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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Would Rather Dig Ditches Than Be A Parody Of The Music'

David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: Are you still into the whole "process?" Meaning, do you...

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DUCATI ALL-STARS: Video Footage From Hollywood Concert Available

DUCATI ALL-STARS, a group of talented musicians and Ducati enthusiasts, "hammered out 30 years of rock" at the legendary Roxy Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California on Saturday, January 2. The band, which was headed up by Billy Morrison of CAMP FREDDY, also included Steve Jones (S...

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TESTAMENT To Perform Entire 'The Legacy' Album On 'American Carnage' Tour

Charlie Steffens of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: It is an amazing lineup: TESTAMENT sharing the stage with MEGADETH and SLAYER, and, obviously, a much-talke...

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NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON: X3M Interview With English Subtitles Available

NIGHTWISH lead singer Anette Olzon was interviewed on Finnish national radio station YLE X3M, the Swedish-language radio, on September 18, 2009 — the day before the band's special homecoming show at the sold-out, 11,000-capacity Hartwall Arena in Helsinki to mark the end of the group's colossal "Dar...

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Russian Rockers PUSHKING Preparing To Release All-Star Album

Russian rockers PUSHKING are putting the finishing touches on the on their new all-star album entitled "The World As We Love It" (formerly known as "Pushking - Duets"). The CD was produced by Fabrizio Grossi and is being mastered at Precision Mastering in Los Angeles by Tom Baker, who has previously...

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SLASH, DUFF MCKAGAN, DAVE NAVARRO, TOM MORELLO: Interviews From LAYN Benefit Posted Online

Red Carpet Roxy conducted separate interviews with Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION) and Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) at a benefit concert on November 22, 2009 at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. The s...

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MY SHADOW Recording New Album

Canadian metallers MY SHADOW have entered MS Studios in Ottawa, Ontario to begin recording their new album, "Decayed World", for an early 2010 release. According to the band, the long-awaited follow up to 2007's "We All Fall Down" EP "will contain [11] songs with a couple of instrumental experimenta...

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AC/DC, METALLICA Among Top Tours This Year In North America

Reuters reports that AC/DC and METALLICA were among the most popular draws on the North American concert circuit this year, according to data issued on Wednesday. Pollstar editor Gary Bongiovanni said the overall concert business bucked the recession, mirroring a similar phenomenon at movie theaters...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'My Career Right Now Is Just Exploding'

Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT),Tom Araya (SLAYER),Kerry King (SLAYER) and Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) were interviewed for the February 2010 issue of Decibel magazine (order online),which features a cover story on the upcoming "American Carnage" tour. The Mustaine section of the story follows in its entire...

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TESTAMENT Frontman To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, January 3 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST. For information, go to this location. TESTAMENT is preparing to...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Knocked Off Top Of British Chart

The Pulse of Radio reports: One week after its surprise win as the No. 1 single in the U.K. for Christmas, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's "Killing In The Name" was pushed off the top of the chart by "X Factor" winner JOE MCELDERRY's "The Climb", the song that RAGE beat as the result of a ...

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W.A.S.P. Frontman Interviewed In Bulgaria

MM Television conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless on November 17, 2009 before the band's concert in Sofia, Bulgaria. Watch the Bulgarian-language report below. W.A.S.P.'s new album, "Babylon", entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at position No. 15. The CD was released in E...

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W.A.S.P. To Tour South America In April?

According to Ticketek, W.A.S.P. will perform at Teatro Colegiales in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 22, 2010. More South American dates are expected to be announced soon. Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P. December 5, 2009 concert in Stockholm, Sweden can be viewed below. The band's setlist was...

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Insurrection Rising

Word has it that the U.K.'s SAVAGE MESSIAH kicked up some dust in its native country with the release of debut album "Spitting Venom" on its own imprint, SMR Productions. Candlelight Records took notice, signed the lads, and released the follow up, "Insurrection Rising", a shiny slice of thrash and...

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BIOHAZARD Frontman To Guest On 'Chaos To The Core' Show

BIOHAZARD vocalist/bassist Evan Seinfeld will guest on the "Chaos To The Core" show on Hard Rock Radio Live on Sunday, December 27 between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST. The interview was recorded on December 19 in response to a New York Post article in which Seinfeld's wife, adult-film actress Tera P...