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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Wants Next Album To Be 'Heavier' And 'More Uptempo'
KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch wants the band's next effort to be "heavier" and "more uptempo" than 2013's "The Paradigm Shift", but is unsure that he will "get [his] wish." Speaking to PureGrainAudio.com about KORN's plans for the next CD, Welch said: "We're talking at the moment about taking a...March 16, 2015
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Video: VINNY APPICE Performs DIO's 'Holy Diver' In Waterloo
Fan-filmed video footage of legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) performing the DIO classic "Holy Diver" on March 12 at Lizards Tailgator Lounge in Waterloo, New York can be seen below. Drumming demi-gods Carmine and Vinny Appice have both had extraordinary careers...March 14, 2015
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KISS's PAUL STANLEY: 'We Are The Essence Of Rock And Roll'
James Tobin of Australia's Yahoo! 7 TV conducted an interview with KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons during the band's recent Japanese tour. You can watch the report below. Said Stanley: "We are the essence of rock and roll, because we give the middle-finger salute to everybody who tells us...March 14, 2015
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Report: AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER To Release Country Album
According to Billboard.com, AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler is working on a country album for the Nashville-based Big Machine Label Group. A tentative late 2015 or early 2016 release is expected. The singer has not yet signed with the company, but is expected to ink the deal "before the summer," according...March 13, 2015
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KITTIE: Teaser For 20th-Anniversary Documentary
Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE has posted a teaser for its forthcoming 20th-anniversary documentary. Check it out below. KITTIE last year raised $40,000 via a crowd funding campaign for the documentary. "To be honest with you, it was something that I didn't necessarily expect," Morgan Lander to...March 13, 2015
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THE SANITY DAYS Featuring Ex-ONSLAUGHT Members: 'Satan's Blood' Song Available For Streaming
"Evil Beyond Belief", the debut album from THE SANITY DAYS — the project featuring four former members of legendary Bristol, England thrash metallers ONSLAUGHT — will be released in North America on March 24 via Candlelight. THE SANITY DAYS represents a forging of the talents of a formidable range o...March 13, 2015
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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT Says METALLICA's 'Ride The Lightning' Was His First Taste Of 'Real' Metal
Sweden's RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what album got him hooked on heavy metal in the first place, Root responded: "I would have to say my first taste of 'real' metal that made me really start to look outside...March 13, 2015
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Celebrate The Life And Music Of RONNIE JAMES DIO: More Fifth-Anniversary Memorial Details Revealed
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the voice of RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH and DIO, recently announced a weekend of celebratory activities to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the singer's untimely death from gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The events will take...March 12, 2015
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DORO PESCH Says She Never Felt Different Being A Woman In Heavy Metal
In a brand new interview with the Phoenix New Times, German metal queen Doro Pesch was asked if she could recall a memory when she first realized that the industry was embracing more females in heavy metal. "I love music and I loved the fans right from the start," she responded. "I had ...March 12, 2015
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HUNTRESS Singer On Next Album: Fans Will Hear 'Very Authentic, True Sound Of Heavy Metal'
Iñigo Dominguez Diaz of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com conducted an interview with singer Jill Janus of the Los Angeles-based, occult-themed traditional heavy metal band HUNTRESS before the band's February 7 concert in Barcelona as the support act for AMON AMARTH. You can now listen to the chat below. Spea...March 12, 2015
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FOUR BY FATE Recruits TWISTED SISTER/ADRENALINE MOB Drummer A.J. PERO
FOUR BY FATE, the band featuring vocalist/guitarist Tod Howarth (FREHLEY'S COMET, CHEAP TRICK) and bassist John Regan (FREHLEY'S COMET, PETER FRAMPTON),has parted ways with drummer Stet Howland (W.A.S.P., LITA FORD) and guitarist Sean Kelly (CRASH KELLY, HELIX) and has replaced them with A.J. Pero...March 11, 2015
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: New Video Footage From The Studio
Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE recently entered the studio with producer Colin Richardson (CARCASS, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD) and producer/engineer Carl Bown to begin recording their fifth album for a tentative summer release. Several video clips from the studio can be seen below. BULLET...March 9, 2015
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MIKE PORTNOY Apologizes To Anyone He Offended: 'I Surely Never Meant For Such Attention And Controversy'
Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who is currently touring Europe with THE NEAL MORSE BAND, has apologized for blasting the staff at the Whittington Hospital in London, England for allegedly refusing to see him quickly enough so that he could make it in time to the Islington Assembly Hall,...March 9, 2015
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MIKE PORTNOY Slams U.K. Hospital For 'Not Seeing' Him
**UPDATE #2: March 8**: Mike Portnoy has posted the following message in response to the controversy that was generated by original comments about the Whittington Hospital: "Thanks to all of the kind understanding people that sent well wishes & positive vibes my way yesterday…it was one of the w...March 7, 2015
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ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING Bassist JOEY VERA Talks To 'The Hellion Rocks' About MOTOR SISTER (Audio)
Guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),his wife Pearl Aday (daughter of actor/musician Meat Loaf),drummer John Tempesta (formerly of EXODUS, TESTAMENT, WHITE ZOMBIE, HELMET and other bands) and bassist Joey Vera (current ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING member, who was briefly in ANTHRAX) in 2013 joined for...March 7, 2015
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