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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Make Donation To Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE kick off their summer headline tour in support of their latest album, "Disarm The Descent", on Thursday, May 30 at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The region was hit by a devastating tornado on May 20. Therefore, the band has decided to dona...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Discusses Spoken-Word Tour With 'The Mike James Rock Show' (Video)

"The Mike James Rock Show" conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian during his current spoken-word U.K. tour. You can now watch the chat below. After the success of his London, England show in November, Ian kicked off a full spoken-word, Metal Hammer-sponsored U.K. trek on May 24 in O...

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Audio Sample Of AXL ROSE's Pre-GUNS N' ROSES Recordings With RAPIDFIRE Posted On YouTube

An audio sample of the song "Ready To Rumble" recorded by Axl Rose' pre-GUNS N' ROSES band RAPIDFIRE can be streamed in the YouTube clip below (uploaded by former RAPIDFIRE guitarist Kevin Lawrence). The RAPIDFIRE tapes, which were purportedly recorded in May 1983, have been in storage in the origin...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, KORN, SHINEDOWN, MEGADETH Confirmed For 'Aftershock Festival'

The second annual Monster Energy's Aftershock Festival has expanded to a full weekend in 2013. The biggest weekend in rock to EVER hit the capital of California will take place September 14 and 15 at Discovery Park near downtown Sacramento, California. Northern California's biggest summer rock 'n' r...

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New MELIAH RAGE Singer Talks About Forthcoming Album 'Warrior'

Boston power/thrash veterans MELIAH RAGE recently announced the addition of singer Marc Lopes to the group's ranks. The band is currently working on a new album, "Warrior", to be released this summer via Metal On Metal Records. Commented Lopes: "Joining the band kind of came out of nowhere for me, a...

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JOE SATRIANI Discusses 'Unstoppable Momentum' Album In New Video

In a new three-part video, the incomparable guitar aficionado Joe Satriani discusses his inspiration behind the writing and recording of his 14th studio album, "Unstoppable Momentum". In part one, Joe discusses the concept of "Unstoppable Momentum", plus working with Mike Keneally and new collaborat...

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Ex-WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP Interviewed By France's TV ROCK LIVE (Video)

TV Rock Live recently conducted an interview with former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp. You can now watch the chat below. Tramp released his new solo album, "Cobblestone Street", in North America on May 7 via Deadline Music, a subsidiary of Cleopatra Records. The effort was made available in Europe o...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Interviewed By Sweden's RSP TV (Video)

On April 19, RSP TV conducted an interview with guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE in Gothenburg, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's fifth studio album, "Disarm The Descent", sold around 48,000 copies in the United States in its first we...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Interviewed By Norwegian Fan Club (Video)

Drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER was recently interviewed via Skype by John R of DTNorway, the Norwegian DREAM THEATER fan club. You can now watch the chat below. DREAM THEATER is in the studio recording the follow-up to its Grammy-nominated album "A Dramatic Turn Of Ev...

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JASON NEWSTED Interviewed In New York City (Video)

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted before NEWSTED's May 21 concert in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Jason was knocked off stage by an...

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DAVID DRAIMAN Says DISTURBED Will Return, Asks Fans For Support

According to The Pulse Of Radio, DISTURBED and DEVICE frontman David Draiman has reassured fans that the former band will eventually return from its current hiatus. But he also asked the group's followers to show their support for DEVICE as well as FIGHT OR FLIGHT and ADRENALINE MOB, two other proje...

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VAN HALEN's '5150' Remembered In New Ebook

A new one-dollar short ebook tells the story — 27 years on — of the making of VAN HALEN's 1986 album "5150". Author Martin Popoff explains: "It's always a blast talking with Sammy Hagar, and our '5150' analysis includes lots and lots of Sammy just letting her fly. "'5150' shocked the world, proving...

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NEWSTED: Quality Two-Camera Mix Of 'Soldierhead' Performance From Chicago

Quality two-camera fan-filmed video mix of NEWSTED — the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted — performing the song "Soldierhead" on May 18 at Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois can be seen below. NEWSTED has been confirmed for this year's edition of...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Discusses Making Of 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here'

Steve Baltin of GRAMMY.com recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GRAMMY.com: One of the things I like about "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" is there's a real griminess and grittiness to it. Cantrell: I keep hear...

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SUFFOCATION Featuring DYING FETUS' JOHN GALLAGHER: Video Footage Of Rotterdam Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of SUFFOCATION's May 22 performance at Baroeg in Rotterdam, The Netherlands can be seen below (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). SUFFOCATION has recruited John Gallagher (DYING FETUS) to handle lead vocals on a number of shows this spring. Gallagher is filling in for SUFF...