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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Joins ROCK HOUSE'S Roster Of Instructors

Rock House, the leader in music instruction, has announced that guitarist Alex Skolnick has joined Rock House's roster of master instructors. Alex is a founding member of TESTAMENT, one of the most influential metal/thrash bands of all time. He is also a member of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA; the wildl...

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Drummer BRYAN 'BRAIN' MANTIA Discusses Recording Process For GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy'

EQmag.tv has posted video footage of (former?) GUNS N' ROSES drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia talking about how he recorded the drum tracks for GN'R's long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy". Watch the clip at this location. Mantia hasn't performed with GUNS N' ROSES since 2006 when his wife gave bi...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist To Perform At WE THE PEOPLE Festival

ACHOZEN, the musical alliance between SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian and WU-TANG CLAN founder The RZA, will reportedly perform at the We The People festival, set to take place September 27 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: LES CLAYPOOL (P...

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WHAT'S HE BUILDING IN THERE? Announces Cross-Canada Tour

Southern Ontario's newest progressive metal force WHAT'S HE BUILDING IN THERE? has announced its upcoming cross-Canada tour dates. The tour begins with a hometown performance in Waterloo, ON on July 10 and will spread through Western Canada with support on select dates from Vancouvers NINJASPY. The...

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AXL ROSE's New Managers Are 'Honored' That Singer Has Placed His Trust In Them

Longtime managers Irving Azoff and Andy Gould, who have just signed an agreement to represent GUNS N' ROSES and the band's frontman Axl Rose, have released the following statement regarding the new partnership: "Axl Rose and GUNS N' ROSES is and will always be one of the most important recording and...

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DEFLORE: Another New Song Posted Online

Italian industrial/experimental metallers DEFLORE have posted another new song, "Servo", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's recently released album, "Egodrive", which was recorded and mixed at Subsound Studio in Rome, Italy by Andrea Secchi and was mastered by John Golden (NEUROS...

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Former CELTIC FROST Guitarist Guests On New DEFLORE Album

Italian industrial/experimental metallers DEFLORE have just released their new album, "Egodrive". The CD was recorded and mixed at Subsound Studio in Rome, Italy by Andrea Secchi and was mastered by John Golden (NEUROSIS, PRIMUS) at Golden Mastering Studios in California. It features guest appearanc...

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When Landscapes Bled Backwards

The partnership between Willowtip and The Netherlands' Neurotic Records seems to be working out just fine, the benefit that even more quality tech-death is made available to stateside devotees. With "When Landscapes Bled Backwards" (whatever the hell that means) by Greece's SICKENING HORROR (which m...

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CRYPTOPSY Drummer In The Studio With Rapper ROMAN

CRYPTOPSY drummer Flo Mounier and guitarist Chris Donaldson have begun recording with indie rapper Roman for an upcoming album called "The Roman Empire". Musically it is said to be "a [mixture of] CRYPTOPSY, PRIMUS and PUBLIC ENEMY that deals with various topics such as paranoia, fear, the 911 truth...

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SERJ TANKIAN Answers 'Frequently Asked Questions'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian recently answered several "frequently asked questions" via his MySpace page: Q: "Elect The Dead" [is] your first album released since SYSTEM OF A DOWN went on a hiatus in 2006. What was it like to make an album on your own? Tankian: I've wanted to make a solo ....

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TOOL: New Video Interview With MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Posted Online

SuicideGirls.com recently conducted an exclusive interview with TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan on Keenan's vineyard in Arizona. Watch the four-minute chat below. The debut album from Maynard's new band PUSCIFER, "V is for Vagina", sold 27,000 in the United States in the first week of release to...

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'Huge' MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Fan Gets 'V Is For Vagina' Tattoo; Video Available

A "huge" fan of TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan purchased a copy of the debut album by Maynard's new band PUSCIFER, "V is for Vagina", on the day of its release and had its title promptly tattooed "in the most appropriate place." A three-and-a-half-minute video clip capturing all the action can b...

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UNEXPECT, ELECTRIC EARTH Nominated For 'Independent Music Award'

Quebec's UNEXPECT and Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH are among the nominees in the "Hard Rock/Metal" category at the the Independent Music Awards, which "helps indie artists and releases worldwide overcome mainstream obstacles by placing winners and finalists in front of more than 20 million new fans via y...

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TOOL Frontman Featured In 'Artist On Artist' Interview

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan took part in a MySpaceTV "Artist on Artist" interview with actor/writer/comedian Patton Oswalt. The pair discuss the psychological toll performing can take, origins (both real and fictional) of Keenan's new band PUSCIFER before they draw parallels between Maynard a...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Discusses PUSCIFER With 'Kevin & Bean'; Audio Available

Maynard James Keenan of TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE previewed his new band PUSCIFER during a phone call to "Kevin & Bean" of KROQ FM in Los Angeles the other day. Keenan talked about the songwriting process while writing for multiple bands, selling odd items on the band's web site to qualify for S...