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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Says He 'Unleashed Unholy Hell' On 'Beast'
Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of California metallers DEVILDRIVER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lithium Magazine: You've been into music your entire life. Was there every anything else you considered for a career when you we...June 21, 2011
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JASON BONHAM Interviewed By TOTAL ROCK (Video)
U.K.'s Total Rock recently conducted an interview with drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),about BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's second album, simply entitled "2". You can now watch the chat below. Dave "Gunner" Gunn of the Q95 (94.7 FM WFBQ) radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana earlier this month cond...June 21, 2011
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Into the Wild
Like a fine wine, URIAH HEEP is one of those 30-year veteran acts like NAZARETH and UFO (and are often British) that seem to get better with age, regardless of opinions about the "good old days" that are distorted by nostalgia for the "classics." The fact is that albums like 2008 comeback "Wake the...June 21, 2011
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Juggernaut of Justice
Yes, I liked the movie too. I felt for the guys in ANVIL and rooted for them. None of that changes the fact that outside of a few albums, most notably 1983's "Metal on Metal", much of what the Canadian metallers have released over the years has been mediocre at best. That's part of the ...June 20, 2011
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The Wretch
On "The Wretch" it's back to basics, back to the roots, and back to the stripped-down doom metal that has always been at the dark heart of Indianapolis' THE GATES OF SLUMBER. Whereas 2008's "Conqueror" and 2009's "Hymns of Blood and Thunder" pushed the doom envelope into traditional heavy metal terr...June 20, 2011
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In Carbon Mysticism
One can appreciate the effort and the sense of adventure that some bands have taken in pushing black metal boundaries or at least testing the limits. However, embarking on a trip into murky, deep USBM waters on a moonless night without life jackets, flashlights, and an extra couple of oars is a very...June 20, 2011
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The Third Aeon
Italy's BLACK OATH must have read with strict attentiveness the instructions for making deep, mournful, and long traditional doom metal songs and then put its collective heart and soul into the effort, which is manifested in full-length debut "The Third Aeon". That studious approach combined with a...June 20, 2011
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TESTAMENT Recording New Album With Drummer GENE HOGLAN
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have just entered the studio with British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, MACHINE HEAD) to begin recording their new album for a late 2011 release. Due to a "serious injury," drummer Paul Bostaph is unable to take part in t...June 20, 2011
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BLACK STONE CHERRY's JOHN FRED YOUNG Guides You Through His Drum Set-Up (Video)
Drummer John Fred Young of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY sat down with U.K.'s Rhythm magazine on June 9, 2011 at the Solus in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. In the eight-minute clip below, Young guides you through his drum set-up, complete with a 26" bass drum. BLACK STONE CHERRY's third albu...June 18, 2011
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SAXON: Pro-Shot Performance Footage Of New Song From SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
Professionally filmed video footage of British heavy metal legends SAXON performing their new song "Hammer Of The Gods" at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 8-11, 2011 in Slvesborg in southern Sweden, can be viewed below. "Hammer Of The Gods" comes off SAXON's new...June 16, 2011
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DEEP PURPLE's 'Phoenix Rising' DVD, Blu-Ray Due This Month
On June 28, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release DEEP PURPLE's "Phoenix Rising" a two-hour-plus revelatory documentary including 30 minutes of never-before-seen (not even on bootleg) onstage footage from Japan. "Phoenix Rising" will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and in a special two-disc DVD/CD pack...June 16, 2011
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HATESPHERE: First Studio Webisode Available
Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have entered Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (SICK OF IT ALL, THE HAUNTED, GOREFEST, MOONSPELL) to begin recording their new album for a September release via Napalm Records. The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage...June 16, 2011
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DEEP PURPLE With Orchestra Still A Rock Show, Says IAN GILLAN
DEEP PURPLE earlier in the month kicked off its first tour in North America in four years. The pioneering rock band featuring classic members Ian Gillan (lead vocals),Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums, percussion is performing for the first time in the U.S. and Canada with a symphony orchest...June 16, 2011
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DIR EN GREY: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
Japanese rockers DIR EN GREY will release their eighth studio album, "Dum Spiro Spero", two years and ten months after "Uroboros", which garnered overwhelming support as the strongest and the maddest record resonating across the globe. In our time when heavy rock music has become diversified, DIR EN...June 16, 2011
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GLENN HUGHES: New Video Interview Posted Online
FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with legendary singer and bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION). You can now watch the chat in six parts below. Glenn Hughes released his long-awaited autobiography, "Deep Purple And Beyond: Scenes From The Life Of A Ro...June 15, 2011
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