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MATT SORUM To Perform With STEVIE SALAS In Toronto

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum will perform with guitarist Stevie Salas this Saturday, November 29 at the Sound Academy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The three-piece band will be rounded out by Jara Slapbak on bass. According to Salas, "We will also do a song Friday night [Novemb...

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MASTODON, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM: New Interviews To Air On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

Brann Dailor of MASTODON, Robb Flynn of MACHINE HEAD, and Matt Heafy and Paolo Gregoletto of TRIVIUM were interviewed for this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, November 26) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. According to Patrizia Mazzuocco...

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VELVET REVOLVER Manager Says Band 'Asked' To Be Released From RCA

The following press release has been issued by VELVET REVOLVER's publicist: Finding the new lead singer for VELVET REVOLVER is a formidable task, and the remaining members knew this would be the case when they dismissed their former singer, Scott Weiland. So in June 2008, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt S...

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SAXON And ICED EARTH To Team Up For European Co-Headlining Tour

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 01 - F - Paris - Bataclan Feb. 02 - B - Brussels - AB Feb. 03 - NL - Tilburg - 013 Feb. 04 - D - Cologne - Essigfabrik Feb. 06 - ...

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MONSTER MAGNET in Milan: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of MONSTER MAGNET performing the song "Radiation Day" on November 23, 2008 in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos from the show are available on the news blog Musica Metal. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Dopes To Infinity 02. Crop Circle 03. Powertrip 04. Twin...

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WYKKED WYTCH In Writing Mode

Florida-based extreme metallers WYKKED WYTCH are currently writing material for their fifth album, which they will begin demoing next month. The CD recording will take place early next year with a late spring/early summer release planned. More details to follow. The uncensored video inspired by WYKK...

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Reactivated DIVINE EVE Working On First Recordings In 13 Years

After 13 years of silence, Texas old-school death metal act DIVINE EVE has returned. The band entered Kearlight Recording Studios in October with engineer Scott Cooksey to begin recording a new EP. The effort will consist of two new songs and two previously unrecorded (by DIVINE EVE) tracks that ori...

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METALLICA: New Video Interview With LARS ULRICH Available

Matt Cruz and Adam of Little Rock, Arkansas' 100.3 The Edge radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich this past Saturday (November 22) prior to the band's concert at Alltel Arena in Little Rock. Lars talked about one of the earliest shows METALLICA ever performed in Bal...

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MATT SORUM Says He Was 'Pleasantly Surprised' By 'Chinese Democracy' Single

The Rockerrazzi web site conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum at VH1 Classic's Rock Autism Celebrity Bowl-Off, which took over Lucky Strike Lanes in Hollywood on Thursday, November 13. The evening benefitted three autism organizations and ra...

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MASTER's PAUL SPECKMANN: I Found More Freedom In Czech Republic Than I Ever Found In The USA

By: Scott Alisoglu MASTER's Paul Speckmann has been fighting metal's good fight since 1983. Considered one of death metal's originators, Speckmann has persevered through lineup changes, numerous record labels, and thousands of miles on the road on tours of varying success. One thing is for certain t...

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SCOTT WEILAND On VELVET REVOLVER Split, STP's Future

Gary Graff of Reuters/Billboard recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Q: What did happen with VELVET REVOLVER? Weiland: I had already talked to (guitarist) Slash and said there was going to be an STP...

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SEVENTH VOID Debut To Arrive In The Spring

SEVENTH VOID, the new band formed by TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, will release its debut album in March/April 2009 through Big Vin Records, the label formed by HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. "It's an amazing record," Vinnie said. "I mixed the whol...

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Reactivated WARLORD UK Preparing For Live Shows

WARLORD UK, an "old-school" death metal band from Birmingham, England, has reformed with Mark White on bass/vocals and Neil Farrington on drums, along with two new members — guitarists Matt Nennan and Matt Draycott. White says, "We are busy back in the studio getting ready for gigs in the UK and Ger...

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HIGH ON FIRE On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'; Audio Available

Matt Pike (guitar, vocals) and Des Kensel (drums) of the Oakland, California-based band HIGH ON FIRE were the featured guests on the October 26, 2008 edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie". The interview is now available for streaming at this location. As...

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EVILE Guitarist Fractures Jaw; Band Pulls Out Of SATYRICON Tour

UK thrashers EVILE have been forced to pull out of the current European tour with Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON after the group's lead guitarist Ol Drake fractured his jaw last night following the band's show in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Commented EVILE frontman Matt Drake: "Ol collapsed last ni...