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FOZZY Guitarist Talks About Forthcoming Album

STUCK MOJO/FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward recently spoke to Metal As Fuck about the forthcoming FOZZY album, "Chasing the Grail", tentatively due in early 2010 via Australia's Riot! Entertainment. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the CD's title: "It's about the search for something we all ul...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY Performs With ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA In NYC; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy taking over lead vocals and sitting behind the kit for two FRANK ZAPPA songs — "Bobby Brown Goes Down" and "Willie the Pimp" — during ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA's August 9, 2009 concert at the Beacon Theater in New York City can be viewed below (courte...

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KISS, ANGEL Members Talk About CASABLANCA RECORDS

The legendary record label Casablanca Records is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. As a result, PopMatters.com has issued a five-part feature titled "Casablanca Records: Play It Again". New York City journalist Christian John Wikane wrote the 41,000-word article which covers the history of...

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EXODUS' GARY HOLT Makes The Switch To SCHECTER Guitars

Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans EXODUS has issued the following update: "First off, I'd like to announce that after six years or so have parted ways with Bernie Rico Jr. guitars. Bernie has been awesome, and I have nothing but thanks for all he's done and they awesome gu...

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SKELETONWITCH: New Song Available For Streaming

"Crushed Beyond Dust", the lead track from SKELETONWITCH's highly anticipated new album, "Breathing The Fire", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Commented vocalist Chance Garnette: "This song is simply about killing someone with nothing but your bare hands! Plus I was stoked I c...

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RUTHLESS To Play Texas' GATES OF METAL Festival

Reactivated Southern California metallers RUTHLESS will play the Gates Of Metal open-air festival in Dripping Springs, Texas on May 22, 2010. More information will be made available soon. Video footage of RUTHLESS performing at this year's Keep It True XII festival, which was held April 24-25, 2009...

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KRYOBURN Parts Ways With Bassist, Keyboardist

Carlsbad, New Mexico-based metallers KRYOBURN have issued the following update: "As of August 11, 2009, KRYOBURN bassist Hunter Correll has quit the band to move back to his home state of Kentucky. In related news, live/touring keyboard/synth player Kelly Bogues has parted ways with KRYOBURN to retu...

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SKELETONWITCH: New Song To Make Its Online Debut On Monday

"Crushed Beyond Dust", the lead track from SKELETONWITCH's highly anticipated new album, "Breathing The Fire", will be available for streaming via the band's MySpace page on Monday, August 17 at 9:00 a.m. PST. The song will debut on Sirius XM's Liquid Metal on August 14 at 8:00 p.m. EST Commented vo...

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NOTHINGFACE Calls It Quits... Again

The reunited original NOTHINGFACE lineup — Matt Holt (vocals),Bill Gaal (bass),Chris Houck (drums) and Tom Maxwell (guitar; also in HELLYEAH) — has once again decided to disband. Separate statements from Maxwell and Gaal regarding the split follow below. Tom Maxwell: "In the past couple weeks, I'v...

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VISION OF DISORDER Interviewed By HardTimes.ca; Video Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with reactivated Long Island, New York hardcore/metallers VISION OF DISORDER when the band played in Clifton Park, New York on August 7, 2009 as part of the 10 for $10 Tour. Watch the 20-minute chat below. VISION OF DISORDER is currently crafting material for the...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist JOE PERRY: New Radio Interviews Posted Online

A couple of brand new radio interviews with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry — conducted by Akron, Ohio's WONE 97.5 FM and Detroit, Michigan's 101 WRIF — can be viewed below. According to The Pulse of Radio, Perry is not sure at this point whether the band will continue its trouble-plagued summer tour,...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman In 'The Graves' Movie; Trailer, Interview Available

A trailer for the upcoming horror/thriller "The Graves" — which stars LAMB OF GOD vocalist D. Randall Blythe, Tony Todd ("Candyman") and Bill Moseley ("The Devil's Rejects") — can be viewed below. Also available is an interview with Blythe about the film, which was written and directed by former com...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have parted ways with bassist Troy Oftedal due to "musical and personal differences." The band states, "There is no bad blood and we wish him the best of luck. Filling in on upcoming tours will be our friend Rahsaan Davis. You may have seen him on our...

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BILL WARD Says 'Musical Difference' Was The Main Reason He Dropped Out Of HEAVEN & HELL

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward was interviewed on this past Friday's (August 7) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed and edited by BLABBERMOUTH.NET for clarity). On why he pulled out of his inv...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE To 'Take Quite A Bit Of Time Off' Following 'Crüe Fest 2'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has confirmed to Billboard.com that the band will be "taking quite a bit of time off" following the completion of Crüe Fest 2, the sophomore outing of the band's summer festival tour. "I feel like we're ending being out for quite a long time, touring and 'Saints of ...