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JASON NEWSTED's PAPA WHEELIE Opens For KYUSS LIVES! In San Francisco (Video)

PAPA WHEELIE, the "stoner punk metal" crew consisting of former METALLICA/VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jaylor) on guitar/vocals, Steven Wiig (a.k.a. Swiiglor) on drums and Joe Ledesma (a.k.a. Joefus) on bass, opened for KYUSS LIVES! on November 19 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Ca...

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AMON AMARTH: New Video Interview With OLAVI MIKKONEN

Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH when the band played at Gasometer in Vienna, Austria on November 24, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is behind-the-scenes footage from AMON AMARTH's just-complet...

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THE SWORD: New Audio Interview Posted Online

On November 18, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of GuitarWorld.com conducted an interview with Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. After a successful first leg of the KYUSS LIVES! tour, THE SWORD announced t...

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PILGRIM Signs With POISON TONGUE RECORDS

PILGRIM, the three-piece doom metal band from Rhode Island, has inked a deal with Poison Tongue Records, the label of vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of Irish pagan metal masters PRIMORDIAL. PILGRIM's debut album, "Misery Wizard", will be released in Europe on January 30, 2012 through Poison Tong...

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New JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist: 'I'm Just There To Do The Best I Can For The Band And The Fans'

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with new JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: How do you feel about replacing K.K. Downing? Faulkner: First of all, it was a huge honor just to be even considered. I've...

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CAGE Singer 'Patches Things Up' With BLAZE BAYLEY

CAGE singer Sean Peck will join former IRON MAIDEN frontman Blaze Bayley on stage tonight (Sunday, November 13) at Brick By Brick in San Diego, California to perform the MAIDEN classic "Man On The Edge". Peck famously got into a physical altercation with Bayley in 2004 after the former WOLFSBANE sin...

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SLASH: Entire 'Made In Stoke 24/7/11' Album Available For Streaming

Slash's (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) first-ever live solo album, "Made In Stoke 24/7/11", is now available for streaming in its entirety at RollingStone.com. The double-disc CD, and a special-edition 2CD+DVD package (featuring five bonus tracks and an exclusive interview with Slash) is due on...

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THE SWORD: Quality Denver Footage Posted Online

"Superskum" (web site) has uploaded high-quality video footage of THE SWORD's October 4, 2011 performance in Denver, Colorado You can now watch the clips below. After a successful first leg of the KYUSS LIVES! tour, THE SWORD announced the addition of drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III to the group's...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: Take Away Illegal Downloaders' Internet Privileges

Arielle Castillo of the Broward Palm Beach New Times recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Broward Palm Beach New Times: "Worship Music", your latest album, entered the charts pretty high, at No. 12. It's your highest chart...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: It's Amazing To See How Passionate METALLICA Still Are About Music

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn recently spoke to Revolver magazine about opening for METALLICA on the "Death Magnetic" tour. "To me, one of the raddest things in the world was touring with METALLICA and watching 'Master of Puppets' not 'Enter Sandman'. I get why 'Enter Sandman' is so frickin' huge...

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THE SWORD Announces New Drummer

After a successful first leg of the KYUSS LIVES! tour, Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD have announced the addition of drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III to the group's ranks. The band would like to thank Kevin Fender, best known for his work with the Texas hardcore outfit EMPLOYER, EMPLOYEE...

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JASON NEWSTED's PAPA WHEELIE Schedules More Dates

PAPA WHEELIE, the "stoner punk metal" crew consisting of former METALLICA/VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jaylor) on guitar/vocals, Steven Wiig (a.k.a. Swiiglor) on drums and Joe Ledesma (a.k.a. Joefus) on bass, has scheduled the following dates: * Oct. 22 - Time Out Sports Bar - Concord, CA (w...

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AMON AMARTH: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From European Tour

The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from AMON AMARTH's current European headlining tour with AS I LAY DYING can be seen below. AMON AMARTH's eighth studio album, "Surtur Rising", sold around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer: 'I'm Having One Of The Best Tours Ever In Terms Of How I Feel Onstage'

Vocalist Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST sat down with AOL's Noisecreep in New York City to discuss the band's past, present and future, explaining why, after all these years, they're thrilled to tour, proud to play metal and excited about the futur...

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Ex-RATT Bassist: Some Very Nasty Things Have Been Said And Done To Me By My Former Bandmates

Legendary Rock Interviews recently conducted an interview with former RATT bassist Juan Croucier. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Legendary Rock Interviews: To me growing up, you're a legend. You were a cog in two of my favorite bands, DOKKEN and, of course, an integral singer/player/writ...