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NEXT TO NONE Featuring MIKE PORTNOY's Son MAX Lands Record Deal With INSIDEOUT MUSIC
NEXT TO NONE, the band featuring drummer Max Portnoy, son of Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, THE WINERY DOGS),has inked a deal with InsideOut Music. The group's debut album, "A Light In The Dark", will be released in the summer. Prior to the CD's arrival, the band will be opening sh...April 7, 2015
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BEHEMOTH: Drum-Cam Footage From Seattle Concert
"Iron" Mike Savoia of Savoia Photography Live has uploaded drum-cam footage of Zbigniew "Inferno" Promiński of Polish etreme metallers BEHEMOTH performing the song "Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer" during the band's Febrary 10 show at Corazon in Seattle, Washington. Check it out below. BEHEMOTH's latest album...April 7, 2015
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Surviving Members Of GWAR Sued By DAVE BROCKIE's Father
According to NBC News, the surviving members of the theatrical shock rock band GWAR have been sued by the father of Dave Brockie, the group's late founder, accusing them of stealing Dave's artwork, bass guitars and cremated remains, and refusing to return them to his family. In the lawsuit, filed Th...April 6, 2015
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Video: COAL CHAMBER Performs New Songs In Toronto
Fan-filmed video footage of COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, performing two brand new songs — "Rivals" and "I.O.U. Nothing" — on March 26 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen below. Speaking about how the COAL CHAMBER reunion came ab...April 6, 2015
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SYMPHONY X Bassist MIKE LEPOND To Rejoin HEATHEN'S RAGE For Three 'Reunion' Shows
Hot on the heels of his acclaimed 2014 solo album, "Silent Assassins", SYMPHONY X bassist Mike LePond will rejoin his first professional band HEATHEN'S RAGE for three "reunion" shows in April. Joining LePond will be original RAGE members Rob Warner (guitar) and Chris Teresyn (drums). Vocalist for th...April 6, 2015
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IN THIS MOMENT To Release 'Rise Of The Blood Legion - Greatest Hits (Chapter 1)' In May
IN THIS MOMENT will release a new collection, "Rise Of The Blood Legion - Greatest Hits (Chapter 1)" on May 5 via Century Media. Comments IN THIS MOMENT singer Maria Brink: "'Rise Of The Blood Legion - Greatest Hits (Chapter 1)' is a tribute dedicated to everyone who has risen with us through the bl...April 3, 2015
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COAL CHAMBER's DEZ FAFARA: 'The Bond Is Stronger Than Ever, Friendship-Wise And Musically'
On Monday, March 30, Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, in New York city. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how the COAL CHAMBER reunion came about, drummer Mike Co...April 2, 2015
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MIKE PORTNOY Says He Never Asked For 'Five-Year Break' From DREAM THEATER
In the latest edition of Loudwire's "Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?" signature series, drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) was invited to prove and disprove what's written about him online. You can watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BL...April 2, 2015
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CHESTER BENNINGTON Says The Music On Upcoming STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Album Is 'Pretty Insane'
In a brand new interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for STP's new album, tentatively due this fall. "We're really trying to take the musicality to...April 1, 2015
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ACE FREHLEY's Forthcoming Covers Album To Include Versions Of THE ROLLING STONES, THE WHO Classics
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley spoke to Billboard.com about his next project, a covers disc which is tentatively due before the end of the year. "The album's going to be about my influences," said Frehley. "I'm probably going to do a ROLLING STONES song, a WHO song, possibly a LED ZEPPELIN song...April 1, 2015
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: First Taste Of Forthcoming DVD
A KILLSWITCH ENGAGE concert film shot on October 31, 2014 at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts will be included on the band's next DVD release, tentatively due before the end of the year. The performance footage was filmed by the direction team of Ian McFarland and Mike Pecci (FEAR FACTORY,...March 31, 2015
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TONY MACALPINE To Release 'Concrete Gardens' Album Next Month
In his 29-year career, Tony MacAlpine has redefined instrumental hard rock, jazz-fusion and heavy metal for a generation of progressive-minded music fanatics. Whether it's been as a solo artist, or with the progressive supergroup PSMS (with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Derek Sherinian); the mind-...March 31, 2015
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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: 'Burn' Cover Featuring MARK TREMONTI, TODD LA TORRE Streaming
Considered to be a pioneer of the "shred guitar" genre, Michael Angelo Batio is set to release his first-ever career retrospective. Due on April 14 via Rat Pak Records, "Shred Force 1: The Essential Michael Angelo Batio" not only highlights Michael's best work to date, but also brings together many...March 31, 2015
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Completes Demoing Material For Next Album
According to KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio, the band has completed demoing material for its next studio album and is scheduled to begin laying down drums for the effort this week. Adds KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach on Instagram: "I got my work cut out for me! [I am] stoked and kind...March 30, 2015
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ALICE COOPER, THE YARDBIRDS, SAXON, FEAR FACTORY, CLUTCH Featured In 'Before I Hit The Stage' Book
When the outspoken Gene Simmons of KISS declared in an interview with Esquire last year that "rock is finally dead," a wave of response followed, both in agreement and dissent. Whether dead or alive, one thing is for certain: backstage at a rock concert is not the same as it used to be. Authors and...March 30, 2015














