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METALLICA Bassist TRUJILLO: New Album Is Dynamic, Heavy And Groovin'

Greece's Rock Hard magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo on May 22, 2007. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (translated from Greek): Rock Hard Greece: Can you tell us if the two new songs (Song#1, Song#2) that you played on the last tour will be included ...

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VADER Frontman Checks In

Polish death metal veterans VADER have just returned home from Germany, where they appeared at three festivals: Sundown (May 25),Rock Hard (May 26) and Hellraiser (May 27). Commented VADER frontman Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek: "With the shows in Abtsgmund, Gelsenkirchen and Wurzen we started the festiv...

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LIFE OF AGONY Guitarist: 'METALLICA Will Always Have It; They Always Did And They Always Will'

Metal Israel has posted the second part of its interview with LIFE OF AGONY/CARNIVORE guitarist Joey Z. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On why he still loves METALLICA: "Everyone can complain about it, that they don't like the snare drum, or they don't like the way James [Hetfield] is singing n...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Talks About Upcoming 'Kissology: Volume 2' DVD Box Set

KissOnline.com has posted a recent interview with former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick about his history with the band and what fans can expect at the St. Louis KISS Expo. Q: From your perspective, what has been the most interesting thing about these KISS conventions? Kulick: I guess one of the things...

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H.I.M.: New 'Venus Doom' Release Date Revealed

Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. have reportedly set September 4 as the new release date for their follow-up to 2005's "Dark Light", entitled "Venus Doom". The band's sixth studio CD was recorded at the Finnvox facility in Helsinki with producer Tim Palmer and was mixed in California. H.I.M. frontman V...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: New CD Is 'Best Album We've Done In Fifteen Years'

Austria's Krone.at recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A rough English-language translation of the interview (which was published in German on the Krone.at web site) follows: Krone.at: We are looking forward to METALLICA's "Sick Of The Studio '07" tour. Has the itc...

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METALLICA: Ten Albums In Finnish Top 40!

Heavy metal/hard rock music continues to thrive in Finland, where bands like CHILDREN OF BODOM regularly top the chart with their single and full-length releases. Following the recent announcement that METALLICA will play at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland on July 15, no less than ten of th...

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M.A.N Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

M.A.N, the new band formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich),has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The band will perform on June 7 at 7:30 p.m. on the Restaurant Stage. The f...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'There's No One Like ZAKK WYLDE Anymore'

Christa Titus of Billboard.com recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Billboard.com: Your guitarist Zakk Wylde wrote for this album. Osbourne: He laid some stuff down. People say, "Why do you keep going to Zakk?" 'Cause you know what? There ain...

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UNBURIED Changes Name To INCINERATION

St. Louis, Missouri-based extreme metal band UNBURIED has issued the following update: "After 3 1/2 years and about 6 demos/EPs, we have decided to change the name of UNBURIED to INCINERATION. It's for alot of reasons including the obvious, but we are really a new band now with a different, more mat...

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DREAM THEATER's LABRIE, PORTNOY Take Part In Q&A

Roadrunner Records U.K. has a question-and-answer sessions with DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie and drummer Mike Portnoy. They follow here in their entirety. James LaBrie Q: Your age: James: 24, of course, ah ah ah!!! No, 43. Q: Your all-time favourite record and why? James: Oh, jeez, how can I...

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LOCH VOSTOK Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Sweden's LOCH VOSTOK has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, which is set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The band will perform on June 8 at 7:30 p.m. on the Restaurant Stage. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Wednesday, June 6: THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW ANNI...

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ANTHRAX: Singer Announcement Coming End Of June

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "I've been in the studio recording and mixing Pearl's [Aday; Ian's fiancée and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf] album with Joe Barresi. He's halfway through the mix. Should be done late next week. Sounds so fucking great. "Working...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Talks About DAVID HASSELHOFF, Touring With Guys And Screaming

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has answered a few new fan questions via her MySpace page. Read on: Q: What is Germany's obsession with David Hasselhoff? Angela: He is a professional alcoholic in swimwear, overly tanned, wasted but still chasing young chicks and so very macho. It seems to be att...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: We Wanted To Make A Record That Defined Who This Band Was

Patrick Douglas of The Culture Shock recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Culture Shock: Obviously you wrote the songs [for "The Blackening"] and then recorded them, but how much fun is it for you guys to really get together...