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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'If I Look Back, I See My Life In Three Stages'

In 1972, guitarist Michael Schenker launched a stellar career with his performance on the SCORPIONS' debut album, "Lonesome Crow". Together with his brother Rudolf, Schenker helped propel the Germans' rise to fame on two successful follow-ups, "Fly To The Rainbow" (1974) and "Lovedrive" (1979). Sche...

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'Metallica: Some Kind of Monster' Co-Director BRUCE SINOFSKY Dead At 58

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bruce Sinofsky, who co-produced the METALLICA documentary "Some Kind Of Monster", has died after a battle with diabetes. He was 58 years old. Sinofsky and Joe Berlinger — who founded production company Creative Thinking International in 1991 — also filmed the 199...

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Ex-WHITESNAKE Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Says DEE SNIDER Made A 'Mistake' By Calling Him Out On Twitter

Former WHITESNAKE and DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich says that Dee Snider "didn't know what he was talking about" when the TWISTED SISTER frontman questioned the relevance of any of the WHITESNAKE releases Aldrich appeared on. On February 9, Snider posed the following question for his 124,000 Twitter fo...

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Ex-DIO, QUIET RIOT, JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Members Join Forces In ENDANGERED SPECIES

ENDANGERED SPECIES, the new band featuring ex-DIO guitarist Craig Goldy, former QUIET RIOT frontman Mark Huff, guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP),drummer Chris Moore and bassist Dario Seixas (FIREHOUSE, STEPHEN PEARCY, JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE),has a couple of Californi...

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Video: ULI JON ROTH Performs In San Jose

Video footage of Uli Jon Roth's January 25 performace at Rockbar Theater in San Jose, California can be seen below. UDR will release Roth's brand new double album of 19 re-invented SCORPIONS tracks, titled "Scorpions Revisited", on March 10. Pre-orders are available now via iTunes. When you pre-orde...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'You Wouldn't Really Like Me If You Knew What Horrible Things I've Done'

In the one-and-a-half-minute video below, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield opens up about his rocky, shameful past. He says: "You wouldn't really like me if you knew my story, if you knew what horrible things I've done. I'm coming to grips with that, 'cause I have groups of people that I'm able to...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks To Guitar.com About WYLDE AUDIO (Video)

In the most unexpected guitar news of this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) has launched his own range of guitars and amps under his new brand Wylde Audio, with more products to follow. Guitar.com editor in chief Adam St. James got a private vi...

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Heavy Metal Mariachi Band METALACHI Performs DIO, SLAYER, OZZY OSBOURNE Classics (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of METALACHI, which is billed as the world's first and only mariachi heavy metal band, performing DIO, OZZY OSBOURNE, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, QUIET RIOT and SLAYER classics on February 7 in Ventura, California can be seen below. METALACHI is described as "a five-piece ense...

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EXHUMED, POSSESSED, MALEVOLENT CREATION Members Join Forces In GRUESOME

GRUESOME is a debilitating death metal faction featuring members of EXHUMED, POSSESSED, MALEVOLENT CREATION and DERKETA. A respectful celebration of the sound of the early DEATH records, the collective was borne out of guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey (EXHUMED) and drummer Gus Rios' (MALEVOLENT CREATI...

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REVOLUTION SAINTS Feat. JOURNEY, NIGHT RANGER, Ex-WHITESNAKE/DIO Members: 'Here Forever' Video

The video for the song "Here Forever" from REVOLUTION SAINTS, the project featuring Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, OZZY OSBOURNE, BAD ENGLISH, HARDLINE),Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES, SHAW/BLADES) and Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO, BURNING RAIN),can be seen below. The song is taken from REVOL...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Sings OZZY OSBOURNE's 'S.A.T.O.': Track From 'Randy Rhoads Remembered Vol. I'

Tish Tone Records has released a powerful, heartfelt album celebrating the legacy of legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT). Blessed by the Rhoads family and including a track by Randy's brother Kelle Rhoads, the CD was made available on January 23 at the "Randy Rhoads Remember...

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OBITUARY: Video Footage Of Barcelona Concert

Friedhof Magazine has uploaded video footage of OBITUARY's January 27 performance in Barcelona, Spain. Check it out below. OBITUARY's ninth studio album, "Inked In Blood", sold around 5,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 75 on The Billboard 200 char...

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RUDY SARZO On Becoming Professional Musician: 'A Good Place To Start Is To Get Into Somebody Else's Band'

Metal Life magazine conducted an interview with legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE, OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, ANIMETAL USA) at this year's NAMM show, which took place at the end of January in Anaheim, California. You can now watch chat below. Sarzo is featured i...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Is 'Still Working Hard' On His Upcoming Trilogy

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has revealed in a new tweet that he is "still working hard in the studio" on the forthcoming trilogy from his new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME. Tate, who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in June 2012, told Heavy Metal Television about the upcoming project: "I love writing...

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BLACKWELDER Featuring PRIMAL FEAR, DIO DISCIPLES, Ex-ANGRA Members: 'Survival Of The Fittest' Artwork, Track Listing

BLACKWELDER, the brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in power prog metal today, will release its debut album, "Survival Of The Fittest", on April 24 via Germany's GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The CD was mixed by Matt Smith (THEOCRACY),mastered by Anfinn Skulevold (ABHOTH, "A...