Stephen Pearcy has not ruled out the possibility of a RATT reunion without drummer Bobby Blotzer, explaining that "good things come to those who wait." The former RATT singer's comments come less than a week after three members of RATT's classic lineup — Pearcy, bassist Juan Crouceir and guitarist Warren DeMartini — reunited at the ...
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On July 16, Brock of the Rock 107 WIRX radio station conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer at the Chicago Open Air festival at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Asked how KORN manages to stay inspired to make new music twelve ...
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SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker has refused to be drawn into a public war of words with his brother Michael after the former UFO axeman accused him of being "a trick master" and "a wannabe." Michael Schenker gave a number of interviews in recent months in which he questioned his brother's integrity, going so far as ...
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Chester Bennington has laughed off the perception from some metal purists that LINKIN PARK was nothing more than a boy band with guitars when the group released its debut album, "Hybrid Theory", in 2000. Reflecting on the LP and the reaction to it, the LINKIN PARK frontman said his band was partially responsible for bringing ...
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Doug Podell of the 94.7 WCSX radio station recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about DEF LEPPARD's latest, self-titled album, which came out last year, Collen said: "I was so inspired with the result and how ...
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"Great Is Our Sin", the new album from the Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The CD will be released on July 22 via Metal Blade. Having delivered five killer albums boasting some of the most potent, technical and abrasive metal unleashed over the ...
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Relapse Records has announced the signing of hardcore legends INTEGRITY. Originally formed in 1988, INTEGRITY is known for being one of the most incendiary and influential bands in American hardcore and modern metal history. The group, which has issued eleven full-length albums and a litany of splits/EPs, including a recent split with POWER TRIP, will ...
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Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION will release its new album, "Great Is Our Sin", on July 22 via Metal Blade. The official lyric video for the song "Crumbling Imperium" can be seen below. Having delivered five killer albums boasting some of the most potent, technical and abrasive metal unleashed over the last decade, it ...
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Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION will release its new album, "Great Is Our Sin", on July 22 via Metal Blade. The official lyric video for the song "Monolithic Ignorance" can be seen below. Having delivered five killer albums boasting some of the most potent, technical and abrasive metal unleashed over the last decade, it ...
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Music Insider TV conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, KILLER BE KILLED) on May 18 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he manages to split his time between his various projects, Max said: "Right now, after this [SOULFLY] tour is over, I ...
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Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL — now consisting of lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald Nævdal) and drummer Horgh (real name Reidar Horghagen) — have completed the writing process for their ninth full-length studio album. Comments the band: "This will be our darkest and coldest album in a long time: pure Blashyrkh metal the way our fans ...
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Ben Bruce of ASKING ALEXANDRIA has responded to former vocalist Danny Worsnop saying the band has "lost its artistic integrity." The guitarist told "Loudwire Nights" host Toni Gonzalez (see video below): "What's really annoying about [Danny's comment] is one, [Danny and I] just a spoke a few days prior, on good terms. And ...
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A demo version of the new song "Be The Night" from the reactivated THE OBSESSED, one of the early BLACK SABBATH-influenced doom metal bands on the American continent, can be streamed below. The track will appear on THE OBSESSED's forthcoming studio album, which will be recorded this summer and released in the fall via Relapse. ...
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Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION will release its new album, "Great Is Our Sin", on July 22 via Metal Blade. The first song from the album, titled "Communion", is available for streaming below. Having delivered five killer albums boasting some of the most potent, technical and abrasive metal unleashed over the last decade, it ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, former ASKING ALEXANDRIA singer Danny Worsnop slammed the group in a new interview with Alternative Press, saying: "My priority always lies with my art, and that has never changed and will never change. I ended up leaving [ASKING ALEXANDRIA] because it lost the art to me. It lost its ...
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"Don't Walk Away From A Goodbye", a brand new song from legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) SUNSTORM project can be streamed below. The track is taken from SUNSTORM's fourth album, which will be released on May 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. SUNSTORM is Joe Lynn Turner's successful AOR/melodic ...
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When KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach visited London, England, Roadrunner Records took him on a punk tour of Camden, visiting the spot where THE CLASH practiced and shot their debut album cover. Roadrunner also spoke with him about his love for many different genres of music and how they have influenced him and his music. ...
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"Everything You've Got", a brand new song from legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) SUNSTORM project can be streamed below. The track is taken from SUNSTORM's fourth album, which will be released on May 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. SUNSTORM is Joe Lynn Turner's successful AOR/melodic rock project, something ...
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On April 10, Scott Wark of Canada's The Metal Voice conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate at The Brass Monkey in Ottawa, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he would consider a return to QUEENSRŸCHE if the opportunity to rejoin the band ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Mechanisms Of Omniscience", the sophomore album from the Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY, can be seen below. The CD will be released on April 29 via Metal Blade. Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY drew its members from the ranks of units such as TERATISM, FORCED ASPHYXIATION, GORATORY and SEXCREMENT, and ...
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Members of GUNS N' ROSES, AEROSMITH, KISS, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, HALESTORM and JANE'S ADDICTION are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of the artist known as Prince, who died earlier today (Thursday, April 21) at the age of 57. "It is with profound sadness ...
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"Mechanisms Of Omniscience", the new video from the Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY, can be seen below. The clip was directed and produced by Jim Foster of Red13media.com. "Mechanisms Of Omniscience" is the title track of ABNORMALITY's sophomore album, which will be released on April 29 via Metal Blade. Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY drew its ...
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Joe Lynn Turner has said that he was "humbled and touched" by Ritchie Blackmore's recent comments about the singer's work with DEEP PURPLE and has called the guitarist "a true original" who "follows no one." On Friday night, April 8, Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center hosted the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ...
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TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan's biography, "A Perfect Union Of Contrary Things" will be published on November 8 via Backbeat Books. The book was written by Sarah Jensen and is authorized by Keenan, who has collaborated with Jensen on the book. Official book description: "Here is the authorized biography of the one and only Maynard ...
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Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) recently traveled to Vikos Gorge in northern Greece to film a video for the song "Edge Of Tomorrow" from his SUNSTORM project with director Menelaos Sykovelis. The track is the title cut of SUNSTORM's fourth album, which will be released on May 13 ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the first part of the chat at this location. Asked if it was fun to make MEGADETH's ...
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Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) recently traveled to Vikos Gorge in northern Greece to film a video for the song "Edge Of Tomorrow" from his SUNSTORM project with director Menelaos Sykovelis. The track is the title cut of SUNSTORM's fourth album, which will be released on May 13 ...
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"Swarm", a brand new song from the Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's sophomore album, "Mechanisms Of Omniscience", which will be released on April 29 via Metal Blade. Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY drew its members from the ranks of units such ...
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"Flamethrower", the new video from reunited New York death metallers SKINLESS, can be seen below. The video, which was created by Chris Delano, features war-torn clips from authentic battle footage and from movies such as "Aliens" and "Stalingrad" mixed with live footage of the band performing at Hellfest 2015. "Flamethrower" comes off SKINLESS's first new ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SUNSTORM's fourth album, titled "Edge Of Tomorrow", on May 13. A track from the CD, "The Sound Of Goodbye", can be streamed below. SUNSTORM is Joe Lynn Turner's successful AOR/melodic rock project, something that came about for the first time in 2006 when Frontiers president Serafino Perugino wanted to dig ...
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