Think of California and you think of brilliant color and bright sunlight. Think of a breed and it's all about bloodlines and brotherhood. Put the two together as CALIFORNIA BREED, and you have the most exciting new band of 2014, built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham and 23-year-old ...
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You often hear artists mention how, when all is said and done, the ultimate goal of their craft, be it audile or visual, is to leave their proverbial footprints upon Mother Earth. Before succumbing to prostate cancer in 2012, guitar legend Ronnie Montrose had well left his footprints behind. Ask his diehard fans; they know ...
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AndrewHaug.com has uploaded video footage of members of DOWN and LIVING COLOUR taking part in a "James Brown" funk jam" on February 28 at the Melbourne stop of this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. Check it out below. DOWN will release a new EP, "Down IV - Part Two", on May 13 via ...
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PRONG's new album, "Ruining Lives", will be released through Steamhammer/SPV in Scandinavia on April 23, in Germany on April 25, in the rest of Europe on April 28 and in the U.S./Canada on May 13. It will be made available as a limited digipak version including one bonus track and poster, as a double gatefold ...
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Tracey Lukasik of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with legendary GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell, who currently fronts his own version of the band called JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE, and former GREAT WHITE bassist-turned-guitarist Tony Montana before JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE's January 31 concert in West Seneca, New York. You can now watch the ...
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Think of California and you think of brilliant color and bright sunlight. Think of a breed and it's all about bloodlines and brotherhood. Put the two together as CALIFORNIA BREED and you have the most exciting new band of 2014. Built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes and drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham, with ...
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Legendary GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell, who currently fronts his own version of the band called JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE, has revealed to SleazeRoxx.com that he is working on material for a new studio album. He is being joined in the studio by former GREAT WHITE bassist Tony Montana (this time as a ...
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It is common to hear metal fans and musicians talk about the "metal community." This concept, which is widely used when referencing metal music, encompasses multiple levels of complexity that are seldom addressed in academic endeavors. When examined in detail, it raises more questions than answers. What criteria are used to define groups of people ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and Joel Harlow Designs will be at METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's first annual horror convention, dubbed Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEviL, which will take place February 6-8, 2014 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. Ian will take part in a live "Blood & Guts" event where Joel will transform ...
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Manila native and JOURNEY lead singer Arnel Pineda announced today that he, JOURNEY and their team — promoter Live Nation Entertainment; Creative Artists Agency (CAA); and manager John Baruck —donating more than $350,000 to provide emergency food relief to people impacted by the recent super typhoon in the Philippines. These initial funds will help the ...
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Manila native and JOURNEY lead singer Arnel Pineda announced today that he, JOURNEY and their team — promoter Live Nation Entertainment; Creative Artists Agency (CAA); and manager John Baruck — are donating more than $350,000 to provide emergency food relief to people impacted by the recent super typhoon in the Philippines. These initial funds will ...
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Joe Daly of The Weeklings recently conducted an interview with MONSTER MAGNET mainman Dave Wyndorf. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Weeklings: Since you broke out in the late '80s, you've survived grunge, the destruction of the old music industry, a shitload of lineup changes, and you yourself have ...
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The third and fourth episodes in the third season of "Blood & Guts", the Nerdist YouTube channel web series hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, can be seen below. Join Ian in the third episode as he cuts to the heart of the matter with Tony Gardner of Alterian, Inc. and Chucky. In the fourth ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Betrayal" from the reactivated Norwegian metal band EXTOL, can be seen below. The track comes off the group's self-titled fifth album, which was released on June 25 (one day earlier internationally) via Indie Recordings. Vocalist Peter Espevoll talks about the meaning behind the song: "It was one o'clock ...
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Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES will release a new compilation album, "The Best Of Helsinki Vampires", on November 1. The collection will include a brand new song, "Lost Without Love", written by the singer Jyrki69 and dealing with situations he and the band's drummer, Jussi69, have both gone through. "The Best Of Helsinki Vampires" ...
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The second episode in the third season of "Blood & Guts", the Nerdist YouTube channel web series hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, can be seen below. Join Ian as he goes behind the scenes of Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights with John Murdy and Chris Williams and has a flesh-ripping good time with ...
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Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted recently answered a number of questions for the readers of Guitar World magazine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: "Doomsday For The Deceiver" is amazing! What was the experience like recording that with FLOTSAM AND ...
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Following two successful seasons, "Blood & Guts With Scott Ian" has returned to the Nerdist Channel with Season 3. A new episode will debut every Thursday, leading up to the season finale on Halloween. The Season 3 premiere — which features Johnny Depp's regular makeup designer Joel Harlow — can be viewed below. "Blood & ...
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If evil is going to walk among us, Americans might not realize it until it's too late. That's what former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist/current horror movie producer Slash told "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight", the Canadian television talk show broadcast on CBC television and hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, in this exclusive bonus web clip taken from the ...
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Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: To me, [SOULFLY's "Savages"] is the most brutal but yet atmospheric album you have done to date. Do you think having Terry Date in the ...
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SOUNDGARDEN/ex-AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell is the subject of a CNN "Red Chair" interview segment in which he discusses alcoholism, Seattle's grunge scene and Kurt Cobain's death. Check it out below. As previously reported, Cornell will perform as a special guest with THE AVETT BROTHERS on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on Monday, September 30. Tune ...
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"To Hell And Back", the new video from Greek/German heavy metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Killhammer", which will be released on September 27 via Massacre Records. The effort will be made available as a jewel case, limited-edition A5 digipak with a bonus live DVD, as ...
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Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES will release a new compilation album, "The Best Of Helsinki Vampires", on November 1. The collection will include a brand new song, "Lost Without Love", written by the singer Jyrki69 and dealing with situations he and the band's drummer, Jussi69, have both gone through. "The Best Of Helsinki Vampires" ...
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"Neogenesis", the fifth studio album from Swedish death metallers DIABOLICAL, will be released on September 27 via ViciSolum Productions. The CD was recorded at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, UNANIMATED, DESTRÖYER 666) in Alvik, Sweden with the band's vocalist/guitarist, Sverker Widgren, in the producer's chair. "Neogenesis" is a concept album uniting eleven tracks with an eleven chapter ...
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The video for "Killhammer", the title track of the new album from Greek/German heavy metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY, can be seen below. Due on September 27 via Massacre Records, the effort will be made available as a jewel case, limited-edition A5 digipak with a bonus live DVD, as well as limited vinyl LP in gatefold cover ...
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Greek/German heavy metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY will release their eighth album, "Killhammer", on September 27 via Massacre Records. The effort will be made available as a jewel case, limited-edition A5 digipak with a bonus live DVD, as well as limited vinyl LP in gatefold cover (500 copies) and limited clear vinyl (100 copies). "Killhammer" was recorded ...
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Taiwanese freedom fighters CHTHONIC, long standing as Asia's answer to EMPEROR and SATYRICON, have organically refined their folk-decorated brand of extreme metal over the years. As of their previous album "Takasago Army", CHTHONIC has become a far more theatrical and emotive unit in their mission to cast light upon acts of barbarism committed within their ...
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"The Daily Buzz" conducted an interview with KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley at ArenaBowl XXVI, a three-day celebration which kicked off on August 15 with the annual AFL Celebrity Gala. You can now watch the report below. After a five-year hiatus, professional football will be returning to one of the largest and most ...
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After a five-year hiatus, professional football will be returning to one of the largest and most exciting media markets in the country, Los Angeles. Announced today at ArenaBowl XXVI Media Day, rock legends KISS, Arena Football League (AFL) veteran Brett Bouchy, Doc McGhee (McGhee Entertainment) and AFL commissioner Jerry B. Kurz are bringing the high-octane ...
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Swedish metallers MEANS END have inked a publishing and distribution deal with Rogue Records. The band's latest album, "The Didact", will be reissued on September 17 both in digital format and as a physical CD. The official video for the song "Nox Aurumque" off "The Didact" can be seen below. Commented Dean Martinetti, owner of ...
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