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CONDUCTING FROM THE GRAVE To Release Self-Titled Album Next Month

Sacramento, California's CONDUCTING FROM THE GRAVE will release a new, self-titled album on October 1. The CD was entirely funded by fans via a Kickstarter campaign (raising over $15,000 within a month) and will be the band's first self-released effort. The new album follows the band's two highly re...

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PAPA ROACH Guitarist Interviewed By ShowsAndPromos.com (Video)

On August 24, ShowsAndPromos.com conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton at the Kansas City stop of this year's Carnival Of Madness tour. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with Mosh Pit Report, PAPA ROACH drummer Tony Palermo stated about the progress of t...

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JON OLIVA Says SAVATAGE Was One Of First Progressive Metal Bands

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, JON OLIVA'S PAIN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: Would you agree that SAVATAGE was one of the first-ever true prog metal bands? Jon: Absolutely. No doubt about it...

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BAD BRAINS Frontman Guests On ISLANDER EP

Victory Records has announced the signing of South Carolina's ISLANDER. With comparisons to DEFTONES and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, ISLANDER will release a new EP, "Pains", as a limited-edition colored vinyl 12-inch and digital download on October 1. Comments ISLANDER vocalist Mikey Carvajal: "We are...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says MARK TORNILLO Has 'Problems' Singing Old ACCEPT Songs

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider. Several excerpts from the chat follow below. BigMusicGeek.com: At what point did you realize Stefan [Kaufmann, guitar] wasn't going to be able to participate in the recording of [U.D.O....

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HIM Frontman: 'We Don't Listen To A Lot Of Happy-Go-Lucky Bulls**t'

CrypticRock.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish love metallers HIM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CrypticRock.com: HIM is now internationally known and your logo branded all over. "Dark Light" [2005] was the height of the band's success in the U...

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FOZZY Singer Talks To 'The Classic Metal Show' (Audio)

FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. The lead single from FOZZY's l...

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AYREON: 'The Theory Of Everything' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen has revealed the cover artwork and track listing for the new AYREON album, "The Theory Of Everything", The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist Jef Bertels, who has an incredible and distinct fantasy/sci-fi style, and can be seen below. "The Theory...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Couldn't Relate' To DREAM THEATER's New Material

In the October 2013 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) spoke about how the combination of his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and having a memory unlike most other people's would make him an obvious choice fo...

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The Distortion Field

Only their second studio album within an eighteen year block, Chicago doom legends TROUBLE are back. Well, without Eric Wagner and Jeff "Oly" Olson, anyway. That's the bad news. The good news is that TROUBLE is in the capable hands of former FLOODGATE and EXHORDER vocalist Kyle Thomas. While a large...

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STATIC-X And WAYNE STATIC Are 'The Same Thing'

Wayne Static has commented on his decision to put an end to his industrial metal band STATIC-X after failing to come to an agreement with the group's former bassist, Tony Campos, over the rights to tour and record under the STATIC-X name. "The thing is STATIC-X and Wayne Static are the same thing,"...

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PAPA ROACH Drummer Interviewed On 'Metalkast' (Audio)

Larry Paterson joins Paul "The Rog" Rogne for the latest episode of Metalkast featuring an interview with Tony Palermo of PAPA ROACH. You can now listen to the podcast using the audio player below. In a recent interview with Mosh Pit Report, Palermo stated about the progress of the songwriting sessi...

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HALESTORM Singer: 'I've Never Taken Being A Girl In A Band As A Negative Thing'

Total AC Blog recently conducted an interview with HALESTORM lead singer Lzzy Hale. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Total AC Blog: How does it feel to be the chick amongst the guys? Do you ever feel like you need any girl time or do you like it? Lzzy Hale: I like ...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer In Japan To Protest Dolphin Hunt

According to The Pulse Of Radio, VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum was in a remote fishing village in Japan on Monday (September 2),where he was protesting the town's annual dolphin hunt. Sorum is the latest artist to join a growing international campaign to stop the yearly do...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Bad On Fords And Chevrolets' Song Available For Streaming

The song "Bad On Fords and Chevrolets" from Sammy Hagar's first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar And Friends", can be streamed at Billboard.com. "Sammy Hagar And Friends" is set for release by Frontiers Records on September 24 in North America, September 29 in the U.K., and September 27...