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METAL SAFARI Parts Ways With Vocalist, Drummer, Bassist

Drummer Yazu, vocalist Ina and bassist Tomo have left Japanese extreme metallers METAL SAFARI. Commented the band's guitarist, Hiro: "As the guitarist, songwriter and producer of METAL SAFARI, I still have lots of things I want to do with METAL SAFARI. In my mind, it's more like expecting what's to...

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MADONNA's Guitarist MONTE PITTMAN To Record 'Heavy' Album With Former METALLICA Producer

Monte Pittman — who has recorded and toured with PRONG in addition to playing guitar for Madonna and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert — has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help cover the cost of recording his next "heavy" album, "M.P.3: The Power Of Three, Pt. 2". Says Pittman: "As some say...

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MACH22 Selected By SLASH As Winner Of 'Guitar Center On-Stage' Contest

Philadelphia rock band MACH22 has been selected by legendary guitarist Slash as grand prize winners in Guitar Center On-Stage: Slash Contest following submission of their original song "Don't You Give Me" and a live performance opening for Slash at House Of Blues in Atlantic City on September 14. Ov...

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JASON NEWSTED: New 30-Minute Audio Interview Posted Online

On December 18, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. You can now listen to the entire 30-minute chat in the YouTube clip below. NEWSTED's first song, "Soldierhead...

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JASON NEWSTED Talks To 107.7 THE BONE About His New Band (Audio)

Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted was interviewed this past week by Nikki Blakk on the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. NEWSTED's first song, "Soldierhead...

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JASON NEWSTED Slams Bands Who Charge Money For Meet-And-Greets: 'I Think It's Bullsh*t'

On December 18, Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: Welcome back! The metal word has missed Jason Newsted. Every...

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CHIMAIRA To Enter Studio In February

CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter has revealed to Metal Insider that the band is "really deep" into the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2011's "The Age Of Hell" for a tentative summer release via eOne Music. "We have twelve demos written and we've actually gone into the studio and demoed it pro...

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RUINSIDE Bassist Killed In Car Accident

Finnish metallers RUINSIDE have released the following statement: "Our beloved friend and bassist Lauri Aitonurmi passed away on December 14th 2012 in a car accident. We will remember him as a very bright person who always shared good spirit around him. RUINSIDE wants to wish strength and hope for L...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman's 'Christmas Crackers' (Video)

The latest episode of Whitesnake TV, in which WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale answers video questions from his fans about his life, music and career, and performs a few numbers with the band's guitarist, Doug Aldrich, can be seen below. In a recent interview with Albania's Top Channel web site,...

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DEE SNIDER 'Rock & Roll Roast': Details Revealed

Get ready for a raucous night of comedy, charity and chaos. Revolver and Guitar World are proud to announce the second annual Rock & Roll Roast comedy series with honoree Dee Snider, lead singer of the legendary 1980s rock band TWISTED SISTER. The exclusive event will take place at The Grove in...

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PORTNOY, KOTZEN, SHEEHAN Project Completes Work On Debut Album

The new project featuring Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG) and Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) has completed work on its debut album for a 2013 release. Sheehan says: "I'm really pleased with it. Richie sang his ass off and played amazingly uni...

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ESCAPE THE FATE Signs With ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC

Las Vegas, Nevada-based rockers ESCAPE THE FATE have inked a deal with Eleven Seven Music. The band's new album will be released in the spring. The CD was co-produced by John Feldman, Monte Money and Brandon Saller (ATREYU) and was mixed by Josh Wilbur. A 25-second teaser for the new ESCAPE THE FATE...

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L.A. GUNS Announces New Guitarist

California rockers L.A. GUNS have announced the addition of guitarist Frankie Wilsey to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "We first met [Frankie] back in 2007 when he was playing in Stephen Pearcy's band, ARCADE, on the Rock Never Stops tour. Frankie spent more time on our bus than his own, imp...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Meets His Bone-Marrow Donor For First Time On Polish TV

Two years after the bone marrow procedure that saved his life, guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH finally met the donor for the first time. Nergal had previously expressed his desire to meet the person who donated bone marrow to him, but because of strict re...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Release New Album In April

Vocalist Jesse Leach of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE announced during the band's performance last night (Sunday, December 16) at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York that their new studio album will be released in April 2013 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded by...