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TAPROOT 'Almost Finished' Recording New Album

Bassist Phil Lipscomb of the Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has issued the following update: "I've been getting a lot of messages from people asking me for album updates, so now I'm FINALLY getting around to telling you guys what's going on. WE ARE FINISHED!!!...almost. As far as recordi...

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SLAYER Frontman Talks About Family Life

Cullen Hendrix of San Diego CityBEAT recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On his kids: "My son sits behind Dave [Lombardo] and mimics his drum playing. He gets all into it. [My kids] are 8 and 11. They think it's crazy how ...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On The 'Path Of Right And Wrong, Good And Evil'

Andrew Parks of Decibel magazine (web site) recently traveled to the New Orleans home of DOWN/ex-PANTERA vocalist Philip Anselmo to interview DOWN about the group's mindset during the songwriting process for their new album, "III – Over the Under". A few select quotes from Anselmo follow: On his rec...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY: 'I Was Not Invited To Do The VAN HALEN Tour'

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has released the following update: "I want to thank everyone for all the support you've shown me during the past months. It's all been pretty crazy, and I just wanted to bring you all up to speed. "A lot of you have been asking about the upcoming VAN HALEN .....

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CHRIS CAFFERY Comments On MERENDINE ATOMICHE Album Recordings

Veteran Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE have tapped guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, DORO) to assist them during the recording sessions for their third full-length album, entitled "Rude Rebel Brotherhood". The CD is being recorded at New Sin studios in Loria - Trevis...

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PAUL STANLEY: Another Video Interview Posted Online

St. Louis' KSDK has posted a video interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley in which he discusses trying his hand in the art business, the heart condition which forced him to miss the first KISS show in over 30 years, his son's musical aspirations and taking off the group's makeup. Watch...

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Exclusive: SEBASTIAN BACH's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By AXL ROSE

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach is set to release "Angel Down" on November 20, his first solo album in eight years. The 14-song "Angel Down" was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST),and was recorded in July and August 2006 at Sound City studios in Hollywood, CA. The CD...

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MEGADETH Mainman Says GIGANTOUR 2008 Lineup Is Half Confirmed

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's web site: "I have been trying, albeit unsuccessfully, to record a podcast and it is not sounding too good. I think the studio has made me too picky. Anyway, I will be sending this MegaFanClub-only [...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Hopes To Release New Album Next Spring

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: How has the tour been so far? Andreas: Great! This is the third time we're in Europe for the "Dante XXI" album and the...

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VOIVOD Drummer's KOSMOS: 'Psycho' Video Posted Online

A promo video for the song "Psycho" from the self-titled debut from Canadian prog/psych quartet KOSMOS (featuring VOIVOD's drummer Michel "Away" Langevin),has been posted on YouTube and can be viewed below. KOSMOS has had the release date of its self-titled debut album pushed back to September 4 fr...

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BEHEMOTH Takes OZZFEST To The Extreme Dark Side

Aaron Yoxheimer of The Morning Call recently conducted an interview with BEHEMOTH mainman Nergal (a.k.a. Adam Darski). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On being billed second only to HATEBREED on Ozzfest's second stage: "We couldn't believe it. We are absolutely grateful for that. It was s...

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CHIMAIRA Pulls Out Of EASTPAK ANTIDOTE TOUR

Cleveland's CHIMAIRA has issued the following update: "As you may or may not know, we have decided to cancel our upcoming U.K./European run. "There's really no way for us to describe our sorrow after having decided to pull out of the Eastpak Antidote tour. It was an extremely difficult decision for...

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CHTHONIC Promotes Taiwan's UN Bid In Interview With PBS

Taipei Times reports that black metal band CHTHONIC promoted Taiwan, particularly its bid to join the international community, during a tour of the U.S., the U.S. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) reported last Thursday. In an interview on the PBS program "Pacifictime", CHTHONIC lead vocalist Freddy...

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ANGRA Guitarist Comments On TARJA TURUNEN Collaboration

ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro has commented on his recently recorded guest appearance on the upcoming solo album from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, entitled "My Winter Storm". Said Kiko: "An incomparable beautiful voice, an extremely talented artist, a perfect diva. Tarja always gave me a g...

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HEAVEN AND HELL In Talks To Play India, Dubai

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW, HEAVEN AND HELL). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the HEAVEN AND HELL tour: "The tour has been a huge success. We're probably as s...