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QUEENSRYCHE Drummer: 'We Tried Multiple Times' To Talk To GEOFF TATE Before Firing Him

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield and new singer Todd La Torre taped a guest appearance on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" in April for an episode which will premiere this coming weekend (Saturday, June 29). During the chat, Rockenfield was asked about the comments his former bandmate Geoff Tate...

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MEGADETH, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Members To Guest On New MEMORAIN Album

Greek thrashers MEMORAIN have inked a deal with Metal Scrap Records. The band's new album, "Seven Sacrificies", will contain 11 songs and will be released before the end of the year. The CD will feature special guest appearances by David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and Micha...

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PAPA ROACH Interviewed At France's HELLFEST (Video)

Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with Californian rockers PAPA ROACH at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 21-23 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. PAPA ROACH's latest album, "The Connection", was re-released in Europe as a special tour edition on May 6 via Eleven Seven...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Interviewed On 'Heavy Rock Rapture' (Audio)

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre was interviewed on the June 20 episode of "Heavy Rock Rapture". You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. The new self-titled album from the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, was released yesterday (Tuesday, June 25) via Century Medi...

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AVANTASIA: Video Footage Of HELLFEST Press Conference

Video footage of AVANTASIA's press conference at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 21-23 in Clisson, France can be seen below. AVANTASIA will make its North American debut at the Quebec City Summer Festival (Festival D'été De Québec),set to take place July 4-14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canad...

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Former SABATON Keyboardist Discusses CIVIL WAR Debut

Chad Bowar of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with former SABATON and current CIVIL WAR keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: What led to you guys all leaving SABATON last year? Daniel Mÿhr: We all had our reasons to le...

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SAMMY HAGAR Announces New Rock-Collaborations Album 'Sammy Hagar And Friends'

On the eve of his fourth decade in rock and roll, Grammy Award-winning Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Sammy Hagar has teamed with a seminal array of his legendary rock and country artist friends and bandmates, past and present, for his first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar And Frie...

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BYZANTINE Bassist Quits

Bassist Michael "Skip" Cromer of reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE has released the following statement: "I am writing this post to inform you that as of after the Sound Factory show this Friday, I will no longer be playing in BYZANTINE. "I have in recent months become a Christian and I fee...

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LORDI: Video Footage Of HELLFEST Press Conference

Video footage of LORDI's June 23 press conference at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. LORDI's new album, "To Beast Or Not To Beast", was released on March 1 in Europe (excluding Finland) via AFM Records. The CD was made available in North America on March 19 through The End Records. "T...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's ROCKENFIELD, WILTON Talk Next Chapter, Reflect On Past 30 Years (Video)

Google Play recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield and guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now watch the chat below. The new self-titled album from the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, was released today (Tuesday, June 25) via Century Media Records. The...

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JOE LYNN TURNER, TONY MARTIN, BIFF BYFORD, MARC STORACE To Take Part In SCHUBERT IN ROCK

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) is taking part in the SCHUBERT IN ROCK project — a fusion of great rock musicians recording an album with Klaus Schubert from Austria. Also featured on the CD are the following singers: Tony Martin (ex-BLACK SABBAT...

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'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert' To Be Released On 3DVD, Blu-Ray, And Digital Video

On September 3, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert" on a triple DVD set, as an SD Blu-ray — with upscaled standard definition original material with uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD surround sound for the best possible quality — and digital. This release boasts...

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EDGUY's TOBIAS SAMMET Talks AVANTASIA On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with EDGUY and AVANTASIA singer Tobias Sammet. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. AVANTASIA will make its North American debut at the Quebec City Summer Festival (Festival D'été De Québec),set to take place Ju...

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STRYPER Frontman Comments On KANYE WEST's 'I Am A God'

Vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER has commented on hip hop artist Kanye West's decision to call his new album "Yeezus" and having a track called "I Am A God", with a humorously added "featuring God" credit listed. Said Sweet in a statement released to TMZ.com: "First...

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JAKE E. LEE Interviewed On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Entire Episode Posted Online

Former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee was interviewed on this past weekend's episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show". You can now watch the entire program below. As previously reported, drummer Darren Smith of Canadian metallers WARMACHINE has been named the lead vocalist for Le...