DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, whose cancer is once again in "remission," has just finished undergoing a new round of chemotherapy before receiving a stem-cell transplant later in the month. Campbell — who before joining DEF LEPPARD in 1992 was well known for his work with DIO and WHITESNAKE — went public with his Hodgkin's ...
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Joe Satriani performed an exclusive 99th birthday commemorative concert for celebrated guitar pioneer Les Paul on June 9. The special show was filmed for the new season of public television's acclaimed music series "Front And Center". Satriani's performance will begin airing on October 21. Check local listings for specific air dates and times in each ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was recently interviewed by Shor Bazaar, Pakistan's first international artist management services. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for DEF LEPPARD's new studio album, Collen said: "This was really amazing, actually, [because] we are ...
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PremierGuitar.com's Steve Cook recently sat down with Neal Schon to talk about the JOURNEY guitarist's touring setup. Check out the footage below. Schon recently joined forces with bassist Marco Mendoza (BLACK STAR RIDERS, TED NUGENT, WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) and drummer Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, OZZY OSBOURNE, STEVE VAI, HARDLINE) to create a unique body ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, whose cancer is once again in "remission," has just finished undergoing a new round of chemotherapy before receiving a stem-cell transplant later in the month. Campbell — who before joining DEF LEPPARD in 1992 was well known for his work with DIO and WHITESNAKE — went public with his Hodgkin's ...
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STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis was forced to cancel his appearance Saturday night (September 20) at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a private charter jet he was a passenger on veered off the taxiway and got stuck in mud. Lewis had been filming a segment for his TV show "On The Road" for the ...
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Sara of Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio station recently conducted an interview with KORN frontman Jonathan Davis. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KORN's upcoming "Prepare For Hell Tour" with SLIPKNOT and KING 810: Davis: "I think we're gonna probably do ...
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Guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN spoke to Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! about the band's current status, five years after the release of RAMMSTEIN's latest studio album, "Liebe Ist Für Alle Da". Asked if there are plans for RAMMSTEIN to do anything in the near future, Kruspe said: "Not at ...
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"Kill The Man", the new video from Santa Barbara, California-based metallers BELLUM, who feature in their ranks two founding members of the bands DEVILDRIVER (Evan Pitts and Jonathan Miller) and BUILT ON DECAY (Alex Chantes and Andy Villasenor), can be seen below. The song is the title track of BELLUM's debut album, which will be ...
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Guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN spoke to UK's Metal Hammer magazine about the band's current status, five years after the release of RAMMSTEIN's latest studio album, "Liebe Ist Für Alle Da". "I think RAMMSTEIN [is one of] those things [that] can never be over," Kruspe said (see video below). "The thing ...
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Joe Schaeffer Photography has uploaded video footage of Don Dokken and Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) performing an acoustic version of the DOKKEN classic "In My Dreams" on September 7 during the the Huntington Beach Food, Art & Music Festival in California. Check it out below. DOKKEN's eleventh studio album, "Broken Bones", sold around ...
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In a brand new interview with Anthony Toto of Pop-Break.com, KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer spoke about how reconnecting with the band's original guitarist Brian "Head" Welch for 2013's "The Paradigm Shift" album after an eight-year break might influence KORN's approach on the next CD. He said: "Head and I were talking [earlier ...
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"The Life, Blood And Rhythm Of Randy Castillo", a rock documentary produced by Cinema 1 Film & FX and 18 Lights Pictures, has been selected to open the Red Nation Film Festival in Beverly Hills, California on November 4. "The Life, Blood And Rhythm Of Randy Castillo" is the story of the late, legendary drummer ...
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Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with Chip Z'Nuff of ENUFF Z'NUFF. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: ENUFF Z'NUFF is putting out a covers collection titled "Covered In Gold". What made this the right time for the release of this album? Chip: ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's August 31 performance at Farm Rock in Wauconda, Illinois can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Ron Davis"). In a recent interview with Pop-Break.com, QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield was asked how the band managed to stay positive and successfully bounce back from spending much of the past ...
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Chicago's Rebel Radio recently conducted an interview with Santa Barbara, California-based metallers BELLUM, who feature in their ranks two founding members of the bands DEVILDRIVER (Evan Pitts and Jonathan Miller) and BUILT ON DECAY (Alex Chantes and Andy Villasenor). You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Says BELLUM: "BELLUM has ...
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EMIGRATE, the side project of RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, will release its sophomore album, "Silent So Long", on October 21 via Spinefarm. The CD, which was produced by the EMIGRATE bandmembers themselves and mixed in February/March by Ben Grosse (MARILYN MANSON, DISTURBED), features guest appearances by Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD), Jonathan Davis (KORN), Marilyn Manson, ...
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KORN has premiered the fan-assisted official video for "Hater" — the lead single off the band's world tour edition deluxe reissue album, "The Paradigm Shift: World Tour Edition" (released July 22 on Prospect Park). Directed by Yarvo Productions, the video features fan-submitted video clips where they share personal experiences of being a victim of bullying, ...
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"Sweetest Poison", a brand new song from the Pennsylvania metal band TEXAS IN JULY, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the group's fourth full-length album, "Bloodwork", which will be released on September 16 via Equal Vision Records. "'Sweetest Poison' is a perfect representation of all that 'Bloodwork' has ...
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KORN has issued a live video for the song "Hater", the first clip from the "The Paradigm Shift: World Tour Edition". "Hater" is the lead bonus cut from the the special edition, which adds three studio tracks and six live cuts to last year's No. 8-debuting LP. Singer Jonathan Davis told The Pulse Of Radio ...
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Sofakingnews took part in a roundtable interview with KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and drummer Ray Luzier at a recent stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Speaking about KORN's plans for the band's next album, guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer told Horns Up Rocks! in a ...
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Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine took part in a roundtable interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and drummer Ray Luzier at the July 25 stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Speaking about KORN's plans for the band's next album, Munky ...
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Former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT frontman Sammy Hagar will host this year's edition of Classic Rock magazine's annual awards show, the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. Traditionally held at the Roundhouse in London, the ceremony is celebrating its tenth edition by heading to America for the first time on November 4. It will take ...
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Clo Raborn of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle Rocks recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. You can now watch the chat below. The deluxe reissue of KORN's 2013 album, "The Paradigm Shift: World Tour Edition" (Prospect Park) was made available at Best Buy stores in North America ...
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Ryan Hoffman of the Boise State University Pulse student radio station conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and drummer Ray Luzier at the July 9 stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Boise, Idaho. You can now watch the chat below. The deluxe reissue of KORN's 2013 album, "The Paradigm ...
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EMIGRATE, the side project of RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, will release its sophomore album, "Silent So Long", on October 17. According to Amazon.de, the CD, which was mixed in February/March by Ben Grosse (MARILYN MANSON, DISTURBED), features guest appearances by Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD) and Jonathan Davis (KORN). Says Kruspe: "For me, it ...
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Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! took part in a roundtable interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and drummer Ray Luzier at the July 27 stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Hartford, Connecticut. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Speaking about KORN's plans for the band's next album, Munky ...
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"Kill The Man", the title track of the forthcoming debut album from the Santa Barbara, California-based metallers BELLUM, who feature in their ranks two founding members of the bands DEVILDRIVER (Evan Pitts and Jonathan Miller) and BUILT ON DECAY (Alex Chantes and Andy Villasenor), can be streamed below. Says BELLUM: "BELLUM has been an artistic ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, KORN is preparing to make a video for the new song "Hater" and wants fans to get involved. The band is asking for people to submit video clips in which they speak about their experiences as victims of bullying, abuse or hatred and how it affected them. Some of ...
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INFINIKA, the new band featuring former KORN drummer David Silveria and ex-ANYONE frontman Riz Story will digitally release its debut album, "Echoes And Traces", on September 1. The experimental rock effort contains 14 original tracks, including six songs that were featured in Story's directorial project "A Winter Rose" (opening film of the 17th annual Dances ...
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