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BILLY CORGAN: 'If I'm Considered Difficult Because I Don't Wanna Fit In, I'm OK With That'

During a recent interview with Australia's long-running rock station Triple M, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan was asked if he was bothered by his reputation as someone who is "difficult" to work with. "I think I've helped create, in my own way, an image that isn't conducive to, like, an...

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DEAD BY SUNRISE, LORDI, KROKUS, DIR EN GREY Featured On 'Saw 3D' Soundtrack

Back for the seventh installment of the "Saw" horror series this Halloween moviegoers will once again cringe in their seats as blood, guts and body parts are up for grabs in "Saw 3D". As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gather to seek the support of self...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist On 'Abrahadabra': 'We Feel That We Have Topped Ourselves'

Brendan Crabb of Utopia.com.au recently conducted an interview with guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Utopia.com.au: The last album (2007's "In Sorte Diaboli") featured many orchestr...

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The Best of a Decade

These "best-of" packages are always a bit maddening to review, especially when the band in question is one with 40 years of history and a slew of compilation releases under its belt already. That UFO is one of the best, most underrated classic rock acts of all time and one whose 21st Century materia...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On METALLICA: 'We're Totally Friends Now, Have Been For Years'

Chris Riemenschneider of the Star Tribune recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Star Tribune: The book sets a different tone on your firing from METALLICA. You didn't come off so hot in the movie "Some Kind of Monster"....

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WATAIN Receives Swedish Gold Record For 'Reaping Death' Single; Photo Available

"Reaping Death", the new CD single from Swedish black metallers WATAIN, which was exclusively distributed in Sweden via Sweden Rock Magazine, was certified gold in the band's home country on April 21 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. (...

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Into the Crypts of Blasphemy

I can't say I was surprised that an album of true blue old school Swedish death metal released on Pulverised came across so well, aurally speaking. The dedicated operators of the Singaporean label have keen ears for that sort of thing, AXIS POWERS' effort from last year an example that comes immedia...

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UFO Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

Baconmusic's James Allman conducted an interview with UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore after the band's performance at High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which took place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London. Watch the chat below. SPV/Steamhammer has set a September 28 North American relea...

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UFO: 'Best Of A Decade' Collection Due In September

SPV/Steamhammer has set a September 28 North American release date for the "Best Of A Decade" best-of collection from legendary hard rockers UFO. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Wild One (5:39) 02. Hard Being Me (3:35) 03. Lights Out (live) (6:17) 04. Saving Me (5:08) 05. Dayligh...

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DISTURBED Members Talk BP Oil Spill, Global Warming

Guitarist Dan Donegan and bassist John Moyer of Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED recently spoke to the Artisan News Service about their new single, "Another Way To Die", which deals with the issues of global warming and environmental disaster. Watch the clip below. According to The Pulse of Radio, DI...

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SERJ TANKIAN Goes Symphonic In Milan: Photos, Video Footage Available

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and political activist Serj Tankian brought his "Elect The Dead Symphony" show to Milan, Italy's Teatro Degli Arcimboldi on Sunday, July 4. Accompanied by the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana and by two members of his FCC touring band, the Armenian/American s...

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DISTURBED Frontman On BP Crisis: 'I Think It Is An Embarrassment And It Is Unforgivable'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman was recently asked by AOL's Noisecreep if he had an opinion about the BP crisis. "I have a significant one," he replied. "I think it is an embarrassment and it is unforgivable. We should have sent every available resource the minute it occurred, but watchdog organiza...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN Singer Talks Debut Album, EVANESCENCE Comparisons

On May 10, WE ARE THE FALLEN frontwoman and former "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson was interviewed on "Access Hollywood". Smithson sets the record straight with "Access" about her new band and whether they more than a reincarnation of EVANESCENCE; and what she is most "excited" fo...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN: Performance Footage Of MADONNA Cover From NYC Available

Video footage of WE ARE THE FALLEN, the group formed by EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar) and other former members — John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) — along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O'Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY CLARKSON, STATIC-X, ME...

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When all Becomes None

Aren't you just a little surprised that nobody else had snagged the COFFINWORM moniker for their own hate-fueled metal band? Or maybe somebody has and we just haven't heard about it. Even if that were in fact the case, I can state without equivocation that the name is most appropriate here consideri...