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Former MEGADETH Members CHRIS POLAND And NICK MENZA To Perform At Benefit Concert

Former MEGADETH members Chris Poland (guitar) and Nick Menza (drums) will perform at a benefit concert for Poland's OHM: bandmate David Eagle (drums),who is still in ICU after his heart attack and open-heart surgery over six weeks ago. The event will take place on Thursday, July 9 at The Baked Pota...

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ARMORED SAINT's JOEY VERA Talks Writing For 'Win Hands Down', Late Guitarist DAVE PRICHARD

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how new album "Win Hands Down" came to fruition: "It usually comes out of the blue. I had written a couple of things, and had sent them over ...

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Video: EXODUS's TOM HUNTING And JACK GIBSON Jam At YAMAHA Studios

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting and bassist Jack Gibson stopped by the Yamaha studio during the band's recent European tour and took part in a spontaneous jam. Jack played his custom-finished Yamaha BB Bass and Tom performed with his characteristic double bass set-up with a Yamaha Live Custom in "Emerald...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I May Have To Cut Back On Social Media For My Own Sanity'

Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, recently conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS and METAL ALLEGIANCE drummer Mike Portnoy. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: CHRIS BRODERICK And SHAWN DROVER 'Didn't Even Say Goodbye To Me'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about his attempt to reunite the band's classic "Rust In Peace" lineup, featuring Nick Menza on drums and Marty Friedman on guitar, following last year's departures of Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick. Mustaine said: "There was tal...

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GENE SIMMONS: Yes, Rock 'Truly' Is Dead

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has once again defended his controversial "rock is dead" comment, blaming the technology and fans for the current state of affairs. Simmons told Esquire magazine in September — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was mu...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We Try To Align Ourselves With The People Who Are Smartest'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Billboard.com about how far the digital music industry has come since 2000 when the band launched legal action against Napster, claiming that the pioneering music file-sharing service was illegally allowing users to download METALLICA tracks without paying roya...

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New MEGADETH Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Country Singer STEVE WARINER

Grammy-winning country singer Steve Wariner has revealed to The Tennessean that he recently recorded a steel guitar part for a MEGADETH song. Wariner met MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine in the recording studio, after which Mustaine came to see Wariner perform. "Worlds collide," Wariner said. "It's fu...

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DEEP PURPLE To Release Live Performances From WACKEN OPEN AIR, Nippon Budokan

DEEP PURPLE will release two separate live albums, "From The Setting Sun… (In Wacken)" and "…To The Rising Sun (In Tokyo)", on 2CD+DVD, DVD, Blu-ray (Tokyo performance),Blu-ray 3D (Wacken performance) and 3LP Gatefold on August 28 via earMUSIC. "From The Setting Sun… (In Wacken)" has been filmed by...

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JOURNEY Helps Raise Record Amount At Hollywood Bowl Opening

One of Los Angeles' most iconic concert venues, the Hollywood Bowl, launched its 94nd season with the 2015 Opening Night Concert, featuring ever-popular and long-enduring rock band and recent Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame inductees JOURNEY, Saturday, June 20, at 8 p.m. JOURNEY — original members Neal...

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JOURNEY Guitarist NEAL SCHON On New Drummer OMAR HAKIM: 'He Is One Unbelievable Musician'

Chad Tyson of the 98.7 The Gater radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida conducted an interview with JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about JOURNEY's June 20 performance at the opening of the 2015 Hollywood Bowl season with Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywo...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK On Upcoming METAL ALLEGIANCE Album: 'It Happened Really Naturally'

METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Claims His Aunt And Uncle Invented Technology For Aerosol Cans

GUNS N' ROSES and SIXX: A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba was interviewed by Sweetwater editorial director Mitch Gallagher during this year's GearFest, which was held June 12-13 at Sweetwater's campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. You can now watch the chat below. Ashba, who owns a company centered around media and...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On New MEGADETH Album: 'A Lot Of People Are Gonna Be Happy Because The Music Is Really Aggressive Again'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Guitar World magazine about the band's long-awaited fifteenth album, which is currently being recorded at a Nashville studio for a late 2015 or early 2016 release. He said: "I think a lot of people are gonna be happy, because the music is really aggressive aga...

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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Delivers Speech At 'Phoenix Sparks' / 'Arizona Localism In Action' (Video)

TOOL singer Maynard James Keenan was one of ten of Arizona's most diverse and passionate local thought leaders who took the stage on Wednesday, June 10 at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix for Phoenix Sparks / Arizona Localism In Action. The event, hosted by Local First Arizona, brought these...