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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Talks Touring And Songwriting

Arielle Castillo of Broward-Palm Beach New Times recently conducted an interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Joel Stroetzel. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: New Times: What do you think has contributed to your mainstream success? Joel: I think doing the Ozzfest a couple years helped...

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SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL: EMG PICKUPS Signings At NAMM Announced

SLAYER, SHADOWS FALL, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members are among the musicians that will be taking part in signing sessions for EMG Pickups at this year's winter NAMM show, which takes place January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The complete EMG sign...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Discusses His Work with MAX HAVOC, ENGLAND'S GLORY

An excerpt from an extensive 24-page interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, taken from music writer Joel Gausten's new book, "The Sabbath Interviews", is now available at this location. In the excerpt, Ward talks about his initial post-SABBATH work with the bands MAX HAVOC and ENGLAND'S GLO...

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STRYPER Frontman Featured In 'Noëlle' Movie; Trailer Available

The new Gener8xion Entertainment motion picture "Noëlle" — which features STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet as part of the supporting cast — is now in theaters. In the movie, Sweet plays one of the three "Tree Kings" and sings in Latin in the climatic ending of the film. Michael's wife Kyle was also th...

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AIRBOURNE Frontman Says JET And WOLFMOTHER Are 'Carbon Copies' And 'Not For Real'

Joel O'Keefe, lead singer and guitarist for Australian "pub rockers" AIRBOURNE, recently explained to ChartAttack.com exactly what separates his band from the rest of the Aussie pack. "JET and WOLFMOTHER are not for real. We are," he said. "That's the difference. They're not for real. They're doing...

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Legendary Bassist BOB DAISLEY Discusses His Work With BLACK SABBATH

An excerpt from an extensive interview with legendary bassist Bob Daisley (RAINBOW, OZZY OSBOURNE),taken from the new second edition of Joel Gausten's book "The Sabbath Interviews", is now available at this location. In the excerpt, Daisley discusses his time as the recording bassist/chief lyricist...

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Limited-Edition BLACK SABBATH Book Now Available

Music writer and drummer Joel Gausten (PIGFACE, THE UNDEAD, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN) has published a special second edition of his book "The Sabbath Interviews". Originally conceived and published as a special Halloween-only release for readers of Gausten's MySpace page, "The Sabbath Interviews" is a...

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STRYPER Frontman's 'Noelle' Video Posted Online

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet's new music video for the song "Noelle", from the motion picture of the same name (coming to theaters in the U.S. December 7, 2007),is available below. Sweet's new solo album, "Touched", is scheduled for release on December 3, 2007 exclusively through Michael's offici...

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PROSTHETIC RECORDS To Reissue Two TESTAMENT Albums

Prosthetic Records has announced reissues from Bay Area metal legends TESTAMENT. Both to feature new liner notes, 1997's "Demonic" was remastered and 1999's "The Gathering" will include the previously only available in Japan, "Hammer Of The Gods". Both will see a worldwide release through the label...

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SLASH Discusses New Book With 'Fox & Friends'; Video Available

Legendary GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash comes clean about wild past in his self-titled memoir "Slash". He visited Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday (October 31) to discuss the book, how he's lucky to be alive, living on the edge, his current relationship with Ax...

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MICHAEL SWEET's Version Of STRYPER's 'Together As One' Available For Free Download

STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet's re-recorded version of the STRYPER song "Together as One" is currently available for free download at this location. The track appears on Sweet's new solo album, entitled "Touched", which is scheduled for release on December 3 via Sweet's official web site, MichaelSw...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist Performs 'Don't Cry' At GREAT LAKES Film Festival; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed performing the GN'R classic "Don't Cry" at the 2007 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival on September 29, 2007 can be viewed below. Dizzy Reed has been a member of GUNS N' ROSES since 1990, playing on their 1991 blockbuster albums "Us...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED Looking For Place 'To Lay His Head' When He Is In L.A.

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "That's right, I am still looking for a place to lay my head when I am in L.A. And let me narrow it down so I don't get the multitude of useless responses I got last time: ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist To Perform At GREAT LAKES INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed will perform at the the 2007 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival on Saturday September 29, 2007. For more information, click here. Dizzy Reed has been a member of GUNS N' ROSES since 1990, playing on their 1991 blockbuster albums "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use...

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BLOODSHED: Entire 'Stale Cold Cell Recital' Album Available For Streaming

Swedish death/black metallers BLOODSHED have made their entire unreleased "Stale Cold Cell Recital" album available for streaming at MP3.com. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. General Exodus 02. Cell 03. Haereticus 04. Into… 05. Pieces 06. Headless Idol 07. Death Indulgence 08. Cra...