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SCORPIONS Guitarist RUDOLF SCHENKER Speaks To 'Hard Rockology' (Audio)
Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS was interviewed on the December 12, 2013 edition of the "Hard Rockology" show. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Due in North America on January 21, 2014 via Sony International, material for SCORPIONS' "MTV Unplugged"...January 10, 2014
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ZAKK WYLDE Says BLACK SABBATH With RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Not BLACK SABBATH'
Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: I think a band that never gets the credit is the original KISS lineup, which wrote some really great songs as well. Zakk: I was ne...January 10, 2014
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LAST IN LINE Begins Work On New Material
LAST IN LINE, the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB, has begun writing original material, according to a new Facebook p...January 9, 2014
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SKINDRED's BENJI WEBBE Speaks To Germany's Metal-Trails.com (Audio)
Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with singer Benji Webbe of the Welsh "ragga metal" act SKINDRED on November 20 in Cologne, Germany. You can now listen to the chat below. SKINDRED's new album, "Kill The Power", will be released simultaneously in Europe in January 2014 via Double Cross /Cookin...January 8, 2014
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SYMPHONY X, HALFORD, Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Members To Guest On VIVALDI METAL PROJECT
Keyboardist Mistheria (BRUCE DICKINSON, ROB ROCK, ROY Z.) and bassist Alberto Rigoni (TWINSPIRITS) have joined forces in a new project: VIVALDI METAL PROJECT. The classic legendary masterpiece "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi will be rearranged in a metal version and will be performed by top-cl...January 7, 2014
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ORPHANED LAND Will 'Keep On Going With Full Force' Following Guitarist YOSSI SASSI's Departure
Singer Kobi Farhi (pictured) of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND has released the following statement regarding the departure of the band's guitarist, Yossi Sassi: "It is a sad day for us. "I remember the day me and Uri [Zelcha, bass] were looking for a guitarist and put an ad on...January 7, 2014
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ORPHANED LAND's Founding Guitarist YOSSI SASSI Quits Band
Guitarist Yossi Sassi, founding member of Israel-based oriental folk metallers ORPHANED LAND, has announced his departure from the band. In a statement, he said: "I never thought that someday I'll write these words… yet if there's something stronger than our past — it is our future, and our dreams,...January 6, 2014
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CHASTAIN: 'Rise Up' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for the song "Rise Up" from the reformed CHASTAIN — featuring Leather Leone on vocals — can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's comeback album, "Surrender To No One", which was released on November 19, 2013 via Leviathan Records. Comments CHASTAIN guitarist Dav...January 6, 2014
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DREAM THEATER Already Thinking Ahead To Next Album
Guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER tells Billboard.com that the band is already thinking ahead to its next studio album, which is not expected to arrive before the end of 2015 at the earliest. "Some initial conversations have already started," Petrucci says. "There are...January 6, 2014
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Video: LA TORRE Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Performs 'A World Without' With PAMELA MOORE
Female vocalist Pamela Moore — who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II" — joined the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE on stage on January 3 at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqua...January 5, 2014
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ASKA Bassist's MILLENNIAL REIGN: New Song 'Forever Changed' Available For Streaming
MILLENNIAL REIGN, the project led by ASKA bassist Dave Harvey, is putting the finishing touches on the songwriting process for its sophomore album, tentatively titled "The God Particle". Whether MILLENNIAL REIGN will seek label support or release independently is still yet to be decided. A rough dem...January 5, 2014
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QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD: 'NM 156' Drum-Cam Footage From Snoqualmie Concert
"Iron" Mike Savoia of Savoia Photography Live has uploaded drum-cam footage of Scott Rockenfield performing the song "NM 156" during QUEENSRŸCHE's January 3 show at the at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington. Check it out below. The Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE in Septemb...January 4, 2014
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TOOL Frontman Maps Out Make-Believe Film Festival
According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER frontman Maynard James Keenan has mapped out his own 24-hour film festival in an interview with link textThe A.V. Club, saying it would include at least one cult classic, some weird arthouse fare and adding that it would have to in...January 3, 2014
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SCORPIONS' KLAUS MEINE Interviewed On Greece's 'Rock Show' (Audio)
Vocalist Klaus Meine of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS was interviewed on the December 16 edition of the "Rock Show" radio program from Greece , hosted by John Vardakis. The full two-hour broadcast, including the Meine interview, plus an extended presentation of SCORPIONS' "MTV Unplugged" album...January 2, 2014
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Artist On Artist: DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI And PERIPHERY's JAKE BOWEN
DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci sat down with his nephew, PERIPHERY guitarist Jake Bowen, in an exclusive Roadrunner Records interview about music, family, working together and more. Check it out below. DREAM THEATER's spirit of adventure and fearless musical virtuosity continues to reap divid...January 2, 2014
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