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It's Official: Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Is Back In EXODUS

Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS has released the following statement: "As a band, we all had to make a very difficult choice to part ways with [our singer of the past nine years] Rob Dukes. We have nothing but love and admiration for him and the deepest gra...

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TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, Ex-MEGADETH Guitarists Pay Tribute To RANDY RHOADS In New Jersey (Video)

Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO),Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD),Jeff Young (MEGADETH),Joel Hoekstra (NIGHT RANGER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Mike Orlando (ADRENALINE MOB) are among the guitarists who are taking part in the "Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend" East Coa...

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SOUNDGARDEN: 20th-Anniversary Reissue Of 'Superunknown' Projected To Sell 10K-12K First Week

The 20th-anniversary reissue of SOUNDGARDEN's breakthrough 1994 album, "Superunknown", is likely to sell between 10,000 and 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled afte...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Tucson Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's May 23 performance in Tucson, Arizona can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Michael Wilton (guitar) have successfully agreed to purchase Geoff Tate's portion of the QUEENSRŸCHE name. The band will buy out...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS' RICKY WARWICK Checks In From The Road (Video)

BLACK STAR RIDERS and THIN LIZZY guitarist/vocalist Ricky Warwick has posted a video update from BLACK STAR RIDERS' current North American tour. Check it out below. Bassist Marco Mendoza will leave BLACK STAR RIDERS at the end of the band's current U.S. tour on June 22 and will be replaced by Robbie...

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BIOHAZARD Inks New Worldwide Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST

Hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD have inked a new worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast. The band, which was previously signed to Nuclear Blast for Europe only, will enter the studio at the end of the summer to begin recording its new album for an early 2015 release. "We're so psyched to still be invol...

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RIVAL SONS Guitarist SCOTT HOLIDAY Interviewed On 'Let There Be Talk' Podcast (Audio)

Guitarist Scott Holiday of California blues rockers RIVAL SONS was interviewed on Episode 99 of the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RIVAL SONS' new album, "Great Western Valkyrie", will be released...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says His Three-Year-Old Son 'Listens To Music All Day Long'

FaceCulture conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian on May 31 at the FortaRock festival at Fortarock festival in Nijmegen, The Netherlands . You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Speaking about raising his nearly three-year-old son, Revel Young Ian, with rock and roll music...

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MASTODON: New Song 'Chimes At Midnight' Available For Streaming

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will release their sixth album, "Once More 'Round The Sun", on June 24 via Reprise Records. The follow-up to 2011's "The Hunter" was recorded in Nashville with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz, who is known for his work with RUSH, DEFTONES, FOO FI...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Guitarist SCOTT GORHAM Speaks To BackstageAxxess.com (Video)

On May 25, David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS and THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham. You can now watch the chat below. Bassist Marco Mendoza will leave BLACK STAR RIDERS at the end of the band's current U.S. tour on June 22 and will be replace...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO: 'We Almost Have 12 Songs Already' For Next Album

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Do you think part of the energy on "Worship Music" came from [singer] Joey Belladonna's return to the band? Frank: Absolutely. J...

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ACE FREHLEY, DUFF MCKAGAN, DEE SNIDER, ALICE COOPER Featured In ARTISAN NEWS' REVOLVER Special (Video)

Artisan News has uploaded a 70-minute Revolver Golden Gods black-carpet special featuring "complete" interviews with: * Wendy Dio (Ronnie James Dio's manager/wife) * Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) * Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS) * 12 FOOT NINJA * James Michael (SIXX: A.M....

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MEGADETH Tracking 'Heavy' Demo Ideas For Next Studio Album

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has revealed via his Facebook page that he "spent this week in the studio with [MEGADETH mainman] Dave [Mustaine] tracking demo 'ideas' for the [band's] next [studio] record." He added: "[There are] some really heavy riffs going on here, and if I say it, you know it's t...

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VELVET REVOLVER's DAVE KUSHNER: Replacing SCOTT WEILAND Is 'A Hugely Arduous Task'

In a brand new interview with Alternative Nation, VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Dave Kushner was asked about the band's current singer situation, more than six years after the dismissal of the group's original frontman Scott Weiland. "I think it's one of those things that no one wants to close the door...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Parts Ways With Bassist MARCO MENDOZA, Recruits ROBBIE CRANE

Bassist Marco Mendoza will leave BLACK STAR RIDERS at the end of the band's current U.S. tour on June 22 and will be replaced by Robbie Crane (RATT, VINCE NEIL, LYNCH MOB). Marco, a founding member of BLACK STAR RIDERS alongside fellow THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals),Damon Johnson...