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TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, Ex-MEGADETH Guitarists To Pay Tribute To RANDY RHOADS On East Coast Mini-Tour

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 will take part in the "Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend" East Coas...

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BILLY SHEEHAN: 'Once You Stop Learning, You Basically Have Died'

Journey Of A Frontman recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Journey Of A Frotnman: You've been in Japan many times throughout your career, what do you love about Japan t...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Magic Forest' Audio Samples

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN will release its new album, "Magic Forest", on July 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records. Audio samples of all the songs that are set to appear on the CD can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Says AMBERIAN DAWN songwrit...

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Veteran Rock Bassist RANDY COVEN Dead At 54

Veteran rock bassist Randy Coven, who toured and recorded with such virtuosos as Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai, died on May 20. He was 54 years old. The cause of death has not yet been revealed. In an interview with Bass Inside magazine, Randy stated about how he started playing the instrument: "Ba...

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Former TROUBLE Singer ERIC WAGNER Talks THE SKULL In New Video Interview

Dom of MetalRecusants.com conducted an interview with former TROUBLE and current THE SKULL frontman Eric Wagner before THE SKULL's May 10 concert at Reggies rock club in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. THE SKULL — the heavy doom-rock band featuring original TROUBLE members, voca...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY To Guest On New THE HAUNTED Album

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy will make a guest appearance on the new album from Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED, due later in the year via Century Media Records. The song, tentatively titled "Trendkiller", has been described by producer Juan Urteaga, who recorded Billy's vocal tracks, as "sick as heck...

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SUICIDE SILENCE, WE CAME AS ROMANS Members Featured In Latest Episode Of FUSE's 'Metalhead To Head'

The eighth episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features Eric Choi (WE CAME AS ROMANS) and Alex Lopez...

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KISS: Promotional Clip For 'Kiss 40' 2-CD Compilation

This year marks the 40th anniversary of rock and roll giants KISS and in true KISS fashion, the band plan to make 2014 the biggest and loudest, non-stop rock and roll party of the century. Rock legends KISS were the first signing to Neil Bogart's newly formed Casablanca Records label after he saw an...

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JUDAS PRIEST, KING DIAMOND Confirmed For This Year's FUN FUN FUN FEST In Austin

JUDAS PRIEST and KING DIAMOND are among the confirmed artists for the ninth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (FFF Fest),set to take place November 7-9 at Auditorium Shores and Butler Park in Austin, Texas. This year, more than ever, fans can expect an extreme amount of A-level heavy music, led by festival h...

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GUS G.: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of STOCKHOLM ROCKS Performance

Guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in the metal and rock universe for his work as leader of his own group FIREWIND and also as member of Ozzy Osbourne's band, performed at the Stockholm Rocks festival on May 3 at Tyrol in Stockholm, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below....

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HELLYEAH's MAXWELL On Split With Guitarist, Bassist: It Was A 'Toxic Situation' That 'Turned Into A Cancer'

HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell was interviewed on the Jacksonville, North Carolina radio station Rock 105.5 at this year's Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held May 3-4 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, HELLYEAH...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says SKID ROW Gives The Audience 'The Exact Opposite Of What The Audience Actually Wants'

Full Throttle Rock recently conducted an inerview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Full Throttle Rock: You have been working on a book for some time now. How is that coming? Bach: It is coming along great. I am over 100 pages that ...

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Video: PESTILENCE Performs In Brussels

Quality fan-filmed video footage of PESTILENCE's May 5 performance at Magasin 4 in Brussels, Belgium can be seen below. PESTILENCE's seventh album, "Obsideo", was released on November 12, 2013 via Candlelight Records. The CD was produced by Mameli and features ten new songs. According to Mameli, the...

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THE DEAD DAISIES Featuring GUNS N' ROSES, THIN LIZZY Members: 'Face I Love' EP Due In August

THE DEAD DAISIES will release the "Face I Love" EP on August 5 via Caroline/Universal. The title track will drop June 24 along with an innovative interactive Facebook application that will allow fans to be a part of the album cover art and music video. That same day, the EP will be available for pre...

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DAVE GROHL To Host HBO Documentary Series

FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed that the making of their upcoming eighth album — due out this fall on Roswell/RCA — will be accompanied by an as yet untitled HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey during which the record was created. In the series, directed by FOO FIGHTERS founder Dave Grohl, the...