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PHILIP ANSELMO: METALLICA Are 'THE ROLLING STONES Of Metal'

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: The new DOWN record is done? Anselmo: Not even touched. We did a show in Switzerland [this p...

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LIZZY BORDEN: 2010 Video Recap

Californian metal veterans LIZZY BORDEN have uploaded a 2010 year-end video review. See the fun, the madness, and the world with LIZZY BORDEN in this 11-minute recap of the band's "Appointment With Death" world tour 2010. LIZZY BORDEN recruited guitarist A.C. Alexander (WARRIOR, HATETIMESNINE) for t...

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STRYPER: 'The Covering' Cover Artwork Unveiled

"The Covering", the much-anticipated covers album from Christian hard rockers STRYPER, will tentatively be released on February 1, 2011 via Big3 Records. The band has already released its cover versions of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and KANSAS' "Carry On Wayward Son", which are available for...

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SONIC SYNDICATE To Join 'Extreme Freestylers' Motocross Tour

Swedish/British modern rock/metal band SONIC SYNDICATE will take part in next year's "Extreme Freestylers" motocross tour. The trek will feature international motocross stars like Mike Mason, Nate Adams, Heath Frisby and Adam Jones showing amazing stunts and tricks in arenas across Europe. The tour...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'Touring Is The Hardest Thing Physically And Mentally'

Bryan Reesman of Attention Deficit Delirium recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX/THE DAMNED THINGS guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his drive and perseverance: Ian: "Just the energy and perseverance it took to get ANTHRAX done from the early days to th...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Perform At Tokyo's Budokan

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will perform live at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on December 27 as part of a special Visual Kei live event featuring an all-star lineup of Alice Nine, Mucc, Sid and much more. This will be Marty's third appearance at Budokan since his move to Japan. In other news...

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THE POOR Interviewed On Australia's SCARD TV (Video)

Sigrid Savage of Scard TV recently conducted an interview with reunited Australian rockers THE POOR. You can now watch the chat below. THE POOR teamed up with Riot! Entertainment in 2009 to unleash a barrage of new material in the form of an album titled "Round 1" which saw the band do a string of ....

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KISS, LINKIN PARK Downloadable Songs For 'Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock' And 'DJ Hero 2'

Just in time for the holidays, Activision Publishing Inc.'s Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock and DJ Hero 2 are giving the gift that will keep fans rocking and mixing with new downloadable content from two of the world's best-selling artists KISS and LINKIN PARK. Gene Simmons, who voiced the Demi-God of...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Frontman Interviewed By BOOST TV (Video)

Boost TV recently conducted an interview with British vocalist Nathan Biggs of Sweden-based modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with Sonic Shocks, Biggs stated about former co-vocalist Richard Sjunnesson's claim that he left the band due to "[SON...

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Former TIGERTAILZ Drummer To Record, Tour With MOTT THE HOOPLE's VERDEN ALLEN

Former TIGERTAILZ drummer Matthew Blakout has issued the following update: "It is a great honour for me to announce I will be joining with, not only a fellow Welshman, but a total legend, in his side project SOFT GROUND. The man in question being Verden Allen and the main project being MOTT THE HOOP...

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ACE FREHLEY Talks About New Gibson Firebird X Guitar (Video)

On October 28, 2010, Gibson unveiled its tenth version of the Firebird guitar at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. Dubbed Firebird X, the instrument Gibson calls "revolutionary" is actually evolutionary in terms of the technology that went into it. Multiple processors, on-board effects, and a wir...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I've Never Compromised And I've Done Everything From The Heart'

Brian Rademacher of Rock Eyez recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Rock Eyez: You have Christmas coming up. What is one of the things you might want as a gift? Yngwie Malmsteen: I just bought myself a new Ferrari;...

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STONE SOUR's JOSH RAND Talks About 'Audio Secrecy' Recording Process

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Audio Secrecy" is STONE SOUR's third album and it's truly reflected in the cohesion of the songs and the performances. The b...

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STRYPER Schedules One-Off Show In California

Christian hard rockers STRYPER will perform at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January 15, 2011 during the winter NAMM show. They will play their classics as well as some material from their upcoming covers album, "The Covering", which will be released on February 1. Line6 is...

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VAN HALEN: Earliest Known Live Footage Posted To Promote Hard Rock Auctions

An extremely rare 1978 local news report from the first Texas Jam festival has been published online to promote the melodic rock/heavy metal-themed auctions of eBay seller EliteWorks. The 32-year old segment is centered on VAN HALEN's stunning performance from their very first tour and showcases the...