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BULLETBOYS Singer MARQ TORIEN Arrested In Tampa

According to the web site of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, BULLETBOYS frontman Marq Torien (born Mark Maytorena) was arrested early this morning (Saturday, August 29) following the band's concert in Tampa, Florida and charged with "failure to pay child support." The 53-year-old singer was bo...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN: 'I Don't Think Rock Is Dead By Any Means'

Last September, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made headlines when he declared in an Esquire article that rock was "finally dead." In the months that followed, many a musician has weighed in on the topic in a variety of interviews, with some digging a little deeper into Simmons's full comments a...

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Video Premiere: TRIVIUM's 'Until The World Goes Cold'

"Until The World Goes Cold", the new video from Florida metallers TRIVIUM, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Silence In The Snow", which will be released on October 2 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Vengeance Falls" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskett...

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DISTURBED Ad For 'Immortalized' Album Pulled After On-Air Shooting Of TV Reporter, Cameraman

According to USA Today, a video ad for DISTURBED's new album, "Immortalized", was pulled by the band's record label following Wednesday's fatal on-air shooting of a TV reporter and her cameraman. The clip included footage from DISTURBED's video for the CD's first single, "The Vengeful One", in which...

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GEOFF TATE On QUEENSRŸCHE Split: 'I Wish It Could Have Ended Civilly'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcr...

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GEOFF TATE On QUEENSRŸCHE's 'The Warning' Album: 'It Was A Real Disappointment To Everybody In The Band'

The Metal Voice recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the process of writing a concept album: Geoff: "When...

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DISTURBED Singer Says Smoking Pot Has Helped Him Open The Doors Of Creativity To His Mind

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has a message for anyone who has an issue with the fact that the band's new song, "Fire It Up", which opens with the sound of a bong hit, was inspired by the singer's pot-smoking routine: "Lighten up. Lighten the fuck up," he tells Artisan News (see video below). "It...

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Video: DISTURBED Plays First Show In Four Years

DISTURBED played its first show in four years last night (Friday, August 21) at the House Of Blues in the band's hometown of Chicago. The concert took place on the same day that the group's sixth album, "Immortalized", was released. The CD is DISTURBED's first all-new studio effort since 2010's "Asy...

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DISTURBED Singer Says KEVIN LYMAN's 'Big Mouth' Tarnished People's Impression Of MAYHEM FESTIVAL

DISTURBED singer David Draiman says that hard rock and heavy metal is as vibrant as it's ever been and blames the debate over the attendance of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on "somebody having too big of a mouth." The 2015 Mayhem Festival generated controversy earlier in the summer afte...

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GEOFF TATE Has Already Finished Recording Second OPERATION: MINDCRIME Album

SonicAbuse.com recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SonicAbuse.com: You're doing a conceptual trilogy [with your new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME], I believe, of which "The Key" is the first part. It sounds like it's...

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Video Premiere: TRIVIUM's 'Blind Leading The Blind'

"Blind Leading The Blind", the new video from Florida metallers TRIVIUM, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Silence In The Snow", which will be released on October 2 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Vengeance Falls" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette...

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DISTURBED's 'The Vengeful One' Tops BILLBOARD's Mainstream Rock Songs Airplay Chart

According to Billboard.com, DISTURBED has topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, dated August 29, with "The Vengeful One" rising 2-1. This marks the fourth Number One for the Chicago-based band, which last topped the chart five years ago with "Another Way To Die". Other Number Ones...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME: 'Burn' Video Released

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release its debut album, "The Key", on September 18 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official video for the song "Burn" can be seen below. The clip is one of two OPERATION: MINDCRIME videos which were produced and direc...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN On Upcoming Tour: 'We Intend To Variate Our Live Set As Much As Possible'

DISTURBED will hit the road next spring in support of its new album, "Immortalized". The trek kicks off on March 11 in Vancouver, Canada, wrapping up on April 10 in Memphis. The band will be playing smaller venues on this run, from Irving Plaza in New York to the Fillmore in San Francisco, in order...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: Why I Decided To Call My New Band OPERATION: MINDCRIME

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke to SeattleSoundLive about his decision to name his new band after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988, "Operation: Mindcrime". He said: "Well, I chose that name for two reasons. The first and foremost reason is that I needed a name that will be recog...