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EXTREME Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of 'Pornograffiti' With 'Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown' Blu-Ray, DVD, CD

Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated "Pornograffitti", the definitive album of the band's career. To mark the anniversary, "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" will be released this fall by the production company Rock Fuel Media in associati...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN: 'The Job Of An Artist Is To Hold A Mirror Up To Society'

Vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD was interviewed on the July 15-17 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A few excerpts follow. Full Metal Jackie: Lots has been goi...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Explains Decision To Launch Acoustic Project

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted took part in a Mighty Fine Guitars live Facebook webcast on Friday, July 22. The event was hosted by Stevie Coyle. Newsted debuted his new, mostly acoustic project, WOULD AND STEAL — in which he is joined by Rob Tucker — and spoke about his decision to embark o...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Weighs In On CHESTER BENNINGTON's 'Kept Metal Alive' Comment

LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda has defended Chester Bennington's comment that the band's debut album "kept metal alive." In a recent interview with Metal Hammer, the LINKIN PARK singer talked about fans approaching him to gush about his influence on them: "I met a kid a few days ago who said, 'You were...

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DISTURBED Guitarist: Hiatus 'Injected New Life' Into The Band

DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan spoke to The Times-Tribune about the group's controversial 2011 decision to take a long break so that he and his bandmates could enjoy their families and work on other creative side projects. "The rush from the fans is something we've definitely missed on the hiatus,"...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'The Price' Performance Clip From 'Metal Meltdown' DVD

The first "Metal Meltdown" concert series event kicked off at The Joint at the world famous Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on May 30, 2015. Legendary, selling rockers TWISTED SISTER performed an explosive 90-minute concert of their biggest hits spanning their 40-year career. The show was dedicated to...

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LINKIN PARK's CHESTER BENNINGTON: 'We Kept Metal Alive'

Chester Bennington has laughed off the perception from some metal purists that LINKIN PARK was nothing more than a boy band with guitars when the group released its debut album, "Hybrid Theory", in 2000. Reflecting on the LP and the reaction to it, the LINKIN PARK frontman said his band was partiall...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Is Back With WOULD AND STEAL

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted will take part in a Mighty Fine Guitars live Facebook webcast on Friday, July 22 at 12 p.m. PST. The event will be hosted by Stevie Coyle. Newsted will talk about his new, mostly acoustic project, WOULD AND STEAL (in which he is joined by Rob Tucker),and whate...

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APOCALYPTICA Covers METALLICA's 'Seek & Destroy' At Switzerland's SONISPHERE: Pro-Shot Footage

Professionally filmed video footage of Finnish rockers APOCALYPTICA performing a cover version of the METALLICA classic "Seek & Destroy" on June 4 at the Sonisphere festival in Luzern, Switzerland can be seen below. APOCALYPTICA's version of "Seek & Destroy" is featured as a bonus track on t...

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METALLICA: Updated Edition Of CLIFF BURTON Biography To Include New Afterword By ANTHRAX Bassist

"To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica's Cliff Burton", written by British author Joel McIver in 2008, will be republished in updated form on September 6 by Jawbone Press. The comprehensive, 312-page biography comes with a foreword by METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, a new afterword by...

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ANTHRAX Members Look Back On 35-Year Career

Thirty-five years ago today (July 18, 1981),the then New York-based thrash/metal band ANTHRAX was formed and started on the road to help change the history of music. Says co-founder Scott Ian: "Thirty-five years have passed since that day and my life has changed profoundly. I am a husband, I am a f...

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'Inside Metal: LA Metal Scene Explodes': Video Recap Of Los Angeles Screenings

A video recap of the Los Angeles screening premiere for the documentary film "Inside Metal: LA Metal Scene Explodes" (MetalRock Films) — which took place June 2 at The Attic in Hollywood, California and June 6 at Regency 6 in North Hollywood, California — can be seen below. The video features severa...

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN: 'I Feel Like I Get A New Kid Every Time I Release A New Album'

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen and bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen of Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT were interviewed by Joiz TV prior to the band's June 9 performance at the Greenfield festival in Interlaken, Switzerland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he had the same feeling w...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Hosting 'The Producers' Series On PLANET ROCK

Rock and roll royalty Brian Johnson is hosting a brand new five-part series, "The Producers", on the U.K. digital radio station Planet Rock. The weekly show sees Brian exploring the lives of some of the world's most renowned rock producers, including QUEEN's Roy Thomas Baker, METALLICA's Bob Rock an...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN: 'People Have Become Genre Snobs'

Tigman of the Q103 radio station conducted an interview with DISTURBED singer David Draiman before the band's July 12 concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how it feels to have a Top 40 radio hit — a first for DISTURBED...