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NEUROSIS Preparing To Enter Studio

Shannon Joy of the LA Music Blog recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Scott Kelly of long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Music Blog: "Live At Roadburn 2007" [was] finally release...

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METALLICA, MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN Members Celebrate Life Of DEBBIE ABONO

Members of METALLICA, MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN, SKINLAB and D.R.I., as well as former members of EXODUS, OVERKILL, S.O.D., POSSESSED, SACRILEGE B.C. and STEREOMUD, are among the musicians who made an appearance at a special event to celebrate the life of Debbie Abono, a well-respected an...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's ZAKK WYLDE Talks About The Making Of 'Order Of The Black', Health Issues

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) took part in a live media teleconference on August 3 where he answered questions from a number of journalists — including Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com — regarding the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, "Order Of The Black". A few excerpts from the c...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: 'Black Metal Will Never Again Be The Same As It Was Back In The '90s'

ThrashHits.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Galder (real name: Tom Rune Andersen) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ThrashHits.com: Having just heard the [new DIMMU BORGIR album "Abrahadabra"], it seems safe to say...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Releases Partial Photo Of New Son

On Friday, July 30 at 4:28 p.m. Swedish time, NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon gave birth to her second child (and first with her current boyfriend, bassist Johan Husgafvel of the Swedish metal band PAIN). He was 52 centimeters tall and he weighed in at 3930 grams. Olzon, 39, also has a nine-year-old s...

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BEN MOODY: The Truth About Why I Left EVANESCENCE And Formed WE ARE THE FALLEN

EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar),who last year formed a soundalike band called WE ARE THE FALLEN with other former EVANESCENCE members (John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O'Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY...

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Anthems of Annihilation

When Finland's GLORIA MORTI decided to name their new album "Anthems of Annihilation" it was not with tongues planted in cheeks. Annihilating describes quite suitably the a death/black metal approach that attacks in scorched earth fashion with blasting, double-bass power, yet displays an impressive...

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IRON MAIDEN's Norwegian Bar Tab

According to the Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende, the members of IRON MAIDEN and their crew "spared no expense" when they visited the Finnegan's Irish Pub in Bergen, Norway on Monday, August 9 — two days before the band's headlining performance in the city. The 20109 NOK (Norway kroner) bar tab...

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IN THIS MOMENT Interviewed By OVATION GUITARS

Ovation Guitars conducted an interview with Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT at a recent stop on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. IN THIS MOMENT will play a series of special headlining shows beginning immediately after Mayhem to get them back to Los A...

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IRON MAIDEN Guitarist: 'You Just Never Know When Your Last Gig's Gonna Be'

Phil Freeman of MSN's metal music section Headbang recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN guitarist Janick Gers. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Headbang: The band's been doing these themed tours recently — playing the first four albums, then the next four, and now the fou...

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IN THIS MOMENT Frontwoman Interviewed At Montreal's HEAVY MTL

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with vocalist Maria Brink of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT at this year's edition of the Heavy MTL festival, which was held July 24-25, 2010 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. IN THIS MOMENT will play a serie...

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GUNS N' ROSES Not Cancelling Any Shows

According to NME.com, GUNS N' ROSES have not cancelled any of their previously announced dates despite a Twitter message from frontman Axl Rose which suggested otherwise. A spokesperson for the Reading and Leeds festivals has told NME.com that it had received confirmation from the band that Rose's a...

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SLASH Says Record-Company Politics Kept STEVEN TYLER Off Guitarist's Solo Record

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Did what occurred between VELVET REVOLVER and Scott Weiland burn you out on the band concept for a...

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TOMMY LEE Discusses METHODS OF MAYHEM's 'Disservice' Album In New Video Interview

CrankItUp.se conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee at the Swedish installment of this year's Sonisphere festival, which was held this past Saturday (August 7) at Stora Skuggan Park in Stockholm. You can now watch the chat below. "Time Bomb", a brand new song from Lee's METHODS OF...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'The Shred Epidemic'

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has penned a blog for GuitarPlayer.com on "The Shred Epidemic." An excerpt follows below. "I don't consider myself a 'shredder.' I realize this is a statement that may be surprising to some, but it's true. There are those who call me a shredder and I don't take it a...