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PIG DESTROYER's BLAKE HARRISON Discusses New Album 'Book Burner'

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with PIG DESTROYER samplist Blake Harrison. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the departure of drummer Brian Harvey: Blake: "Brian had a lot of things going on in his life that prevented him from doing what we aim to do...

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UFO Drummer Says Bassist PETE WAY 'Doesn't Seem To Be Willing To' Straighten Himself Up

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock recently conducted an interview with UFO drummer Andy Parker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. 69 Faces Of Rock: This by far is the longest running incarnation of UFO. What is in place now in order to achieve such consistency? Andy Parker: I ...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Talks About 'Hysteria' In Vegas

DEF LEPPARD will play its 1987 album, "Hysteria", in its entirety as part of the Las Vegas residency, which is scheduled to kick off at the end of March. Viva Hysteria! follows Hard Rock residencies from MÖTLEY CRÜE and GUNS N' ROSES. Tickets are on sale now and start at $49.50, with floor seats goi...

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THIN LIZZY Guitarist Says Name Change 'Takes A Little Of The Pressure Off'

RockFusion recently conducted an interview with THIN LIZZY and BLACK STAR RIDERS members Ricky Warwick (vocals) and Damon Johnson (guitar). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockFusion: Damon, you've worked with some huge acts in the past. How does playing with THIN LIZZY compare with...

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STEVE VAI, SAXON, FEAR FACTORY Members Interviewed On New 'Metal XS' Episode (Video)

French webmagazine Hard Force has posted the second episode of "Metal XS" featuring interviews with Biff Byford (SAXON),Steve Vai and Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY). Also available is the first episode, featuring interviews from ETHS, Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell (MOTÖRHEAD),and Corey Taylor (STONE...

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist: RANDY BLYTHE's Legal Woes 'Had Such A Profound Effect On Us As People'

Rock Revolt Magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe's arrest and incarceration in Prague for over five weeks which resulted in the cancelation...

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HALESTORM Frontwoman Interviewed On Australian Radio (Audio)

Australian DJs Mad Mike and Lucky Phil recently conducted an interview with HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. According to The Pulse Of Radio, HALESTORM is considering heading back into the studio to whip up another EP of cover songs. The band...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT To Enter Studio Next Week

Progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT will enter Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on January 2 with producer Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, HE IS LEGEND, FOR TODAY) to begin recording their new album, "The Migration", for a spring release via Prosthetic Records. A ne...

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RANDY BLYTHE, ROBB FLYNN, MAX CAVALERA Perform At MITCH LUCKER Memorial Show (Video)

Randy Blythe (LAMB OF GOD),Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD) and Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA) are among the "surprise" guests who performed with with the surviving members of SUICIDE SILENCE at a special show last night (Friday, December 21) at the Fox theater in Pomona, Californi...

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ARISE AS KINGS Changes Name To LEFT BEHIND

Charleston, West Virginia's ARISE AS KINGS has changed its name to LEFT BEHIND. In addition, the band has signed with We Are Triumphant and was picked up to join the AAP Booking roster. LEFT BEHIND has made its new single, "Haunted", available for free download. Another single, "No Forgiveness", wil...

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Why Are There So Few African-Americans In Metal?

Katon W. De Pena (pictured below) of long-running Long Beach, California-based metallers HIRAX is one of only a handful of black singers fronting metal and hard rock bands. Although there have been other African-Americans playing this genre of music — Jimi Hendrix, Phil Lynott (THIN LIZZY),Byron Da...

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CHANNEL ZERO: European Dates Canceled

Reunited Belgian metallers CHANNEL ZERO have been forced to cancel their previously announced January 2013 European dates "due to personal family reasons." The tour will be rescheduled to a later date in 2013. Please contact you local venue for refunds. CHANNEL ZERO's latest album, "Feed 'Em With A...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Jams With STEEL PANTHER In Las Vegas (Video)

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel joined Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER on stage on September 28 at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform a cover version of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Crazy Train" and PANTHER's own "Tomorrow Night". Video footage of his appearance can be seen bel...

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GHOST: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Mysterious Swedish buzz band GHOST will release its sophomore album, "Infestissumam", in the spring via Loma Vista Recordings, the new record label founded by Tom Whalley in partnership with Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group. Frontman Papa Emeritus and his Nameless Ghouls summone...

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THIN LIZZY: New Band Name Revealed?

THIN LIZZY recently announced its decision not to release their upcoming studio under the THIN LIZZY name out of respect to late LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott and the legacy Phil created. The band's new name, as well as the details of the new CD, will be officially revealed over the Christmas period. A...