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ARTILLERY Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Metal Command' (Audio)

Guitarist Michael Sttzer of Danish thrash metal veterans ARTILLERY was interviewed on the July 29 edition of Tony Webster's "The Metal Command" radio show. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below.

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: New Video Interview Posted Online

Bonnticket TV, the TV program of Germany's most famous regional ticketseller, conducted an interview with BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION prior to the band's July 14, 2011 concert at Museumsplatz in Bonn, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. (Note: Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa are interviewed separa...

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RAVAGE Drummer Hacks His Thumb Off

Drummer Dan "The Hammer" Kowal of Boston, Massachusetts-area traditional heavy metal/thrashers RAVAGE was injured on a recent camping trip and will be unable to perform with the band for the next few weeks. Commented RAVAGE singer Al Ravage: "Dan was apparently camping in Maine this past weekend and...

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This Year's 'Dimebash' To Be Held In December

PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney told "Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone that this year's Dimebash event in honor of Dimebag will be held on December 8 at the world-famous Key Club on the S...

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MTLEY CRE's NIKKI SIXX Says GODSMACK Is 'Headlining Letter Openings'

MTLEY CRE bassist Nikki Sixx has once again commented on the reports that GODSMACK's "Cryin' Like A Bitch" single was written as a slam on Sixx after the two bands apparently clashed during the Cre Fest 2 tour. In a posting on his Twitter profile, Sixx responded to a question from a fan ...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Announces 'Share The Welt Tour' With ALL THAT REMAINS, HATEBREED

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will headline the "Share The Welt Tour" this fall with support from ALL THAT REMAINS, HATEBREED and REV THEORY. Tickets for these dates go on sale this weekend to the general public, but VIP packages with pre-sale tickets will be available at 5FDP.com starting Wednesday, Augu...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Says Playing With 'Big Four' Has Been 'Amazing'

Jackson Guitars conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser at the U.K. installment of the Sonisphere festival, which was held July 8-10, 2011 at Knebworth House. You can now watch the chat below. Kisser filled in for ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian at 11 shows in July while Ian spent...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Says 'Forbidden' Album 'Didn't Really Work'

Peter Hodgson of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Gibson.com: What are your proudest individual BLACK SABBATH lyrical and vocal moments? "Cross Purposes", in particular, is an album that I find m...

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MATT SORUM On DIAMOND BABY: 'It's Time To Experiment And Have A Good Time Again'

The bands we remember are always sexy, dangerous, unpredictable, and wildly over the top. Electro-rock group DIAMOND BABY is all that and more. With their debut single, "The Last Rockstar", DIAMOND BABY are throwing the ultimate 21st century sonic soiree, and everyone is invited. "The Last Rockstar"...

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Surreal Overdose

Is there anyone that doesn't immediately think of three things when the subject of DECEASED is discussed? That trio would be thrash/death icon King Fowley, horror, and the ridiculous amount of supreme riffs. "Surreal Overdose", the first DECEASED studio album since 2005's "As the Weird Travel On", w...

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Towards the Megalith

These days a reference to INCANTATION's early lordliness is almost insufficient in describing a style of old school death metal that is dank, dark, dirty, and doomed since bands like DEAD CONGREGATION, ENCOFFINATION, and NECROVATION — are you picking up on the whole "tion" theme here? — have not onl...

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Broken Heart Syndrome

This has been a great year for hard rock and traditional metal releases, particularly those of the European variety. Add VOODOO CIRCLE's "Broken Heart Syndrome" to that list. Featuring members of PINK CREAM 69, SILENT FORCE, and SINNER, Alex Beyrodt's (guitar god) German/British powerhouse lives up...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Hot Sauce Coming Soon

Guitarist Chris Caffery (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) will soon release his first commercial hot sauce through High River Sauces. More details will be made available soon. High River Sauces was started by music industry veteran, food junkie and heavy metal cookbook author Steve "Buckshot" Sea...

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Guiltless

It was only a matter of time before INDIAN grew out of Seventh Rule's toxic sludge incubator and found more room to grow and infect on the roster of Relapse Records, a label that has already demonstrated a nose for the finer things in sonic torment by releasing COUGH's last album. On "Guiltless" we...

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PAUL SHORTINO, VINNY, CARMINE APPICE Perform DIO Classics At Las Vegas 'Drum Wars' Event

Veteran hard rocker Paul Shortino, best known for his high-profile work fronting ROUGH CUTT and QUIET RIOT, performed with brothers Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROD STEWART, VANILLA FUDGE, JEFF BECK, GUITAR ZEUS, KING KOBRA) and Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) as part of the "...