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NIRVANA: 'Nevermind' 20th-Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Due In September
NIRVANA, the trio comprised of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl, hailed originally from a coastal fishing town in Washington and rose to become one of the most influential rock bands in history with irreverence, intense honesty and an overriding passion. The cultural shift NIRVANA's "Nev...June 22, 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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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist: New Drummer MIKE MANGINI 'Adapted To Our World So Wonderfully'
David Brinn of The Jerusalem Post recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy's change of mind and request to be reinstated after leaving the band las...June 20, 2011
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ANVIL: Quality Footage From Denmark's COPENHELL
Quality fan-filmed video footage of ANVIL's June 18, 2011 performance at this year's edition of Copenhell the first big, outdoor metal festival in Denmark in Copenhagen can be viewed below. ANVIL's new album, "Juggernaut Of Justice", was released in Europe on June 20 (three days earlier in Germany)...June 20, 2011
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MASTODON: More New Songtitles Revealed
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have revealed more songtitles that will appear on their new album, "The Hunter", tentatively due in October. The CD is expected to include the following tracks, among others: * Blasteroids * The Octopus Has No Friends * Stargasm * Curl Of The Burl * All The Hea...June 16, 2011
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LIMP BIZKIT's FRED DURST Says He 'Really Connects' With KURT COBAIN
LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst has told U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine that "My Own Cobain", a bonus track taken from the band's forthcoming album, "Gold Cobra", focuses on his struggles with depression and draws parallels to that of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain. "I try not to elaborate too much on...June 15, 2011
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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Forthcoming Album In New Video Interview
Drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON spoke to the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine at the Rock am Ring festival, which took place June 3-5, 2011 in Nrburgring, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about the sound of MASTODON's forthcoming album, "The...June 14, 2011
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Members of MASTODON, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, JANE'S ADDICTION Form Supergroup
According to AOL's Noisecreep, MASTODON guitarist Brent Hinds is working on an as-yet-unnamed new project with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman, formerMARS VOLTA drummer Thomas Pridgen and ex-JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Eric Avery. "We tried to get together and do an album, but there's b...June 14, 2011
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MASTODON: New Album Title Revealed
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have set "The Hunter" as the title of their new album, which the band recently finished recording at Doppler Studios in Atlanta with producer Mike Elizondo. Drum tracks were previously completed in Los Angeles at the legendary Sound City Studios where NIRVANA's...June 10, 2011
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MASTODON Interviewed At Germany's ROCK AM RING Festival (Video)
Eva Padberg conducted an interview with Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON when the band played at the Rock am Ring festival, which took place June 3-5, 2011 in the German town of Nrburgring. You can now watch the chat below. MASTODON has just completed recording the follow-up to the band's accl...June 9, 2011
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DREAM THEATER: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have set "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" as the title of their new album, due on September 13 via Roadrunner Records. The CD is currently being mixed by Andy Wallace, who has previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD, WHITE ZOMBIE, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SEPULTUR...June 7, 2011
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DREAM THEATER To Play One New Song During European Tour
During a recent interview with the Artisan News Service (see video below),guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER was asked if the band's upcoming dates will feature material from the much-anticipated new DREAM THEATER CD, which is expected to surface late summer/early fal...June 7, 2011
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SEVENDUST Guitarist: 'JAMES HETFIELD Is One Of The Baddest Rhythm Players On The Planet'
Angela Villand of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with SEVENDUST guitarist John Connolly. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar International: Let's talk about Dimebag Darrell (PANTERA). It's pretty clear to anyone who knows you, knows that Dime's influence on...June 6, 2011
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TOM MORELLO: JANE'S ADDICTION Was More Influential Than NIRVANA
The Pulse Of Radio reports: Although NIRVANA is credited with being the first "alternative" band to break out into huge mainstream success, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello has taken issue with that. Speaking at the induction of JANE'S ADDICTION into the Guitar Center RockWalk in Holly...June 6, 2011
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New DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks To U.K.'s RHYTHM Magazine
The new issue of U.K.'s Rhythm magazine, which hits shelves on Monday, June 6 contains a nine-page feature on Mike Mangini, the newly recruited drummer for DREAM THEATER. Mangini talks about how he landed the DREAM THEATER gig; preserving former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy's legacy as well as...June 3, 2011
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