, February 25) at PBR St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. Video footage of their appearance can be seen below. According to Billboard.com, WARRANT's cover of "I...

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L.A. GUNS Feat. PHIL LEWIS, TRACII GUNS: Video Of Houston Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of L.A. GUNS' February 23 performance at the Proof Rooftop Lounge in Houston, Texas can be seen below. The current version of L.A. GUNS — which includes singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns — is recording a new album for a tentative summer relea...

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TRIXTER Guitarist Landed DEF LEPPARD Gig Because Of His Vocal Ability

TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown filled in for Vivian Campbell at several shows in 2014 and 2015 while the DEF LEPPARD guitarist received treatment in his fight against Hodgkin's lymphoma. Brown's first appearance with DEF LEPPARD took place in September 2014 during the pregame show for the first of th...

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TOKYO MOTOR FIST Feat. TRIXTER Guitarist, DANGER DANGER Singer: 'Pickin' Up The Pieces' Video

The official video for the song "Pickin' Up The Pieces" from TOKYO MOTOR FIST can be seen below. You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodi...

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DREAM THEATER Has 'No Plans' To Reunite With MIKE PORTNOY

John Petrucci says that there are "no plans" for DREAM THEATER to reunite with drummer Mike Portnoy for a show or a tour. Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than thirty years ago, abruptly quit the band in September 2010 while on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD. He has since been replaced by Mik...