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JOE SATRIANI On New Album 'What Happens Next': 'I Wanted To Do Something Completely Different'

Guitarist Joe Satriani was recently interviewed by Daniel Jaramillo of Metal Wani. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his forthcoming album, "What Happens Next": Joe: "The title started off as a funny little question that kept...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS To Release Solo Album In 2018: 'It's Turned Out Amazing'

KORN singer Jonathan Davis has confirmed that he will release a new solo album in 2018 and will also tour in support of it. Davis is already scheduled to appear on his own at several European festivals — including France's Hellfest — with more touring in both Europe and North America expected. Durin...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN On 'Catharsis' Album: 'It's A Game Changer For Us'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn was interviewed on a recent installment of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about MACHINE HEAD's ninth studio album, "Catharsis", Flynn said: "I've been tel...

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TONY IOMMI: At The Moment, The Last Thing I Want To Do Is Pick Up A Guitar

Legendary guitarist Tony Iommi was asked by Total Guitar magazine what the guitar means to him, 49 years after forming BLACK SABBATH. "It's a way of expressing your inner self," he said. "But I don't sleep with the guitar now, when I did in the early days, mind! It has always meant something very sp...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER's New Album To Include Guest Appearances By TESTAMENT, QUEENSRŸCHE Members

During a recent interview with the "American Made Guitar Show", Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) revealed that he was working on two new albums for a possible 2018 release. "One of them, which is a guest-singers album, as I call it right now — there's no title for it — is an a...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN To Record Album Of Covers

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown is planning to release an album of covers as the follow-up to his debut album, "Smoke On This…". Asked what his next musical move will be, Brown told "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie (hear audio below): "I wanna continue in the direction I'...

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MACHINE HEAD Releases 'Ten Ton Hammer' Performance Video From 'Catharsis' Bonus DVD

San Francisco Bay area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release their ninth studio album, "Catharsis", on January 26, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The effort will be made available in several formats, including a CD/DVD digipak edition which contains footage of the band's 2015 concert at San Francisco's Regen...

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The Dusk in Us

CONVERGE isn't just any band. It has helped expand heavy music's boundaries since the late nineties. The band's characteristic belligerence remains on "The Dusk in Us", but it's as restrained as you'd expect from a hardened inmate who has successfully done time and is prepared for re-integration int...

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Fatal Command

Schmier's a busy fella these days. Following DESTRUCTION's outstanding Under Attack" from last year, the legendary thrash band is about to uncork another batch of re-recordings from its vault with "Thrash Anthems II". Meanwhile, Schmier's other band, PÄNZER, may be suffering the departure of ACCEPT...

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EKTOMORF Loses Guitarist, Bassist, Drummer; New Lineup Revealed

Hungarian metallers EKTOMORF have parted ways with Tamás Schrottner (guitar),Szabolcs Murvai (bass) and Róbert Jaksa (drums) due to "personal differences" and have replaced them with Szebasztián Simon, Attila Asztalos and Dániel Szabó, respectively. EKTOMORF guitarist/vocalist Zoltán Farkas states:...

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KAMELOT Bassist's SAULT To Release 'Seeds Of Power' Album In March

Rhythm-driven heavy rock band SAULT — featuring members of internationally acclaimed power metal group KAMELOT and groove metal outfit ARCANIUM, and guest appearances by members of KING DIAMOND, ONE EYED DOLL and more — will release its debut full-length album, "Seeds Of Power", on March 2, 2018. Pr...

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THE OFFSPRING To Resume Work On New Album In January

THE OFFSPRING will return to the studio next month to resume work on its new album. Guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman spoke about the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2012's "Days Go By" during an interview with Front Row Live at this past Friday's (December 15) "Punk Rock & Paintbrushes" holiday...

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MIKE SHINODA: 'There's Absolutely No Way' LINKIN PARK Would Perform With Hologram Of CHESTER BENNINGTON

Mike Shinoda has shot down the idea of LINKIN PARK peforming with a hologram of the band's late singer Chester Bennington, saying such a move would be "awful." On Friday (December 15),the LINKIN PARK co-vocalist took part in an Instagram Live question-and-answer session with fans to discuss the rel...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: 'Nazi Salutes Have No Place Whatsoever' In Heavy Metal Community

IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson has blasted a heavy metal fan for giving the right-arm salute at a show in Canada last weekend. The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was kicked out of a DEATH PREACHER concert in downtown Vancouver on December 8 after making the Nazi gesture. "It's nons...

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LARS ULRICH: Why METALLICA Will Never Put Out The Same Record Every Couple Of Years

In the new issue of Music Week magazine, Lars Ulrich addressed his comments in a 2012 SPIN interview in which he said that if METALLICA were to become the band everyone wants them be, it would kill them. "What I was attempting to say is that in the somewhat conservative corners of the hard rock worl...