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VELVET REVOLVER's DAVE KUSHNER: Replacing SCOTT WEILAND Is 'A Hugely Arduous Task'

In a brand new interview with Alternative Nation, VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Dave Kushner was asked about the band's current singer situation, more than six years after the dismissal of the group's original frontman Scott Weiland. "I think it's one of those things that no one wants to close the door...

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Is FAITH NO MORE Working On New Music?

Reactivated influential alt-metal act FAITH NO MORE has hinted at the possibility of new music 17 years after the release of the band's last LP, "Album Of The Year". The group, which made a comeback in June 2009 with a headlining performance at the Brixton Academy in London, England and has played s...

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VINNIE PAUL Once Again Shoots Down Possibility Of PANTERA Reunion: 'A Lot Of People Are Selfish'

Former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has once again shot down the possibility of a PANTERA reunion with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) filling in for the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on guitar. Speaking to Revolver magazine's Jon Wiederhorn for a forthcoming story on Paul's cu...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Insisted On Performing Band's Classic Songs In Their Original Tunings

"Totally Driven Radio", the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST time on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. You can now listen to the chat below. (Note: La Torre calls in at...

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PHILIP ANSELMO, REX BROWN, ZAKK WYLDE Perform PANTERA's 'I'm Broken' In Dallas; Video Available

Former PANTERA members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) joined BLACK LABEL SOCIETY on stage last night (Friday, May 23) at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas to perform a cover of the PANTERA classic "I'm Broken". Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be seen below (court...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Would Be In The Best Shape Possible' For PANTERA Reunion With ZAKK WYLDE On Guitar

During an interview with Matt Pinfield of Fanpass at last weekend's Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio, former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo was once again asked about the possibility of a PANTERA reunion with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) filling in for...

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TRIVIUM Cancels This Week's Shows On Doctor's Orders

Guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM has released the following statement: "Bittersweet homecoming. "My family and friends worldwide and namely in the USA, I always call for each of you to give their all — as you always do — and in turn we in TRIVIUM return the favor with every...

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NEAL SCHON Says JOURNEY Is 'Talking About Doing Another Record Before Next Year'

JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon was interviewed yesterday (Monday, May 19) by Derek Madden of the KLOS 95.5 FM radio station in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch video footage of Schon's appearance below. On the possibility of JOURNEY releasing a new studio album: Schon: "We are talking about...

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VELVET REVOLVER Has Lead Singer Audition Coming Up, Says SLASH

Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, conducted an interview with Slash on the red carpet of this past Monday's (May 12) 10th annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert, which honored BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne. Speaking about the current...

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PAGE Says He Is 'Fed Up' With PLANT 'Playing Games' When Taking About Possibility Of More ZEPPELIN Shows

In a brand new interview with The New York Times, Jimmy Page was asked if he he feels a need to play live after being ensconced in the studio for three years working on the upcoming expanded reissues of the entire LED ZEPPELIN catalog of nine studio albums. "Absolutely, absolutely," the guitarist re...

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Video: PESTILENCE Performs In Brussels

Quality fan-filmed video footage of PESTILENCE's May 5 performance at Magasin 4 in Brussels, Belgium can be seen below. PESTILENCE's seventh album, "Obsideo", was released on November 12, 2013 via Candlelight Records. The CD was produced by Mameli and features ten new songs. According to Mameli, the...

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ACCEPT's 'Blind Rage' Album Pushed Back To August; More Details Revealed

German/American metallers ACCEPT will release their new album, "Blind Rage", on August 15 (postponed from the previously announced July 18) via Nuclear Blast. Like its two predecessors, 2010's "Blood Of The Nations" and 2012's "Stalingrad", the new CD was helmed by British producer Andy Sneap, who h...

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BILLY CORGAN: How TOMMY LEE Came To Be Involved With New SMASHING PUMPKINS Album

SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan recently recruited MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee to lay down the drum tracks on all nine songs that will appear on SMASHING PUMPKINS' new album, "Monuments To An Elegy", tentatively due in 2015. It is not presently clear if drummer Mike Byrne, who joined SMASHING PUM...

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MISFITS' JERRY ONLY Says GLENN DANZIG's Lawsuit Is 'A Sour-Grapes Tantrum Based On Outrageous Allegations'

MISFITS founding member Jerry Only has fired back at original MISFITS frontman Glenn Danzig, calling the singer's recent lawsuit against the band "nothing more than a calculated attempt to unfairly and improperly enrich himself from revenue streams to which he is not entitled." Glenn filed a lawsuit...

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Sweden's SHINING Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of Swedish extreme metal lunatics SHINING. The band's next studio album will ariive in early 2015. SHINING is made of mastermind Niklas Kvarforth (vocals, concept, guitars) and his "toolbox": Rainer Tuomikanto (drums),Christian Larsson (bass),Euge Valovirta...