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ANTHRAX, ARMORED SAINT Members To Perform At JASON BECKER Benefit Concert

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and his wife, Pearl Aday, along with ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera, will perform at a benefit for Jason Becker and ALS research on Thursday, September 19 at Bimbo's in San Francisco, California. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit Ticketfl...

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JASON NEWSTED: Fronting A Band Is 'A Little Bit Scary And It's Also Really Fun'

Troy Culpan of May The Rock Be With You recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. May The Rock Be With You: So why was now the right time to unleash NEWSTED...

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FATES WARNING: New Song 'Into The Black' Available For Streaming

"Into The Black", a brand new song from American progressive metallers FATES WARNING, was premiered on the latest installment of the "11th Hour" podcast. You can now hear the track below. (Note: Skip to the 26:30 mark.) "Into The Black" comes off FATES WARNING's eleventh studio album, "Darkness In A...

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DOC COYLE Quits GOD FORBID

Guitarist/vocalist Doc Coyle of New Brunswick, New Jersey's melodic, thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID has posted the following message on his official blog: "I am sorry to say that I am indeed leaving GOD FORBID. "I started playing with these guys since I was 16 years old. Now I'm 32. You do the mat...

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GENE HOGLAN On DARK ANGEL Reunion Rumors: Not So Fast

Six days after it was announced that classic late '80s /early '90s California thrashers DARK ANGEL would reunite for a number of shows next year — including an appearance at the Keep It True XVII festival, set to take place April 25-26, 2014 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany — the...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Did 'What They Had To Do' By Firing SCOTT WEILAND

Singer Scott Weiland's former bandmate in VELVET REVOLVER, bassist Duff McKagan (pictured above),spoke to the "Standard Ass Rock Show" on 101.5 KFLY in Eugene, Oregon about Weiland's dismissal earlier this year from the band he co-founded, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. Asked if he thinks Weiland is back on...

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TOXIK Taps Former DEATH/OBITUARY Guitarist RALPH SANTOLLA

Resurrected cult classic progressive thrashers TOXIK have recruited Ralph Santolla (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, DEICIDE) as their new second guitarist. Josh Christian, TOXIK's founding member and lead guitarist, comments on Ralph's addition to the group: "Ralph was the first choice. I had talked to other fr...

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DEVICE Interviewed On Canada's 'Beyond The Watch' (Video)

On Sunday, August 11, "Beyond The Watch" conducted an interview with DEVICE, the industrial-style project featuring DISTURBED frontman David Draiman, at the Toronto, Ontario, Canada stop of this summer's Gigantour. You can now watch the chat below. DEVICE recently filmed a video for the song "You Th...

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DEE SNIDER, MARK TREMONTI Guest On New LESLIE WEST Album

Leslie West, the legendary guitarist, vocalist and original founding member of MOUNTAIN, will release a new studio album, "Still Climbing", on October 28 via Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group. The CD is a testimonial to the strength and durability of West's artistry. Born October 22, 1945, as he a...

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SLASH Talks To THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER About Horror Flicks, SpongeBob SquarePants (Video)

Legendary guitarist Slash was interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter at last month's Comic-Con in San Diego, California. You can now watch the chat below. Slash will release the soundtrack album for the first-ever motion picture he has co-produced, "Nothing Left To Fear", on October 4, the same day t...

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EXTREMA: 'Again And Again' Video Released

"Again And Again", the new video from veteran Italian metallers EXTREMA, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "The Seed Of Foolishness", which was released on May 21 via Scarlet Records. Active in the metal scene for over 25 years, EXTREMA has unleashed a new chapter in its...

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TOM MORELLO Working On First Heavy Rock Album Since AUDIOSLAVE

In a new interview with Bloody Disgusting, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello revealed that he is working on a new heavy rock album, to be released sometime in 2014. The effort, which may not be issued under the NIGHTWATCHMAN banner (unlike Morello's previous solo releases),"will be the...

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SLASH In Nerdist Q&A Session At COMIC-CON (Video)

Legendary guitarist Slash took part in a Nerdist question-and-answer session hosted by Carrie Keagan ("VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live") at last month's Comic-Con in San Diego, California. You can now watch the chat below. Slash will release the soundtrack album for the first-ever motion picture he has...

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SLASH Talks To FANDANGO About 'Nothing Left To Fear' Motion Picture (Video)

Legendary guitarist Slash was interviewed by Fandango during last month's Comic-Con in San Diego, California. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Slash will release the soundtrack album for the first-ever motion picture he has co-produced, "Nothing Left To Fear", on October 4, the same da...

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Reunited DARK ANGEL Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XVII Festival

Classic late '80s /early '90s California thrashers DARK ANGEL will reunite for a number of shows next year, including an appearance at the Keep It True XVII festival, set to take place April 25-26, 2014 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The band's lineup for the reunion will inclu...