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ROBERT SARZO Explains His Non-Involvement With GEOFF TATE's New Post-QUEENSRŸCHE Band

Cuban-born guitarist and composer Robert Sarzo, who spent the past couple of years performing with Geoff Tate's version of QUEENSRŸCHE, wants to make it clear that he has no involvement with Geoff's new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME which recently signed a worldwide deal with Frontiers Music Srl for the...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Launches Line Of Fragrances 'Metal For Men' (Video)

On Sunday, December 7, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was interviewed by Paul Anthony of Planet Rock backstage at Planet Rockstock at Park Dean Holiday Park, Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)....

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HIM's VILLE VALO Explains Decision To Remaster Early Albums (Video)

Finnish "love" metallers HIM will release a limited-edition box set, "Lashes To Ashes, Lust To Dust: A Vinyl Retrospective '96-'03", on December 23 via The End. The box set includes the rare debut 1996 EP"666 Ways To Love: Prologue" on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl for the first time ever, along with a...

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REVOLUTION SAINTS Feat. JOURNEY, NIGHT RANGER, Ex-WHITESNAKE/DIO Members: 'Turn Back Time' Video

"Turn Back Time", the new video from REVOLUTION SAINTS, the project featuring Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, OZZY OSBOURNE, BAD ENGLISH, HARDLINE),Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES, SHAW/BLADES) and Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO, BURNING RAIN),can be seen below. The clip was directed by Devin DeH...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says RITCHIE BLACKMORE Is Itching To Play Some Rock Music Again

Former RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner is continuing to push for a reunion of the classic Ritchie Blackmore-led band that existed from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997, claiming that the ex-DEEP PURPLE guitarist "deserves to go out in a big blaze of glory like the rock guitar icon that he is." During an...

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EUROPE To Release 'War Of Kings' Album In March

Swedish hard rock veterans EUROPE will release their tenth album, "War Of Kings", in March 2015 via UDR Music. Recorded at the brand new PanGaia Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, produced by Dave Cobb (RIVAL SONS) and engineered by John Netti, the CD sees the classic rocking quintet confidently creating...

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HELLYEAH's TOM MAXWELL Says New Hard Rock Bands Write Music That Is 'Unfocused' And Lacks 'Passion'

HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell believes that a lot of the newer hard rock bands lack their own style and write songs that are "unfocused" and lack "passion," in turn contributing to music fans' diminishing interest in buying full-length albums. Speaking to Matt McCreary of KJAG Radio in Wichita, Kan...

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RATED X's JOE LYNN TURNER: People Have Decided That Our Music Should Be Free

Episode 253 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with legendary vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked about the difficulty of getting his new project RATED X (formerly LEGACY...

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SOUNDGARDEN Documentary Makers Seeking Fan Memorabilia To Feature In Film

The team behind recent documentaries on RUSH, Alice Cooper and the history of heavy metal is making a new film on the career of Seattle grunge rockers SOUNDGARDEN. Banger Films duo Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn is working on the SOUNDGARDEN film with Canadian indie director Reg Harkema, who previously...

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STEVEN TYLER And NUNO BETTENCOURT Perform EXTREME's 'More Than Words' At KINGS OF CHAOS Press Conference (Video)

AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt performed an impromptu rendition of EXTREME's "More Than Words" during yesterday's (December 2) KINGS OF CHAOS press conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Check out video footage below. KINGS OF CHAOS is the touring project featuring former an...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Explains 'Spirit On A Mission' Album Title

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker (SCORPIONS, UFO) took part in a press conference on December 1 at Hard Rock Cafe in Paris, France. You can now watch the question-and-answer session in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he would describe...

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KINGS OF CHAOS Featuring AEROSMITH, ZZ TOP, CHEAP TRICK, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members: Johannesburg Concert Footage

KINGS OF CHAOS — the touring project featuring former and current members of AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, ZZ TOP, CHEAP TRICK and EXTREME — is in the middle of another South African tour. Joining returning KINGS OF CHAOS members Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke and Duff McKagan (all of whom were formerly in GU...

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THE ANSWER To Release 'Raise A Little Hell' In March

Northern Irish rockers THE ANSWER have re-signed with Napalm. The band's new album, titled "Raise A Little Hell", will be released on March 10 in North America. THE ANSWER will perform a couple of UK festival shows this winter at which they will feature new material from the forthcoming album. In Ma...

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Video: RAVEN Performs Two New Songs In Brooklyn

Fan-filmed video footage of the veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN performing two new songs — "Destroy All Monsters" and "It's Not What You Got [It's The Way That You Do It)" — on November 21 at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York can be seen below. RAVEN launched a Kickstarter crowd-fun...

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RAVEN: Audio Samples Of SWEET, SLADE And DEEP PURPLE Covers

NWOBHM thrash godfathers RAVEN have launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign to finance the recording of their next studio album, "ExtermiNation". The band has recorded a full-length covers CD titled "Party Killers" that is being offered as an exclusive Kickstarter reward for backers. The group...