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LINKIN PARK Bassist Launches Podcast

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LINKIN PARK bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell has launched a new podcast called "Member Guest". Farrell is co-hosting the program alongside professional golfer Brendan Steele and Farrell's long-time friend Mark Fiore. The podcast's web site states: "We are experts at a...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says 'Firepower' Album Sounds Like It Was Recorded By 'A Young, Fresh Metal Band'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the lyrical themes covered on the band's upcoming album, "Firepower". "We're an open book," he said. "We can go anywhere, and that's my job, where the proverbial word 'challenge' comes into play. I'm looking for things aroun...

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No Cross No Crown

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has returned with its best album in 22 years. The group has never released bad or subpar music, but since Pepper Keenan removed himself from the picture to focus upon DOWN, the unit lost its momentum and magic. Now that the charming frontman has returned to the fold, the grou...

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JOE SATRIANI Says 'G3' Tour Was Created Because 'Success Had Isolated' Him From Everybody

Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani says his long-running "G3" tour was created because success had isolated him from his fellow musicians. The tour, which launched in 1996 with Satriani along with Eric Johnson and Steve Vai, has since showcased some of rock's best guitarists, including John Petrucci (DREA...

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RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Says GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Album Is A 'Masterpiece'

Calin Pacatius of Radio Romania Timisoara conducted an interview with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal prior to the former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist's November 23 solo concert at Reflektor in Timisoara, Romania. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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EARTHLESS To Release 'Black Heaven' Album In March

EARTHLESS, the San Diego-based trio whose most recent release, the 2013 album "From The Ages", was included on multiple best-of-year lists, including Rolling Stone and Magnet magazines, returns with the full-length album "Black Heaven" on March 16 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was recorded at Rancho d...

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Watch Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Perform Cover Of NEIL YOUNG's 'Rockin' In The Free World'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND performed yesterday (Friday, January 12) at the Cultural Council in Lake Worth, Florida. You can watch video footage of their rendition of the Neil Young classic "Rockin' In The Free World" below. Named after Jason's four recording st...

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RED SUN RISING To Release 'Thread' Album In March; Watch Video For 'Deathwish' Single

RED SUN RISING has returned with the music video for its new single, "Deathwish", taken from the band's forthcoming sophomore album, "Thread". The clip was directed by Brad Golowin and can be viewed below. The anthemic single is also available for purchase on iTunes, Apple Music and Amazon. "Thread"...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: 'Get Your Fight On!' EP Digital Pre-Orders To Include Immediate Download Of 'Nothing To Lose'

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES will release a new EP, "Get Your Fight On!", on March 9. Pre-orders for the EP — named after one of the tracks on the band's 2016 album "World Gone Mad" — start next Friday, January 19. The second release for SUICIDAL TENDENCIES with former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, Ra Diaz o...

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JOE SATRIANI Joins Together With CARLOS SANTANA, NEAL SCHON And More To Raise Money For North Bay Fire Relief

World-renowned guitarist and Bay Area resident Joe Satriani has announced a fundraising auction, set to launch this Sunday, January 14 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California to benefit the North Bay Fire Relief in Sonoma County. The online auction will be live for one week, with bidding ending o...

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Video Premiere: CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's 'The Luddite'

"The Luddite", the new video from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's first studio recording with vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan in over a decade, "No Cross No Crown", which is being released today (Friday, January 12) via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. In...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Was Always Kind Of A Frontman Stuck Behind The Drum Set'

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, SONS OF APOLLO, THE WINERY DOGS) was recently interviewed by "Rock City Radio Show Berlin". You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. Asked when he realized that he wanted to be more than just a musician in the background and that he also ha...

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POP EVIL Releases First Behind-The-Scenes Video From Making Of New Album

POP EVIL has released a behind-the-scenes studio video surrounding the band's time spent at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville this past summer. The clip, the first in a series of videos to come, documents the musicians living together as they embarked on the writing process for their fifth studio...

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HEART BY HEART Featuring Original HEART Members: New Tour Dates Announced

HEART BY HEART, which features founding HEART members Steve Fossen (bass) and Mike Derosier (drums),will head back out on tour next month, with acclaimed vocalist Somar Macek at the helm. Kicking off February 3 in Oregon and running through the beginning of summer, the HEART BY HEART tour will brin...

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HEART's ANN WILSON To Pay Tribute To DAVID BOWIE, TOM PETTY, CHRIS CORNELL On 'Project Dead Guys' Album

HEART singer Ann Wilson is working on a tribute album to "artists who have departed in the last several years," including David Bowie, Tom Petty and Chris Cornell. Wilson is collaborating with longtime HEART producer Mike Flicker on the LP, which has the working title of "PDG" ("Project Dead Guys")....