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WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'The New Guys' Speak (Video)

In the five-minute clip below, Mike Coolen (drums) and Stefan Helleblad (rhythm guitar),the "new guys" from the Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION, talk about what it's like to be on the road and perform all around the world during the "Unforgiving" tour. "Fire And Ice", th...

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BRIAN JOHNSON Hopes AC/DC Will Begin Work On New Album This Year

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson hopes the band will return to the studio later this year to begin work on the follow-up to the hugely successful 2008 album "Black Ice". During an appearance on a recent edition of "The Cowhead Show", the American radio program hosted by Mike "Cowhead" Calta, Johnson rev...

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RICHIE KOTZEN To Join PORTNOY/SHEEHAN Project?

According to Melodic Rock, Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG) have tapped Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) to be the guitarist/vocalist of their new project following the recent departure of John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY). Alt...

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JOHN SYKES/MIKE PORTNOY Project Is No More

The much-anticipated new band featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and guitarist/vocalist John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY) is no more. Portnoy and Sykes announced their collaboration during a July 2011 taping of season eight of VH1 Classic...

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DREAM THEATER Singer: 'A Dramatic Turn' Is One Of The Strongest Albums We've Ever Written

Petter Pettersson of the Swedish web magazine CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CriticalMass.se: So, James... you have recently released a new album that has been surr...

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PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, MACALPINE, SHERINIAN Perform At 'Sabian Live' (Video)

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),guitarist Tony Macalpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) headlined SABIAN Live on Frid...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Given Cancer Boost With Guitar Therapy

According to Birmingham Mail, a music craftsman in Birmingham, England has just delivered a cherry red SG guitar to cancer-stricken BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. He is now working on another, which will be ready for Tony — who is battling lymphoma — in two months. Both are replicas of Tony's f...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist Is Not Sure Why Band Is Bigger Overseas Than In U.S.

Pollstar recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pollstar: The new album seems to be a hit with your fans. Are you ever worried about how new material will go over? Petrucci: You know wha...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed At NAMM (Video)

Vintage Rock's Junkman conducted an interview with vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES) at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention which took place January 19-22 at the Anaheim C...

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CHICKENFOOT: Düsseldorf Concert Filmed For German TV

CHICKENFOOT's January 19, 2012 concert at Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf, Germany was professionally filmed by WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" and will be premiered on February 27. A sample clip of CHICKENFOOT's performance is available at this location. An interview with the...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarists' NAMM Clinic (Video)

Jeff Kendrick and Mike Spreitzer of California metallers DEVILDRIVER took part in a clinic on January 20 at the Korg booth at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that is taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California...

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DEEP PURPLE To Release New Studio Album Next Year

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE are very excited by the prospect of making a new and significant album. To that end, they have decided to extend their writing and recording period through the summer of 2012. Commented DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan: "We know we will disappoint some of our fans...

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PHARAOH: New Song Available For Streaming

PHARAOH, the American heavy metal band featuring vocalist Tim Aymar (CONTROL DENIED),has inked a deal with Cruz Del Sur Music for the release of three albums. The first effort, "Bury The Light", will contain 10 new songs for a total running time of 48 minutes, and will be made available on February...

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HYDROGYN: 'Private Sessions' Track Listing Revealed; Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of three songs that will appear on "Private Sessions", the forthcoming fourth album from Kentucky rockers HYDROGYN, can be streamed using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on "Songs" tab). 13 songs were recorded for the CD, which is due this spring, at guitarist Jeff Westlake's...

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MINISTRY: 'Double Tap' Single Due Next Month

Deep in the heart of Hell Paso Texas, MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen re-opened the doors of his industrial compound studio in fall 2011 and invited his favorite co-conspirators Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS),Tony Campos (STATIC-X),Tommy Victor (PRONG) and Casey Orr (RIGOR MORTIS, GWAR) to climb on board th...