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LENG TCH'E Preparing To Enter Studio

Belgian grindcore act LENG TCH'E is putting the finishing touches on the songwriting process for its new album. The band states: "Pre-production will start in February and hopefully we can finish our next masterpiece of brutally grooving grindcore by summertime. Which means we'll bring this retarded...

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SAMMY HAGAR Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

A seven-minute video clip in which Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) answers questions that were submitted by fans via his Facebook page can be seen below. Sammy Hagar revealed in a new holiday video message that CHICKENFOOT will take 2013 off to focus on other projects. He said: "Joe's...

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GIANT X Featuring RUNNING WILD Members: Audio Samples Of Entire Debut Album

GIANT X, the new band formed by RUNNING WILD members Rolf Kasparek and Peter J. Jordan, will release its debut album, "I", on January 18 in Germany, January 21 in the rest of Europe and January 22 in USA/Canada via Steamhammer/SPV. Audio samples of all the tracks that will appear on the CD can be .....

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CHICKENFOOT To Take 2013 Off

Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) has revealed in a new holiday video message that CHICKENFOOT will take 2013 off to focus on other projects. He said: "Joe's [Satriani, CHICKENFOOT guitarist] doing his thing and Chad's [Smith, CHICKENFOOT drummer] just coming off a [RED HOT] CHILI PEPPE...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Interviewed In Manchester (Video)

GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend before his December 15 concert at Ritz in Manchester, England with FEAR FACTORY. You can now watch the chat below. "Epicloud", the latest album from Devin Townsend to be released...

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CHRISTOPHER AMOTT Resurrects ARMAGEDDON With GOD FORBID, Ex-NEVERMORE Members

Former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, who currently resides in Lansdale, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after marrying an American woman, is writing material for a new album from his ARMAGEDDON project. He says: "I've got a brand new band together and some kick-ass material that I...

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SAMMY HAGAR Talks About His Inspirations, Successes, Challenges And Advice In Business - Part 2

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) took part in an interview and live performance at the 2012 National Middle Market Summit on October 23-24 at Ohio State University. Presented by the National Center For The Middle Market, Ohio State Fisher College Of Business and GE Cap...

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RICHARD FORTUS Says He Understands Why People Keep Pushing For Classic GUNS N' ROSES Reunion

Leslie Michele Derrough of GlideMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus. An excerpt from the chat follows below. GlideMagazine.com: You're very passionate about music. Fortus: There is too much good music out there. There are too many people out there...

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LEGION OF THE DAMNED Announces New Session Guitarist

Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED have announced the addition of session guitarist Hein Willekens to the group's ranks. Commented LEGION OF THE DAMNED frontman Maurice Swinkels: "Ever since we started as LEGION OF THE DAMNED with the four of us, we felt this was the best way to continue our journ...

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FAITHSEDGE Working On Sophomore Album

California-based rockers FAITHSEDGE are working on their sophomore album, tentatively titled "The Answer Of Insanity", for a 2013 release. The follow-up to FAITHSEDGE's self-titled 2011 effort is a concept record based on stories from singer/songwriter Giancarlo Floridia's life that lead up to the f...

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FOZZY's RICH WARD To Appear At 'Atlanta Vintage Guitars'

FOZZY and STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward has issued the following update: "If you live in or around the Atlanta area, I am going to be at Atlanta Vintage Guitars in Woodstock from noon until 6 p.m. on Wednesday the 19th of December. I am proclaiming this event 'The Guitar Geeks' Summit.' Nothing str...

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NORMA JEAN Frontman Checks In From The Studio

Atlanta's NORMA JEAN entered the Covenant Recording studio in Kansas City, Missouri earlier this month with producer Joshua Barber (YOUR MEMORIAL, HANDS) to begin recording its new album for an early 2013 release. Commented NORMA JEAN frontman Cory Brandan: "We have been in the studio for 13 days no...

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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie

[Note: The original review of "Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie", which was written by Scott Alisoglu upon the DVD's initial release in 2010, can be found at this location.] There once was this heavy metal band that preferred tea over whiskey, so much they had boxes of it shipped from England on their...

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Concerto For Group And Orchestra

It may come off pass? to say the late Jon Lord was fond of classical music. As we've come to learn over the years through Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen's Mozart, Bach and Beethoven translations into heavy metal form, the two styles have exhibited a propensity for marriage of the finest capaci...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Interviewed By France's TV ROCK LIVE (Video)

TV Rock Live conducted an interview with Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend before his December 10 concert at Bataclan in Paris, France with FEAR FACTORY. You can now watch the chat below. "Epicloud", the latest album from Devin Townsend to be released und...