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DARK TRANQUILLITY Frontman Interviewed On 'Ryan's Rock Show'
Vocalist Mikael Stanne of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY was interviewed for this week's edition of "Ryan's Rock Show". During the chat, which can be viewed below, Stanne discusses the early '90s Gothenburg music scene that changed the world of heavy music and the band's new album...March 16, 2010
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Former WHITE ZOMBIE Guitarist Talks Band's Split, 'Let Sleeping Corpses Lie' Box Set
James Greene Jr. of Crawdaddy! magazine recently conducted an interview with former WHITE ZOMBIE guitarist Jay Yuenger. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Crawdaddy!: I understand you had no input in "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie", the WHITE ZOMBIE box set, at all? Yuenger: Not at all. Cra...March 15, 2010
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FOZZY Frontman: 'A Lot Of Bands Aren't Really Playing The Kind Of Music That We're Playing'
ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: "Chasing the Grail" sounds like traditional metal, but it's still fresh. How do things typically come...March 15, 2010
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ROB HALFORD Interviewed On 'Talking Metal Pirate Radio'
The latest episode of the "Talking Metal Pirate Radio", featuring interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD frontman Rob Halford and HALFORD guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak, as well as with Angel, a.k.a. The Metal Nurse, can be viewed in three parts below....March 15, 2010
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HYADES Parts Ways With Bassist
Italian thrash metal band HYADES has parted ways with bassist Jerico Biagiotti and has temporarily replaced him with Rob Orlando (who was previously a member of HYADES from 2003 to 2008). Commented the band: "We are definitely thankful to Jerico for being with us from May 2008 to nowadays; he did a...March 14, 2010
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Shock, Awe And ROB ZOMBIE Return To Comics
Is there anything Rob Zombie can't do? From music to television to movies, Zombie has proven himself to be a boundary-jumping entertainment juggernaut. In May, he returns to conquer comics with Rob Zombie Presents: Whatever Happened To Baron Von Shock? Zombie has concocted a delightfully depressing...March 14, 2010
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RATT To Tour U.S. With SCORPIONS
Icon vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon vs. Icon: Obviously you've been involved with the record from day one, but where do you think this stacks up against your previous releases with RATT? Blotzer: I defin...March 13, 2010
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VIOLENT STORM Parts Ways With Singer
VIOLENT STORM — the band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino — has parted ways with singer Craig Swyger "due to musical differences." Cervino states, "Craig will soon be embarking on his own brand new project and I wish him nothing but the best on his future endeavor...March 13, 2010
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Frontman Offers Track-By-Track Breakdown Of New Album
A track-by-track breakdown of the new DARK TRANQUILLITY album, "We Are The Void", by the band's vocalist, Mikael Stanne, can be found on the MSN Music metal blog Headbäng. Stanne reveals that there are "several" fans of U.K. goth-rock band SISTERS OF MERCY among the members of DARK TRANQUILLITY, and...March 13, 2010
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LAMB OF GOD: New Video Interview With JOHN CAMPBELL Posted Online
Kristoffer of CrankItUp.se conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD when the band played Gothenburg, Sweden on March 11, 2010. Watch the chat below. LAMB OF GOD was nominated in two categories — "Best Live Band" and "Best Drummer" — at the second...March 12, 2010
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SICK OF IT ALL: New Album Artwork Unveiled
"Based On A True Story", the new album from New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL, is scheduled for release on April 20 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Death To Tyrants" was recorded Antfarm Studios in Århus, Denmark with Danish producer Tue Madsen (HALFORD, BEHEMOTH, KATAKLYS...March 12, 2010
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EXODUS Schedules Mesa Signing Session
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will make an in-store appearance at Atomic Comics Superstore in Mesa, Arizona on Tuesday, March 30 from noon to 3 p.m. The band will be available to autograph copies of its Terminal Press comic book titles, Exodus: Death Begets Death and Rob Dukes'...March 11, 2010
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DELAIN Announces New Bassist
DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has announced the addition of bassist Otto "The Baron" Schimmelpenninck van der Oije (DETONATION) to the group's ranks. He will make his li...March 11, 2010
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BRIAN MAY, STEVE VAI To Guest On New MEAT LOAF Album
Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud Records has announced the signing of MEAT LOAF. His new album, "Hang Cool Teddy Bear", whose title was taken from a line in "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls", is 13 tracks of classic Meat Loaf, primed and ready for the 21st century. More than four decades into his...March 11, 2010
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Former THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER Guitarist To Record New Solo EP
Former THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER guitarist Mark Anthony Kopernicky (a.k.a. Kinky Pork Cream) is continuing work on his PROJECT GEMINI solo project with the help of Michael Burley (guitar/vocalist of the Vancouver-based RUSH tribute called R30),Monica Julie (HAYLEY STARK),bassist Rob Tollefson (ex-PIL...March 10, 2010
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