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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: 'World Gone Mad' Album Teaser

A teaser for "World Gone Mad", the new album from Venice, California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, is available below. Due on September 30, the follow-up to 2013's "13" disc will be the band's first to feature former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo and guitarist Jeff Pogan...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Wouldn't Count' On Reunion With DREAM THEATER

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal-Rules.com: Can I have something about your former band, if you don't mind? Portnoy: I may not answer it. Metal-Rules.com: Have you...

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THE AGONIST: Teaser For New Album

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have posted a teaser for their forthcoming album — their first since signing a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. The CD was recorded with producer Mike Plotnikoff, who has previously worked with BUCKCHERRY, OTEP, HALESTORM, DROWNIN...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'We're Not Gonna Take It' Performance Clip From 'Metal Meltdown' DVD

The first "Metal Meltdown" concert series event kicked off at The Joint at the world famous Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on May 30, 2015. Legendary, selling rockers TWISTED SISTER performed an explosive 90-minute concert of their biggest hits spanning their 40-year career. The show was dedicated to...

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PAGAN'S MIND, SECRET SPHERE, SYMPHONY X, Ex-HELLOWEEN Members Join Forces In SHADOWSPELL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of SHADOWSPELL, a new melodic metal act born from a collaboration between Italian guitarist/songwriter Aldo Lonobile and Norwegian vocalist Nils K. Rue. Lonobile is best known for his extraordinary work with power/progressive stalwarts SECRET SPHERE whil...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Slams Musicians Who Are 'Prejudiced' Against Other Styles Of Music

Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini last year in Bonn, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how important it is for musicians to stay open-minded and appreciate, or at least r...

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Heavy Rock Radio

Norwegian dynamo Jorn Lande may not always spring to the fore of metalheads' minds, but he's enjoyed a long and satisfying career doing what he does, which includes a rock opera project with guitarist Trond Holter last year, "Dracula - Swing of Death". Jorn's impeccable chops always demand attention...

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Tango Umbrella

One of the stranger histories in the metal underground, AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE called it a day in 2009, only to reform two years later. Perhaps the death of guitarist Bryan Ottson in 2005 had a latent toll upon Cameron Heacock, who initially pulled the plug on the band. As the band's web site held the...

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Voices EP

Colorado hard rockers RED TIDE RISING have been together for eight years and just got a taste of success as their 2013 release, "The Rising", peaked at 75 on the Billboard Independent chart and struck as a No. 3 Heatseeker. Lead vocalist Matthew Whiteman only recently turned 21 (backtrack to how you...

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Trust No One

Dez Fafara may or may not be feeling the pinch to stay ahead of his peers coming into DEVILDRIVER's seventh album, "Trust No One". While much of what this band does classifies them as metalcore, there's always been an "it" factor to DEVILDRIVER. That something special whisks the band into its own se...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Would Love Nothing More' Than To Have His DREAM THEATER Ex-Bandmates At His Birthday Bash

Mike Portnoy says that "would love nothing more" than to have his former bandmates in DREAM THEATER join him at his 50th-birthday party in early 2017. Portnoy will celebrate the milestone event on next February's Cruise To The Edge, where he will perform DREAM THEATER's "12 Step Suite" in its entire...

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KISS Salutes U.S. Military For July 4 (Video)

KISS has posted a seven-minute video in which they salute the U.S. military, active duty and veterans on July 4. Check out the clip below. KISS has partnered with Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) and Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) to honor members of the National Guard and military Reserve forces in ov...

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Listen To Title Track Of AIRBOURNE's New Album, 'Breakin' Outta Hell'

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE will release their fourth studio album, "Breakin' Outta Hell", on September 16 via Spinefarm. The disc's title track, which also serves as the first single and video, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. "Breakin' Outta Hell" was produced by Bob Marlet...

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JAY JAY FRENCH Doesn't Rule Out TWISTED SISTER Stage Return After 'Final' Tour

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked if thinks that there is a chance that TWISTED SISTER will pl...

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MIKE PORTNOY: Why Now Is Right Time To Bring DREAM THEATER's '12 Step Suite' To Life On Stage

Prog-rock fans are in for a treat on next February's Cruise To The Edge music vacation: iconic drummer and former member of DREAM THEATER, Mike Portnoy will — for the first time ever — perform the band's "12 Step Suite" in its entirety on the cruise. The music documents the musician's battle with al...