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PEPPER KEENAN-Fronted Version Of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT
Nuclear Blast Entertainment has announced the signing of the four-piece version of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY — featuring Pepper Keenan on guitar and vocals — to a worldwide deal. The band will enter the studio late this winter/early spring with longtime producer John Custer. Custer has recorded such C...October 15, 2015
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LOUDNESS Rejoined By Singer MICHAEL VESCERA For Special Performance At Japan's LOUD PARK (Video)
Ex-LOUDNESS singer Michael Vescera rejoined his former bandmates for a very special show at this year's edition of the Loud Park festival in Japan. Billed as SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, the group performed material from Vescera's time in LOUDNESS. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. S...October 15, 2015
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CHASTAIN Leader On 'We Bleed Metal': 'We Still Have A Foot In The Past But We Are Also Embracing The Future'
The new CHASTAIN album "We Bleed Metal" will be released worldwide on November 6. It is the follow-up to the band's 2013 reunion CD "Surrender To No One". That release marked the return of original vocalist Leather Leone. She has long been considered one of the originators of the female power metal...October 14, 2015
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Video: THE WINERY DOGS Perform Acoustically At New Jersey's WDHA Radio Station
Video footage of THE WINERY DOGS performing an acoustic version of their song "Fire" at the studios of WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey, can be seen below. THE WINERY DOGS is the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SE...October 13, 2015
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Is Working On New Book
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed that he is working on his second book. Mustaine autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir", which came out in August 2010, landed at position No. 15 on the New York Times "Hardcover Nonfiction" best sellers list. The book was released in the U.S. via...October 13, 2015
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METALLICA Bassist ROBERT TRUJILLO's MASS MENTAL To Perform At 'Jaco' Screening In L.A.
On Thursday, November 22 at 7 p.m., The Theatre at Ace Hotel will host a special screening of the critically acclaimed documentary "Jaco". The film, which was executive-produced by world-renowned METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo in association with Passion Pictures, and directed by Paul Marchand an...October 13, 2015
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DEF LEPPARD's Technician From 1980s Releases 'Fabulist Icons' Book
"Fabulist Icons" is a book written by Mike Rogers, DEF LEPPARD's technician from the "Pyromania" tour until "Monsters Of Rock" in 1986. It's written from his perspective and features numerous previously unseen photos of the band during those early years of writing and recording "Hysteria", including...October 13, 2015
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THE WINERY DOGS' 'Hot Streak' Cracks U.S. Top 30
"Hot Streak", the sophomore album from 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),debuted at No. 30 on The...October 12, 2015
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SEVENDUST's 'Kill The Flaw' Cracks U.S. Top 20
SEVENDUST's eleventh studio album, "Kill The Flaw", debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart, having shifted 18,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 8. The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album...October 12, 2015
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JOE SATRIANI: How To Improvise On Guitar (Video)
In Guitar World magazine's latest episode of "Shredding With The Alien", guitar legend Joe Satriani shares his thoughts on the different musical styles he uses in his quest for inspired improvisation. Satriani released his 15th solo studio album, "Shockwave Supernova", on July 24, making him one of...October 12, 2015
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Video: QUEENSRŸCHE Plays Special 'Condition Hüman' Record-Release Show In Seattle
On October 10, QUEENSRŸCHE played a special "Condition Hüman" record-release show at Studio Seven in Seattle, Washington. The private event was attended by PledgeMusic contributors, family and friends. Video footage of the performance — shot by "Iron" Mike Savoia of Savoia Concert & Event Photog...October 12, 2015
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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Love Being In A Band With Somebody That's Getting In More Trouble With BLABBERMOUTH Than I Am'
Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) was interviewed on this week's edition of the "Noize In The Attic - Where Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You" (web site) on 88.7 FM in New Haven Connecticut. You can now listen to the chat using the PodOmatic widget below. A ...October 11, 2015
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Video: SAINT ASONIA Members Perform Acoustically At Nashville's 102.9 THE BUZZ
Video footage of SAINT ASONIA members Adam Gontier (formerly of THREE DAYS GRACE) and Mike Mushok (also of STAIND) performing acoustically at the studio of the Nashville rock station 102.9 The Buzz can be seen below. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Gontier and Mushok penned a Top 10 rock radio hit...October 11, 2015
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Video: Members Of MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER, TESTAMENT Perform METALLICA Classic At Japan's LOUD PARK
Fan-filmed video footage of METAL ALLEGIANCE performing the METALLICA classic "Seek & Destroy" on October 10 at the Loud Park festival at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan can be seen below. METAL ALLEGIANCE is an all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including me...October 10, 2015
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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS Dismisses 'Myth' That His Bandmates Don't Contribute To Songwriting Process
W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless has praised the band's longtime bassist Mike Duda, insisting that W.A.S.P.'s new album, "Golgotha", "would have never turned out the way it did without [Mike's] input and his ability to still see and hear music like a 15-year-old." In the fourth installment of the on...October 10, 2015
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