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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES To Celebrate 50th Birthday With ASESINO Shows

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares will celebrate his 50th birthday by playing two shows with his long-running ASESINO project in early September. The dates are as follows: Sep. 09 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA Sep. 10 - Whisky A Go Go - West Hollywood, CA Says Dino: "I can't believe I'm turning...

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Echo

Damon Johnson has a trad rocker's soul. With that comes coveted stints playing guitar for THIN LIZZY, BLACK STAR RIDERS, BROTHER CANE and Alice Cooper. Now trying out a solo venture, Johnson offers a five-song EP, "Echo", which covers a broad spectrum of styles a la his ventures without really hitti...

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Crazy Eyes

Richard Patrick has been searching for that next great moment in FILTER, one automatically held accountable to "Short Bus" and "Title of Record". Though it's a curse no artist wishes to be burdened with, Patrick has been answerable for NINE INCH NAILS, from which he and Brian Liesegang founded this...

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How Covering Other Artists' Material Has Influenced HALESTORM's Songwriting Process

RingRocker.com conducted an interview with HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale and bassist Josh Smith at this year's edition of the Rock Am Ring festival, which was held in June in Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how HALESTORM goes about picking which songs to record for series o...

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GUNS N' ROSES Launches Pop-Up Shop In West Hollywood

Music merchandise leader Bravado and noted fashion designer John Varvatos have partnered to open a special GUNS N' ROSES pop-up shop to celebrate the band's homecoming performances on its "Not In This LIfetime" tour on Thursday (August 18) and Friday (August 19) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The...

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METALLICA To Release 'Hardwired…To Self-Destruct' Album In November

METALLICA will release its long-awaited new album, "Hardwired…To Self-Destruct", on November 18. The follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" consists of two discs, with nearly 80 minutes of music. Says the band: "'Hardwired…' represents the next phase of our journey as METALLICA and we are so excited t...

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ANAAL NATHRAKH To Release 'The Whole Of The Law' Album In October

ANAAL NATHRAKH was created for one purpose — to be the soundtrack for Armageddon, the audial essence of evil, hatred and violence, the true spirit of necro taken to its musical extremes. Since 1999, they have gained a reputation for embodying precisely these things — and now, with their new album, "...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Recalls Brief Stint As OZZY OSBOURNE's Guitarist

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has once again spoken out about the experience of auditioning for — and ultimately landing — the guitarist gig in Ozzy Osbourne's band, only to be told less than a month later it had been given to someone else. Speaking to Loudwire for the site's "Wikipedia: Fact Or...

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WENDY DIO On RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It Was Just Like Having Him Back On Stage Again'

During an appearance on the August 15 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live", Ronnie James Dio's widow/manager Wendy spoke about the hologram of her late husband, which made its debut at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on August 6. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise...

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Video: DEATH ANGEL Performs 'Let The Pieces Fall' On EMGtv

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL recently stopped by EMGtv to play songs from their latest album, "The Evil Divide". A performance of the song "Let The Pieces Fall" can be seen below. "The Evil Divide" entered The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 98 with first-week sales of just over...

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SOILWORK Singer 'Knew' DAVE MUSTAINE Was Going To 'Pop The Big Question' To DIRK VERBEUREN

Sticks For Stones recently conducted an interview with vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the departure of longtime SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren: "Well, I mean, he was...

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BILLY CORGAN Named New President Of IMPACT VENTURES

Impact Ventures, the parent company of TNA Wrestling and Impact Wrestling, today announced the appointment of Billy Corgan as its new president. Current president Dixie Carter becomes chairman and chief strategy officer of Impact. As president, Billy Corgan will be responsible for leading day-to-day...

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RICK ASTLEY Covers AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell' In Hollywood (Video)

Ginger-haired mid-'80s crooner Rick Astley performed a cover version of the AC/DC classic "Highway To Hell" during his Thursday night (August 11) concert at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. The soul-rock rendition, which has been a staple of Astley's sets over the years, saw the British...

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SODOM: Watch Lyric Video For New Song 'Caligula'

German thrash metal veterans SODOM will release their new album, "Decision Day", on August 26 via SPV/Steamhammer. The official lyric video for the song "Caligula", taken from "Decision Day", can be seen below. Bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such says about the song: "'Caligula' is one of my...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'Where Are The 25-Year-Old Rock Stars?'

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French prior to the band's August 4 performance in Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he thinks any of the newer hard rock artists have a shot at becoming arena-sized acts once the current crop of dinosaur bands ....