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DETHKLOK's BRENDON SMALL Interviewed On 'Freethought Radio' (Audio)
Freethought Radio recently conducted an interview with Brendon Small, co-creator of "Metalocalypse", the smash hit animated series on Adult Swim featuring the fictitious metal band DETHKLOK. He discusses how he got into music and metal, going to music school and comedy-writing school, creating "Meta...July 30, 2012
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CINDERELLA Guitarist Talks Early Tours, Commercial Success
Kris Engelhart of BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA guitarist Jeff LaBar. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. BackstageAxxess.com: I know one of the first tours CINDERELLA ever did was with LOUDNESS. What was that tour like and how would it compare to t...July 29, 2012
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TESTAMENT Members Defend Inclusion Of Blast Beats On New Album
On their brand new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT explored new territory by the inclusion of blast beats. The reason for this has to do with the collaboration between guitarist Eric Peterson, TESTAMENT's chief songwriter, and Gene Hoglan, the legendary...July 28, 2012
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STEVEN ADLER's Mother Launches 'Sweet Child Of Mine' Web Series (Video)
The first episode in a new three-part web series from Deanna Adler, the mother of original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler can be seen below. In the clip, she discusses her reasons for writing her long-awaited tell-all book, "Sweet Child Of Mine: How I Lost My Son to Guns N' Roses" (formerly "No...July 28, 2012
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Updated: GENE HOGLAN To Play With TESTAMENT On European Tour After All
**UPDATE**: Due to the cancelation of DETHKLOK's North American tour with LAMB OF GOD, drummer Gene Hoglan has once again become available and will end up sitting behind the kit for TESTAMENT on the European run. In a series of tweets, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick explained, "As some of you kno...July 26, 2012
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METALLICA Bringing 'Orion' Festival Back In 2013
According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told Rolling Stone that the band's Orion Music + More festival, a two-day event featuring more than 20 bands which took place late last month in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will definitely be back in 2013 and won't be moving far from...July 26, 2012
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SHINING Frontman Says He Is Bipolar, Schizophrenic With A Split Personality
Pete Woods of Ave Noctum recently conducted an interview with vocalist Niklas Kvarforth of Swedish extreme metallers SHINING. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On interviews: Niklas: "I am going to do special interviews in the future maybe for, like, Bizarre and stuff like that but I have d...July 25, 2012
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MELDRUM's Long-Awaited Third Album 'Lifer' To See The Light Of Day
MELDRUM, the multinational hard rock/metal band formed by late ex-PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum, will release its long-awaited third album, "Lifer", this fall via Reversed Records. The CD was produced by Rob Shallcross (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, GWAR, ZIMMERS HOLE, WEST OF HELL) and Gene Hoglan...July 25, 2012
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New Audio Interview With MIKE MUIR
Metal Army America recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Muir of the long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. You can now listen to the chat below. When asked why he thinks the sound of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has stood the test of time, the band's frotnma...July 25, 2012
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METALLICA Drummer: 'Finding The Inspiration To Play Hometown Shows Is Never Difficult'
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich took part in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday (July 24) to promote the band's headlining appearance at the 2012 edition of Outside Lands festival, set to take place August 10-12 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Also scheduled to appear are Stevie Wonder,...July 25, 2012
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SEX PISTOLS: 'Never Mind The Bollocks' 35th-Anniversary Super-Deluxe Box Set Due In September
As one of the most iconic and influential albums in music history, "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols" still sounds as powerful and unique as ever, 35 years since the original release. As such an important musical and cultural force the album changed the landscape for records and the m...July 25, 2012
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THE LEVITATION HEX: Debut Album Out Now
THE LEVITATION HEX, the Australian progressive metal band comprised of former ALCHEMIST frontman Adam Agius, Mark Palfreyman of ALARUM, Ben Hocking of AEON OF HORUS, and ex-ALARUM member Scott Young, has made its self-titled album available for purchase at LevitationHex.net. THE LEVITATION HEX was f...July 25, 2012
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Clockwork Angels
1985 was the year RUSH broke mega with their pop-prog commercial juggernaut, "Power Windows". The year also represents an apparent point of no return as RUSH broke away from their spellbinding math rock rhapsodies from "Grace Under Pressure" on back through their venerable catalog. "Roll The Bones",...July 24, 2012
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Afghanistan's First Heavy Metal Band: 'We Live Under The Constant Fear Of Sudden Death'
Reuters published a story today focusing on the growing influence of American rock music on Afghan youth. DISTRICT UNKNOWN, which is said to be Afghanistan's first heavy metal band, is one of a handful of groups to emerge with mentoring from Afghanistan's first school of rock, Kabul's "Sound Centre"...July 24, 2012
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Original KINGDOM COME Lineup To Reunite For Album, Tour?
Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, recently conducted an interview with former KINGDOM COME/WARRANT guitarist Rick Steier. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the Lenny Wolf-fronted band whose 1988 self-titled debut album was cer...July 23, 2012
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