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SOILWORK's DIRK VERBEUREN On Upcoming Album: It 'Has A Pretty Aggressive And Dark Undertone To It'
Kyle McGinn of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren. A few excerpts from the conversation follow below. Dead Rhetoric: I saw you are using two kicks for the first time. What sparked that idea? Verbeuren: To be honest, that idea was sparked by Satyr of SA...April 8, 2015
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Says He Is 'Only' Smoking A Pack Of Cigarettes A Week Now
In a brand new interview with Full Metal Jackie, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister spoke about the lifestyle changes that he made over the last couple of years after being fitted with a defibrillator because of heart problems and a brush with death during his last surgery. "I stopped smoking for ab...April 8, 2015
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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Hopes To Have New Album Completed Before End Of Year
The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for TESTAMENT's follow-up to 2012's "Dark Roots Of Earth", Chuck said: "We have five or...April 7, 2015
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NICK MENZA: 'I Was Offered A Very Unfair Deal' To Rejoin MEGADETH
Former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza has released the following statement: "To my fans, I hate disappointing all of you who have been asking and hopeful that Marty Friedman and I would rejoin [MEGADETH's] Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson to resurge the classic 'Rust In Peace' lineup. "I was totally re...April 6, 2015
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JOE LYNN TURNER Says He Will Reunite With Ex-RAINBOW Bandmate RITCHIE BLACKMORE Later This Year
Joe Lynn Turner claims that his long-awaited reunion with RAINBOW leader Ritchie Blackmore will finally take place this year — even though previous attempts to bring the two back together were unsuccessful. Joe was the singer of RAINBOW between 1980 and 1984 and he sang on the album "Difficult To Cu...April 6, 2015
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PHIL COLLEN On Upcoming DEF LEPPARD CD: 'This Is The Best Album We've Done Since 'Hysteria''
Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page) recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow. On when fans can expect to see the ne...April 5, 2015
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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: 'You Don't Start Out As A Kid Wanting To Be The Leader Of A Band'
Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German/American metallers ACCEPT. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about the songwriting process for ACCEPT's latest album, "Blind Rage", Wolf said: "We never really w...April 3, 2015
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GARY HOLT Says He Would Have 'No Shortage Of Riffs' If He Was Asked To Write For SLAYER
In a brand new interview with Fuse.tv, Gary Holt was asked how his status as the touring guitarist in SLAYER is different from his normal duties in EXODUS. "In EXODUS, I do most of the heavy lifting," he said. "Whereas SLAYER, that would be carried by [bassist/vocalist] Tom [Araya]. [With SLAYER] I...April 1, 2015
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MICHAEL SCHENKER On Brother RUDOLF: 'He's More Like A Magician Than A Musician'
Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige.se: I'm sure you've been asked this many times before, but what was the reason for letting your strings dangle from th...April 1, 2015
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CHESTER BENNINGTON Says The Music On Upcoming STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Album Is 'Pretty Insane'
In a brand new interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for STP's new album, tentatively due this fall. "We're really trying to take the musicality to...April 1, 2015
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PAUL STANLEY: 'Charity Is Never An Option, It's Always An Obligation'
KISS frontman Paul Stanley, who was born with Level 3 Microtia and is deaf in his right ear, last month visited a four-year-old Canadian girl who was born without external ears and travelled to Los Angeles to have reconstructive surgery, Arabella Carter's procedure took place March 6, according to a...April 1, 2015
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DEF LEPPARD Announces 'Hysteria On The High Seas' Cruise
DEF LEPPARD has announced the inaugural "Hysteria On The High Seas" sailing January 21-25, 2016. You and DEF LEPPARD will set sail from beautiful Miami, Florida, sailing four nights on the elegant MSC Divina. Your days and nights will be filled with music, theme nights, and special events. During yo...March 31, 2015
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TARJA: 'Until My Last Breath' Performance Clip From 'Luna Park Ride'
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's "Luna Park Ride" live performance will be made available for the first time as an audio CD and standalone video — including over 70 minutes of bonus material. A performance clip of the song "Until My Last Breath" from "Luna Park Ride" can be seen below. Imagin...March 31, 2015
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TESLA's JEFF KEITH Recovering From Hip Replacement Surgery
TESLA lead singer Jeff Keith has made a full recovery from his hip replacement surgery and is currently enjoying some much-needed rest and relaxation. The band will resume rehearsals for the Monsters Of Rock cruise next week and run through a set of songs from its latest album, "Simplicity". TESLA's...March 30, 2015
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APOCALYPTICA's PAAVO LÖTJÖNEN Says Working With Producer NICK RASKULINECZ Was 'Really Inspiring'
RNL Social Media recently conducted an interview with Paavo Lötjönen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about APOCALYPTICA's decision to work with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, MASTODON) on the band's new album, "Shadowmaker", Paavo...March 30, 2015
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