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FOO FIGHTERS' TAYLOR HAWKINS Doesn't Like Being Filmed

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins told Q magazine that even though he understand what FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl is after with all the recent band-related documentaries and films, he personally doesn't enjoy being on camera. Hawkins explained, "It's never bee...

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JASON BECKER May Issue Previously Unreleased Songs Written With DAVID LEE ROTH

Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) in December 2014 conducted an interview with Jason Becker, a onetime guitar prodigy first known as part of the metal duo CACOPHONY, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 20, shortly after join...

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KILLER BE KILLED Recruits CONVERGE Drummer For Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival

Drummer Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA) will be unable to perform with KILLER BE KILLED as part of this year's edition of Australia's Soundwave XV festival due to scheduling conflicts with his other band, ANTEMASQUE. Filling in for him will be CONVERGE drummer Ben Koller (pictured). KILLER BE KILLED...

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Drummer DAVE ELITCH Unable To Perform With KILLER BE KILLED At Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival

Drummer Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA) will be unable to perform with KILLER BE KILLED as part of this year's edition of Australia's Soundwave XV festival due to scheduling conflicts with his other band, ANTEMASQUE. Dave tweeted earlier today: "I've been getting a ton of questions regarding @soundw...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER 'Would Bet Money' Drummer NICK MENZA Will Rejoin Band

Metal Wani's William Richards and Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether MEGADETH mainman Dave...

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MIKE PORTNOY Launches First Full-On Metal Project, Lays Down 'Most Brutal Drum Performance' Of His Career

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) has launched his first full-on metal project. He writes on Facebook: "I just laid down the most brutal drum performance of my career! Picture 'Angel Of Death' [SLAYER] meets 'Dyers Eve' [METALLICA]… I FINALLY ha...

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DAVE LOMBARDO's Advice To New Drummers: 'Take From Different Genres And Apply Them To What You Like'

Mike C of WSOU (89.5 FM),the non-commercial college radio station broadcasting from the campus of Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, recently conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget...

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SKID ROW's SNAKE Finds It 'Amusing' That Some Audience Members Think SEBASTIAN BACH Is Still In Band

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo says that he doesn't have any issues with people who come to see his band perform live believing singer Sebastian Bach is still a member of the group, explaining that the fact that they are spending their hard-earned money to attend a SKID ROW concert is a compli...

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DAVE GROHL Reveals The Unique Writing Process Behind 'Sonic Highways'

Want to know what it takes for Dave Grohl to write a song? Now you can. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the FOO FIGHTERS rocker explains just how the tracks for 2014's "Sonic Highways" came about in a new video posted by "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Fans may already know that the ...

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FOO FIGHTERS Prep For Three-Hour-Plus Shows

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS are getting ready to play epic three-hour-plus shows on their 2015 tour, the band tells News.com.au. Guitarist Pat Smear said, "I like playing until they're done. Dave [Grohl, frontman] can tell, he's got this connection with the crowd that inspires them...

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Most Viewed BLABBERMOUTH.NET Stories Of 2014

2014 was a massive year at BLABBERMOUTH.NET. With more than one hundred million page views originating from all corners of the globe, not to mention millions of shares and external social media impressions, "staggering growth" seems the appropriate term here. From rants and raves to absurdities and...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Doesn't Rule Out Return To SLAYER: 'My Door Is Open'

Ex-SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo doesn't rule out returning to his former band, explaining that his "door is open" to another collaboration with the legendary thrash metal act he helped launch more than three decades ago. Lombardo was effectively fired from SLAYER after sitting out...

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FOO FIGHTERS' TAYLOR HAWKINS: Christmas Is A 'S**tstorm'

With Christmas just one day away (December 25),The Pulse Of Radio thought they'd check in with FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins and get his thoughts on the holiday. Call him a Grinch or just a sourpuss, but Hawkins said that he's just not feeling the Christmas spirit these days. "The older you g...

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ANNIHILATOR To Be Rejoined By Singer COBURN PHARR For 70000 TONS OF METAL Performances

ANNIHILATOR mastermind Jeff Waters has invited the band's former vocalist, Coburn Pharr, to feature in their performances when the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise sails to Jamaica in January 2015. Pharr was lead vocalist on ANNIHILATOR's critically acclaimed and best-selling 1990 release "Never, Neverlan...

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JASON NEWSTED Has No Immediate Plans To Revive NEWSTED Band, Says MIKE MUSHOK

STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok says that there are no plans for the NEWSTED band to regroup for any further touring or recording, explaining that former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted "shut down" the project nearly a year ago. Jason in February canceled an appearance at Australia's Soundwave festival...