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METALLICA: Official Video Footage From Salesforce.com San Francisco Corporate Concert
On February 9, METALLICA played a corporate gig at Pier 48 in San Francisco at a party hosted by Salesforce.com, a cloud computing company that provides cloud-based applications and solutions for businesses to enhance their sales and customer service capabilities. METALLICA, who previously played at...February 19, 2015
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STEVE VAI's 'Stillness In Motion - Vai Live In L.A.' Due In April
Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings have signed virtuoso guitarist/composer/producer Steve Vai to a new multi-album agreement which includes plans to issue two fresh Vai sets in 2015 beginning with the release of "Stillness In Motion - Vai Live In L.A." on April 7. Vai's first release und...February 19, 2015
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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Undergoes Cancer Treatment
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have released the following statement: "Just before Christmas, MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson visited his doctor for a routine check-up. This led to tests and biopsies which revealed a small cancerous tumour at the back of his tongue. A seven-week course of c...February 19, 2015
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AWAY: New VOIVOD Album To Arrive In 2016
On February 11, Josh Rundquist (a.k.a. That Drummer Guy) conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD before the band's performance at Amsterdam Bar And Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked a...February 18, 2015
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TESTAMENT And EXODUS To Join Forces For 'Dark Roots Of Thrash II' Tour
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends TESTAMENT and EXODUS will join forces for the "Dark Roots Of Thrash II" tour. The trek will conquer North America for five weeks, beginning April 1 in San Francisco, and will include select TESTAMENT and EXODUS festival performances. Support on the tour wi...February 17, 2015
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MACHINE HEAD To Film Los Angeles, San Francisco Shows For Upcoming DVD
MACHINE HEAD's upcoming shows in Los Angeles (Friday, February 20 at The Regent) and San Francisco (Saturday, February 21 at The Regency Ballroom) will be filmed for a new concert DVD. Says the band: "To commemorate the success of [MACHINE HEAD's latest album] 'Bloodstone & Diamonds' as well as...February 15, 2015
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VOIVOD's MICHEL 'AWAY' LANGEVIN: 'We're Back In Prog-Rock Mode'
Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD spoke to the Edmonton Sun about the band's new song "We Are Connected", which was released last month on a split single with AT THE GATES. "We're back in prog-rock mode," he said. "Especially the new single, it's shameless prog rock....February 13, 2015
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JASON HOOK On Joining FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: 'I Just Wanted To Be Able To Write Songs And Make Records'
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook has teamed up with documentary filmmaker Fran Strine and music manager Jamie Talbot to chronicle the story of world-renowned musicians who are not household names, but are instead the session and backup musicians who have performed at concerts and on coun...February 13, 2015
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ANVIL's LIPS: 'Maybe GENE SIMMONS Is Right. Maybe Rock Is Dead.'
Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what he would do differently if his band was starting out today, Lips said: "I don't think there's anything that can be...February 12, 2015
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METALLICA Plays Corporate Salesforce.com Concert In San Francisco; Video Footage, Photos Available
On Monday night (February 9),METALLICA played a corporate gig at Pier 48 in San Francisco at a party hosted by Salesforce.com, a cloud computing company that provides cloud-based applications and solutions for businesses to enhance their sales and customer service capabilities. METALLICA, who previ...February 11, 2015
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ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC GROUP Launches BETTER NOISE Imprint
Eleven Seven Music Group, which has been a force to be reckoned with in rock with five artists in the Mediabase Active Rock charts at the end of 2014, multiple artists in the Billboard year-end charts, mainstream rock songs, hard rock albums and rock airplay songs and a Pollstar top-grossing rock to...February 11, 2015
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, LINKIN PARK, SLAYER, ROB ZOMBIE, DEFTONES Confirmed For Canada's AMNESIA ROCKFEST
The Outaouais Rock team has unveiled the complete lineup for the tenth edition of Amnesia Rockfest, the largest rock festival in Canada, which will be held from June 18 to June 21 at the Montebello marina in Quebec: opening night will be on June 18, two main days on June 19 and 20, camping from ...February 11, 2015
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DAVE LOMBARDO: If You Don't Study The Business Side Of The Music Industry, You Will Get Screwed
In a recent issue of U.K.'s Rhythm magazine, former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo was asked if the business side can sometimes get in the way of the music. He responded: "It's frustrating, but it's part of it, and you come to realize that you have to know the business if you want .....February 10, 2015
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DRAGONFORCE's SAM TOTMAN: 'A Great Guitar Solo Is Nothing Unless It's In A Good Song'
Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: In DRAGONFORCE, what would you say is more important, songwriting or the soloing? Sam: Definitely...February 5, 2015
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Prefers The Pre-Internet Days When People Bought Records
Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige.se: These days, everybody's got a book out, you're out telling stories from your life, ANTHRAX posts studio reports on the new album. I...February 3, 2015
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