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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I'm One Of The Hardest-Working Drummers In The World'

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the current state of the m...

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Video: KAMELOT Performs In Cleveland

Fan-filmed video footage of KAMELOT's November 27 performance at the Agora theater in Cleveland, Ohio can be seen below. KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood recently told PowerOfMetal.dk has finalized contractual plans for a new concert DVD. He said: "Now we have to figure out where we're gonna do i...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Looks Back On Commercial Failure Of 'Through The Never' Movie: 'We've Learned A Lesson'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has admitted that the band could not understand why its 2013 concert film, "Metallica Through The Never", failed to connect with a wider audience. "Metallica Through The Never" took in just $3.4 million at the U.S. box office in four weeks of release after costing m...

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Video Premiere: SOILWORK's 'Death In General'

"Death In General", the new video from Swedish metallers SOILWORK, can be seen at Toontrack.com. The clip was directed by Hristo Shindov and shot on location in Joshua Tree, California. Said SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid: "Recording the video for 'Death In General' was absolutely spectacular....

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Unauthorized Biography Of ROB ZOMBIE Now Available

Joel McIver, the U.K.-based author of biographies of METALLICA, SLAYER, BLACK SABBATH, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MACHINE HEAD and many other artists, has released an unauthorized biography of Rob Zombie via Backbeat Books. "Sinister Urge: The Life And Times Of Rob Zombie" is the first in-depth, caree...

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STEVE SMITH Explains Decision To Return To JOURNEY

JOURNEY and THE DOOBIE BROTHERS will kick off the San Francisco Fest 2016 tour on Thursday, May 12, again bringing together two of the iconic groups that helped define the San Francisco sound. The tour launches at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California — with concerts scheduled throug...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN To Perform At Rock N Roll Ribs Sixth-Anniversary Celebration

On December 5, THE MCBRAINIACS, the band featuring IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain, will perform at the sixth-anniversary celebration for Rock N Roll Ribs, the barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain and close friend Mitch Tanne, in Coral Springs, Florida. Also scheduled to appear are the kids of Sch...

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FEAR FACTORY Involved In Bus Crash In Germany (Photos)

FEAR FACTORY was involved in a bus crash early Wednesday morning (November 25) while en route to the band's next concert in Munich, Germany during their European headling tour. FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares said: "Everyone is okay, just a little shaken up. It doesn't help when it's 4:30 a.m. a...

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Former PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS Guitarist Found Out Through The Internet That He Wasn't In The Band

Jack Antonio of "Do You Know Jack?" radio show recently conducted an interview with former PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS guitarist Marzi Montazeri. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked if he would agree with Philip Anselmo's recent comment that the former PANT...

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JOURNEY Welcomes Back Drummer STEVE SMITH, Announces Tour With THE DOOBIE BROTHERS

JOURNEY and THE DOOBIE BROTHERS will launch the San Francisco Fest 2016 tour on Thursday, May 12, again bringing together two of the iconic groups that helped define the San Francisco sound. The tour launches at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California — with concerts scheduled through...

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AVANTASIA To Release 'Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose' Single

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will release a new digital single, "Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose", on December 11. The song is taken from AVANTASIA's seventh studio album, "Ghostlights", which will be released on January 29, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The twelve-song CD was produced by...

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SOILWORK's STRID, VERBEUREN Talks 'The Ride Majestic' In New Video Interview

SOILWORK members Björn "Speed" Strid (vocals) and Dirk Verbeuren (drums) recently talked to Artisan News about recording the band's latest album, "The Ride Majestic"; some of their standout tracks; what they'd be doing if not in SOILWORK; how they got together; and the tragic events that surrounded...

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FOO FIGHTERS Release 'Saint Cecilia' EP

FOO FIGHTERS have released a brand new EP, "Saint Cecilia", featuring five new tracks recorded recently in Austin, Texas. The EP has been made available via FooFighters.com as well as iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify. The FOO FIGHTERS posted a countdown clock on its site earlier this month counting d...

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SLASH Joined By Polish Pop Star DODA For Performance Of GUNS N' ROSES Classic (Video)

BEHEMOTH guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski former fiancée Dorota Rabczewska — better known as the 31-year-old Polish pop singer Doda — joined Slash on stage on November 20 at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland to perform the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Sweet Child O' Mine". Video footage of her appear...

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EXODUS: Video Footage Of San Antonio Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of EXODUS's November 13 performance at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio, Texas as part of this year's Housecore Horror Film Festival can be seen below. EXODUS is currently touring North America as the support act for KING DIAMOND. EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt is unable to take...