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CHRIS POLAND Opens Up About NICK MENZA's Final Moments: 'It Was The Best I've Ever Heard Him Play Drums'

Former MEGADETH and current OHM: guitarist Chris Poland says that Nick Menza was a great person who "would do anything for anyone." On May 21, 2016, the ex-MEGADETH drummer collapsed after suffering a heart attack during a concert with OHM: and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Has 'Always Been On The Front Edge Of Technology'

"The Rockside Chronicles with Shawn Sixx" conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson during January's NAMM convention in Anaheim, California. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether caffe...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says RAINBOW's Current Incarnation Is 'The Best Lineup' The Band Has Ever Had

Ritchie Blackmore says that the current incarnation of RAINBOW is "the best lineup" the band has ever had. Blackmore stepped away from his Renaissance-inspired brand of music with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT for the first time in 2016 to perform a handful of shows with a brand-new lineup of the band he had fo...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Doesn't Know Why SLAYER Is Retiring

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that he doesn't know why SLAYER has chosen to embark on its "farewell" tour. Last month, SLAYER, one of metal's most popular and influential bands of the past four decades, announced its "final world tour" via a 30-second video. The group also confirmed that its...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Puts Support Behind Early Detection Research

When the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund was founded in 2010 in memory of the late heavy metal rock singer, his widow Wendy pledged to raise awareness that would further early detection, prevention and treatment for the deadly disease that took his life. So when the Dio Cancer Fund's...

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BUMBLEFOOT Is 'Frustrated' By Web Sites Twisting His Words Around 'To Make It Something That's Inflammatory'

Sofa King Cool recenty conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if it "bothers" him that so many interviewers are fishing for clickbait quotes with their questions nowadays, Thal responded: "T...

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Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE Says Current Frontman MARK TORNILLO Is 'Pulling It Off Well'

Ex-ACCEPT singer David Reece says that "horns were flying" when he went to see his former band perform in Italy last month. The current SAINTED SINNERS vocalist was recruited for ACCEPT's "Eat The Heat" album in 1989 following the departure of Udo Dirkschneider. Reece's higher-pitched delivery was i...

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SAINTED SINNERS Feat. Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE: Lyric Video For 'Back With A Vengeance' Title Track

The official lyric video for "Back With A Vengeance", the title track of the second album from SAINTED SINNERS, the band featuring former ACCEPT singer David Reece, can be seen below. The disc was released on February 16 via El Puerto Records. Expressing the "pure essence of rock 'n' roll" was the a...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'Metal Is Bigger And Better Than Ever'

Former DREAM THEATER and current SONS OF APOLLO and METAL ALLEGIANCE drummer Mike Portnoy was recently interviewed by Anne Erickson. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked for his opinion on the state of the current heavy metal scene, Portnoy said: "I think metal is bigger and better than ever....

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JOHN 5 Reiterates Praise For Forthcoming ROB ZOMBIE Album: 'It's His Best Record Yet, By Far'

John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) was interviewed by El Prezidente of the New Jersey radio station 91.3 WTSR's "The Chainsaw Symphony" after the guitarist's February 11 performance at The Stanhope House in Stanhope, New Jersey. The full conversation can be heard below. A few excerpts follow (as tr...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: How MEGADETH Was Formed (Video)

On January 24, METAL ALLEGIANCE members David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO) and Mark Menghi, along with Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL),took part in a clinic and question-and-answer session at the Musicians Institute in...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On Touring With RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'We Don't Do It For The Money'

Tim "Ripper" Owens has once again defended DIO DISCIPLES' decision to go on the road with a hologram of Ronnie James Dio, saying that he is only doing it to "celebrate" the legendary heavy singer's "life and music." Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Says Follow-Up To 'Dystopia' Could Arrive Next Year

In a brand new interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked when fans can expect to see the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He responded (hear audio below): "Our goal this year is to be writing. We have these months in th...

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Video: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Classics In Westland, Michigan

Quality multi-camera video footage of legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) January 19 performance at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan can be seen below (clips edited and produced by George S Pogacich and Ken Kitt). Turner last year slammed Ritch...

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Watch DISTURBED In The Studio With Acoustic Guitars, Brush-Stroke Percussion

A short video featuring footage from DISTURBED's latest sessions at The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada with producer Kevin Churko can be seen below. Singer David Draiman revealed a year ago that DISTURBED would record an acoustic EP before the band begins work on the follow-up to 2015...