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MACHINE HEAD Parts Ways With Bassist ADAM DUCE
San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have parted ways with bassist Adam Duce. The split is said to be "amicable," and MACHINE HEAD would like to wish Adam the best with his current and future endeavors. The band will continue on for the time being as a three-piece and has begun the writing...February 22, 2013
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MACHINE HEAD Preparing To Demo New Tunes
San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD are in the process of "setting up the jam room to demo new tunes," according to the band's frontman, Robb Flynn. MACHINE HEAD held its first jam session late last month in hopes of sparking material for their next album. Writing in his "The General Journ...February 22, 2013
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ANTHRAX, HALESTORM Members Featured In 'Revolver Golden Gods' Commercial
The official three-minute commercial for the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented By Epiphone — which will take place Thursday, May 2, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles — can be seen below. For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live on national television through AXS...February 22, 2013
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Introducing KVELERTAK (Video)
A three-and-a-half-minute video introducing Norwegian adrenaline pushers of heavy rock and roll KVELERTAK can be seen below. KVELERTAK's sophomore album, "Meir" (which means "more" in English),will be released on March 26 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was produced by CONVERGE's Kurt Ballou and fea...February 22, 2013
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SUFFOCATION: 'As Grace Descends' Video Released
New York death metal veterans SUFFOCATION filmed a video for the track "As Grace Descends" on January 5 at Duff's Brooklyn in in Williamsburg, New York. The clip, which can now be seen below, was directed by Tommy Jones, who has previously worked with KATAKLYSM, SOILWORK and DEATH ANGEL, among other...February 22, 2013
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DAVID DRAIMAN Says Writing And Recording Away From DISTURBED 'Has Been A Wonderful Experience'
Australia's Heavy magazine recently spoke to DISTURBED frontman David Draiman about his new project, DEVICE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy: So where did the idea for DEVICE come from? Draiman: It came about quite accidentally, to be honest. [The members of DISTURBED] always...February 21, 2013
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SLAYER: We Do Not Agree With DAVE LOMBARDO's Substance Or Timeline Of Events
SLAYER has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the band's decision to replace drummer Dave Lombardo for the upcoming Australian tour: "SLAYER confirms that Jon Dette will drum for the band on its Australian tour that starts this Saturday, February 23 in Brisbane. As regard...February 21, 2013
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SKID ROW Signs With MEGAFORCE RECORDS
Veteran rockers SKID ROW have inked a deal with Megaforce Records. The band's new EP, "United World Rebellion - Chapter One", will be released in North America on April 16, with an international release date to be announced shortly. Some of the sessions for the CD, which was mastered last month, too...February 21, 2013
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Metal Musicians Weigh In On SLAYER Drummer Drama
Several metal musicians have weighed in on SLAYER's decision to replace drummer Dave Lombardo (pictured below) for the upcoming Australian tour following a disagreement over internal financial issues. According to the drummer, 90% of SLAYER's tour revenue is "being deducted as expenses, including th...February 21, 2013
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Video: SOUNDGARDEN Talks Gear With PREMIER GUITAR
On February 1, Premier Guitar 's Chris Kies was on location in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Eagles Ballroom where he caught up with SOUNDGARDEN's Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd to find out all the gear they're using during the "King Animal" tour. Check out the footage below. SOUNDGARDEN r...February 21, 2013
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SLAYER Taps Drummer JON DETTE For Australian Dates
According to Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah, SLAYER has tapped drummer Jon Dette (pictured below) to sit to sit behind the kit for the California thrash band's appearances on this year's festival tour, which is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, February 23 in Brisbane, Australia. Asked by a fan via T...February 21, 2013
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SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: I Am Being Replaced For Band's Australian Shows
SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo has released the following statement: "I want to personally apologize to all of our fans in Australia who have bought tickets for the tour expecting to see me in my usual place on the drums. "So that you all know the truth, as of the end of the business day on ...February 21, 2013
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DROWNING POOL: New Audio Interview with C.J. PIERCE
MotorCityBlog recently conducted an interview with guitarist C.J. Pierce of Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. DROWNING POOL's fifth studio, "Resilience", will be released on April 2 via Eleven Seven Music. The band teamed up with pro...February 20, 2013
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Video: ZAKK WYLDE Talks EMG Pickups At NAMM
Premier Guitar's Rebecca Dirks is on location in Anaheim, California in January for the 2013 NAMM show where she visited the EMG pickups booth. In this segment, we get to hear from EMG endorsee Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) about his partnership with the company and celebrating his...February 20, 2013
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Video: DAVE GROHL Talks About SOUNDGARDEN's 'By Crooked Steps'
Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN tapped FOO FIGHTERS frontman and documentary director Dave Grohl to get behind the camera on December 18, 2012 and shoot the band's new video for its song "By Crooked Steps". The clip, which casts SOUNDGARDEN as a "Sons Of Anarchy" type of biker gang and also feat...February 20, 2013
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