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DEF LEPPARD: Audio Interview With VIVIAN CAMPBELL, PHIL COLLEN Available

According to The Def Leppard Satellite Of Love, CD and vinyl collector magazine Goldmine recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen. Download the interview as a 23-minute podcast at this location. Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music indu...
May 3, 2008
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SACRED REICH: Winner Of YouTube Video Competition Revealed

Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have unveiled the winner of their recently announced YouTube video competition. Watch the winning clip below. Bassist/vocalist Phil Rind says, "Thanks to all those who posted. We especially like the SACRED REICH covers." He adds, "I think I might ask Wiley...
May 1, 2008
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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Headline BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame and legendary hard rock singer...
April 30, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE To Release Debut In North America

MAN RAZE, the new rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, will release its full-length album, "Surreal", in North America on June 3 via VH1/Fontana South Records. Mixing the raw energy of the PISTOLS mixed with the immaculate pop rock...
April 29, 2008
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TAPROOT: New Album Release Date Revealed

Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has set an August 5 release date through Velvet Hammer Music for the group's new album, entitled "Our Long Road Home". TAPROOT recently posted a new song, entitled "You're Not Home Tonight", on the group's official blog. The band's follow-up to 2005's "Blue...
April 28, 2008
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JOE LYNN TURNER Performs DEEP PURPLE Classics On Turkish TV; Video Available

Footage of legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) performing the DEEP PURPLE classics "Smoke on the Water" and "Burn" with Turkish guitarist Cem Kksal on the Turkish TV show "Hiperaktif" this past Tuesday (April 22) can be viewed below. In a recent inte...
April 27, 2008
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OPETH's MIKAEL KERFELDT: 'I'm A Slave To BLABBERMOUTH.NET'

Phil Freeman of Metal Edge magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt and the group's new guitarist Fredrik kesson (KRUX, ex-ARCH ENEMY, TALISMAN). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how Fredrik has been accepted by the OPETH fans: kesson: "They've [t...
April 27, 2008
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URIAH HEEP: 'Wake The Sleeper' Tour Dates Announced

British rock legends URIAH HEEP have announced tour dates in support of their first studio album in almost ten years, "Wake The Sleeper", due out via Universal Music in June. All dates are below. Recorded in 2007, "Wake The Sleeper" was produced by Mike Paxman (STATUS QUO, JUDIE TZUKE). In the words...
April 25, 2008
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JOE LYNN TURNER Jams With Ex-PENTAGRAM Guitarist In Istanbul; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) jamming with former PENTAGRAM/MEZARKABUL guitarist Murat Net on April 22, 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Glam-Metal.com, Joe Lynn Turner stated...
April 25, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD: 'Nine Lives' Video Available

DEF LEPPARD's video for the track "Nine Lives" featuring country music superstar Tim McGraw can be seen online at link text VH1 Latin America or YouTube. The song was co-written by McGraw, who penned the track with LEPPARD members Phil Collen, Joe Elliott and Rick Savage for inclusion on the group's...
April 23, 2008
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TAPROOT Announces Flint Concert

Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has issued the following update: "TAPROOT is getting back in gear and playing some live shows. Phil [Lipscomb, bass] flew back to MI last week and the band has started rehearsing for their upcoming shows. The first show we can announce is May 24th we'll be...
April 21, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD's CAMPBELL: PHIL COLLEN And I Are 'Not Afraid Of Taking Our Shirts Off'

Belinda McCammon of the New Zealand Press Association recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how DEF LEPPARD works with egos and differences of opinions put aside: "We understand the music is more important than us and ther...
April 21, 2008
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COBALT Announces Limited-Edition Release

Colorado extreme avant-war metal duo COBALT, following the acclaim of 2007's monumental "Eater Of Birds" opus, are prepared to unleash a limited stopgap album/glorified EP of sorts via Profound Lore Records to precede their next full-length album (due early 2009). Uniquely and oddly entitled "Landfi...
April 18, 2008
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ROB HALFORD Interview To Be Re-Broadcast On KNAC.COM

KNAC.COM's Philthy Phil spoke to JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford yesterday (Thursday, April 17) about the upcoming releases from Rob's Metal God Entertainment, PRIEST's "Nostradamus" CD and tour, as well as Halford's participation in Record Store Day on Saturday, April 19 at Fingerprints in Long B...
April 18, 2008
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AC/DC Frontman On Producer BRENDAN O'BRIEN: 'He Knows Exactly What We Want'

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has confirmed reports that the band is recording its new album in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with producer Brendan O'Brien, best known for his work with PEARL JAM, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and more recently, AUDIOSLAVE and VELVET REVOLVER. Speaking to the Los Angeles...
April 16, 2008