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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: We Are Still Making 'Relevant, Good Music'

Keith Matheny of The Desert Sun recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the decision to hire Gary Holt (EXODUS) as the initial temporary replacement for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who is recovering from an infection thought...

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RUSH Drummer Interviewed On 'The Legends Of Classic Rock'

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, Jeff Woods of the syndicated radio show "The Legends Of Classic Rock" interviewed RUSH drummer Neil Peart prior to Tuesday night's RUSH show in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada about Peart's recently-released fifth book "Far And Away: A Prize Eve...

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EXODUS Guitarist To Perform With SLAYER At 'Big Four' Show In California

Gary Holt from veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will once again act as SLAYER's guest guitarist for this Saturday's (April 23) "Big Four" show in Indio, California, temporary filling in for Jeff Hanneman who is still recovering from surgery. In a recent interview with Austria's Stormb...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist, Drummer Quit

NEVERMORE guitar player Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams have announced their departure from the group. The two have released the following joint statement: "In a mutual decision, Jeff Loomis and Van Williams have decided to leave NEVERMORE. The time has come to pursue our own paths from the gro...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI To Perform At BEV BEVAN's 'Walk Of Stars' Ceremony

According to BirminghamMail.net, legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is among the musicians who will join former BLACK SABBATH/ELO drummer Bev Bevan on stage at Birmingham, England's Gatecrasher club next Thursday. Bevan will be the 22nd celebrity honored on the Broad Street Walk Of Stars i...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: JEFF HANNEMAN Wants To Play 'Big Four' Show In California

Steve Appleford of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: What's the latest with [SLAYER guitarist] Jeff Hanneman [who was recently forced to sit out shows after coming down with an infection thoug...

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Current/Former Member Of WHITESNAKE, DIO, MSG Perform At ''80s Rockers For Japan' (Video)

Former and current members of HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, GUNS N' ROSES, WHITESNAKE and RATT, are among the musicians who took part in the '80s Rockers For Japan benefit concert on Saturday, April 16 at Harper's in Tarzana, California. Organized by singer Terry Ilous (XYZ, GREAT WHITE),the show feature...

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Former VENOM Guitarist MANTAS Talks About PRIMEVIL In Audio Interview

On January 21, 2011, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) about PRIMEVIL — the new band he formed with fellow former VENOM members Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) and Antony "Antton" Lant (drums; brother of VENOM frontm...

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CARMINE And VINNY APPICE Talk About First-Ever 'Drum Wars' Battle (Audio)

Main Street Armory, 900 Main Street in Rochester, NY, will host the first Drum Wars battle featuring legendary drummers Carmine and Vinny Appice on Friday, April 22. Brothers and "rivals" Carmine and Vinny Appice are set to battle it out by performing classic hard rock, pop and metal hits that were...

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Original TROUBLE Drummer JEFF 'OLY' OLSON Interviewed (Audio)

Original TROUBLE drummer and RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson was recently interviewed by Rock My Monkey. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RETRO GRAVE will make its live debut at The Studio at Webster Hall in New York City this Saturday, April 23. Doors open at ...

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DUFF MCKAGAN, GLENN HUGHES On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'; Entire Episode Available

Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) and Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) were the featured guests on this past weekend's (Saturday, April 16) episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" at 11 p.m. ET/PT. You can now watch the entire e...

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SOILWORK Comic To Debut At BOSTON COMIC CON

More big news for attendees of Boston Comic Con this week, as Terminal Press unveils another book debuting at the popular New England show. The latest in a series of comics featuring the killer roster of bands from Nuclear Blast Records is here — "Soilwork: An Evil Upon Us". "Foreign stars would her...

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CRIMSON GLORY Preparing To Embark On 25th-Anniversary Tour

Reactivated Florida-based melodic metallers CRIMSON GLORY will celebrate their 25th anniversary by embarking on a headlining tour of Europe with support from TRIOSPHERE and CIRRHA NIVA. Like the proverbial Phoenix ascending from the embers, the return of these formerly masked prog-power pioneers mar...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS: Video Footage Of Rotterdam Clinic Available

Video footage of ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters' Rotterdam, Holland guitar clinic — which took place this past Wednesday, April 13 at 10 a.m. in front of 200 people — can be viewed below. Waters just completed a short four-show Gibson/Epiphone clinic tour of Holland and Belgium promoting his signat...

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NEVERMORE's JEFF LOOMIS: Video Footage From Milan Guitar Clinic

Guitarist Jeff Loomis of Seattle metallers NEVERMORE kicked off his Schecter Guitars-sponsored clinic tour last month in Serbia and Greece. Jeff performed classic NEVERMORE songs as well as music from his solo album, "Zero Order Phase", which came out in 2008 via Century Media Records. Video footage...