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METALLICA Frontman Wants To Get The 'Master Of Puppets' Hunger Back

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has told Kerrang! magazine that producer Rick Rubin wants them to make an album as good as "Master of Puppets". "On 'St Anger', [producer] Bob Rock did everything," says Hetfield. "He was producer, engineer, bass player, babysitter, father figure — and Rick Rubin is...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'NEIL PEART Introduced Me To Progressive Drumming'

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Arizona Republic: You just moved to Roadrunner Records from Atlantic. Portnoy: We were with Atlantic/Elektra for 15 years, a seven-album deal...

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ROCKLAHOMA Brings Music And Money To Pryor

Fox23.com reports: It's back to the '80s for thousands of rock fans in Oklahoma as Rocklahoma wrapped up Sunday. A total of 24 bands played throughout the weekend and organizers say they think about 110,000 people attended the first-ever event. [NOTE: Online estimates have put the attendance at arou...

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RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART: 'That's The Way We Roll'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted the following diary entry from the band's current "Snakes & Arrows" tour: "With only a few days at home after the first leg of the 'Snakes & Arrows' tour (16 shows, 7,257 miles of motorcycling),this will definitely be the 'short version.' Still, I wanted t...

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ROCKLAHOMA: First Photos Posted Online

Bring Back Glam! has posted the first photos from Rocklahoma, the '80s rock festival which is being held July 12-15 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma, just off highway 69. The site is being updated with regular reports from the festival, with artist intervi...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer: 'I Feel Very Blessed Doing What I Do'

Maximum Ink music magazine's Sarah Grant recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen. A couple of excerpts follow: Maximum Ink: How do you balance family with life on the road? There's got to be a push and pull somewhere. Rick Allen: There is. When I'm sitting on a plane and...

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JAMES HETFIELD Says METALLICA Is Focusing On Feeling Around 'Master Of Puppets' For New CD

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed by Norway's NRK on Tuesday (July 10) prior to the band's headlining performance in Oslo. Watch the seven-minute unedited question-and-answer session at SVT.se or YouTube. A transcript of the interview follows: Q: What will the new METALLICA [album] s...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer: 'Most Of The Bands That Started When We Started Are Pretty Much Gone'

Travis M. Whitehead of Texas' The Monitor reports: This weekend fans can enjoy a broad range of musical talent including SLAUGHTER, Vince Neil from MÖTLEY CRÜE, QUIET RIOT and CHUBBY CHECKER for the first-ever Bandtango food, art and music festival. Neil said Texas audiences are great. "I love it in...

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Report: More Than 60,000 Expected At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

KOTV.com reports: Thousands of rock and metal fans have flooded Pryor. Oklahoma for what could be the biggest concert event of the summer, Rocklahoma. News On 6 anchor Omar Villafranca reports it's like an '80s flashback. Just a few bands taking the stage include POISON, DOKKEN, TWISTED SISTER, and...

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VINCE NEIL Video Interview From WSVG Dallas Posted Online

The World Series of Video Games (WSVG) presented by Intel held its second event on its Guitar Hero II competitive circuit this past weekend in Dallas, Texas. Newcomer to the circuit and Internet superstar Freddie Wong erupted the crowd won the finals with an amazing performance of RUSH's "YYZ". He e...

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NILE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

MP3.com is streaming NILE's fifth studio album, "Ithyphallic", in its entirety for seven days prior to the album's North American street date of July 17 at this location. Engineered by Bob Moore and produced by Neil Kernon (CANNIBAL CORPSE, NEVERMORE, DEICIDE),the CD was recorded at Sound Lab Studi...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer, PRETTY BOY FLOYD Guitarist To Join BANG TANGO At ROCKLAHOMA

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and PRETTY BOY FLOYD guitarist Kristy "Krash" Majors will reportedly join BANG TANGO during their appearance at the Rocklahoma festival on Saturday, July 14. They will perform "some old-school GUNS N' ROSES tunes" during the set. Rocklahoma is scheduled to t...

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RATT Added To VINCE NEIL'S MOTLEY CRUISE

The reunited RATT has joined the musical lineup of Vince Neil's Motley Cruise. Vince himself will perform, as will SKID ROW, SLAUGHTER and several more artists, to be announced in the coming days and weeks. Departing from Miami on January 24, 2008, Vince Neil's Motley Cruise will set sail for the Ma...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer 'Reviews' RUSH's Concert In New Jersey

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy attended RUSH's July 6 gig at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey, and has issued the following comment: "I was indeed at the Camden show. (In fact, I was there for most of the afternoon as Neil Peart was gracious enough to invite me down for soundcheck to say...

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RUSH Frontman Discusses Lyrical Approach On 'Snakes & Arrows'

RUSH frontman Geddy Lee spoke to Phil Roura of NYDailyNews.com about a number of topics, including the band's lyrical approach on their latest album, "Snakes & Arrows". "We wanted to reflect a lot on the issues of the day," says Lee. "How our lives are reflected by extreme religious behavior — b...