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DREAM THEATER Guitarist: MIKE MANGINI 'Knocked Us Out' During His Audition (Video)
A little more than a month after drummer Mike Portnoy's sudden departure from DREAM THEATER, the band held three days of auditions in New York City. Over an incredibly productive three-day period, the band played, jammed and spoke candidly and at length with seven of the world's greatest drummers. T...May 11, 2011
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MARTY FRIEDMAN Auctioning Classic MEGADETH Guitar To Benefit JASON BECKER
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is auctioning a Jackson guitar he used in the studio and on the road with the band in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with all proceeds going to the Jason Becker Special Needs Trust and ALS Therapy Development Institute. Commented Friedman: "This guitar was t...May 10, 2011
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Former, Current Members Of MUSHROOMHEAD,THE AUTUMN OFFERING Launch SCELESTUS
SCELESTUS (pronounced sha-less-tus),the new project featuring former MUSHROOMHEAD frontman Jason Popson (a.k.a. J Mann),current MUSHROOMHEAD drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton, and ex-THE AUTUMN OFFERING guitarist Tommy Church, has just released its self-titled EP via Filthy Hands/Megaforce. A full-len...May 10, 2011
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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Crazy Train' Performance Clip From 'Thirty Years After The Blizzard' DVD
On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of reissues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE's catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne's career as a solo artist: "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman" (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings). Long revered...May 9, 2011
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MIKE MANGINI: How I Landed Gig With DREAM THEATER
By Andrew Lentz of DRUMmagazine.com After enduring a six-month-long gag order, Mike Mangini has finally come clean about the DREAM THEATER audition process and the hoops he jumped through to land the coveted drum chair. With Mangini going up against the world's most ridiculously dexterous drummers,...May 9, 2011
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ANVIL Frontman: 'Writing The New Record Was Much Like Our Moment Of Truth'
Ken Kelley of Times & Transcript recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how the success of ANVIL's documentary, "Anvil: The Story Of Anvil", influenced the creative pro...May 9, 2011
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COREY TAYLOR Jammed 'A Bunch Of Stuff' With VELVET REVOLVER
While the rumored team-up of STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor with VELVET REVOLVER never officially took off, VELVET guitarist Slash did confirm that the band got together with Taylor to jam and even record some new material. The Pulse Of Radio asked Taylor what they worked on at those sess...May 9, 2011
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WHERE ANGELS SUFFER Parts Ways With RANDY PIPER, Recruits Ex-LIZZY BORDEN Axeman
WHERE ANGELS SUFFER (W.A.S.) has parted ways with guitarist Randy Piper (ANIMAL, W.A.S.P.) and has replaced him with Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN, HEATHEN). WHERE ANGELS SUFFER's current is rounded out by Chris Holmes (guitar; ex-W.A.S.P.),Steve Unger (bass; ex-METAL CHURCH),Rich Lewis (v...May 9, 2011
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Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans
Whether you were there to experience the free form expression of primitive urges and the unchecked violence or only read about it in any one of numerous publications documenting punk rock's early history, you must be aware of the massive, transcendent influence of THE STOOGES. 1969's self-titled alb...May 8, 2011
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ANATOMY OF I: 'Substratum' Track Listing, Tentative Release Date Revealed
"Substratum", the debut album from ANATOMY OF I the project featuring vocalist/guitarist Michael Dorrian, drummer Dirk Verbeuren (SCARVE, SOILWORK) and bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, TESTAMENT) is tentatively due on July 1. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Organic Machine 02....May 6, 2011
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TONY MACALPINE To Release New Self-Titled Solo Album Next Month
Legendary guitar and piano/keyboard virtuoso Tony MacAlpine's new self- titled album, to be released June 21 on Favored Nations, marks a highly-anticipated return to solo work after a prolific decade of output with his bands, including prog-metal-fusion trio PLANET X; Grammy-nominated jazz fusion ou...May 6, 2011
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DEATH's Legendary 'Human' Album To Be Reissued; Previously Unseen Studio Footage Available
DEATH's legendary fourth album, "Human", will mark its 20th anniversary with an official reissue on June 21 in North America (June 27 internationally) via Relapse Records. The LP was entirely remixed by longtime DEATH producer Jim Morris and remastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, CONVERGE, MISFITS)....May 6, 2011
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PSYCHOTIC WALTZ: New Video Interview Posted Online
Mike of Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with reunited San Diego, California-based progressive metallers PSYCHOTIC WALTZ when the band played in Vienna, Austria on March 12, 2011 as part of the "Power Of Metal" European tour with SYMPHONY X, NEVERMORE, MERCENARY and THAUROROD...May 6, 2011
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MIKE PORTNOY Featured On NEAL MORSE's 'Testimony 2'; Details Revealed
Some stories are left unfinished. Sometimes the best part is what happens after the tale's end. Nearly a decade ago, Neal Morse released his landmark autobiographical progressive rock epic, "Testimony". Now, he returns with an extraordinary cast of musicians to tell the rest of the story in "Testimo...May 6, 2011
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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD Talks About OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Blizzard Of Ozz' (Video)
On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of reissues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE's catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne's career as a solo artist: "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman" (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings). Long revered...May 6, 2011
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