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MIKE PORTNOY Says His Former Bandmates In DREAM THEATER Have 'Done Some Irrefutable Damage'

Mike Portnoy says that it's highly improbably that he will ever rejoin DREAM THEATER because his former bandmates have "done some irrefutable damage behind the scenes." The drummer, who co-founded DREAM THEATER more than 20 years ago, abruptly quit the band in September 2010 while on tour with AVENG...

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DORO PESCH Talks About Being First Woman To Front Metal Band At U.K.'s 'Monsters Of Rock'

On August 16, 1986, German metal queen Doro Pesch was the first woman to front a heavy metal band (WARLOCK) at the Monsters Of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England, the most important European rock meeting of the '80s. A five-minute video clip in which Doro recounts the experience can be seen...

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JASON NEWSTED Slams Bands Who Charge Money For Meet-And-Greets: 'I Think It's Bullsh*t'

On December 18, Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: Welcome back! The metal word has missed Jason Newsted. Every...

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CHIMAIRA To Enter Studio In February

CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter has revealed to Metal Insider that the band is "really deep" into the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2011's "The Age Of Hell" for a tentative summer release via eOne Music. "We have twelve demos written and we've actually gone into the studio and demoed it pro...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Joins National Guitar Museum Board Of Advisors

The National Guitar Museum (NGM),the first museum dedicated to the history, science, and cultural impact of the world's most popular instrument, has announced that Tony Iommi — guitarist and founding member of BLACK SABBATH — has joined the museum's board of advisors. As an advisor to the National...

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KORN, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, SCORPIONS Drummers To Take Part In 'Bonzo Bash NAMM Jamm 2013'

Bonzo Bash founder and S.U.N. guitarist Brian Thomas Tichy (also of WHITESNAKE) recently said, "As I sit here in a dimly lit room with my headphones from 1977 cranked, staring at the LP cover of 'Physical Graffiti', spinning a drum stick, hypnotized by the flanged snare drum in 'Kashmir', I smile t...

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NERVOCHAOS To Release 'To The Death' In January

Brazilian death metallers NERVOCHAOS will release their new album, "To The Death", on January 22 via Greyhaze Records. According to a press release, "To The Death" is "nothing short of a relentless onslaught and features guest performances by big names in the international and South American metal s...

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BUCKCHERRY Frontman Talks 'Confessions' Album With UNDERKILL TV (Video)

Underkill TV conducted an interview with singer Josh Todd of California rockers BUCKCHERRY at the Hard Rock Hell festival, which took place between November 29 and December 3 at Hafan-y-Mor Holiday Camp in North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. BUCKCHERRY has released "Glutto...

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CRASHDÏET: 'Cocaine Cowboys' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "Cocaine Cowboys", the new single from Swedish rockers CRASHDÏET, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "The Savage Playground", which will be released on January 25 in Europe (excluding Scandinavia) and January 22 in North America via Frontiers...

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DEF LEPPARD Releases 'Acoustic Medley' Via iTunes; Audio Stream Available

DEF LEPPARD has released a special medley of acoustic versions of songs that were performed during the band's 2012 live shows. The seven-and-a-half-minute medley, which is available exclusively on iTunes starting today, includes snippets of the following tracks: * "Where Does Love Go When It Dies" *...

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CRASHDÏET Films 'Cocaine Cowboys' Video

Swedish rockers CRASHDÏET have just completed filming a video for their new single, "Cocaine Cowboys". A few photos from the video shoot can be seen below. "Cocaine Cowboys" comes off CRASHDÏET's fourth album, "The Savage Playground", which will be released on January 25 in Europe (excluding Scandin...

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ESCAPE THE FATE Signs With ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC

Las Vegas, Nevada-based rockers ESCAPE THE FATE have inked a deal with Eleven Seven Music. The band's new album will be released in the spring. The CD was co-produced by John Feldman, Monte Money and Brandon Saller (ATREYU) and was mixed by Josh Wilbur. A 25-second teaser for the new ESCAPE THE FATE...

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VEX's 'Memorious' To Be Released In January

San Marcos/Austin, Texas progressive death/black metal horde VEX will release its sophomore album, "Memorious", on January 1, 2013 through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The two years following the release of 2010's "Thanatopsis" saw lineup changes, with Joe Jackson from local black metal SAKRE...

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L.A. GUNS Announces New Guitarist

California rockers L.A. GUNS have announced the addition of guitarist Frankie Wilsey to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "We first met [Frankie] back in 2007 when he was playing in Stephen Pearcy's band, ARCADE, on the Rock Never Stops tour. Frankie spent more time on our bus than his own, imp...

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EUROPE Performs Early Track To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Rock-SM Appearance

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE celebrated the 30th anniversary of their appearance at the Swedish rock talent contest Rock-SM this past Thursday, December 13 by performing the song "In The Future To Come" at Hovet in Stockholm during the Scandianvian leg of their "Bag Of Bones" tour. Fan-filmed video f...