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TRIVIUM Frontman: 'I've Been Listening To Mainly Classical Music'

Kristen Dunleavy of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook: Are you writing potential TRIVIUM songs on this tour? Heafy: We have about 30 songs written for the next record...

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SLASH Talks About 'LAYN Rocks!' Benefit Concert; Video Available

Causecast has posted a video clip of legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) talking about the upcoming LAYN Rocks! benefit concert on November 22 at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. Watch it below. Hosted by comedian George Lopez, LAYN Rocks! will unite musical talents Slash,...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Announces North American Headlining Tour

ALICE IN CHAINS have announced dates for a North American tour set to kick off at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver on February 2. Tickets go on sale December 4 and 5 — fans can get more info at www.aliceinchains.com. The band is touring in support of its critically acclaimed new album, "Black Gives...

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Former CELTIC FROST Mainman's TRIPTYKON Completes Mixing Debut Album

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "We finished mixing TRIPTYKON's first album at Woodshed Studio in Germany late last week. I have now returned to Switzerland, where we will have it mastered by Walter Schmid at his Oakland Recordi...

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Artist Behind DIMEBAG 'Assassination' Painting Responds To Heavy Metal Detractors

Tom Sanford, the New York-based artist behind the controversial 2005 painting "The Assassination of Dimebag Darrell", has posted a lengthy update on his official web site addressing the criticism of his work by metal fans who found the painting to be in poor taste. His message is re-published below...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN Featured In FIGHT! Magazine

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen is featured in this month's issue of Fight! magazine (November 2009, on newsstands now) in a two-page article about how he keeps working on his martial arts skills while on the road with the band. For more informattion, go to this location. A devoted health and fitn...

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MEGADETH Bassist Is 'Absolutely' Open To Taking Part In WHITE LION Reunion

Atomic Ned recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Atomic Ned: If offered the right deal and it didn't conflict with what you were doing with MEGADETH, would you entertain the idea of doing a WHITE LION reunion? Lomenzo: O...

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Skeletons in the Closet

On the heels of the underwhelming "Blooddrunk", Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM deliver the typical covers-album career stopgap, but being CHILDREN OF BODOM, and unable to do anything that isn't ludicrously over the top, they've cranked out seventeen jams that range from the expected to the interesting...

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SHINEDOWN And PAPA ROACH To Team Up For Co-Headlining Dates

SHINEDOWN and PAPA ROACH will team up for a co-headlining tour starting on December 5 in Highland Heights, Kentucky. For a list of dates, visit Shinedown.com. SHINEDOWN will donate a portion of the proceeds from the tour to the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) at the University of...

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VOLBEAT Frontman Interviewed In Quebec City

MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT when the band performed in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada this past weekend as the support act for METALLICA. Watch the chat below. Poulsen has started posting regular updates from...

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D.O.A. Founder Comments On CHUCK BISCUITS Death Hoax

Nick Patch of The Canadian Press reports: The founder of Vancouver punk group D.O.A. says that his former drummer, Chuck Biscuits, is alive and well and Internet reports of his death are part of a "cruel hoax." Joe Keithley told The Canadian Press on Friday that the drummer's brother contacted him a...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: I Will Never Play 'Animal (F**k Like A Beast)' Again

Norway's FVN.no conducted an interview we did with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless before the band's October 29, 2009 performance in Kristiansand. Blackie talks about his faith, why he doesnt "do the blood" anymore and why he will never perform the song "Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)" again. Watch the...

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PAPA ROACH Partners With WHY To Support An End To Hunger And Homelessness

California rockers PAPA ROACH have partnered with WHY (World Hunger Year) to continue their mission to raise funds and awareness for organizations who are working towards finding answers to hunger, poverty and homelessness. Led by frontman Jacoby Shaddix, who revealed earlier this year that he was h...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: 'Maximum Metal' Interview Posted Online

Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall of ALICE IN CHAINS were interviewed for the "Maximum Metal" DVD Vol. 144 which was given away with Germany's Metal Hammer magazine. You can watch the chat in two parts below. ALICE IN CHAINS' "Black Gives Way To Blue" iPhone app was released on October 27. The app f...

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Updated: Former DANZIG Drummer CHUCK BISCUITS Victim Of Death Hoax

(Story last updated on October 30 at 4:35 a.m. EST) Legendary hard rock drummer Chuck Biscuits (born Charles Montgomery),whose lengthy résumé includes stints in such flagship underground acts as BLACK FLAG and SOCIAL DISTORTION, appears to have been the victim of a death hoax involving a Facebook p...