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DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I'm Much More Than Just A Metal Drummer'

Wikidrummers recently conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo. You can now watch the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he first got into drumming: Lombardo: "I very young and I had a very strong pass...

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MARK OSEGUEDA Says DEATH ANGEL's Upcoming Album Has 'The Aggressiveness Of The Last Two Records'

Vocalist Mark Osegueda of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL spoke to SFWeekly.com about the band's forthcoming follow-up to 2013's "The Dream Calls For Blood" album. He said: "We just finished recording at AudioHammer [studios] in Sanford, Florida with [producer] Jason Suecof again. It's...

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DREAM THEATER To Perform Entire 'The Astonishing' Album On North American Tour

DREAM THEATER has announced their first North American tour of 2016, which will see the pioneering group performing a historic set in immersive and interactive settings for a unique and unparalleled live experience. Set to kick off April 14 at Quebec City’s Theatre Du Capitole, the spring trek will...

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VINNY APPICE, RUDY SARZO, CRAIG GOLDY Join Forces In MASTERS OF CLASSIC ROCK

MASTERS OF CLASSIC ROCK, the new project featuring guitarist Craig Goldy (DIO),drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO),singer Doogie White (MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW),bassist Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO) and keyboardist Wayne...

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Video: IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Surprises Autistic Fan With FaceTime Call

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain co-hosted 98.7 The Gater's "12 Guitars Of Christmas" event last week, and during the party, he snuck away for a few minutes to FaceTime with an autistic fan from North Carolina. Paul, who has been playing drums for almost two years, is a huge fan of Nicko's drumming...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Releases GeoShred App

Jordan Rudess — the keyboardist/Continuum-player/multi-instrumentalist for Grammy-nominated prog rock/metal icons DREAM THEATER, along with his company Wizdom Music, has launched new app called GeoShred that lets musicians create music on an iPad. GeoShred features next generation physical modeling...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Release 'Incarnate' Album

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have set "Incarnate" as the title of their seventh album, tentatively due out in March on Roadrunner Records. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach told Revolver about the band's new CD title: "The definition of incarnate is 'in the flesh.' And this record...

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Video Premiere: THE WINERY DOGS' 'Fire'

"Fire", the new video from THE WINERY DOGS — the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) — can be seen below. The clip was dir...

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BREAKING BENJAMIN Announces Acoustic Tour

BREAKING BENJAMIN, the chart-topping Pennsylvania-bred rock band led by founder Benjamin Burnley, announced today they'll be kicking off 2016 with a string of intimate acoustic performances throughout January and February. The band will be performing live and unplugged versions of several fan favori...

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SHINEDOWN Announces March 2016 U.S. Tour Dates

Atlantic recording artist SHINEDOWN has announced plans for an upcoming U.S. tour, the rock band's first major trek of 2016. With British rock trio THE VIRGINMARYS serving as main support on most of the dates, the twelve-city trek gets underway March 1 at Portland, Oregon's Roseland Theater and then...

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A Dream in Static

The rising success of prog-behemoths SCALE THE SUMMIT has opened the door for young contemporaries with vision, including Connecticut-based EARTHSIDE. If you've had your fill of contemporary prog metal, in particular symphonic metal, dig in and discover EARTHSIDE. EARTHSIDE structures their composit...

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Video: TOM MORELLO, ZAKK WYLDE, STEVE VAI, NUNO BETTENCOURT Perform At TONY MACALPINE Benefit Concert

Guitar legends Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE),Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) and Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME),along with drum powerhouse Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER),bass icon Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, M...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY To Release 'Infinite Entanglement' Album In March

British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) has set "Infinite Entanglement" as the title of his eighth solo album, tentatively due in March 2016. Speaking to Rock-Radio UK last month, Bayley stated about the upcoming effort (hear audio below): "It's a concept album. My first s...

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Video: METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO, RATT's WARREN DEMARTINI Join ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA On Stage In Beverly Hills

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and RATT guitarist Warren DeMartini joined ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA — the national touring project that finds guitar virtuoso Dweezil Zappa recreating the music of his late great father, Frank Zappa — on stage on Friday, December 11 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, C...

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BABYMETAL To Release Second Album In April

Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL will release its second album on April 1, 2016 via earMUSIC. A world tour in support of the record will follow the CD's arrival. BABYMETAL's 2016 world tour will include an appearance at London, England's SEE Wembley Arena on April 2. The trek will conc...