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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: Most Of My Favorite Records Never Topped The Chart

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's latest installment of his online blog, "The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman... And Other Ramblings", reads as follows: "Most of my favorite records weren't #1. Because being #1 often means playing to the lowest common denominator. It means dumbing your music...

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Ex-THE GATHERING Singer ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN: 'My Mother Said' Video Released

The official video for the song "My Mother Said" from former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen can be seen below. The track comes off her new solo album, "Drive", which was released on September 23 in Europe and will be made available on October 15 in North America via InsideOut Music. Ann...

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EPICA Singer, KAMELOT Keyboardist Welcome First Child

Singer Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA and her longtime boyfriend, KAMELOT keyboardist Oliver Palotai, welcomed their first child, Vincent G. Palotai, on Wednesday, October 2 at 11:26 p.m. Said Simone in a posting on the EPICA Facebook page: "Both Vincent and me are doing great. He...

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DAVID LEE ROTH To Release 'Greatest Hits/The Deluxe Edition'

On November 19, VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth will release a song and video extravaganza from his solo career. A CD+DVD set, "Greatest Hits/The Deluxe Edition" features those classic songs and videos from his multi-platinum releases "Crazy From The Heat", "Eat 'Em And Smile" and "Skyscraper", as w...

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METAL CHURCH Guitarist Interviewed On Honduras' 'Hard Heavy' (Audio)

On October 2, Honduras rock journalist Alvaro Villatoro (a.k.a. Lemmy Simmons) of Hard Heavy conducted an interview with guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof of the reunited METAL CHURCH. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. METAL CHURCH — Ronny Munroe on vocals, Kurdt Vanderhoof...

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FATES WARNING Singer Explains Guitarist FRANK ARESTI's Absence From The Road

Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with FATES WARNING singer Ray Alder. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. San Antonio Metal Music Examiner: At what point in time did you scale back completely from the high vocal range that you were known for...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Sues CONTRACTOR

According to TMZ.com, legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen is suing a contractor for allegedly messing up a remodeling project at the musician's Los Angeles home. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Monday (September 30) by Van Halen's family trust, Eddie claims that he hired the Troy Builders Group f...

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METAL CHURCH: Footage From 'Generation Nothing' Video Shoot

The reunited METAL CHURCH — Ronny Munroe on vocals, Kurdt Vanderhoof and Rick Van Zandt on guitars, Steve Unger on bass, and Jeff Plate on drums — will release tenth studio album, "Generation Nothing", on October 22 via Kurdt's label Body Of Work Recordings in conjunction with Rat Pak Records. "Gene...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA To Perform Duet With Band's Current Touring Vocalist FLOOR JANSEN

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will perform a duet with the band's current touring vocalist Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest, set to take place October 18-20 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. A video message from Tarja and Floor...

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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Talks To Spain's GoetiaMedia.com About 'Drive' Album (Audio)

Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen about her new album, "Drive", and her previous colaborations with ANATHEMA's Daniel Cavanagh. "Drive" was released on September 23 in Europe and will be made available on O...

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HAGAR Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Is 'Not As Fluent And Versatile' On The Guitar As JOE SATRIANI Is

Peter Hodgson of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Gibson.com: I've always wanted to ask you how you rank yourself as a guitarist. It takes balls to stand up there with Eddie Van Halen or Joe Satriani. I've b...

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KORN To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center's Historic RockWalk

Guitar Center has announced the upcoming induction of Grammy Award-winning hard rock innovators KORN into the retailer's historic RockWalk. The private, invite-only induction ceremony is set to take place on Tuesday, October 8, at noon at Guitar Center's Hollywood location on Sunset Boulevard. After...

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ASHES OF ARES: Debut Album First-Week Sales Revealed

The self-titled debut album from ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring Matt Barlow (ex-ICED EARTH),Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE) and Freddie Vidales (ex-ICED EARTH),sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release. Issued on September 17 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was reco...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says ADRENALINE MOB Was 'Not Growing Fast Enough'

Journalist and musician Barbara Caserta of Italy's Linearock conducted a 30-minute video interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) prior to THE WINERY DOGS' concert at Live Club in Trezzo sull'Adda, Milan, Italy. You can now watch the cha...

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HAIL OF BULLETS: New Song 'DG-7' Available For Streaming

"DG-7", a brand new song from HAIL OF BULLETS, the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, vocalist Martin Van Drunen (HAIL OF BULLETS, PESTILENCE, ASPHYX) and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen, can be streamed usin...