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DISTURBED Drummer To Become Second-Time Father
Mike Wengren, drummer for DISTURBED and FIGHT OR FLIGHT, and his wife Tina are expecting a baby boy. Says Mike: "We can't wait to be parents again and our daughter Ava can't wait to be a big sister!" FIGHT OR FLIGHT's debut album, "A Life By Design?", sold 4,200 copies in the United States in ...January 13, 2014
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EX-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Talks About His Decision To Leave Band
According to The Pulse Of Radio, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke in detail about the reason he left the band in 2001 in a new interview with Scuzz TV. Newsted said that his eventual split with the group was over the way his then-side band, ECHOBRAIN, was handled. Newsted explained, "The...January 13, 2014
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Guitarist: 'Being A Good Band Is Just Being A Good Band'
Anthony Toto of Pop-Break.com recently conducted an interview with THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA guitarist Jeremy DePoyster. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pop-Break.com: "8:18" really pushes the band's sound into newer territories. This is your heaviest offering yet. What influenced the n...January 13, 2014
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DREAM THEATER To Be Joined By Berklee College Of Music At Boston Opera House
Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have invited the esteemed Berklee College Of Music to join them for a one-of-a-kind show on the band's upcoming "Along For The Ride" North American tour when they visit the Boston Opera House on Tuesday, March 25. Tickets for this event start at $35 and are ava...January 13, 2014
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From the MR. BUNGLE school of weird comes British maverick Ginger Wildheart, best known for his time in THE QUIREBOYS, THE WILDHEARTS and HEY! HELLO! as well as riding shotgun with HANOI ROCKS singer Michal Monroe. Wildheart has issued the caveat that his exploratory noise metal project MUTATION is...January 12, 2014
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From the Vault: Tortured and Broken
Back in the day, L.A. power metallers HERETIC became a cult legend, mostly in correlation with of the history of METAL CHURCH. The original unit only played from 1985 to 1988 before they disbanded once their third vocalist in as many years, Mike Howe, went on to front METAL CHURCH, another band in d...January 12, 2014
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South of the Earth
Two men calling Maryland their home have kept the torch for doom burning long before its resurgence. One, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, has well received his come-uppance as a figurehead of the genre, yet riff machine "Iron" Alfred Morris, III has been playing the game for decades and his dedication is no...January 12, 2014
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Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem, A Klok Opera Original Score Soundtrack
By now, Nathan Explosion and his virtual comrades encompassing the fictitious death grinders DETHKLOK on Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" has ridden about every metal cliché into the charred embers with every ounce of hilarity anyone this side of SPINAL TAP could've expected. Every cliché, that is, exce...January 12, 2014
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DEVILDRIVER's MIKE SPREITZER Talks To AudioMorpheus.com (Video)
AudioMorpheus.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist guitarist Mike Spreitzer of California metallers DEVILDRIVER. You can now watch the chat below. DEVILDRIVER's latest album, "Winter Kills", sold around 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at positio...January 12, 2014
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RUDESS: 'First Couple Days Of A DREAM THEATER Recording Session Are Almost Like Going To School'
MusicPlayers.com recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. An excerpt from the chat follows below. MusicPlayers.com: Tell me about [the new self-titled album from DREAM THEATER]. Give me the background, in your own words. Jordan: Well,...January 11, 2014
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RED FANG Performs On 'The Late Show with David Letterman' (Video)
RED FANG made its national, late-night television debut last night (Friday, January 10) on "The Late Show with David Letterman". Video footage of the "Blood Like Cream" performance can be seen below. RED FANG released the video for "Blood Like Cream", directed by Whitey McConnaughy. Actor/comedian F...January 11, 2014
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RICHIE KOTZEN Talks THE WINERY DOGS On 'Hard Rockology' Show (Audio)
Richie Kotzen of THE WINERY DOGS was interviewed on the August 22, 2013 edition of the "Hard Rockology" show. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. In a recent interview with Metal Exiles, Kotzen stated about the self-titled debut album from THE WINERY DOGS, his new power trio with drum...January 10, 2014
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MADBALL's FREDDY CRICIEN Interviewed By Germany's EMP ROCK INVASION (Video)
Germany's EMP Rock Invasion last year conducted an interview with vocalist Freddy Cricien of New York hardcore legends MADBALL. You can now watch the chat below. MADBALL's latest EP, "Rebellion", was released digitally in 2012 via The BNB Label, a brand extension of Cricien's Black N Blue Production...January 10, 2014
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PROTEST THE HERO Interviewed By Germany's PitCam TV (Video)
PitCam TV recently conducted an interview with Canada's PROTEST THE HERO. You can now watch the chat below. PROTEST THE HERO's fourth studio album, "Volition", sold around 11,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 20 on The Billboard 200 chart. The long...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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