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Bassist RUDY SARZO Announces Departure From BLUE ÖYSTER CULT

During a recent conversation with Ultimate Classic Rock, legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) revealed that he has parted ways with BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. "Due to my scheduling with other projects that I'm doing, it became a little bit hard for me to keep a really sol...

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Animated DEVIN TOWNSEND Interviewed On 'MK Ondergrond' (Video)

"MK Ondergrond" (meaning "Underground" in Afrikaans) conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend and Devin's character Ziltoid The Omniscient for the show's Season 2 premiere. You can watch the chat below (Note: The intro is in Afrikaans, but the interview was conducted in...

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CAMP FREDDY To Perform At Republican And Democratic National Conventions

According to WashingtonExaminer.com, rock supergroup CAMP FREDDY will kick off both the Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, Florida and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. "CAMP FREDDY is bipartisan so we talked to the guys and said, 'Hey, will you guys play bot...

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DREAM THEATER Bassist: 'It's So Great To Be Working With The People I Work With'

Roadrunner Records recently conducted an interview with bassist John Myung of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: You're one of only two founding members left. What's your creative relationship like with John Petrucci this many years in? How do...

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JACK RUSSELL Interviewed On 'Metal House Of Zane' (Audio)

Jimmy Zane of "Metal House Of Zane" recently conducted an interview with JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell. You can now listen to the chat below. JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE is currently taking part in the "America Rocks" tour alongside FASTER PUSSYCAT, BULLETBOYS, PRETTY BOY FLOYD and L...

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TOMMY LEE Loves His Fans, But Hates Having His Picture Taken

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has posted the following open letter to his fans on the band's Facebook page: "Dear fans, "I fucking LOVE my fans! And you know this!!!... If you asked anyone that knows me really well, they would tell ya the same thing... 'Tommy loves his fans. He lives for this shit.....

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD To Begin Work On New Album This Fall

On June 21, AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance was interviewed by "Démentièllement Vôtre" on Québec City's CKRL 89.1 FM radio station. The chat can be streamed using the audio player below. When asked about AVENGED SEVENFOLD's plans for the remainder of the year after this past weekend's ap...

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METAL HAMMER Magazine's 'History Of Metal' App Available In English

Forty years of hard rock and heavy metal to page and click through: with "History Of Metal", the music magazine Metal Hammer explores the roots and development of hard rock music and presents the history of heavy metal to music fans as an interactive iPad app in two languages. "History Of Metal" pro...

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EARTHTONE9 Launches 'Pledge Music' Campaign To Record First Album In 12 Years

Nottingham, England's EARTHTONE9 spent nearly a decade in the deep freeze after a messy implosion in 2002. The quintet appeared to be long gone — another casualty of music industry indifference and internal conflict — yet in 2010 they unexpectedly resurfaced to play to rapturous receptions at both t...

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Legendary IRON MAIDEN Illustrator To Appear At 'San Diego Metal Swap Meet'

Legendary IRON MAIDEN illustrator Derek Riggs will make an appearance at the fourth annual San Diego Metal Swap Meet. Derek will be signing copies of his art book "Run For Cover: The Art Of Derek Riggs" as well as posters and merchandise. Performing live at the event will be ACES HIGH, Las Vegas tri...

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Oceania' Cracks U.S. Top 5

"Oceania", the first new album in five years from THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, sold 53,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. Although the material on "Oceania" is part of the PUMPKINS' in-progress 44-song cycle, "Teargarden By K...

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'Randy Rhoads' Book Finally Released

A new book about legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads, simply entitled "Randy Rhoads", is available from Velocity Publishing Group. Before his tragic death at the age of 25, Randy Rhoads was on a fast track to being hailed by critics and public alike as the greatest rock guitar player of all time. Over...

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GREY SKIES FALLEN Releases New EP

New York metal band GREY SKIES FALLEN has made its new EP, "Introspective", available for streaming on its ReverbNation page. The EP is also available for purchase for $3 on the band's Bandcamp page. "Introspective" features three songs, one of which is the epic, 20-minute-plus title track. The cove...

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MIKE PORTNOY Wins 'Best Drummer' And 'Best Progressive Drummer' In 17th Annual 'Drummies'

Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS) proves for a second straight year that his prog drumming makes him perhaps the most popular drummer in the world. Portnoy won "Best Drummer" and "Best Progressive Drummer", with more than 9,000 drummers voting in DRUM! ma...

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ODDLAND: 'In The Eyes Of The Mourning' Video Released

"In The Eyes Of The Mourning", the new video from Finland's ODDLAND, can be seen below. The clip was shot in May by visual artist Santeri Ojanen, who is also the brother of ODDLAND singer/guitarist Sakari. The song comes off the band's debut album, "The Treachery Of Senses", which was released in Eu...