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MARTIN VAN DRUNEN To Perform PESTILENCE Songs With RITUAL TORTURE

Legendary Dutch death metal vocalist Martin Van Drunen (PESTILENCE, ASPHYX, HAIL OF BULLETS) will perform a few "Consuming Impulse"-era PESTILENCE songs with California death metallers RITUAL TORTURE on December 13, 2010 at the Ruby Room in San Diego, California. This will be his first time performi...

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HAIL OF BULLETS Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

HAIL OF BULLETS — the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen — has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Br...

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VAN HALEN: More New Album Rumors

According to the unofficial VAN HALEN site Van Halen News Desk, VAN HALEN has tapped producer/songwriter/musician John Shanks (whom Clive Davis calls "the father of that guitar-driven kind of pop sound") to helm the band's upcoming studio album, which the group plans to begin recording in January. "...

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EXTREME Frontman's HURTSMILE Project To Release Debut Album

Frontiers Records will release HURTSMILE's self-titled debut album on January 21, 2011 in Europe and February 8, 2011 in the U.S. HURTSMILE is a new band featuring singer Gary Cherone (EXTREME, VAN HALEN) who has teamed up with his brother Mark to write his most succinct record to date. The CD is a...

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VINNIE PAUL: DIMEBAG's Spirit And Energy 'Inspire Us To Be The Best We Can Be'

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has released the following statement on the six-year anniversary of the death of his brother, PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "I wanna thank you all for remembering and celebrating the life of my best friend and br...

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JOE SATRIANI Interviewed On 'Focus On Metal' Podcast (Audio)

Episode 13 of the Focus On Metal weekly podcast features a brand new interview with legendary guitarist Joe Satriani. You can now listen to it below. (Note: The Satriani interview begins around the 15-minute mark.) Focus On Metal podcast (audio):

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Answers Fan-Submitted Questions

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen recently answered several fan-submitted questions for the readers of the MusicRadar.com web site. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: You have written some great music on your own, but I'm sure many people would love to hear y...

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'Learn To Play Van Halen Volume 2' Now Available

You loved the VAN HALEN collection so much, Lick Library just had to add "Learn To Play Van Halen Volume 2" to its catalogue. With five new tracks, the two-DVD set features over three hours of guitar lessons, including covering Eddie Van Halen's groundbreaking solo techniques and killer riffs. VAN H...

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Cleveland Metal Community Unites For Holiday Food Drive

WJCU 88.7 FM and Auburn Records will host a food drive for the Cleveland Foodbank on Saturday, December 11 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. Fans attending the Iron Ingo Cleveland Indoor Air festival are encouraged to bring canned or non-perishable foods to the Beachland to help those in...

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Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Bassist Discusses 'I'm In The Band' Book In New Interview

Lina Lecaro of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult about Sean's new book, "I'm In The Band - Backstage Notes From The Chick In White Zombie". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: Why did you decide to do the book? Yseult: ...

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Victims of the Modern Age

How about giving it up for Arjen Lucassen? The versatile, multi-talented musician hit the target dead center with "Victims of the Modern Age" by assembling a star-studded cast and making an album that flirts with the progressive in all the right places, but always stays rooted in the fundamentals of...

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New QUIET RIOT Lineup Performs Live For First Time (Video)

Video footage of the resurrected QUIET RIOT performing its classic song "Metal Health" during the new band's debut live performance — which took place last Friday, November 26, 2010 at Grizzly Rose in Denver, Colorado — can be viewed below. The Dalles Chronicle recently conducted an interview with M...

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ASPHYX: Quality Footage From HEADBANGING ENSCHEDE Festival

Quality fan-filmed video footage of ASPHYX's November 27, 2010 performance at the Headbanging Enschede festival at Atak in Enschede, The Netherlands can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). ASPHYX recently entered Sonic Assault studio to record two new songs — a cover version of the...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says His Autobiography Is 'Basically Done'

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar is putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, tentatively titled "Red", for a 2011 release via It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. "The book's basically done, but the editors want me to go deeper in a couple of areas," Hagar tells the Marin Indepen...

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CHICKENFOOT: Outtake From 'Live In Cabo' Webcast Posted Online

CHICKENFOOT, the rock supergroup featuring former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, has uploaded a live version of its cover of THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE classic "Foxy Lady", recorded on April 24, 2010 at...