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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Releases 'Wellerman' 3-Track Bundle

Matthew Kiichi Heafy, the Japanese-American musician best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the Grammy-nominated heavy metal band TRIVIUM, has just released more solo material. This time, he offers his creative take on a popular and enduring sea shanty. The three-track "Wellerman" bundle...

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SLASH's Rhythm Guitarist FRANK SIDORIS Becomes ORANGE Amplification Ambassador

Orange Amplification has welcomed new ambassador Frank Sidoris, rhythm guitarist with SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS. Sidoris, who has been with Slash since 2012, has also played with Alice Cooper, the late great Lemmy Kilmister and RUSH's Alex Lifeson. More recently he has joine...

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MIKE MANGINI Discusses Songwriting Process For Next DREAM THEATER Album: 'We Just Write It On The Fly'

In a new interview with "The Mistress Carrie Podcast", DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini was asked if the coronavirus pandemic had affected the writing and recording process for the band's upcoming follow-up to 2019's "Distance Over Time" album. He responded: "It was October [when we got together t...

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MACHINE HEAD: CHRIS KONTOS Drum-Cam Video Of 'Death Church' From Montreal

Drum-cam video of MACHINE HEAD drummer Chris Kontos performing the song "Death Church" with his bandmates on February 5, 2020 at Théâtre Corona in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. The North American leg of MACHINE HEAD's 25th-anniversary tour for the band's debut album, "Burn My Eyes", ki...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Drops 'Ascendancy' Acoustic EP

Matthew Kiichi Heafy, the Japanese-American musician best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the Grammy-nominated heavy metal band TRIVIUM, has released the "Ascendancy" acoustic EP, featuring reworked versions of four songs from the group's 2005 album of the same name. You can now listen...

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KORN Has 'Some Really Exciting News' Coming Soon

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, who is currently promoting the second album from his LOVE AND DEATH side project, has told U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine that he and his bandmates should have some exciting news to announce pretty soon. "I asked the manager, because I'm doing LOVE AND DEATH but I know p...

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CODE ORANGE Drops 'Autumn And Carbine' Animated Video

Grammy-nominated band CODE ORANGE has shared the official music video for "Autumn And Carbine". The animated clip, which was directed and animated by the band's own Eric "Shade" Balderose and Jami Morgan (NOWHERE2RUN Productions),follows CODE ORANGE into a dystopian wasteland as they confront the...

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MIKE MANGINI Says New DREAM THEATER LP Will Be 'Energetically Unrelenting'

Mike Mangini has finished laying down his drum tracks for DREAM THEATER's new album. The follow-up to 2019's "Distance Over Time" is tentatively due later this year. Earlier today, Mike took to his Facebook page to write: "My drums for DT15 are complete. "This is a long post, but for those of you ju...

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SLASH Has Written 'A Lot Of Good Material' While In Quarantine: 'I've Been Really Busy'

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently joined Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott for a special interview via Zoom. Asked how he has been dealing with the coronavirus crisis, Slash said (see video below): "I've been really busy. If anything, this whole episode has afforded me a lot of time to be creative. So...

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TIMES OF GRACE To Release Long-Awaited Second Album In The Spring

TIMES OF GRACE, the collaborative project featuring KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members Jesse Leach (vocals) and Adam Dutkiewicz (guitar),will release its long-awaited second album this spring. The timetable for the LP's arrival was revealed in a new video message (see below) and graphic on the band's social...

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KORN Guitarist BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH's LOVE AND DEATH Project Releases New Single 'White Flag'

"White Flag", a new song from KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch's LOVE AND DEATH project, can be streamed below. The track, which features special guest Ryan Hayes, is taken LOVE AND DEATH's upcoming album, "Perfectly Preserved", which will arrive on February 12 via Earache Records. The disc is desc...

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SLASH Announces Limited-Edition Signature Slinky Strings From ERNIE BALL

Ernie Ball has introduced a limited-edition set of custom-wound Slash signature Slinky strings. Slash's new signature string sets are the culmination of over three decades of Slash and Ernie Ball's ongoing pursuit to create strings that provide more durability and tuning stability without sacrificin...

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Watch JAMES LABRIE Sing A Cappella Versions Of More DREAM THEATER Songs

Video of DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie belting out a cappella versions of several of the band's songs — including "Take The Time" and "Barstool Warrior" — can be seen below. LaBrie sang a couple of lines from each track while filming a new video message on Cameo, which lets users hire celebritie...

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SLASH Hopes To Release New GUNS N' ROSES And CONSPIRATORS Music In 2021

Slash has confirmed that SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS are putting together ideas for a new album. The effort will be the follow-up to "Living The Dream", which came out in September 2018 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records. The disc wa...

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KORN's FIELDY On Coronavirus Crisis: 'I've Never Seen Anything Like This In My Life'

KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu spoke to "Offstage With DWP" about how he and his family have been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. He said (see video below): "All I can say is you've gotta try to not really give in to talking about it, because talking about everything going on in the wo...