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SOUNDGARDEN Guitarist On Band's Reunion: 'We Had No Plans To Write A New Album'

Joshua Bottomley of Hails & Horns recently conducted an interview with guitarist Kim Thayil of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hails & Horns: How crucial was it for SOUNDGARDEN to go out and play live before getting back into the studio?...

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KORN, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, SCORPIONS Drummers To Take Part In 'Bonzo Bash NAMM Jamm 2013'

Bonzo Bash founder and S.U.N. guitarist Brian Thomas Tichy (also of WHITESNAKE) recently said, "As I sit here in a dimly lit room with my headphones from 1977 cranked, staring at the LP cover of 'Physical Graffiti', spinning a drum stick, hypnotized by the flanged snare drum in 'Kashmir', I smile t...

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FOZZY: New Audio Interview With CHRIS JERICHO

RedBeard of ShipOMetal.co.uk conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho after the band's December 4 concert at the White Rabbit, Plymouth, United Kingdom. You can now listen to the chat below. The lead single from FOZZY's new album, "Sin And Bones", "Sandpaper...

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ADLER Plays First-Ever Los Angeles-Area Concert; Video Interview, Performance Footage

Chris Epting of AOL's Noisecreep conducted an interview with ADLER, the new band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, last night (Monday, December 17) prior to the group's first-ever Los Angeles-area concert at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood as the opening act for STEEL PANTHER. T...

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KROKUS: 'Dirty Dynamite' North American Release Date Announced

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will release their new album, "Dirty Dynamite", on February 22, 2013 in Europe via Sony Music and in North America on March 5, 2013 via The End Records. Sony Music is offering a free download of the title track at this location (e-mail sign-up required). It was the .....

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SOUNDGARDEN Taps DAVE GROHL For 'By Crooked Steps' Video

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN are filming the official music video for the song "By Crooked Steps" today (Tuesday, December 18) with Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, NIRVANA) at the helm. "By Crooked Steps" comes off "King Animal", the first collection of all-new material in 16 years from SOUNDGARDEN...

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SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Guitarist Interviewed By ArmyOfOneTV (Video)

ArmyOfOneTV conducted an interview with guitarist Marc Rizzo (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) after his December 15 solo performance at The Loft in Poughkeepsie, New York. You can now watch the chat below. Rizzo in September released a new single, "Downside Up", via iTunes, Amazon and other digital re...

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FALLEN MAFIA: 'How The Story Ends' Video Released

"How The Story Ends", the new video from the Tyneside, U.K.-based hard rock outfit FALLEN MAFIA, can be seen below. The song was recorded at former TYGERS OF PAN TANG guitarist Fred Purser's Trinity Heights Recording Studios in Newcastle and showcases a different side of FALLEN MAFIA's high-energy p...

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LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH's 'Baphometic Chaosium' Due In January

Los Angeles underground black metallers LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH will release their third full-length album, "Baphometic Chaosium", on January 22 via Metal Blade Records. The band has appropriately become a five-piece (completing the pentacle) with the recruitment of lead guitarist "Inverted" Chris...

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LINKIN PARK, DISTURBED, GODSMACK, LIMP BIZKIT Members Perform With CAMP FREDDY In Austin

Members of DISTURBED, GODSMACK, LINKIN PARK and LIMP BIZKIT are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY on December 11 to close out the technology expo Dell World at the ACL Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. The full hour-and-a-half set that was broadcast live on huge screens outside...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'Temper Temper' Track Listing Revealed; New Single Streaming

"Riot", the new single from Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, will be available at all digital providers on January 15. The track, which can be streamed below, is the first official single from the band's fourth studio album, "Temper Temper", set for release February 12, 2013. The LP will be...

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King Animal

If there's one band that mostly escaped the wrath of heavy metal's original flock, one that still laments the arrival of NIRVANA and grunge despite metal's protracted return, it's SOUNDGARDEN. The primary reason for this is their evolution from a STOOGES-meets-HUSKER DU-meets-MUDHONEY mindset that w...

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KROKUS Announces First Guest Drummer For Upcoming Tour

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS have issued the following update: “To answer the numerous questions on our numerous blogs in the last couple of days regarding detailed info on who's drumming on live gigs in support of 'Dirty Dynamite' release: There will be several guest drummers supporting KROKUS o...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Jakarta Concert Postponed Until Tomorrow, Moved Indoors

Tonight's (Saturday, December 15) GUNS N' ROSES show in Jakarta, Indonesia at Lapangan D Senayan is officially postponed until tomorrow (December 16) and moved to MEIS (Mata Elang International Stadium) indoor stadium, Ancol. Please note that the show time will be 1 p.m. and doors are scheduled to o...

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KROKUS Records Cover Of THE BEATLES Classic

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will release their new album, "Dirty Dynamite", on February 22, 2013 via Sony Music. The band has recorded another cover song inspired by their time at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. KROKUS covers the early THE BEATLES classic "Help" with Tommy Heart (FAIR WAR...