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MÖTLEY CRÜE's MICK MARS On Which Actor He Wants To Portray Him In 'The Dirt' Movie (Video)
VH1 Classic's syndicated radio show "On Tap With Nik Carter" (web site) conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars earlier in the week. The full chat will air later in the month. A clip from the interview in which Mars reveals which actor he'd like to see portray him in the ...March 7, 2014
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Whales and Leeches
Portland, Oregon continues to amaze as a hub for some of the best underground rock on American terra firma. The loud and earthy fuzz of RED FANG might represent the beacon call to finally summon the spotlight upon this prolific scene. There's a ton of buzz about RED FANG with their third album, "Wha...March 2, 2014
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MICHAEL ANTHONY On VAN HALEN: 'We Weren't Just A Bunch Of Sloppy Musicians On Stage Drinking'
Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: To tap into VAN HALEN for a moment, you guys were always known for the excesses like the drinking, drug...February 18, 2014
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COREY TAYLOR: 'There Are Limits To How Far You Can Push Yourself'
Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR) was interviewed on the February 7-9 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. An excerpt from the chat follows. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it ai...February 12, 2014
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THE DEAD DAISIES Tap THE CULT Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA For Australian Tour
Throwback rockers THE DEAD DAISIES — whose current touring lineup features former INXS and NOISEWORKS singer Jon Stevens alongside Dizzy Reed and Richard Fortus from GUNS N' ROSES and veteran bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT, BLACK STAR RIDERS) — have just released their thi...January 24, 2014
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Final Tour' To Feature Support From ALICE COOPER?
Eddie Trunk — co-host of the VH1 Classic television program "That Metal Show" who has a long-running radio show, "Eddie Trunk Rocks" (formerly "Friday Night Rocks"),on New York's Q104.3 FM — has tweeted what appears to be the official ad for MÖTLEY CRÜE's farewell tour, apparently dubbed "The Final...January 17, 2014
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Up the Dosage
Blaine Cartwright appears to mean business when he declares NASHVILLE PUSSY's new album "Up the Dosage" to be his band's "Back in Black". Well, maybe that's too hefty a claim since "Pussy's Not a Dirty Word" is the only song that sounds remotely like AC/DC on this album. Blaine and NASHVILLE PUSSY h...January 12, 2014
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The Bitch is Back Live
Six-string queen Lita Ford has had quite a tumultuous few years since resurfacing from her long dropout in the Caicos and Turks Islands near the Bahamas. Upon her re-entry into the music world, Ford has been torched for her quirky collaborative album with ex-husband Jim Gillette, "Wicked Wonderland"...January 12, 2014
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Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem, A Klok Opera Original Score Soundtrack
By now, Nathan Explosion and his virtual comrades encompassing the fictitious death grinders DETHKLOK on Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" has ridden about every metal cliché into the charred embers with every ounce of hilarity anyone this side of SPINAL TAP could've expected. Every cliché, that is, exce...January 12, 2014
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Has 'No Problems' With Any Of The Other 'Big Four' Bands
During a brand new interview on "The MetalSucks Podcast", MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked by SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya's recent claim that "the politics of character in one particular band" were preventing more shows featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLI...January 6, 2014
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The Paradigm Shift
It seems weird that KORN now carries senior status in the metal scene, but here we are on album eleven, nearly two decades following their crusty and tense self-titled debut. In that time, KORN has partaken quite a journey that has seen them cast as heroes and rogues, depending on whether you carry...December 8, 2013
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VINCE NEIL: MÖTLEY CRÜE's Decision To Embark On Farewell Tour Has Nothing To Do With MICK MARS' Health
Sally Steele, publisher of Vegas Rocks! Magazine, conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil at the November 5 VIP party for Vince Neil's Tatuado Eat-Drink-Party!, described as "the ultimate definition of Neil's Tatuado brand and outrageous lifestyle," in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can no...November 17, 2013
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SLAYER's ARAYA Says 'Politics Of Character In One Particular Band' Are Standing In Way Of More 'Big Four' Shows
During a brand new interview with Gazette.net, SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya expressed doubt about the possibility of more shows in the future featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX. "I don't want to say politics is preventing that," Ar...November 12, 2013
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LITA FORD Interviewed On 'The Asylum' (Audio)
On October 17, "The Asylum" host John "Turbo" Shatesky, who suffers from spinal muscle atrophy, conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Ford will release a new live album, "The Bitch Is Back...Live", on November 5 in North...November 4, 2013
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's MICK MARS: 'My AS Has Never Kept Me From Touring'
MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars has once again dismissed reports that his poor health is partly to blame for the band's decision to retire from touring. In a recent interview with the Oakland Press, CRÜE singer Vince Neil said that Mars' ongoing battle with Ankylosing spondylitis, a painful form of...October 26, 2013
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