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Our Raw Heart

YOB's riffs and songs are gargantuan. YOB is the heavy metal equivalent of planets colliding. Something of a similar magnitude, in a pejorative sense, impacted ring leader Mike Scheidt recently with regard to his health. He underwent a major surgery for intestinal disease, a surgery that took hours...

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MIKE PORTNOY On His Son MAX: 'He's Got Technical Abilities That Are Beyond What I Could Do'

Drummers Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER) and his son Max Portnoy (NEXT TO NONE, TALLAH) were recently interviewed by Rockhok. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how Mike feels to watch his son follow in his progress...

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JANE'S ADDICTION's PERRY FARRELL Hopes To Change Live Music Again With 'Kind Heaven'

The music, film and entertainment visionaries behind a groundbreaking new entertainment venture have announced that Kind Heaven will open at The LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas in 2019. Kind Heaven is the result of a partnership between Perry Farrell, whose Lollapalooza franchise has revolutionized the...

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POP EVIL Frontman: 'There's No Excess In Rock Anymore'

Yell! magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Leigh Kakaty of Michigan rockers POP EVIL at this year's Heavy Montreal festival, which was held August 6-7 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)....

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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT Wants To Get Word Out About Immunotherapy After Being Declared Cancer-Free

Rikki Rockett, drummer for the band POISON, got the best news of his life last week: his cancer is gone. Rockett was diagnosed with oral cancer more than a year ago. Several months ago, he came to Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, where he underwent experimental cancer immunotherapy, whic...

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The Book of Suffering Tome 1

There was an almost tangible sense of fear amongst passengers on central Canadian Greyhound buses in the weeks following the 2008 beheading of a passenger by the hands of the man seated next to him. The victim was murdered, beheaded and cannibalized. Canadian extreme metal juggernauts CRYPTOPSY have...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Releases New FORT MINOR Single And Video 'Welcome'

It's been nearly ten years since artist and producer Mike Shinoda — founder of LINKIN PARK — released "The Rising Tied", the debut studio album from his solo project FORT MINOR. Inspired by his unforgettable experiences over the past decade and the artist within, Mike has just released a brand new F...

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Former FAITH NO MORE Vocalist CHUCK MOSLEY Falls On Hard Financial Times, Asks Fans For Donations

Former FAITH NO MORE singer Chuck Mosley has fallen on hard financial times and is asking for help from his fans so that he and his family can avoid being evicted from the house they have lived in for the past decade. In a December 3 post on his Facebook page, Mosley writes: ...

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GEORGE LYNCH Says DON DOKKEN's Greed Caused Breakup Of DOKKEN's Classic Lineup

Stuart Bull of Guitar Interactive magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, KXM). You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Speaking about the breakup of the classic DOKKEN lineup in 1989, Lynch said: "Here's the things that happens in a...

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NIGHTWISH Guitarist EMPPU VUORINEN's BROTHER FIRETRIBE: 'For Better Or For Worse' Single Artwork

BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release its third album, "Diamond In The Firepit", on May 2 via Spinefarm Records. The CD's first single and video, "For Better Or For Worse", will arrive on March 21. The cover artwork for the "Fo...

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NIGHTWISH Guitarist EMPPU VUORINEN's BROTHER FIRETRIBE: 'Diamond In The Firepit' Due In May

BROTHER FIRETRIBE — the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen — will release its third album, "Diamond In The Firepit", on May 2 via Spinefarm Records. The CD's first single and video, "For Better Or For Worse", will arrive on March 21. BROTHER FIRETRIBE will play a...

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MICHAEL KISKE Talks To 'The Metal Voice' About PLACE VENDOME, HELLOWEEN And IRON MAIDEN (Audio)

"The Metal Voice" recently conducted an interview acclaimed German hard rock singer Michael Kiske (PLACE VENDOME, UNISONIC, ex-HELLOWEEN). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. PLACE VENDOME's third album, "Thunder In The Distance", was released on November 1 in Europe and Novemb...

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PLACE VENDOME Featuring MICHAEL KISKE: EPK For 'Thunder In The Distance' Album

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Thunder In The Distance", the third album from PLACE VENDOME, can be seen below. The CD was released on November 1 in Europe and November 5 in North America via Frontiers Records. PLACE VENDOME is the melodic rock project featuring UNISONIC and former HELLOWEEN sin...

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PLACE VENDOME Featuring MICHAEL KISKE: 'Talk To Me' Video Released

"Talk To Me", the new video from PLACE VENDOME, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's third album, "Thunder In The Distance", which was released on November 1 in Europe and November 5 in North America via Frontiers Records. PLACE VENDOME is the melodic rock project featuring UNISONIC and...

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SOUNDGARDEN Interviewed On San Francisco's 107.7 THE BONE (Audio)

Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone recently conducted an interview with Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SOUNDGARDEN is currently on a break after touring for the be...