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SEPULTURA's KISSER: MAX CAVALERA Is Trying Too Hard To Reproduce 'Roots'

Katherine Santiago of Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Edge: Do you still keep in contact with Max [Cavalera, former SEPULTURA frontman, now in SOULFLY]? Andreas: "No. Since he left the band, we never...

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Ex-ONWARD Guitarist's WAXEN Project Becomes Full-Time Band

Former DARKEN/ONWARD guitarist Toby Knapp has issued the following update on his WAXEN black metal project (formerly known as UNIT 100): "I've turned my WAXEN project into a full-time band, recruiting members Max Livingston (21) on bass as well as 17-year-old drum prodigy Jeramy Matheson. The band i...

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PAUL GILBERT: New Instrumental CD To Receive U.S. Release In August

Guitar shredder Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR.BIG) will release his new all-guitar instrumental CD, "Get Out Of My Yard" in Japan on July 26 via WHD Entertainment. The album will be released in America on August 29, while the European release is slated for September 14. Commented Gilbert: "There is m...

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SOULFLY: New Video Interview With Guitarist MARC RIZZO Posted Online

A five-minute video interview with SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo, conducted on Saturday, June 24 prior to the band's appearance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, has been posted online at YouTube.com. While SOULFLY has a one-week break from their current European tour, Marc will come b...

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MIKE PORTNOY Impersonator Is Back!

A man who was jailed in 2003 for allegedly impersonating Mike Portnoy, drummer for the progressive rock/metal band DREAM THEATER, is apparently back on the streets and is once again posing as the world-renowned musician, according to posting on Portnoy's official web site, MikePortnoy.com. The New Y...

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SOULFLY: D-LOW MEMORIAL FESTIVAL To Be Held In August

SOULFLY's official web site has been updated with the following message: "As tradition holds, every year near the start of August SOULFLY plays host to an event called the D-Low Memorial Festival in Arizona. This year in the 10th anniversary of the festival in honor of Dana 'D-Low' Wells, Max Cavale...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Performs With SOULFLY In Belgium: Video Available

SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor joined SOULFLY on stage earlier today (Saturday, June 24) at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium for a rendition of the SOULFLY "classic" "Jumpdafuckup". Watch a video clip of the performance at YouTube.com. Taylor originally appeared on the studio...

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SOULFLY: More European Tour Dates Announced

The dates for the second leg of SOULFLY's European summer tour have been released. They will be appearing at the following shows: Jul. 07 - Novi Sad, SER - Exit Festival (Max only; details below) Jul. 14 - Dour, BEL - Dour Festival Jul. 15 - Wergorzewo, POL - Union of Rock Jul. 17 - ...

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MAX CAVALERA: 'I Wasn't Surprised' To Hear IGOR Left SEPULTURA

Former SEPULTURA/current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera has commented on last week's announcement that his brother, drummer Igor Cavalera, had left SEPULTURA to pursue "other projects." The following is an excerpt from an interview Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the Norwegian metal radio show "Tinitus" cond...

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OSI Complete Work On 'Free' Video, Plan EP Release

OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE),the project featuring FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos, ex-DREAM THEATER keyboardist Kevin Moore and DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, recently completed a music video for the title track of their sophomore album, entitled "Free". The clip, which directed by...

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SOULFLY: New Interview With MAX CAVALERA To Air Tonight

An exclusive interview with SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera will be broadcast on this week's edition of the Norwegian metal radio show "Tinitus", airing tonight (Wednesday, June 21) between 20:00 (8:00 p.m.) and 22:00 (10:00 p.m.) on P3. The show is also available on the Internet: www.nrk...

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MAX CAVALERA, DANNY LILKER To Jam At Serbia's EXIT FEST

According to a posting at www.maiden-serbia.org, SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA) and NUCLEAR ASSAULT/ex-BRUTAL TRUTH/S.O.D. bassist Danny Lilker will be taking part in a jam session at the Exit Fest in Novi Sad, Serbia on July 7. No further details are currently available. SOULFLY are c...

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Exclusive: SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Talks About Departure Of IGOR CAVALERA

On Thursday, June 15, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET about the recent departure of drummer and founding member Igor Cavalera and the group's future plans. A transcript of the chat follows: Q: Igor told me a couple of days ago [read Igor's interview at this l...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer Interviewed On Swedish TV

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen spoke to Max Grinndal of the Swedish program "Nyhetsmorgon" on the channel TV4 about playing drums with one arm, the reaction he got the first time he did it live, "cheating" on some songs, whether he missed not being in the biggest rock band in the world anymore, and...

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DREAM THEATER Singer Takes Part In TRUE SYMPHONIC ROCHESTRA

DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie has posted the following message on his official web site addressing reports that he recently spent time in Russia recording vocals for a opera-style project: "Okay, let me set the record straight and stop and further doubts. "Yes, I was in Russia last week. I arr...