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WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP Baffled By STEVEN TYLER's 'Idol' Slam

"American Idol" finalist Colton Dixon performed a cover version of a modest hit by Danish-American hard rockers WHITE LION called "Broken Heart" during last night's episode of the Fox singing competition as part of this week's "songs from the year you were born" theme. "I'm an emotional guy when it...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's Cleveland Book Reading To Include Musical Accompaniment, Multimedia Presentation

Next Tuesday (March 20) see the paperback release of Duff McKagan's (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) critically acclaimed memoir, "It's So Easy (And Other Lies)", a raw, utterly candid autobiography that chronicles the unlikely story of the formation and rise of GUNS N' ROSES...

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FATES WARNING Singer: We Are Working As Hard As We Can To Finish The New Album

U.S. progressive metal icons FATES WARNING are working on material for their next album, which they hope to release before the end of 2012. In a brand new interview with Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock, FATES WARNING singer Ray Alder stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the new CD,...

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MAX CAVALERA On 'Enslaved': 'I Think It's SOULFLY's Most Extreme Record To Date'

Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lithium Magazine: You've been recording some of the heaviest music around for a long time now. Do you worry your fans ever thi...

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ADRENALINE MOB To Film 'Indifferent' Video

ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) and DISTURBED bassist John Moyer — will film a video for the song "Indifferent" later this week in Los Angeles. In addi...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN: 'When We're On Stage, It's Church'

SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan will appear at this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas next week, premiering his photo book "Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey" with a press party and question-and-answer session on Thursday, March 15. Earlier that afternoo...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Discusses New Solo Album In Audio Interview

On March 13, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, JOURNEY). You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. Soto's new solo album, "Damage Control", will be released on March 23 i...

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DISTURBED Bassist Says His Bandmates Support His Decision To Join ADRENALINE MOB

Chuck Armstrong of Free Gotham conducted an interview with Mike Portnoy (drums) and John Moyer (bass) of ADRENALINE MOB before the band's March 12 concert at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. When asked about the status of his main ...

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DISTURBED Bassist Performs With ADRENALINE MOB For First Time; Video Available

The new lineup of ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) and DISTURBED bassist John Moyer — made its live debut last night (Monday, March 12) at The Hiro Ball...

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Former SUFFOCATION Drummer MIKE SMITH Says His Departure Was 'Inevitable'

Noel Smart of SickDrummerMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with former SUFFOCATION drummer Mike Smith. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SickDrummerMagazine.com: Why did you decide to step down from the drum throne of SUFFOCATION? Mike: The decision was pretty much inevitab...

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BIBLE OF THE DEVIL To Release 'For The Love Of Thugs And Fools' In May

Veteran Chicago rock n' roll band BIBLE OF THE DEVIL will release its sixth full-length album, "For The Love Of Thugs And Fools", on May 8 via Cruz Del Sur Music. The CD is described in a press release as "an assembly of raging rock 'n' roll songs that encapsulate the band's saga musically and ...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Scheduling Drum Clinics

Drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has issued the following update: "Between DREAM THEATER tours, I will be performing drum clinics in various places. From mid-May to early June, there will be two in Illinois, one in Milwaukee, and the rest will be a full country tour of...

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ADRENALINE MOB Guitarist: 'We're Having A Blast Playing Together'

Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner: Rich Ward [FOZZY, STUCK MOJO] was in the band at one point. How does going from two guitars to one change things? Mik...

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GWAR Frontman To Appear On 'The Dan Patrick Show'

After a long absence from the public eye, intergalactic front-thing Oderus Urungus of the mighty GWAR will once again grace the cable-waves with his unlordly presence, as our wanna-be sports commentator appears on "The Dan Patrick Show" next week! That's right, Oderus in all his fetid glory will ent...

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P.O.D. Completes Work On New Album

Christian hard rockers P.O.D. (PAYABLE ON DEATH) have completed work on their new album for a summer release via Razor & Tie. The CD was recorded with longtime producer Howard Benson, who also helmed the group's massive "Satellite" CD and has worked on major hit releases for such artists as 3 DO...