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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Says He Is Not Trying To Be SLASH 'In Any Way'
Kristyn Clarke of UnskinnyPop.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES and SIXX: A.M. guitarist Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On being "one of the very nicest and most down-to-earth artists" UnskinnyPop.com has had the pleasure of speaking to: A...May 13, 2014
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KILL DEVIL HILL's MARK ZAVON Speaks To THE FRONT ROW REPORT
The Front Row Report recently conducted an interview with KILL DEVIL HILL guitarist Mark Zavon. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. KILL DEVIL HILL in March recruited drummer Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE, DANZIG, A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH) to replace Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH...May 12, 2014
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says Identity Of Next Album's Producer Is 'Certainly Not Gonna Surprise Anybody'
During a brand new interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic". "We're just doing our best," Ulrich replied (hear audio below). "I mean, what am I gonna...May 10, 2014
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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I Meant No Disrespect To NIKKI SIXX Or MÖTLEY CRÜE'
STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet claims that he meant no disrespect to Nikki Sixx or MÖTLEY CRÜE when said that much of CRÜE's official biography, "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", and Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star", is...May 9, 2014
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IRON MAIDEN's TROOPER Beer Sells 5 Million Pints In First Year
According to The Publican's Morning Advertiser, IRON MAIDEN's Trooper beer has sold 5 million pints since its launch in May 2013, with almost half of it brewed for the export market (Trooper is currently distributed in 40 countries). As U.K. beer in general struggled to raise the bar, with sales dro...May 9, 2014
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Slams STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET For 'Talking S**t' In Order To Sell His Upcoming Book
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has slammed STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet for claiming that much of CRÜE's official biography, "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", and Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star", is "stretched" and "b...May 6, 2014
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Public Memorial Service For ANTISEEN Guitarist JOE YOUNG To Be Held In Charlotte
A public memorial service for Joe Young, the guitarist and founding member of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based punk-rock band ANTISEEN, will be held on Sunday, May 18 at Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte at 3 p.m. Young died on April 30 at the age of 54. The cause of death has not yet been disclose...May 3, 2014
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ANTISEEN Guitarist JOE YOUNG Dead At 54
Joe Young, the guitarist and founding member of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based punk-rock band ANTISEEN, died on April 30 at the age of 54. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. Formed in 1983, ANTISEEN — which derived its name from a distortion of the phrase "anti-scene" — backed up no...May 1, 2014
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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA: 'I'm Just A Bricklayer That Got Lucky'
MetalMouth.net recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of California metallers DEVILDRIVER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalMouth.net: DEVILDRIVER is a touring machine; you are literally always on the road. Is this still as important to you as your early days w...April 20, 2014
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Burn the Serum
SoCal trio KYNG have the potential to emerge as one the next great things in heavy music. A lot of effort went into refining their sound from their lauded 2011 "Trampled Sun" album and "Burn the Serum" should have no problem garnishing the same accolades, if not more. Along with RED FANG, KYNG is on...April 18, 2014
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Guilty of Everything
If you think Philadelphia's NOTHING sounds more than a bit like MY BLOODY VALENTINE, it's no coincidence. Founding member Domenic Palermo (vocals/guitars) has quite a sordid story to tell, which includes MY BLOODY VALENTINE's "Loveless" album as its hypothetical soundtrack. Prior to forming NOTHING,...April 18, 2014
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Badlands
From across the pond comes a British, Irish, Scot and Welsh union with a strong urge to rock out, mostly American style. These lads' ancestors probably could never have fathomed such a merger, but CAGE THE GODS have a common affinity for melodic blues and hard rock that transcends any carryover terr...April 18, 2014
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Dead Hymns
New York hardcore blasters TIGER FLOWERS have endeared themselves to their hometown heavies with a reputation for maniacal and deafening performances. Following their 2011 EP, the band releases their strategically messy and noisome debut full-length, "Dead Hymns". Apparently it's not enough for voca...April 18, 2014
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Drawers
The consensus analyzing French sludge disciples DRAWERS have unanimously cited this quintet to be chasing the heels of the mighty MASTODON, the "Remission" era, anyway. Permit me to endorse the consensus, even if comparing this album to "Remission" is like comparing any new death-thrash entrant to S...April 18, 2014
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Why MACHINE HEAD Decided To Cover IGNITE's 'Our Darkest Days / Bleeding' For 'Record Store Day' Single
Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has posted the latest installment of his online blog, "The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman... And Other Ramblings". It follows below in its entirety. "Sometime in late 2006, during the recording of 'The Blackening', I read a Revolver...April 17, 2014
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