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Concert For Ronnie Montrose
The passing of Ronnie Montrose hit hard, in particular the heavy music community, which banded together the original lineups of MONTROSE and GAMMA plus scores of other guests to pay homage to Mr. Bad Motor Scooter himself. On April 27, 2012 at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Ronnie Montrose a...March 3, 2014
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Into the Storm
Never let it be said Axel Rudi Pell isn't made of strong stock. It's prerequisite in this market, especially when you've hit the quarter century mark as Pell has. Having played in STEELER eons ago, Axel Rudi Pell proves time and again he's got the alloy of iron and carbon coursing through his veins....March 3, 2014
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Surrender to No One
Give him credit, David T. Chastain never quits. Since the eighties, Chastain has slugged it out in the metal underground, never wholly capitalizing on his tenure and perseverance. Yet CHASTAIN the band has a strong following and loyalists will immediately flock to "Surrender to No One", which featur...March 3, 2014
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Mary Jane
DEAD, WHITE AND BLUE is the raunchy rock playground of Russell (aka "Rusty") Workman, who reportedly worked with earlier bands in his native Arizona that opened for the likes of IRON MAIDEN, KORN and DIO. Workman was forced to put DEAD, WHITE AND BLUE on hiatus while serving a stint in the jug for d...March 2, 2014
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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...March 2, 2014
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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)...March 2, 2014
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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 ...March 2, 2014
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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...March 1, 2014
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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...February 28, 2014
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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...February 27, 2014
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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 .....February 27, 2014
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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...February 27, 2014
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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....February 26, 2014
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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...February 26, 2014
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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...February 26, 2014
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