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Your Heaven is Real

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery returns with his fifth solo album, "Your Heaven is Real". As with his previous records, Caffery handles most of the instrumentation (guitars, bass and keys) with WHITESNAKE / BILLY IDOL / OZZY OSBOURNE drummer Brian Tichy keeping him company....

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A Light in the Dark

Let me start this review by stating that I am a father. Everyone I know says my seven-year-old son is a Mini Me and the splitting image of his old man, this given the fact I adopted my kid. Karma prevails. Though I don't consider myself a true drummer, I noodle with a five-piece Gretsch ...

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The Essential Rob Halford

For JUDAS PRIEST fans, it's referred to (and in some cases, mocked) as "the Ripper years." However, it was more than just that seven year stretch from 1996 to 2003 when Tim "Ripper" Owens realized the dream a lifetime (and its correlating nightmares) by stepping into the boots of heavy metal royalty...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA: 'I Like Writing Riffs All The Time'

Spotlight Report recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spotlight Report: It's great to see you've come full circle. First you were a musician, and then a father, and now able to work with three of...

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DAVID ELLEFSON, MIKE PORTNOY, ALEX SKOLNICK To Discuss METAL ALLEGIANCE At 'BackStory' Event In NYC

"BackStory", a series of curated live, feature-length interviews with iconic artists and musicians, announces metal heavyweights David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and Mark Menghi of METAL ALLEGIANCE as upcoming guests for an exclusive...

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JOEL HOEKSTRA'S 13: Lyric Video For 'Anymore' Song Feat. SYMPHONY X's RUSSELL ALLEN

Joel Hoekstra will release "Dying To Live", the new melodic hard rock studio album from his electrifying new side project JOEL HOEKSTRA'S 13, on October 16 via Frontiers Srl. The currrent guitarist for WHITESNAKE, Hoekstra is best known for his work with NIGHT RANGER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and th...

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New Song Premiere: W.A.S.P.'s 'Last Runaway'

W.A.S.P.'s fifteenth studio album, titled "Golgotha", will be released on October 2 via Austria's Napalm Records. The "Golgotha" song "Last Runaway" can now be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. "Forty years ago I came to Hollywood as a teenager," said W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless. "Te...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER: Playing With ANTHRAX Was 'One Of The Best Moments Of My Life'

Shredload conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser and vocalist Derrick Green on August 10 in Dublin, Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what it was like filling in for ANTHRAX's Scott Ian in 2011 while Ian spent time with his family following the birth of his fir...

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ANVIL Taps U.D.O. Producer For Upcoming Album

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will enter a studio in Cologne, Germany in October with producer Martin "Mattes" Pfeiffer to begin recording their new album, tentatively titled "Anvil Is Anvil", for an early 2016 release. ANVIL guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow told Metal Talk about the upcoming r...

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SOILWORK: Audio Samples Of Entire 'The Ride Majestic' Album

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "The Ride Majestic", the tenth studio album from Sweden-based melodic death metal experts SOILWORK, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The CD will be released worldwide on August 28 via Nuclear Blast. Asked how "The Ride Majestic" cel...

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DISTURBED Announces Spring 2016 North American Tour

Hard rock titans DISTURBED have announced a 2016 tour in support of their upcoming sixth studio release, "Immortalized". The tour, which kicks off March 11 in Vancouver, will offer a rare chance to see DISTURBED's arena-ready show in an up close and personal setting, such as The Fillmore in San Fran...

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THE WINERY DOGS To Release 'Hot Streak' Album In October

THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),will release its sophomore album, "Hot Streak", on October 2 in...

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ROGER GLOVER: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Leaving DEEP PURPLE Was 'The Best Thing He Could Have Done For The Band'

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working...

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EXODUS's STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Reveals His 'Dream Tour' (Video)

Each episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Dream Tour" features a touring act discussing who they would put on their ideal tour if there were no limits. In this episode, which was filmed on April 11 in Joliet, Illinois, Steve "Zetro" Souza, the vocalist for the legendary thrash metal band EXODUS, talks abo...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Announces U.S. Tour With CATTLE DECAPITATION

Florida-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE have unveiled their plans for a massive U.S. tour this fall. They are bringing a brutal package of bands with them across the United States beginning October 8 and running through November 7. Direct support is slated to come from Metal Blade labelmates C...