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DREAM THEATER Guitarist Talks About Decision To Re-Sign With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has spoken out about the band's decision to re-sign with Roadrunner Records. The group first joined forces with Roadrunner in January 2007 and has so far released three critically acclaimed albums with the label. Roadrunner first issu...

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DEVILDRIVER: New Audio Interview With JOHN BOECKLIN

On October 31, Metal Storm conducted an interview with drummer John Boecklin of California metallers DEVILDRIVER. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked about the musical direction of DEVILDRIVER's next album, which is tentatively due in September 2013, Boecklin recently tol...

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DEVILDRIVER Drummer Says Next Album Will Have 'Huge Emphasis' On 'Groove'

On October 31, Resident Rock Star conducted an interview with drummer John Boecklin of California metallers DEVILDRIVER. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the musical direction of DEVILDRIVER's next album, which is tentatively due in September 2013, Boecklin said, "It's a step in a diffe...

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Video: Friends, Fans And Family Pay Tribute To Fallen SUICIDE SILENCE Singer

Friends of SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker gathered last night (Thursday, November 1) in Riverside, California, where the 28-year-old grew up, to celebrate the life of the musician who died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash the day before. A separate vigil was held at the crash site in...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Singer Killed In Motorcycle Crash

According to The Press-Enterprise, SUICIDE SILENCE frontman Mitch Lucker died this morning (Thursday, November 1) after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night. The Orange County coroner's office said Lucker was pronounced dead at 6:17 a.m. Thursday at UCI Medical Center in Orange...

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DEVILDRIVER: New Video Interview With DEZ FAFARA

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of California metallers DEVILDRIVER on October 16 at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with Ned of the WGRD 97.9 FM radio station in Grand Rapids, Mi...

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Reunited COAL CHAMBER Has Commenced Writing New Material, Says Singer DEZ FAFARA

On October 9, Ned of the WGRD 97.9 FM radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan conducted an interview with DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER vocalist Dez Fafara. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. On DEVILDRIVER's split with longtime record label Roadrunner and new deal with Napalm...

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'Rock Your Business' Book Out Now

Rocking out with Slash, Bret Michaels, Roger Daltrey and Gene Simmons is nothing but a fantasy for many hardcore music fans and air guitar superstars. David Fishof has made this dream come true for thousands of weekend rock stars with his nationally recognized Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp. Now, in his...

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TESTAMENT, Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE Members Jam With MONTE PITTMAN In New York City (Video)

Guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and drummer Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE, DANZIG) joined Monte Pittman — who has recorded and toured with PRONG in addition to playing guitar for Madonna and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert — on stage last Friday, September 7 at The Living Room in New York...

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SUICIDE SILENCE's MARK HEYLMUN Talks About His ESP Signature Guitar (Video)

Video footage of Mark Heylmun of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE talking about his ESP signature guitar can be seen below. SUICIDE SILENCE has just inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new division of Nuclear Blast formed by Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Ro...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new division of Nuclear Blast formed by Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner A&R chief Monte Conner. As one of the leaders of the extreme modern metal movement, it is only fit...

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NUCLEAR BLAST And MONTE CONNER Announce U.S. Partnership

Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger has joined forces with former Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner in the formation of a new U.S. partnership — Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The new record label, which will share most major operations with the existing U.S. branch of Nuclear Blast, will a...

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SLEDGE LEATHER Interviewed On 'Focus On Metal' Podcast (Audio)

Focus On Metal podcast recently conducted separate interviews with singer Leather Leone (SLEDGE LEATHER, CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI) and her SLEDGE LEATHER bandmate Sandy Sledge (RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI, WARBRIDE, WEAPONSVAN. You can now listen to both chats below. The SLEDGE LEATHER debut al...

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LEATHER LEONE Interviewed On 'Black Night Meditations' (Audio)

WSCA 106.1 FM's "Black Night Meditations" recently conducted an interview with singer Leather Leone (SLEDGE LEATHER, CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Black Night Meditations" is a four-hour metal show focusing on black, death, thrash,...

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Legendary ROADRUNNER RECORDS A&R Man MONTE CONNER Exits Label

Roadrunner Records Senior VP A&R Monte Conner, who signed countless bands to the label over the years — including ANNIHILATOR, BIOHAZARD, COAL CHAMBER, DEICIDE, DEVILDRIVER, FEAR FACTORY, GOJIRA, LIFE OF AGONY, MACHINE HEAD, OBITUARY, RUSH, SEPULTURA, SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR, TRIVIUM and TYPE O NEG...