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RATT's BOBBY BLOTZER On STEPHEN PEARCY: 'He Has Kept Us Hostage For Years'
On April 28, Eddie Trunk — co-host of the VH1 Classic television program "That Metal Show" — conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer for Eddie's show "Trunk Nation", which airs live Mondays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST on SiriusXM's Hair Nation, XM channel 39 and Sirius channel 39. A co...May 4, 2014
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THE DUSKFALL To Enter Studio Tomorrow
Swedish metallers THE DUSKFALL will travel to Finland tomorrow to begin laying down the drums for their fifth album. The band states: "We will return to the classic grounds of Tico-Tico studios. Last time [we were] there was 18 years ago for the recordings of 'A Bloodred Path'." According to a press...May 3, 2014
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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR, STIX ZADINIA Discuss Making Of 'All You Can Eat' Album (Video)
Singer Michael Starr and drummer Stix Zadinia of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the making of the band's third album, "All You Can Eat". Check out the footage below. "All You Can Eat" sold around 13,000 copies in the United States...May 3, 2014
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Public Memorial Service For ANTISEEN Guitarist JOE YOUNG To Be Held In Charlotte
A public memorial service for Joe Young, the guitarist and founding member of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based punk-rock band ANTISEEN, will be held on Sunday, May 18 at Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte at 3 p.m. Young died on April 30 at the age of 54. The cause of death has not yet been disclose...May 3, 2014
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Video: TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Joins VOLBEAT On Stage In Bethlehem
TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy joined VOLBEAT on stage last night (Thursday, May 1) at the Sands Casino Event Center, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to perform the VOLBEAT song "Evelyn". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. In a 2011 interview with Straight.com, VOLBEAT vocalist/guitarist...May 2, 2014
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CALIFORNIA BREED Featuring GLENN HUGHES And JASON BONHAM: Second Behind-The-Scenes Clip
The second clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the self-titled debut album from CALIFORNIA BREED, the new band of 2014, built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham and 23-year-old newcomer guitarist-singer-songwr...May 2, 2014
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Video: MARTY FRIEDMAN, GUS G. Cover BLACK SABBATH's 'Symptom Of The Universe' In Finland
Fan-filmed video footage of Marty Friedman (ex-MEGADETH) and Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Symptom Of The Universe" on May 1 at Klubi in Tampere, Finland during their "Guitar Universe 2014" European tour can be seen below. Friedman's new so...May 2, 2014
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DOWN Films 'We Knew Him Well' Video
DOWN has finished filming a video for the song "We Knew Him Well". The track comes off the band's new EP, "Down IV - Part Two", which will be released on May 13 via Down Records/ADA Music. Tracked at Nodferatu's Lair — iconic vocalist Philip H. Anselmo's home studio — and produced by Michael Thompso...May 2, 2014
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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'We Have Our Band Back'
The Vinyl District recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Vinyl District: Without going deep into it, do you think that the Internet played a key part in the breakdown of the relationship between you and your fo...May 1, 2014
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New ARCH ENEMY Singer ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ: 'We Couldn't Just Make A Mediocre Album Here'
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with former THE AGONIST and current ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: So, before it was officially announced [that you were joining ARCH ENEMY], how long was t...May 1, 2014
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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR Talks To 'Ric Drasin Live!' About Performing, Staying In Shape (Video)
Michael Starr, the lead singer of STEEL PANTHER, the American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California mostly known for its profane and humorous lyrics as well as its exaggerated on-stage personae that reimagine and parody the heavy metal music and lifestyle of the 1980s, spoke to "Ric Drasin L...May 1, 2014
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FOO FIGHTERS Drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS To Guest On New SIXX: A.M. Album
FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins will guest on the forthcoming third album from SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael. Sixx tweeted on Wednesday (April 30): "Really excited Taylor Hawkins is gonna play on some of the...May 1, 2014
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ANTISEEN Guitarist JOE YOUNG Dead At 54
Joe Young, the guitarist and founding member of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based punk-rock band ANTISEEN, died on April 30 at the age of 54. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. Formed in 1983, ANTISEEN — which derived its name from a distortion of the phrase "anti-scene" — backed up no...May 1, 2014
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VINCE NEIL Talks To CBS About Country Music Tribute To MÖTLEY CRÜE (Video)
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was interviewed by CBS.com at the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which was held on April 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below. Big Machine Records, home to country superstars such as Taylor Swift and ...April 30, 2014
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer KELLY D. SMITH Battles MRSA Infection Before Performing At KEEP IT TRUE Festival
After a rehearsal on April 17, drummer Kelly D. Smith of Arizoma metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM popped what appeared to be a blood blister. On Monday, April 21, he was admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital And Medical Center emergency room in Phoenix for a severe MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloc...April 30, 2014
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