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Ex-TROUBLE Drummer Comments On ARMANDO ACOSTA's Passing

Jeff "Oly" Olson, former TROUBLE drummer and current host of Internet radio show "Heady Metal With Jeff Olson", has released the following statement regarding the passing of ex-SAINT VITUS drummer Armando Acosta: "Sadly, it has been confirmed that the original drummer for SAINT VITUS, Armando Acosta...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Announces Special Acoustic Show In Oklahoma

ALICE IN CHAINS will perform a very special acoustic show on February 5, 2011 at Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 3 at 10 a.m. Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS' October 8, 2010 concert at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington can be viewed at...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: I Don't Know What It's Like To Work 'With' YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

Metal Shrine recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Shrine: When did you realize for the first time, that a professional singer was what you wanted to be? Jeff Scott...

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JIMI HENDRIX's Stepsister Interviewed By JEFF WOODS (Video)

Jeff Woods of "Legends Of Classic Rock" recently conducted an interview with Jimi Hendrix's stepsister, Janie Hendrix, who controls the late guitarist's estate. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Experience Hendrix, the concert tour that has wowed audiences revisiting the music and inspi...

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TAKARA: Video Of Entire Tarzana Concert Posted Online

U.S. rockers TAKARA played their first show in many years on October 30 at Paladino's in Tarzana, California. Check out video footage of the entire concert at this location. A couple of the clips are available below. TAKARA's current lineup is as follows: Jaimie Kelli - Vocals Gene McEwen - Drums Su...

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WRETCH Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band WRETCH has parted ways with drummer Chris Koshock (pictured below second from right). Koshock, who joined the band in 2005 replacing Jeff Currenton (ex-SEVEN WITCHES, WINTERS BANE),is leaving the group to devote more time to his family and job. "We want to thank Chr...

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HEAVENWOOD Taps CHRISTIAN 'KOHLE' KOHLMANNSLEHNER For New Album Mix

Portuguese dark-rock/metal band HEAVENWOOD has tapped Christian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (CREMATORY, UNDER SEIGE, SIEGES EVEN, AGATHODAIMON, BENIGHTED) to mix and master its fourth album, entitled "Abyss Masterpiece", in December at Kohlekeller Studios in Germany. "Abyss Masterpiece" was recorded at...

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VINCE NEIL: Performance Footage From SHIPROCKED 2010 Available

Fan-filmed video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's solo performance on Shiprocked 2010, a three-day cruise which set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on November 11 onboard the MSC Poesia, can be viewed below. Neil's new solo album, "Tattoos & Tequila", sold 7,500 copies in the United...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Joins Forces With SCHASCLE 'TWINKLE' YOCHIM In SOULS ON 11

SOULS ON 11, the new project featuring former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young and one of America's true organic voices, Schascle "Twinkle" Yochim, performed at the Molly Malone's club in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 2010. Video footage of two of the tracks that were played that night — "Com...

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: Another New Song Available For Free Download

Set to touch down in America December 4 in Grand Prairie, Texas for a seven-show run after wrapping their six-country South American tour November 27 in Bogota, Colombia, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have officially released their seventh free track "Tom Tom". It is available for free download at www.smash...

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TROUBLE Guitarist Interviewed On 'Heady Metal With Jeff Olson' (Audio)

Bruce Franklin of legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE was interviewed on this past Monday's (November 22) edition of original and former TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson's new Internet radio show, "Heady Metal With Jeff Olson". This rare chat entailed both Olson and Franklin discussing the roots of...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — has set "The Soundtrack" as the title of its new album, due on March 22, 2011 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The CD was recorded at a Seattle-area studio with veteran rock producer Terry Date (SOUNDGARDEN,...

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OUTCAST Completes Recording New Album

Paris, France-based death/thrash metal band OUTCAST has finished recording its third album, "Awaken The Reason", for a tentative early 2011 release via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. The CD is currently being mixed at Split Second Sound studio in Amsterdam, Holland with Jochem Jacobs (TEXTURES)...

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JOE SATRIANI To Host This Week's 'The Chop Shop'

While Steve Black takes time off this weekend to give thanks, master guitarist Joe Satriani will be stepping in to host "The Chop Shop". Satriani will play his latest single, "Light Years Away", from his new album, "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", which hit stores last month. Tune in to see what...

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SHIPROCKED Rocks Leviathan Back To The Depths

"Shiprocked 2010" was a resounding success as a capacity crowd of rockers and metal heads from the global village endured Mother Nature and showed that even the mightiest gale forces couldn't keep them from rocking 24 hours a day as Shiprocked returned to port in Fort Lauderdale November 14 after a...