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JEFF PILSON Believes THE END MACHINE's Debut Album Feels Like A 'Band Record', Not A Project

Bassist Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN, FOREIGNER, THE END MACHINE) recently spoke with Peter Harris of the "10?" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the origins of THE END MACHINE, his new project with former DOKKEN bandmates Geo...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN On METALLICA: 'Our History Goes Back To Literally Ground Zero With Those Guys'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to Download Japan about how he first met the members of METALLICA in 1983 at their cramped rehearsal spaces in Jamaica, Queens, New York while METALLICA was preparing to record its seminal debut LP, "Kill 'Em All". "I was at the Music Building in Queens whe...

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DUFF MCKAGAN On New Solo Album: 'It's Not A Rock Record'

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan says that his upcoming solo album will consist of "observational songs" that find him "pointing out out some things" that he has noticed over the course of the last few years of touring. McKagan began recording the album back in March 2018 with producer Shooter Jen...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Says It Was 'Special' To Have 'Creative Trust' With CHESTER BENNINGTON On 'Cross Off' Song

Cutter and Kaytie of Green Bay, Wisconsin radio station Razor 94.7/104.7 recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the success of lead single "C...

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Making Of JIMMY PAGE's 'Mirror' and 'Dragon' Telecaster Models (Video)

A seven-minute video about the making of Jimmy Page's custom shop "mirror" and "dragon" Telecaster models — a historic, hands-on collaboration between Fender Custom Shop master builder Paul Waller and Page himself — can be seen below. This limited-edition set is modeled after Page's beloved 1959 Fe...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Empath' Documentary Episode 1 Available

Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend will release his new album, "Empath", on March 29 via InsideOut Music. In the lead-up to the album's release, Devin will walk fans through how "Empath" came together with a series of documentary episodes recorded as phone conversations during the course of...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Release 'Empath' Album In March; Details Revealed

Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend will release his new album, "Empath", on March 29 via InsideOut Music. In the lead-up to the album's release, Devin will walk fans through how "Empath" came together with a series of documentary episodes recorded as phone conversations during the course of...

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THE CRANBERRIES To Release Final Album, 'In The End', In April

Thirty years after forming in Limerick (initially as The Cranberry Saw Us) THE CRANBERRIES are set to release their eighth and final album, "In The End", on April 26. With Stephen Street once again taking producer duties, the 11-track record brings a remarkable career to a fitting and powerful closu...

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RAMMSTEIN Guitarist Says People Spend More Time Talking About Band's Fiery Live Shows Than Its Music

As the build-up continues for RAMMSTEIN's first studio album since 2009's "Liebe Ist Für Alle Da", guitarist Richard Kruspe remains concerned the band's music is still overlooked in the face of their often fiery and explosive live shows. Even without a new studio album in nearly ten years, RAMMSTEIN...

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DEEP PURPLE Members Featured On 'Stay Tuned' Charity Album

"Stay Tuned" is the passion project of Austrian multi-instrumentalist Bernhard Welz. Not unlike other musicians, Welz often gathers his musical friends around to play and sing along to the songs he wrote, produced and arranged. The difference between him and others is however, that his friends inclu...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS And JUDITH LYNN STILLMAN To Perform An Evening Of Music For Two Pianos

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will perform a two-piano classical concert event with his longtime Juilliard school friend, pianist Judith Lynn Stillman, on Saturday, December 15 at Sapinsley Hall in Providence, Rhode Island. They will be playing the greats: Mozart, Brahms and a special trea...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Vocalist Has Never Liked The Term 'Metalcore': 'I'd Say We're More Of A Metal Band'

Simon Takla of PBS Metal Genesis recently conducted an interview with frontman Jesse Leach of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. You can listen to the entire chat via the Soundcloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether doing "Alive Or Just Breath...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS: The Album That Led Me Astray From The Classical Way And Into Rock

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess was recently interviewed by Australia's The Rockpit. An excerpt from the chat follows below. The Rockpit: At what point did you start discovering rock music? Jordan: "Well, when I was really little and really focusing on classical, I also was aware of things l...

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JORDAN RUDESS Says Certain DREAM THEATER Songs Are 'Easier To Express' On Piano Than Others

Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER about his "From Bach To Rock" three-continent solo piano tour. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreakr widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLA...

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FENDER Teams Up With JIMMY PAGE To Recreate His Iconic Telecaster

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced it is collaborating with one of rock's most legendary guitar players — Jimmy Page — to recreate his famous 1959 Fender Telecaster 50 years after LED ZEPPELIN formed in October 1968. Among music's most iconic guitars is Jimmy Page's Telec...