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MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Talks The Business Side Of OPETH (Audio)
Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the importance o...July 27, 2015
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Drumstick Pioneer VIC FIRTH Dies At 85
Everett "Vic" Firth, founder of leading drumstick manufacturing company Vic Firth Company, has died. He was 85. A statement on the Vic Firth Facebook page reads: "To our dear friends around the world: We are heartbroken to share the news with you that Vic has passed away. "Vic was an inspiration to...July 27, 2015
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Video: SLAYER's TOM ARAYA, KERRY KING Talk About New Song 'Chasing Death'
Video footage of SLAYER members Tom Araya and Kerry King talking about the song "Chasing Death", from the band's upcoming "Repentless" album, can b seen below. King told Illinois Entertainer that he wrote "Chasing Death" after his longtime guitar tech, Armand Crump, overdosed and died in 2012. The t...July 27, 2015
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SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH: 'God Send Death' Drum-Cam Footage From Mansfield
Drum-cam footage of SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph performing the song "God Send Death" during the band's July 25 concert at the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Mansfield, Massachusetts can be seen below. Bostaph, who was previously SLAYER's drummer from 1992 until 2001 and recorded four...July 27, 2015
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CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist/vocalist Mark Tremonti is a versatile cat. Most people would hardly suspect he has a soft spot for thrash, given the mainstream pop rocks he's put his name to in the past. Tremonti once attempted to assemble a thrasher supergroup with Jamey Jasta and Joey Jordison, D...July 27, 2015
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Slammed By JUNGLE ROT Frontman Over MAYHEM FESTIVAL Comments
Vocalist Dave Matrise of Wisconsin death metallers JUNGLE ROT has slammed Kerry King over the SLAYER guitarist's controversial comments about the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, saying that Kerry "could've waited until he was done after the tour to open his mouth." In a recent interview with...July 26, 2015
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SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH: 'Repentless' Drum-Cam Footage From Hartford
Drum-cam footage of SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph performing the song "Repenteless" during the band's July 19 concert at the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Hartford, Connecticut can be seen below. Bostaph, who was previously SLAYER's drummer from 1992 until 2001 and recorded four albums...July 25, 2015
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GLENN DANZIG On 'Skeletons' Covers EP: 'If I'm Going To Cover A Song, I'm Going To Give It A New Life'
Glenn Danzig recently spoke to LasVegasMagazine.com about his long-awaited covers record, "Skeletons", which will be released in Europe this fall via Evilive Music/AFM Records. The CD, which was recorded with PRONG guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor and former TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly, will...July 25, 2015
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KERRY KING On This Year's MAYHEM FESTIVAL: 'You Need Talent To Make People Feel Like Spending That Much Money'
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that the organizers of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival "tried to reinvent" the event this year and "didn't put enough thought into it," resulting in poor attendance figures. In a recent interview with Metal Insider, King criticized this year's editio...July 25, 2015
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ACCEPT Members 'Stage Dive' - At A Museum!
Peter Baltes and Wolf Hoffmann, founding members of legendary German heavy metal band ACCEPT, had the very first stage diving and crowd surfing experience of their lives on July 18 at the most unlikely of places — at the "Holcim Werkforum Und Fossilienmuseum" ("Rock Fossils") event at the Werkforum...July 25, 2015
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SOIL, Ex-BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, THE UNION UNDERGROUND Members Join Forces In INTO THE FIRE
SOIL members Tim King (bass) and Adam Zadel (guitar) have joined forces with vocalist Bryan Scott (THE UNION UNDERGROUND, CULT TO FOLLOW) and drummer Craig Nunenmacher (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, CROWBAR) in a new band called INTO THE FIRE. The first two songs from INTO THE FIRE, "Spit You Out" and "From...July 25, 2015
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Video: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs JUDAS PRIEST, KING DIAMOND Classics In Manchester
Fan-filmed video footage of Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) performing on July 24 at the Academy in Manchester, England can be seen below. Owens recently told Dubai's Mainstage Events that parting ways with JUDAS PRIEST in 2003 after a seven-year stint with the band "...July 25, 2015
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SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH: 'I Like To Buy The Music That I Listen To'
HollywoodChicago.com conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph at the July 12 stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Tinley Park, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences between drumming...July 24, 2015
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Video Premiere: GUS G.'s 'Brand New Revolution'
"Brand New Revolution", the video for the title track of the second solo album from Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revol...July 24, 2015
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says His Comments About GHOST Were 'Taken Out Of Context'
SLAYER's Kerry King says that his recent comments about Swedish occult rockers GHOST — who share management with SLAYER and have toured with King's band in the past — were "taken out of context." In an interview with Artisan News, King stated about GHOST: "Dude, I love the imagery… I love it," King...July 24, 2015
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