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Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life
It's never easy to evaluate material comprising a benefit project, but this is Ronnie James Dio we're talking about, so evaluate we must. Organized by his widow Wendy Dio and fortified by many of his solo band associates, "Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life" is a fourteen-song tribute to the late l...June 15, 2014
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Suffice it to say, there are and have been in the past handfuls of bands named VOYAGER, but we're focused here on the Australian prog metal unit who have more going on with their music than a Ringling Brothers promenade. This is a band that's either for you or it's not, but the vibrant aptitude ...June 15, 2014
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Gilded Hearts
I'll be the first to admit I've put it out there more than a few times I feel metalcore is just about dead. Error on my part or just wishful thinking, it appears, since the breakdown bands just keep on coming or they're still hanging about. I don't feel erroneous, however, in presuming the core ...June 15, 2014
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Sweet Talk Intervention
There's something a mite distressing coming to a band of young bucks in 2014 strutting the Eighties American hard rock look that's on the borderline of glam. The image is barely in-style these days, if bordering on tacky-retro, thus the temptation to bite thumbs is great, if fogyish. MACH-22 looks L...June 15, 2014
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Rubicon Cross
Here we have FIREHOUSE vocalist CJ Snare aligned with FURYON/PRIDE guitarist Chris Green in their new unit, RUBICON CROSS. While there are certain elements from Snare's commercialized home base brought into this one, the pleasant surprise is RUBICON CROSS is nothing like FIREHOUSE. A bit harder, a b...June 15, 2014
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Return to the Manor
Holy throwback rock, Batman! Suffice it to say, this is hardly Wayne Manor, judging by the debauched cover of GRAYSON MANOR's new EP, "Return to the Manor". The Atlanta-based GRAYSON MANOR have been hauling the torch for Seventies and Eighties hard rock since 2002, previously releasing their "Back O...June 15, 2014
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ORDER OF ENNEAD Featuring DEICIDE And SEBASTIAN BACH Members: New EP In The Works
Florida death metallers ORDER OF ENNEAD, who feature in their ranks members of DEICIDE and Sebastian Bach's band, are preparing to enter FHU Productions in Seminole, Florida to record an as-yet-untitled EP. The track listing for the new effort will be as follows: 01. Identifying The Faults Of Percep...June 14, 2014
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QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance
Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's June 4 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Michael Wilton (guitar) have successfully agreed to purchase Geoff Tate's portion of the QUEENSRŸC...June 13, 2014
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SLASH: There's A Lot Of People That We Tried Out For VELVET REVOLVER That We Don't Talk About
Gary Cool conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) on May 31 at the Soho Hotel in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he would ever consider using the...June 13, 2014
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GUS G. Teaches You How To Play Title Track Of His Solo Album 'I Am The Fire' (Video)
The "Gus G. Tutorials" are a series of guitar lessons from Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, where he shows you how to play step-by-step riffs and solos from the tracks off his debut .....June 12, 2014
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ANNIHILATOR: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance
Fan-filmed video footage of ANNIHILATOR's June 6 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR's latest album, "Feast", was re-released as a limited edition featuring re-recorded ANNIHILATOR classics on CD and the full Wacken Open Air festival show on D...June 12, 2014
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MASTODON: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'High Road' Video Shoot
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "High Road", the new video from Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON, can be seen below. The clip was filmed on May 24 in the Los Angeles area with director Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober),who has previously worked with METALLICA, GREEN DAY and ALICE...June 12, 2014
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Ex-WHITESNAKE Guitarist BERNIE MARSDEN Speaks To GET READY TO ROCK (Video)
On June 10, Pete Feenstra of Get Ready To Rock conducted an interview with former WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Marsden will release his new solo album, "Shine", on August 18 via Provogue as a double-LP, CD and digital download. At a rough guesst...June 12, 2014
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MASTODON Becomes One Of First Mainstream Acts To Accept Bitcoin Payments
BitPay, the world's leading bitcoin payment processor, today announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Records artist MASTODON, making them the first major label band to accept bitcoin through BitPay. MASTODON's new album, "Once More 'Round The Sun", is scheduled for release on June 24, and will be...June 11, 2014
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TESLA's 'Simplicity' Projected To Sell 8K-10K First Week
TESLA's new studio album, "Simplicity", is likely to sell between 8,000 and 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on June 10 via Te...June 11, 2014
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