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TESLA's New PHIL COLLEN-Produced Album Tentatively Due In June
TESLA's long-awaited follow-up to 2014's "Simplicity" album will tentatively arrive in June. The new disc was helmed by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, who co-wrote and produced the TESLA song "Save That Goodness", which was released in August 2016 and included on the "Mechanical Resonance Live!"...January 18, 2018
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SPINAL TAP Bassist DEREK SMALLS To Release 'Smalls Change' Solo Album In April
Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as SPINAL TAP, returns with the release of his first full-length solo venture, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", out globally April 13 via Twanky Records/BMG on digital, CD and vinyl. Additionally, Smalls la...January 17, 2018
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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Was Always Kind Of A Frontman Stuck Behind The Drum Set'
Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, SONS OF APOLLO, THE WINERY DOGS) was recently interviewed by "Rock City Radio Show Berlin". You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. Asked when he realized that he wanted to be more than just a musician in the background and that he also ha...January 11, 2018
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TORA TORA To Release New Studio Album In 2019
Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of Memphis's TORA TORA. The band will commence recording a new studio album in 2018 for a tentative release in early 2019. TORA TORA's mixture of hard rock with its hometown's legendary blues style put the group in a class of its own and the label was th...January 10, 2018
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MEGADETH, L.A. GUNS, WARRANT, DOKKEN Members To Perform At 'Ronnie Montrose Remembered' Concert
Iconic American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose will be saluted by a stellar rock-star lineup whose own careers were influenced by the legendary and powerful Montrose sound at "Ronnie Montrose Remembered" — one of the most-talked-about shows of NAMM 2018. This celebratory concert highlighting Montros...January 4, 2018
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BUCKCHERRY Frontman 'Never Thought About The Rock And Roll Lifestyle' When He First Started Playing Music
On November 4, Garret K. Woodward, arts and entertainment editor for The Smoky Mountain News and Smoky Mountain Living magazine, conducted an interview with BUCKCHERRY and JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT members Josh Todd (vocals) and Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D., guitar) backstage at Capone's in Johns...January 3, 2018
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TESLA: 2017 Recap Video
California rockers TESLA have uploaded a 2017 recap video. The six-and-a-half-minute clip, which was shot by Oliver Halfin and edited by Rob Neilson, can be seen below. TESLA is continuing to work on a new studio album, tentatively due in 2018. The disc is being produced by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phi...December 29, 2017
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MACHINE HEAD: Video Report From 'Catharsis' Fan Listening Session
On November 10, ten "lucky head cases" from Los Angeles were treated to an advanced listening session of MACHINE HEAD's ninth studio album, "Catharsis". They were the first few in the world to have heard the band's follow-up to 2014's "Bloodstone & Diamonds". What did they think? Was it what they ex...December 27, 2017
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DEF LEPPARD Singer's DOWN 'N' OUTZ Is Working On First Album Of Original Material
DOWN 'N' OUTZ, the project founded and fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, is working on its third studio album, tentatively due in 2019. Unlike the first two records, which consisted solely of covers of songs by artists related to MOTT THE HOOPLE, such as MOTT, BRITISH LIONS and Ian Hunter, the u...December 25, 2017
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LIFE OF AGONY Parts Ways With Drummer SAL ABRUSCATO
Drummer Sal Abruscato has "amicably" left LIFE OF AGONY, the band he was in, on and off, for the past two and a half decades. Abruscato seemingly alluded to his exit from LIFE OF AGONY in a December 19 post on his personal Facebook page. He wrote: "Sometimes you just have to let go and say goodbye t...December 20, 2017
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MACHINE HEAD Releases 'Ten Ton Hammer' Performance Video From 'Catharsis' Bonus DVD
San Francisco Bay area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release their ninth studio album, "Catharsis", on January 26, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The effort will be made available in several formats, including a CD/DVD digipak edition which contains footage of the band's 2015 concert at San Francisco's Regen...December 18, 2017
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METALLICA's Longtime Producer Explains What Makes LARS ULRICH's Drumming 'So Wonderful And So Unique'
Tape Op magazine recently spoke to Canadian producer Bob Rock, who has been responsible for some of the biggest rock and metal albums of the last thirty years, including all of METALLICA's studio output during the 1990s and early 2000s. Saying that METALLICA told him that they sought him out to pro...December 12, 2017
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Video Premiere: MACHINE HEAD's 'Catharsis'
"Catharsis", the new video from San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's ninth full-length album, which will be released on January 26, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2014's "Bloodstone & Diamonds" was produced by MACHINE H...December 8, 2017
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MACHINE HEAD: Making Of 'Catharsis' Video
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Catharsis", the new video from San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's ninth full-length album, which will be released on January 26, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2014's "Blo...December 5, 2017
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MACHINE HEAD Releases 'Now We Die' Performance Video From 'Catharsis' Bonus DVD
San Francisco Bay area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release their ninth studio album, "Catharsis", on January 26, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. The effort will be made available in several formats, including a CD/DVD digipak edition which contains footage of the band's 2015 concert at San Francisco's Regen...November 29, 2017
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