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SACRED MOTHER TONGUE Signs With EMI Label Services

EMI Label Services has announced a deal with British metal act SACRED MOTHER TONGUE to release their forthcoming second album. Due to be unveiled later this year in a series of releases, SACRED MOTHER TONGUE's sophomore effort, produced by Scott Atkins, is a quantum leap forward, showcasing a band c...

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SCORPIONS Drummer To Perform At The Heavy Metal Shop's 25th-Anniversary Party

According to The Salt Lake Tribune, SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak is among the musicians who will perform at The Heavy Metal Shop's 25th-anniversary party on Sunday, June 10 between 4 and 8 p.m. at the Exchange Place shop in Salt Lake City, Utah. SCORPIONS' "Comeblack", a new album of classic rock...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist's Memoir Tentatively Due In November

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DOWN and current KILL DEVIL HILL bassist Rex Brown. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SkullsNBones.com: I can't let this opportunity pass without mentioning the the 20th anniversary of "Vulgar Display O...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Talks PUSCIFER, Wine With CBS News (Video)

Maynard James Keenan (PUSCIFER, TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE) talked wine and PUSCIFER with Karen Brown, an award-winning TV reporter with CBS News. You can now watch her report below. PUSCIFER will launch the third tour in support of its sophomore album, "Conditions Of My Parole", on June 9 at Bonnaroo....

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LEATHER LEONE Returns With SLEDGE LEATHER Debut

In absence for more than two decades, we embrace new material from Leather Leone (CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI) and drummer Sandy Sledge (RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI, WARBRIDE, WEAPONSVAN) in their new project SLEDGE LEATHER. The SLEDGE LEATHER debut album, "Imagine Me Alive", was inspired in 2010...

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'Revolver Golden Gods': Video Interviews From FULL METAL JACKIE

Jackie Kajzer, better known as Full Metal Jackie, conducted interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians on the "black carpet" at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards, which was held on April 11 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. Featured artists include membe...

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JIMMY BAIN: Firing VIVIAN CAMPBELL Was The Biggest Mistake Of RONNIE JAMES DIO's Career

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed last week that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. Campbell, Vinny Appice (d...

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METALLICA Frontman: 'We Do Things Because We Feel The Need To Do Them'

METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich were interviewed for a cover story in the May 2012 issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the progress of the songwriting sessions for the next METALLICA album: Lars: We're circlin...

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FLYING COLORS: Tour Dates Announced

FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) — has scheduled the following dates: Sep. 04 - Torrance, CA - James Armstrong Theater Sep. 06 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater Sep. 09 - Ha...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Audio Interview With GLENN TIPTON

Italy's Musica Metal recently conducted an interview with guitarist Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. You can now listen to the chat at this location. "The Chosen Few", the recently released compilation album from JUDAS PRIEST, sold 1,300 copies in the United States in its fi...

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DORO To Release 'Raise Your Fist In The Air' EP In August

German metal queen Doro Pesch will release a new EP, "Raise Your Fist In The Air", on August 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. The effort will be made available on CD, vinyl and as a digital download. "Raise Your Fist In The Air" track listing: 01. Raise Your Fist In The Air 02. Victory 03. ...

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Former DIO Members CAMPBELL, APPICE, BAIN, SCHNELL Reunite, Plan Live Shows

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell has revealed via Facebook that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. "I met up with the...

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GODSMACK: Video Interview With SULLY ERNA, SHANNON LARKIN

Orlando, Florida radio station 101.1 WJRR conducted an interview with GODSMACK guitarist/vocalist Sully Erna and drummer Shannon Larkin when the band performed at Earthday Birthday 19 at Tinker Field in Orlando, Florida on April 14. You can now watch the chat below. GODSMACK will unleash its first-e...

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SCOTT WEILAND Would 'Definitely' Be Open To VELVET REVOLVER Reunion

VELVET REVOLVER reunited with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland for a one-off performance at the January "Love You Madly: A Concert For John O'Brien" at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. The band played a four-song set — including a cover version of the PINK FLOYD classic "Wis...

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Skull 13

The metal world has benefitted from a slew of reunions these past few years. While just as many have made us regret the decision to reform, several others have proven to us that some bands do in fact get better with age or at least reinforce why we loved those early releases in the first ...