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LARS ULRICH Is To Blame For Lack Of Bass On METALLICA's '…And Justice For All' Album: Mixing Engineer

In a brand new interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Steve Thompson, a prominent music producer who has worked with a vast array of rock icons, including GUNS N' ROSES (on "Appetite For Destruction"),KORN (on "Follow The Leader") and SOUNDGARDEN (on "A-Sides") spoke about the mixing sessions for META...
March 23, 2015
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GARY HOLT Says He Took EXODUS In A 'More Violent Direction' Following KIRK HAMMETT's Departure

A behind-the-scenes clip from EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt's recent appearance on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" can be seen below. On EXODUS's 1985 debut album, "Bonded By Blood": "That album was recorded in a haze of alcohol and fistfights with our friends who showed up to the studio and...
March 23, 2015
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SUICIDE SILENCE's HERNAN 'EDDIE' HERMIDA Reveals His Ultimate Tour Lineup (Video)

Each episode of "Dream Tour" features a touring act discussing who they would put on their ideal tour if there was no limits. In the episode below, Hernan "Eddie" Hermida, vocalist for California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE, discusses his ultimate tour lineup. "You Can't Stop Me", SUICIDE SILE...
March 23, 2015
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Raise the Dead: Live at Wacken

There's just no stopping Uncle Alice. While it's already been four years since his last studio recording, the highly entertaining sequel album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", Alice Cooper is enjoying a revival in comic book form with a new series through Dynamite Comics. He also has another live package t...
March 23, 2015
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The Beast Arises

It's never easy to torch a living legend but it's even harder to watch a living legend shank. For all that Paul Di'Anno has endured, positive and negative, he retains a revered spot in heavy metal as the original voice of IRON MAIDEN. This means his live repertoire will forever be stacked with MAIDE...
March 23, 2015
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Spirit on a Mission

A longtime favorite of guitar junkies worldwide, Michael Schenker just might be reliving his glory days with TEMPLE OF ROCK. Rolling with his one-time SCORPIONS mates Herman Rarebell and Francis Buchholz has not only brought back the mojo, it's given Schenker — and TEMPLE OF ROCK by attrition — a ne...
March 23, 2015
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ANTHRAX: New Song 'Soror Irrumator' Available For Streaming

"Soror Irrumator", ANTHRAX's contribution to the the second installment of "Catch The Throne: The Mixtape", for HBO's Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series "Game Of Thrones", is available for streaming at SoundCloud.com. Building on the success of Volume I — with over 2.5 million streams to date — t...
March 21, 2015
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DARK ANGEL's GENE HOGLAN On Upcoming Studio Album: 'We're Gonna Try To Destroy Everybody'

Legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL) was interviewed on a recent episode of "Talking Bollocks", the All About The Rock monthly metal podcast hosted by former ACID REIGN frontman-turned-stand-up-comedian Howard H. Smith. You can now...
March 21, 2015
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ENSLAVED: 'In Times' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"In Times", the thirteenth studio album from Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Norway: #28 Finland: #39 Germany: #66 Netherland: #97 UK: #133 USA: #105 (Current Albums) Canada: #198 The band states: "This is such an adventure,...
March 20, 2015
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UNLEASHED: Second 'Dawn Of The Nine' Track-By-Track Breakdown Video

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will release their twelfth full-length album, "Dawn Of The Nine", on April 24 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork was created by Pär Olofsson (IMMORTAL, DEMONAZ, EXODUS) and can be seen below. UNLEASHED's follow-up to 2012's "Odalheim" was once again produced by th...
March 20, 2015
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METALLICA: Free Download Of Last Month's Corporate Gig Available

METALLICA's official music down web site, LiveMetallica.com, is offering a free download of the band's complete February 9 corporate gig at Pier 48 in San Francisco at a party hosted by Salesforce.com, a cloud computing company that provides cloud-based applications and solutions for businesses to e...
March 19, 2015
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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Parts Ways With Singer DARREN JAMES SMITH

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, has parted ways with singer Darren James Smith and has replaced him with Michael Beck. Smith will shortly hit the road with the veteran Canadian rock outfit HAREM SCAREM, in which he plays drums and sings. Mi...
March 18, 2015
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DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Was Looking To Join MEGADETH' In 1986

In a brand new interview with Metal Ireland, former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo was asked if there is any truth to the rumor that he was being considered as a possible replacement for Lars Ulrich when METALLICA was allegedly contemplating making a drummer change in 1986. "That's n...
March 18, 2015
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KISS's PAUL STANLEY: 'There Was No Way I Was Going To Play' With ACE And PETER At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

In a brand new interview with Australia's News.com.au, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley spoke about his refusal to perform with fellow KISS founding members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss during the band's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in April 2014. "I enjoyed the Hall Of Fame in a twisted...
March 18, 2015
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VENOM's CRONOS: 'Where's The Next OZZY OSBOURNE? Where's The Next ALICE COOPER?'

The Rockpit recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Conrad "Cronos" Lant of British black metal pioneers VENOM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Rockpit: When you write material, [do] you ever think about what fans would think or do you not worry about that kind of...
March 16, 2015