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NEXT TO NONE Featuring MIKE PORTNOY's Son MAX Lands Record Deal With INSIDEOUT MUSIC

NEXT TO NONE, the band featuring drummer Max Portnoy, son of Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, THE WINERY DOGS),has inked a deal with InsideOut Music. The group's debut album, "A Light In The Dark", will be released in the summer. Prior to the CD's arrival, the band will be opening sh...

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THE DOORS Guitarist ROBBY KRIEGER Featured In New Video From Ex-KYUSS Singer JOHN GARCIA

The official video for "Her Bullets Energy", a song from former KYUSS and current VISTA CHINO frontman John Garcia, can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by guitarist Robby Krieger of THE DOORS, is taken from Garcia's self-titled solo album, which was released in August 201...

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MARILYN MANSON And BILLY CORGAN Answer Fan Questions On REDDIT

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Marilyn Manson and SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan recently participated together in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" question-and-answer session with fans to promote their upcoming "The End Times" co-headlining tour. Asked about the tour, Corgan replied, "I think...

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NICK MENZA: 'I Was Offered A Very Unfair Deal' To Rejoin MEGADETH

Former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza has released the following statement: "To my fans, I hate disappointing all of you who have been asking and hopeful that Marty Friedman and I would rejoin [MEGADETH's] Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson to resurge the classic 'Rust In Peace' lineup. "I was totally re...

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Modern-Day Version Of Eighties Metal All-Star Project HEAR 'N AID To Record New Song For Charity

Ronnie James Dio's widow/manager Wendy Dio has confirmed that a modern-day version of HEAR 'N AID, the one-time collaboration of various individual heavy metal/hard rock artists in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Africa, will be assembled to record a new song that will be released alongside...

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New MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO On RANDY RHOADS: 'He Was Like A Big Hero For Me'

Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro (MEGADETH, ANGRA) was interviewed by IndiePower at the "Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Guitar Legend" concert on Janaury 23 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the influence Randy Rhoads (OZZY OS...

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DAVE MUSTAINE And DAVID ELLEFSON Are The 'Root' Of MEGADETH

In a brand new interview with Australia's Hawkesbury Gazette, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about his role in recreating the band's classic sound five years after he rejoined MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the group's "Rust In Peace" album. "I feel it whe...

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KORN Featuring Fill-In Drummer ABEL VALLEJO: Video Footage Of POT OF GOLD Festival Performance

KORN drummer Ray Luzier's drum tech, Abel Vallejo, filled in for Ray during the band's March 17 performance at the Pot Of Gold music festival in Tempe, Arizona so that Ray could be at his wife's side when she gave birth to their second child. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen b...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Score 'Clean Cut' Movie

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is set to portray Jack Hayes in the upcoming " psychologically disturbing horror/thriller" feature film "Clean Cut", set for release in 2016. Thal will also score the movie, which is directed by Joseph Pepitone and written by Joseph Pepitone, Billy Pepit...

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New MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO Has Full Support Of His ANGRA Bandmates

Brazilian metallers ANGRA have thrown their unwavering support behind their guitarist Kiko Loureiro, who has just been named the new axeman in MEGADETH. Says ANGRA guitarist Rafael Bittencourt: "Oh boy! My spine is still giving me goosebumps! "Kiko is in MEGADETH! Wow! What a feeling of pride! "I ha...

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Video: TESTAMENT Kicks Off 'Dark Roots Of Thrash II' Tour In San Francisco

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT kicked off their "Dark Roots Of Thrash II" tour with EXODUS and SHATTERED SUN last night (Wednesday, April 1) at the Regency Ballroom in their hometown. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. TESTAMENT has spent the past...

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It's Official: KIKO LOUREIRO Is The New MEGADETH Guitarist

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported as a "rumor" on March 14, it has now been made official that Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with ANGRA, has joined MEGADETH. Says MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine: "I first met Kiko around 8 years ago for a cover shoot for Burrn! mag...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK On ACT OF DEFIANCE: 'We Aren't Worried About Any Amount Of Fame Or Income'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick talked to Revolver magazine about ACT OF DEFIANCE, the new band he formed with fellow ex-MEGADETH member Shawn Drover (drums),alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass). Speaking about how the ACT OF DEFIAN...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH Is 'Almost Done' Writing New Album; Tracking To Begin Next Week

According to a new tweet from MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, the band is "almost done with the writing" of its new album and will begin tracking the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" next week. As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported as a "rumor" on March 14, it was made official this past week...

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TONY MACALPINE To Release 'Concrete Gardens' Album Next Month

In his 29-year career, Tony MacAlpine has redefined instrumental hard rock, jazz-fusion and heavy metal for a generation of progressive-minded music fanatics. Whether it's been as a solo artist, or with the progressive supergroup PSMS (with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Derek Sherinian); the mind-...