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DENIS 'SNAKE' BELANGER: The Best Way To Honor PIGGY Is To Keep VOIVOD Alive

In a new interview with Metal Heads Forever Magazine, VOIVOD singer Denis "Snake" Belanger spoke about the band's decision to carry on following the 2005 passing of founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D’Amour. "Well, Piggy, of course, he was the starting point of the whole band, and everything we do is...

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SOUNDGARDEN's 'Live From The Artists Den' Will Have A One-Day Limited Run In IMAX

"Soundgarden: Live From The Artists Den" will be shown exclusively at IMAX theatres around the world at a special one-night only event on July 1. Tickets are available beginning Friday, June 7 at www.imax.com/soundgarden. On February 17, 2013, SOUNDGARDEN concluded a sold-out U.S. winter tour in sup...

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Armenia's NAREGATSI ORCHESTRA Performs Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'She's Gone' (Video)

A video of Armenia's Naregatsi Orchestra performing a cover of the BLACK SABBATH song "She's Gone", which originally appeared on the "Technical Ecstasy" album, can be seen below. The performance took place on a visit to the country by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gil...

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Ascension / Burn the Night

The way the mainstream rock and metal media talk about so-called old-school heavy metal these days, you could be forgiven for thinking that the genre was little more than a redundant anachronism, at this point pleasing only middle-aged Germans and Brian Slagel. It certainly doesn't help that the maj...

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Listen To New NORTHLANE Song 'Talking Heads'

"Talking Heads", a new song from Sydney, Australia metallers NORTHLANE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's fifth studio album, "Alien", which will be released on August 2 via UNFD. For a band that has traditionally focused on wider issues in the outside world, "Alien" is easil...

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TOM MORELLO Says There Is A 'Great Amount' Of Unreleased AUDIOSLAVE Music

According to The Pulse Of Radio, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, PROPHETS OF RAGE and AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello told BackStory in a new interview that there is "a great amount" of material from the latter band, featuring late singer Chris Cornell, that has yet to see the light of day. When asked ab...

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ROY MAYORGA On Playing With HELLYEAH After VINNIE PAUL's Death: 'It's Bittersweet'

STONE SOUR and HELLYEAH drummer Roy Mayorga was recently interviewed by Meltdown of Detroit's 101 WRIF radio station. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follows. On how he landed the HELLYEAH gig: "Basically, [STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor and HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray] had a co...

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IMMOLATION Releases Music Video For 'The Distorting Light'

New York death metal giants IMMOLATION have released the music video for the song "The Distorting Light" off their latest album, "Atonement". The clip was created and directed by Robert Vigna while Angelo Damanti handled the camera work and served as the technical advisor and equipment specialist. T...

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SONS OF APOLLO To Release 'Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony' In August

SONS OF APOLLO — the progressive metal supergroup featuring former DREAM THEATER bandmates Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, as well as guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS) and vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (W.E.T., TALISMAN) — will release...

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RAVEN Frontman On Almost Going Into Business With OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE: 'You Could Maybe Say We Dodged A Bullet'

Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of British metal legends RAVEN. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On being part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene: John: "We had the first ind...

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IAN GILLAN On DEEP PURPLE's Former Accountant: 'I Take No Joy In The Fact That He's In Jail'

Ian Gillan and Ian Paice have spoken to Mirror about DEEP PURPLE's former accountant who was sentenced to six years and four months in prison for stealing £2.2 million (approximately $2.87 million) from two companies that managed the band's royalties. Dipak Rao, who worked for the band between 1992...

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OVERKILL Frontman: 'We're Not Just Getting Lucky. We're Working Harder At What We Do Well'

Metal Mayhem ROC conducted an interview with frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash veterans OVERKILL prior to the band's May 9 concert at Anthology in Rochester, New York. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMO...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JESSE LEACH On Mental Health Issues: 'It Continues To Be Something I Struggle With'

"Cutter's Rockcast" conducted an interview with vocalist Jesse Leach of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE prior to the band's May 16 concert at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with PARKWAY DRIVE in support. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts fol...

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KING'S X Drummer JERRY GASKILL Says He's Doing 'Better Than Ever' After Surviving Two Heart Attacks

KING'S X drummer Jerry Gaskill recently spoke with Tom Leu of Sound Matters Radio. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recently published book "King's X: An Oral History": Jerry: "We've been thinking about a book for a while...

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PAPA ROACH Guitarist On Band's Longevity: 'We Like Each Other' And 'We Respect Each Other's Space'

PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton was interviewed by Kaytie of "Cutter's RockCast" at this month's Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which took place in Columbus, Ohio. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about how the members of PAPA ROACH have managed to stay...