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Was VALERIE BERTINELLI The 'Yoko Ono' Of VAN HALEN?

According to The Pulse Of Radio, former Warner Bros. Records executive Ted Cohen aleges in a new LA Weekly interview that VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen's first wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, was at least partly responsible for the group's 1985 split with singer David Lee Roth. Cohen, who wa...

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Wreck

Twenty years of UNSANE and the admittedly "dirty and noisy on purpose" Brooklyn trio continues to stand well apart from the throngs of imitators. "Wreck" is about as UNSANE as UNSANE gets. Appropriately titled and as twistedly grooving as ever, "Wreck" is a one hell of a way to ring in the band's 20...

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PHILM Members Talk About Making Of 'Harmonic' (Video)

A nine-minute, Rick Kosick-directed video clip in which the members of PHILM — the Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate featuring SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR) — discuss the making of their debu...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN Talks About Playing Bass On New STONE SOUR Album (Video)

TheBackstageBeat.com recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan. You can now watch the chat below. When asked what he has been up to lately, Bolan said, "We're starting work on our new album, so to speak. We're doing it a little different this time. We're doing [it in] three...

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SLAYER Drummer: 'I Don't Like People Talking S**t About LARS ULRICH'

Panagiotis Karagiannidis of Greece's Metal Paths recently conducted an interview with SLAYER/PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts from the interview follow. Interview (audio): ...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says He Left MEGADETH Because Band Wasn't Aggressive Enough

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Have you stayed in touch with [MEGADETH mainman] Dave Mustaine and the other guys through the years? Friedman: Not...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Multi-Camera Performance Footage From Stockton

Capital Chaos has uploaded multi-camera video footage of CATTLE DECAPITATION's May 9 performance at The Plea For Peace Center in Stockton, California. Check it out below. CATTLE DECAPITATION's new album, "Monolith Of Inhumanity", sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of rel...

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PRIMATE: 'Pride' Lyric Video Released

The lyric video for the song "Pride" from Atlanta-based thundergrinders PRIMATE can be seen below. Having signed with Relapse Records last year, PRIMATE will formally unleash its debut LP via the label next month. PRIMATE features the distinctive vocal stylings of Kevin Sharp (BRUTAL TRUTH),ripping...

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NONPOINT: New Song Available For Streaming, Download

"I Said It", a brand new song from NONPOINT, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off the band's as-yet-untitled seventh album, which is scheduled for release in the fall via NONPOINT's new label home, Razor & Tie. The CD was recorded at Groovemaster Studios in Chic...

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RIVAL SONS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed

Californian blues-rockers RIVAL SONS will release their new album, "Head Down", in late August via Earache Records. The CD was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with Grammy-nominated producer Dave Cobb (JAMIE JOHNSON, SHOOTER JENNINGS) and Grammy-wining engineer Vance Powell (JACK WHITE, THE WHITE ST...

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MEGADETH: Official 'TH1RT3EN' Guitar Tab Book Released

Hal Leonard has released the official, note-for-note matching guitar tab book for "TH1RT3EN", the latest full-length album from influential heavy metal band MEGADETH. It is now available for purchase from MusicDispatch.com. "TH1RT3EN" sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of rele...

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VITAL REMAINS: Quality Sacramento Footage Available

Rock Hard Live has uploaded quality video footage of VITAL REMAINS's May 25 performance at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California as the support act for DESTRUCTION. Check it out below. VITAL REMAINS guitarist Tony Lazaro recently told Metal Hangar 18 about the progress of the songwriting sessions...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says It's Been 'Harder To Sing' Following Neck Surgery

Last September, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine underwent surgery for stenosis, a neck and spine condition that he says was caused by years of headbanging. Earlier this month, Artisan News spoke to Mustaine and asked him about how he's doing eight months after the surgery. "It's good," he said. "Lead...

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SLAYER Putting Finishing Touches On Two New Songs For Late Summer Release

Earlier this week, Metalhead.ro conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. When asked about the progress of the recording sessions for SLAYER's next release, Araya said, "We went [into the studio] in April. [Guitarist]...

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DESTRUCTOR Parts Ways With Guitarist And Bassist

Cleveland, Ohio thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTOR have parted ways with guitarist Pat Rabid and bassist Jamie Boulder. Rabid was a founding member in 1983 and played on the band's classic "Maximum Destruction" debut album, released in 1985 via Auburn Records. Boulder joined in 2002 and appeared on th...