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New Album From GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Feature Guest Appearance By NIGHT RANGER Guitarist

NIGHT RANGER guitarist Brad Gillis has recorded a guest solo on a track on the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, due later in the year via the Los Angeles-based independent label Cleopatra Records. Tate says: "Brad is an amazing player and completely shredded through the...
February 7, 2013
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JASON NEWSTED On METALLICA: 'There Really Isn't Any Negativity At All Between Us Anymore'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: Are there any feelings, even with a half grin to META...
February 6, 2013
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PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION Featuring D.R.I., DEAD HORSE Members: Debut Album Due In April

PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION, the Houston, Texas-based thrash metal outfit that features D.R.I. singer Kurt Brecht and members of DEAD HORSE, will release its self-titled debut on April 9 via Minus Head Records. The 13-song CD was recorded at the Music Lab in Austin and features guest vocals from Tony F...
February 6, 2013
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KOBRA AND THE LOTUS: Acoustic Cover Of DIO's 'Don't Talk To Strangers' Available For Streaming

Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS have released a new single, "Sanctuary", featuring the title track as well as an acoustic cover version of DIO's "Don't Talk To Strangers" as the B-side. The "Don't Talk To Strangers" cover, which can be streamed using the SoundCloud playe...
February 6, 2013
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JASON NEWSTED Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted was interviewed on the January 25-27 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carryin...
February 6, 2013
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METALLICA Partners With VANS For Signature Shoes

In a continuing creative partnership, Vans and iconic rock band METALLICA proudly introduce a four-piece signature collection designed by each band member delivering to stores in February. Each METALLICA member — James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo — had free rein to choose...
February 5, 2013
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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Reportedly Tells Radio Station There Will Be No TOOL Album This Year

According to The Pulse Of Radio, singer Maynard James Keenan has said that TOOL will not be releasing a new album in 2013. Keenan reportedly told Chile's Radio Futuro when asked about the prospects for the band's first new CD in seven years, "No new disc. Not this year . . . I have not ...
February 5, 2013
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VINNY APPICE Discusses LAST IN LINE Project

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed in April 2012 that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. Dubbed LAST IN LINE,...
February 4, 2013
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Former PANTERA Bassist's Memoir Due In March

Former PANTERA and current KILL DEVIL HILL bassist Rex Brown will publish his memoir, "Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story Of Pantera", on March 12 via Da Capo Press. The 320-page book is described as a "starkly honest and revealing" book about Rex's time in one of the most influential and e...
February 4, 2013
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Former AC/DC Drummer CHRIS SLADE To Celebrate 50 Years As Professional Musician

As if he isn't busy enough around the world with sold-out shows in Brazil, Europe, Russia and USA, former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade has launched a new band THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE to mark 50 years as a professional rock musician. The band is set to tour Europe throughout 2013 and beyond, with dates...
February 4, 2013
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Former WRATHCHILD Singer Talks WILDSIDE RIOT In Video Interview

Underkill TV conducted an interview with WILDSIDE RIOT/ex-WRATHCHILD vocalist Rocky Shades at the Hard Rock Hell festival, which took place between November 29, 2012 and December 3, 2012 at Hafan-y-Mor Holiday Camp in North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. WILDSIDE RIOT relea...
February 3, 2013
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METALLICA Will Not Perform Entire 'Black' Album At Australia's SOUNDWAVE

According to Australia's Music Feeds, Soundwave festival promoter AJ Maddah has confirmed that METALLICA will not perform its 1991 self-titled effort in its entirety at this year's event, despite widespread rumors to the contrary. Maddah confirmed the news via his Twitter account on Friday after a f...
February 3, 2013
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Video: MIKE PORTNOY Interviewed By MEYTAL COHEN

Israeli drummer Meytal Cohen, who studied theater in her native country before switching to drums at the relatively late age of 18 and eventually moving to Los Angeles, conducted a short interview with fellow drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) at a restaurant dur...
February 3, 2013
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HELSTAR: New Video Interview Posted Online

Lady Lisa conducted an interview with vocalist James Rivera of Texas-based metal veterans HELSTAR before the band' January 26 concert at The Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida. You can now watch the chat below. Bassist Jerry Abarca is taking an extended break from the HELSTAR for health reasons and was tem...
February 2, 2013
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Fifth Annual 'Revolver Golden Gods Awards': Video Report On Wednesday's Press Conference

The fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented By Epiphone will take place Thursday, May 2, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live on national television through AXS TV and broadcast in the U.S. and key international markets through X...
February 2, 2013