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METALLICA To 'Concentrate On New Music' Starting In September
METALLICA is scheduled to enter the studio in September to begin work on its next full-length album, tentatively due in 2013. The CD will once again be helmed by producer Rick Rubin, who worked on 2008's "Death Magnetic". METALLICA's drummer, Lars Ulrich, took part in a conference call with reporter...July 26, 2012
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New Audio Interview With MIKE MUIR
Metal Army America recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Muir of the long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. You can now listen to the chat below. When asked why he thinks the sound of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has stood the test of time, the band's frotnma...July 25, 2012
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METALLICA Drummer: 'Finding The Inspiration To Play Hometown Shows Is Never Difficult'
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich took part in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday (July 24) to promote the band's headlining appearance at the 2012 edition of Outside Lands festival, set to take place August 10-12 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Also scheduled to appear are Stevie Wonder,...July 25, 2012
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SERJ TANKIAN: Video Footage Of Italian Press Conference
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian recently took part in a press conference in Italy. You can now watch video footage of the question-and-answer session below (courtesy of SpazioRock). Tankian's new solo album, "Harakiri", sold nearly 12,000 copies in...July 25, 2012
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LORDI Keyboardist Announces Her Departure
Awa, the longtime keyboardist for Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI, has announced her decision to leave the band. She will be seen on stage for the last time on August 11 at Simerock in Rovaniemi, Finland where LORDI will celebrate its 10-year anniversary. Awa joined LORDI in 2005 and made her rec...July 25, 2012
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Afghanistan's First Heavy Metal Band: 'We Live Under The Constant Fear Of Sudden Death'
Reuters published a story today focusing on the growing influence of American rock music on Afghan youth. DISTRICT UNKNOWN, which is said to be Afghanistan's first heavy metal band, is one of a handful of groups to emerge with mentoring from Afghanistan's first school of rock, Kabul's "Sound Centre"...July 24, 2012
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METALLICA Drummer Rocks The Trombone With THE SOUL REBELS (Video)
Video footage of drummer Lars Ulrich and the rest of METALLICA hanging out with New Orleans brass ensemble THE SOUL REBELS and playing THE SOUL REBELS trombone during a rehearsal for METALLICA's 30th anniversary week of concerts at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California in December 2011 can be se...July 24, 2012
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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, CHICKENFOOT Featured On 'Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head'
METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, CHICKENFOOT and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY are among the artists who have re-interpreted songs from DEEP PURPLE's classic "Machine Head" album for "Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head", a compilation CD which will be made available with Classic Rock magazine's upcoming DEEP PURPL...July 23, 2012
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MACHINE HEAD: 'Inside The Machine' Book Cover Unveiled
"Inside The Machine", the first biography of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD, is set for worldwide release on October 15 by Omnibus Press. The author, Joel McIver, has previously written books about and in co-operation with artists such as SLAYER, TOOL, MOTÖRHEAD, BLACK SABBATH and man...July 23, 2012
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HELL: ZWARTE CROSS Performance Footage Available
A 10-minute video clip featuring highlights of legendary British occult metal act HELL's July 21 performance at the Zwarte Cross festival in Lichtenvoorde, The Netherlands can be seen below. HELL's latest album, "Human Remains", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 46. Cited as a h...July 23, 2012
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Report: Attendance At METALLICA's 'Orion Music + More' Festival Reached 24,000
According to Press Of Atlantic City, METALLICA's Orion Music + More festival sold 23,571 tickets for shows June 22 and 23 at the popular Atlantic City, New Jersey concert venue Bader Feld. METALLICA headlined both nights of Orion Music + More and played "Ride The Lightning" in its entirety the first...July 20, 2012
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Official 'Sound City' Trailer Released
The official trailer for "Sound City", the new feature-length documentary directed and produced by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, can be seen below. The film, about the legendary and now defunct recording studio in Van Nuys, California, was conceived by Grohl after he bought an equally famous Nev...July 20, 2012
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman Interviewed In Budapest (Video)
Vocalist Mike Muir of the long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES was interviewed at Zöld Pardon in Budapest, Hungary on July 11. You can now watch the chat below. When asked why he thinks the sound of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has stood the test of time, the band's frot...July 20, 2012
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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Talks 'Knotfest', 'Antennas To Hell' Album
PureVolume.com recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT co-founder/conceptualist/percussionist Shawn M. Crahan (a.k.a. Clown). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PureVolume.com: Knotfest, your first festival ever, will launch in Iowa in August. Talk a little bit about that. I read...July 19, 2012
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MARK TREMONTI: Some Of My Favorite Riffs Of All Time Are On SLAYER's Song 'Raining Blood'
In a recent interview with AOL's Noisecreep, ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti was asked what he listened to as a kid and what helped shape him musically. "The first record that really made me a music fanatic was METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets'," he said. "That's probably my favorite re...July 19, 2012
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