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DESPISED ICON Frontman To Guest On 'Black Flame Radio'
This Wednesday night/Thursday morning (July 18-19),"Black Flame Radio" will air a 15-minute interview with Alex Erian of DESPISED ICON which was conducted at the Toronto stop of the band's tour with THE RED CHORD. "Black Flame Radio" airs on CHRY from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. EST every Wednesday nigh...July 17, 2007
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ERIC SINGER: 'I Play Drums For A Living And Whether I Like It Or Not, It's Still A Business'
Drummer Eric Singer was recently interviewed live onstage at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo by rock & roll comic C.C. Banana. Part serious interview and part comedy roast, the exchange has been transcribed and is now available online. Topics include original KISS drummer Peter Criss, Eric's num...July 17, 2007
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Report: Vintage AC/DC, NIRVANA Still Big-Sellers
Jake Coyle of The Associated Press reports: AC/DC's "Back in Black" (1980) last year sold 440,000 copies and has thus far sold 156,000 this year, according to the Nielsen SoundScan catalog charts, which measure how well physical albums older than two years old are selling. BON JOVI's 1994 "Cross Roa...July 16, 2007
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AEROSMITH's 'Don't Want To Miss A Thing' Voted Top Wedding Tune
According to Virgin Media, AEROSMITH's classic love song "Don't Want To Miss A Thing" has been voted the U.K.'s favorite wedding tune. The theme song to Bruce Willis' flick "Armageddon" beat old favorites, including ERIC CLAPTON's "Wonderful Tonight" to the top spot, in the poll by Magic TV. In seco...July 13, 2007
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SCORPIONS Frontman: 'We Don't Want To Be An Artist Of Yesterday'
Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Here we are again talking about the new SCORPIONS album which is titled "Humanity - Hour 1". After a few listen I would say that this albu...July 12, 2007
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TESTAMENT: Video Footage From WALDROCK Festival Available
Fan-filmed video footage of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT performing at this year's edition of the Waldrock festival, which was held on July 7 in Burgum (Bergum),in the northern region of The Netherlands, has been posted at YouTube: "D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)": Video "The Haunti...July 12, 2007
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DAVE MUSTAINE's Anti-UNITED NATIONS Lyrics Dissected, Challenged
Mark Leon Goldberg of the UN Dispatch has issued the following report: Last summer, UN Dispatch learned that the heavy metal band MEGADETH was recording an album titled "United Abominations", which featured cover art depicting a 9-11 style attack on the UN building in New York. Naturally, we thought...July 10, 2007
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EPICA Singer To Guest On New AYREON Album
AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the identity of the second singer who will guest on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Simone Simons of EPICA. Simone's recording session for the new AYREON CD took place on July 5 at the El...July 9, 2007
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THE RED CHORD: 'Making Of Prey For Eyes' Footage Posted Online
Metal Injection and THE RED CHORD have teamed up to bring viewers exclusive "Making of Prey for Eyes" webisodes. The first clip has already been posted on THE RED CHORD channel on Metal Injection's video on-demand site. A new clip will be added every week leading up to the July 24 release of ...July 9, 2007
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Perform Special One-Hour Solo Set At MELODIC ROCK FEST
Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) will perform a special one-hour solo set (with full band) prior to the show headliner SCRAP METAL at Melodic Rock Fest, set to take place October 6 in South Bend, Indiana. SCRAP METAL (Kelly Keagy, Gunnar and Matthew...July 9, 2007
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Rare Video Footage With JAMES RIVERA Posted Online
Rare fan-filmed video footage of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM performing the song "No Place for Disgrace" in October 2001 in Ft. Lauderdale with legendary heavy metal frontman James Rivera (HELSTAR, VICIOUS RUMORS, SEVEN WITCHES) on vocals has been posted at YouTube. Rivera sang for FLOTSAM AND JETSAM on the...July 7, 2007
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VOIVOD: Reissues, DVDs On The Way
VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has told MTV.com that he recently finished remastering the band's 1986 album, "Rrröööaaarrr!", and editing a bonus DVD that will accompany the re-release of the LP in the fall. The package will be filled with live and demo recordings that were sold in the '80s v...July 6, 2007
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TESTAMENT Members Comment On NUCLEAR BLAST Deal
TESTAMENT members Chuck Billy (vocals) and Eric Peterson (guitar) have commented on their new deal with Nuclear Blast Records. "We are very happy that we are signed to one of the best metal labels in the world. It's a great feeling that we are in a house that will not crumble," said Billy. "This is...July 4, 2007
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MARTIN VAN DRUNEN Talks About Old PESTILENCE Days, Possibility Of Reunion
Global Domination recently conducted an interview with legendary death metal vocalist Martin van Drunen (PESTILENCE, ASPHYX, BOLT THROWER, HAIL OF BULLETS, DEATH BY DAWN). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Global Domination: Martin van Drunen, what exactly are you up to these days? Let's start th...July 3, 2007
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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Wanted To Make An Outstanding Rock Album'
Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: The new album. What was it like working with [producer] Desmond Child? Rudolf: A new experience. We had already worked with some good producers like...July 2, 2007
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