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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Talks KISS Tour, Receiving 'Diamond Award'

The Vinyl District recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Vinyl District: In regard to the upcoming tour with KISS, have you crossed paths with Gene [Simmons] and Paul [Stanley] in the past? Joe: Socially, yeah, loads...

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THE WINERY DOGS' MIKE PORTNOY Speaks To 97.3 THE ROCK's 'The Listening Room' (Audio)

Tom Drake of 97.3 The Rock's "The Listening Room" recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. THE WINERY DOGS — the power trio featuring Portnoy, legendary bas...

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CHUCK BILLY 'Would Love' To Go Back To 'The Gathering' Style Of Writing On Next TESTAMENT Album

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT on the "black carpet" of this year's Revolver Golden Gods awards on April 23 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. On the return of bass...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE To Play On New SMASHING PUMPKINS Album

SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan has revealed via the band's web site that MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee will lay down the drum tracks on all nine songs that will appear on SMASHING PUMPKINS' new album, "Monuments To An Elegy", tentatively due in 2015. "Just finished round 1 of tracking drums with T...

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THE WINERY DOGS Talk To MUSIC RADAR About Their Live Gear (Video)

On April 30, Music Radar caught up with THE WINERY DOGS — the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) — at the Bergen Performi...

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DAVE MUSTAINE's Daughter ELECTRA Sings NEIL YOUNG's 'Heart Of Gold' With STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET (Video)

Michael Sweet, frontman for the Chiristian hard rock band STRYPER, has just released a new full-length solo album, "I'm Not Your Suicide", and his first autobiography, "Honestly: My Life And Stryper Revealed", via BIG3 Records. The official video for Sweet's cover of Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold", a...

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GLENN DANZIG Sues MISFITS' JERRY ONLY Over HOT TOPIC Deal

According to Re-Tox.com, original MISFITS singer Glenn Danzig has filed a lawsuit against MISFITS bassist Jerry Only — real name Gerrard Caiafa — claiming Jerry registered trademarks for everything MISFITS-related in 2000 behind Danzig's back, misappropriating exclusive ownership over the marks for...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G.: Me And My Guitar (Video)

In the four-and-a-half-minute clip below, 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, gives U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine the lowdown on his ESP Eclipse EC Rock Art guitar. Download Tota...

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Should AC/DC Continue Without MALCOLM YOUNG? Members Of TESTAMENT, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PANTERA Weigh In

On Wednesday, April 23, the sixth edition of the Revolver Golden Gods awards took place at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. Prior to the event, Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! hit the "black carpet" to ask varios metal and hard rock musicians for their opinions on whether AC/DC should continue...

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GUS G., ULI JON ROTH Discuss 'Unity' Tour (Video)

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, kicked off his current touring campaign in support of his debut solo album, "I Am The Fire", with some shows in March in his native ...

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SOIL's TIM KING Says New Bands Will Never Get To Feel What It Is Like To Be 'Wined And Dined'

Kick Acts magazine recently conducted an interview with SOIL bassist Tim King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Kick Acts: Who are your musical heroes and influences? Why? Tim: Nikki Sixx [MÖTLEY CRÜE] made me wanna play bass. I loved his look and attitude. Also loved his business se...

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THE WINERY DOGS Interviewed By METAL INJECTION At REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS (Video)

Metal Injection conducted an interview with THE WINERY DOGS — the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) — on the "black carp...

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Video: MARTY FRIEDMAN, GUS G. Cover BLACK SABBATH's 'Symptom Of The Universe' In Finland

Fan-filmed video footage of Marty Friedman (ex-MEGADETH) and Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Symptom Of The Universe" on May 1 at Klubi in Tampere, Finland during their "Guitar Universe 2014" European tour can be seen below. Friedman's new so...

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VISTA CHINO/Ex-KYUSS Frontman JOHN GARCIA: Solo Album Cover Artwork Unveiled

Former KYUSS and current VISTA CHINO frontman John Garcia will release his self-titled solo album on August 1 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Thunder Underground studios in Palm Springs, California with producers Harper Hug and Trevor Whatever. The cover artwork for "John Garcia" can be s...

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PESTILENCE's PATRICK MAMELI Interviewed On Italy's 'Heavy Demons' Radio Show (Video)

Vocalist/guitarist Patrick Mameli of resurrected Dutch extreme metallers PESTILENCE, was recently interviewed on Italy's "Heavy Demons" radio show. You can now watch the chat below. PESTILENCE's seventh album, "Obsideo", was released on November 12, 2013 via Candlelight Records. The CD was produced...