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Bearings reissue

You often hear artists mention how, when all is said and done, the ultimate goal of their craft, be it audile or visual, is to leave their proverbial footprints upon Mother Earth. Before succumbing to prostate cancer in 2012, guitar legend Ronnie Montrose had well left his footprints behind. Ask his...

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Thoughtscanning

The French-Bulgarian duo known as WE ALL DIE (LAUGHING) have a lot on their twisted minds, so much they've compacted it all into an expressive and often anguished 33-minute composition constituting their debut release, "Thoughtscanning". Comprised of CARNIVAL IN COAL/6:33 (and Rock Hard journalist)...

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Video: DOWN And LIVING COLOUR Get 'Funky' In Melbourne

AndrewHaug.com has uploaded video footage of members of DOWN and LIVING COLOUR taking part in a "James Brown" funk jam" on February 28 at the Melbourne stop of this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. Check it out below. DOWN will release a new EP, "Down IV - Part Two", on May 13 via ...

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ADRENALINE MOB's MIKE ORLANDO Interviewed On ROCKIN' 101 (Audio)

On February 19, Tim Ryan of Rockin' 101 conducted an interview with ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ADRENALINE MOB's second album, "Men Of Honor", sold around 3,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at po...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Says Streaming-Music Services Won't Allow Creative Musicians To Survive

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Did you make any new discoveries about songwriting on this latest [self-titled DREAM TH...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: When I Left METALLICA, I Totally Re-Evaluated My Guitar Playing

The first episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen at Fuse.tv. The episode features Dave Mustaine and Ricky Warwick (BLACK STAR RIDERS, T...

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DOWN: 'IV - Part Two' EP Details Revealed

DOWN will release a new EP, "Down IV - Part Two", on May 13 via Down Records/ADA Music. Tracked at Nodferatu's Lair — iconic vocalist Philip H. Anselmo's home studio — and produced by Michael Thompson, Anselmo and DOWN, the new EP is the eagerly anticipated sequel to "Down IV - Part One". The new .....

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THE WINERY DOGS' RICHIE KOTZEN Guests On 'Let There Be Talk' Podcast (Audio)

Guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen of THE WINERY DOGS was interviewed on Episode 81 of the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. In a recent interview with Metal Exiles, Kotzen stated about the self-titled...

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ADRENALINE MOB's MIKE ORLANDO Talks To 'Shred Shack' (Audio)

On February 19, "Shred Shack" conducted an interview with ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ADRENALINE MOB's second album, "Men Of Honor", sold around 3,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No....

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GUNS N' ROSES, KORN To Perform At This Year's REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS Awards Show

The Revolver Golden Gods awards show presented by Epiphone, America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal awards show, has announced its return to Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 23. Among this year's nominees are heavyweights BLACK SABBATH, KORN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, METALLICA, and...

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METALLICA Bassist ROBERT TRUJILLO's 'Jaco' Documentary Named Official Film Of 'Record Store Day'

Hand in hand with Omnivore Recordings' impending "Record Store Day" release of eleven staggering tracks unearthed from Jaco Pastorius' Criteria Studios sessions in 1976 on "Modern American Music… Period!" comes word that a documentary film about the life of the undisputed late bass genius, simply ti...

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ADRENALINE MOB: 'Men Of Honor' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Men Of Honor", the second full-length album from ADRENALINE MOB, sold around 3,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 99 on The Billboard 200 chart. ADRENALINE MOB's full-length debut, 2012's "Omertá", opened with around 6,600 units to enter the chart a...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI: 6:19 Slow Versus Fast Tempo Advance Application

Drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has uploaded "a quick Nokia Lumia 1020 clip that shows how the 6 and 19 notes relate." He adds: "Two different practice applications apply here because one has to hear the 6 note subdivisions of the 19 pulses in their mind, or play them...

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MINDWARS: Second Studio Video Blog Released

The second in a series of video blogs featuring footage from the recording sessions for the debut album from MINDWARS can be seen below. MINDWARS was formed when Roby Vitari (drums; formerly of JESTER BEAST) contacted Mike Alvord (guitar/vocals; formerly of HOLY TERROR) about putting together a proj...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Endorses Frozen Ape's Newly Released Tempo Advance 2.0

Tempo Advance 2.0 for iOS is available now from the App Store. This metronome app is for advanced musicians, and is endorsed by the drummer for Grammy-nominated band DREAM THEATER, Mike Mangini. Frozen Ape has incorporated support for iPads and four inch Retina Displays. The app features a cleaner,...