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DAVE LOMBARDO Feels Sorry For Younger Drummers Who Rely Too Much On Technology

In a brand new interview with the "SixX Strings" radio show, Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MISFITS, DEAD CROSS) lamented the fact that so many younger drummers rely too much on technology to make their performance sound perfect in the studio and in a live situation. Asked what he think...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer, DREAM THEATER Keyboardist, Others To Be Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan. and other metal royalty will be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Anaheim Wyndham Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. Television and radio persona...

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MARCO MENDOZA To Release 'Viva La Rock' Solo Album

Marco Mendoza has signed wordwide record deal with Mighty Music. He is currently in Denmark recording his long-awaited new solo album, "Viva La Rock", with producer and guitar player Søren Andersen (Glenn Hughes, Mike Tramp). The new disc will be the first solo album in eight years from Mendoza, who...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA On CHESTER BENNINGTON: 'He Was Such A Happy, Fun Guy'

LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda spoke to the Los Angeles radio station KROQ Monday morning (September 18) about the band's first concert since Chester Bennington died in July. The group will perform a one-off "celebration" to honor the singer on October 27 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. A press re...

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MIKE PORTNOY Shuts Down His Official Forum After 18 Years, Says He Can 'Only Take So Much' Bickering And Negativity

Mike Portnoy has shut down his official forum, explaining that he could no longer take all the "bickering and negativity." Back in June 1999, the former DREAM THEATER drummer created a place for his fans to interact with each other using Infopop's Ultimate Bulletin Board software. Since then, he has...

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JOE SATRIANI Collaborates With GLENN HUGHES, CHAD SMITH On 'What Happens Next' Album

World-renowned guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has announced the release of his sixteenth solo album, "What Happens Next", due on January 12, 2018 via Sony/Legacy Recordings. Just a day prior to the album release, Satriani revives his G3 tour entity, inviting DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci and DEF LEPP...

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LINKIN PARK Announces Concert In Honor Of CHESTER BENNINGTON

LINKIN PARK has announced a special show in honor of its bandmate and friend, Chester Bennington. The one-night-only celebration will take place in Los Angeles, at the legendary Hollywood Bowl on Friday, October 27. The singular event marks the first time the five members will be performing on stag...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Promises 'Announcements' This Week

There has been a lot of speculation regarding the future of LINKIN PARK following the death last July of singer Chester Bennington, with the surviving band members saying little about it themselves. But co-vocalist Mike Shinoda posted his first Instagram message in more than two weeks on Saturday (S...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's Widow: 'The Loss Of My Husband Just Left Such A Gap In Our World'

LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington's widow, Talinda Bennington, was a guest on this past Wednesday's (September 13) edition of MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx's syndicated rock radio show "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx". You can now listen to the interview using the iHeart Radio widge...

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EUROPE: First Trailer For 'Walk The Earth' Album

The first trailer for "Walk The Earth", the brand new album from Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE, can be seen below. Due on October 20 via the band's own Hell & Back label through Silver Lining Music, the follow-up to 2015's "War Of Kings" was laid down at London, England's legendary Abbey Road st...

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SONS OF APOLLO Feat. PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, BUMBLEFOOT, SOTO, SHERINIAN: 'Coming Home' Video

"Coming Home", the new video from SONS OF APOLLO, the band featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian alongside Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING F...

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Listen To New SATYRICON Song 'To Your Brethren In The Dark'

"To Your Brethren In The Dark", a brand new song from Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's ninth album, "Deep Calleth Upon Deep", which will be released on September 22 via Napalm Records. SATYRICON vocalist Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven said: "'T...

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SCORPIONS/Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE's Art Collection: New Trailer Available

Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee has been working with art team and publisher SceneFour on an art collection, dubbed "Subliminal", that is described as "a pioneering effort in the new medium of crafting visual art through drum performance." A new trailer for the collection...

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LARS ULRICH, HENRY ROLLINS Featured In 'Why Vinyl Matters' Book

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and punk rock icon Henry Rollins are among the artists who were interviewed for "Why Vinyl Matters", the upcoming book from ACC Editions. In 2015, vinyl sales in the U.S. increased by 30% — a raise for the tenth year in succession — and 1.29 million vinyl albums were so...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Guitarist: 'Every Record Of Ours Has A Different Sound To It'

ALL THAT REMAINS guitarist Mike Martin spoke to Antihero Magazine's James Geiser about the mixed response to the band's recently released cover version of Garth Brooks's "The Thunder Rolls". "We've had feedback like that on pretty much everything we've done since 2006," Mike laughed (hear audio belo...