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ATREYU's ALEX VARKATZAS: 'My Brothers And I Have Made Our Best Record Yet'
Reactivated Southern California metallers ATREYU are putting the finishing touches on their comeback album for a late spring/early summer release through the Search And Destroy imprint as part of the newly announced joint venture between Raw Power Management and Spinefarm. Comments vocalist Alex Var...February 11, 2015
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DAVE GROHL Named 2015 'Record Store Day Ambassador'
Record Store Day has announced the appointment of FOO FIGHTERS mainman and former NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl as the Record Store Day Ambassador 2015. He follows in the footsteps of past titleholders Jack White, Chuck D, Iggy Pop, and Ozzy Osbourne. Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gatheri...February 11, 2015
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IMPELLITTERI To Release 'Venom' Album In April
Frontiers Music Srl will release the brand new IMPELLITTERI studio album, titled "Venom", on April 17 in Europe and April 21 in North America. "Venom" is described in a press release as "a record filled with addictive and memorable riffs, guitar solos that feature Chris Impellitteri's blistering shr...February 11, 2015
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GREAT WHITE Has 'Ten Solid Ideas' For Next Studio Album, Says MICHAEL LARDIE
On February 10, GREAT WHITE's Michael Lardie (keyboards, guitar) was interviewed by Lance Hall of "The Silk And Steel Power Hour" radio show on 90.7 WJSC-FM. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether GREAT WHITE has begun recordin...February 11, 2015
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RIOT V: 'Ride Hard Live Free' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for the song "Ride Hard Live Free" from RIOT V, the new band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, can be seen below. The track is taken from RIOT V's debut album, "Unleash The Fire", which was released last October via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD mar...February 11, 2015
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SCORPIONS Singer KLAUS MEINE: Retiring Is 'Easier To Say Than To Do'
Vocalist Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS took part in a press conference on February 9 in Paris, France. You can now watch video footage of the question-and-answer session below. Speaking about SCORPIONS' decision to scrap their retirement plans and r...February 10, 2015
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KORPIKLAANI: 'Noita' Cover Artwork Unveiled
Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI will release their new album, "Noita", on May 5 in North America via Nuclear Blast. Recorded at Petrax Studio with Aksu Hanttu producing, recording and mixing again, it is the band's first CD to feature new accordion player Sami Perttula, who played a very active r...February 9, 2015
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The Killer Instinct
Bombshell covers are suddenly the rage in comic books and now hard rock albums. 2012 saw four members of THIN LIZZY (Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson and Marco Mendoza) come together with former MEGADETH and ALICE COOPER drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. On that merit alone, BLACK STAR RIDERS sparke...February 7, 2015
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LED ZEPPELIN: 'Five Glorious Nights' Book To Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of Appearance At Earls Court
In May 1975, LED ZEPPELIN performed five momentous concerts at the Earls Court Arena in London to a combined audience of 85,000 fans. It found the band at the peak of their powers, slaying the sold-out audiences with a nightly marathon three-and-a-half-hour presentation of light, sound, power and en...February 6, 2015
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ULI JON ROTH Says It's 'Very Natural' For Younger Musicians To Learn More Quickly Than Prior Generations
In a recent interview with LA Weekly, legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth was asked about the fact that a lot of young musicians today are are able to attain an accelerated rate of learning by watching YouTube videos or using digital apps, which is different from how people of his generation learned. "...February 5, 2015
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DRAGONFORCE's SAM TOTMAN: 'A Great Guitar Solo Is Nothing Unless It's In A Good Song'
Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: In DRAGONFORCE, what would you say is more important, songwriting or the soloing? Sam: Definitely...February 5, 2015
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AMARANTHE: Multi-Camera Video Footage Of 'Digital World' Performance From Moscow
Russia's Classic Rock magazine has uploaded multi-camera footage of AMARANTHE performing the song "Digital World" on December 13, 2014 at club Volta in Moscow. You can now watch it below (clip directed by Inna Ford). AMARANTHE's third album, "Massive Addictive", was released on October 21, 2014 via...February 5, 2015
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Release 'Little Brother Is Watching' Album
Guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will release his tenth CD, titled "Little Brother Is Watching", on February 24. The disc is an eccentric, upbeat collection of modern epic rock with haunting melodies, huge choruses and witty lyrics about l...February 4, 2015
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WATAIN's ERIK DANIELSSON: 'We Wanted To Create Something Extremely Significant, And We Have'
Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Erik Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SkullsNBones.com: I've said this many times to people, there's a haunting beauty to WATAIN. Whether you believe what you be...February 3, 2015
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Former TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN Launches TRINITY FALLEN
Former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian has joined forces with KINNEFRET guitarist Artak Ozan in a new band called TRINITY FALLEN. According to Christian, the two musicians are currently "looking for a real singer — someone with range, dynamics, and the beat, someone with vocal skills comparable to...February 3, 2015
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