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VISTA CHINO Drummer Talks To Austria's Stormbringer.at (Video)

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with Brant Bjork of VISTA CHINO, the group comprised of two founding members of the legendary rock band KYUSS — Bjork and John Garcia — and guitarist Bruno Fevery. The chat, which took place on July 29 in Vienna, Austria, can be seen below. VI...

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Video: PHILIP ANSELMO Performs PANTERA Classics In Philadelphia

Fan-filmed video footage of Philip Anselmo's (DOWN, PANTERA) August 17 concert at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be seen below. Anselmo's career-first solo album, "Walk Through Exits Only", sold around 8,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at posit...

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MAD MAX To Release 'Interceptor' Album

German hard rock veterans MAD MAX will release their new album, "Interceptor", on November 5 (October 28 in Europe) via Steamhammer/SPV. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Thomas Ewerhard and it alludes to Mel Gibson's legendary desert car in the movie classic "Mad Max". The four MAD MAX mu...

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KYNG Signs With RAZOR & TIE

Razor & Tie has announced the addition of the Southern California rock trio KYNG to its worldwide label and publishing rosters. The band is currently well into the writing and recording of its forthcoming studio album, with a single expected later this year. KYNG will hit the road in late August...

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ALTER BRIDGE: 'Addicted To Pain' Video Due In September

The wait is over for the U.S. fans of ALTER BRIDGE as the pre-order for the band's long-awaited fourth album, "Fortress", has gone live. Due on October 8 via EMI Label Services, "Fortress" is ALTER BRIDGE's most aggressive record to date. From the opening acoustic guitar work on "Cry Of Achilles" to...

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BACKYARD BABIES/MICHAEL MONROE Guitarist DREGEN: More Solo Album Details Revealed

BACKYARD BABIES and MICHAEL MONROE guitarist Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) will release his debut solo album on September 25 via Universal Music in Sweden. The CD will be issued via Spinefarm Records in the U.K. on September 30. Titled simply "Dregen", this 10-track release is a modern...

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Original TROUBLE Drummer JEFF OLSON Rejoins THE SKULL

Drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson has rejoined THE SKULL, the band he formed with fellow original member of Chicago doom-metal legends TROUBLE, vocalist Eric Wagner, and the band's longtime bassist, Ron Holzner. Olson states: "I know that I've mentioned that I wouldn't perform TROUBLE's music anymore unless...

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SAMMY HAGAR Talks About Creation Of 'Friends' Album (Video)

A five-minute clip in which legendary rocker Sammy Hagar talks about the creation of his first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar And Friends", can be seen below. Hagar enlisted three legendary musicians — Toby Keith, Mickey Hart and Taj Mahal — to round out the final three tracks on "Samm...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Interviewed By PopCultureMadness.com (Video)

Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo on August 17 at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can now watch the chat below. Anselmo's career-first solo album, "Walk Through Exits Only", sold around 8,700...

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA: 'Number City' Video Released

"Number City", the new video from COHEED AND CAMBRIA, can be seen below. COHEED AND CAMBRIA's latest album, "The Afterman" was released in two separate full-length volumes. The first volume, "The Afterman: Ascension", was made available on both physical and digital platforms in the U.S. on October 9...

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'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert': Trailer For Upcoming 3DVD, Blu-Ray, And Digital Video

On September 3, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert" on a triple DVD set, as an SD Blu-ray — with upscaled standard definition original material with uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD surround sound for the best possible quality — and digital. This release boasts...

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AXEWOUND Begins Work On New Material

AXEWOUND, the project featuring Matt Tuck (BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE) on guitar and vocals, Liam Cormier (CANCER BATS) on lead vocals, Mike Kingswood (GLAMOUR OF THE KILL) on guitar, Joe Copcutt (RISE TO REMAIN) on bass, and Jason Bowld (PITCHSHIFTER, KILLING JOKE) on drums, has commenced work on mate...

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TOBIAS SAMMET Issues Recap Of AVANTASIA's 'The Mystery World Tour'

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has issued the following recap of the just-completed world tour from his AVANTASIA project: "Friends, finally I have cooled down a little after this extensive AVANTASIA world tour. Finally I have found a few moments to write down my thoughts on the tour. "I have been on...

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ANTHRAX, ARMORED SAINT Members To Perform At JASON BECKER Benefit Concert

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and his wife, Pearl Aday, along with ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera, will perform at a benefit for Jason Becker and ALS research on Thursday, September 19 at Bimbo's in San Francisco, California. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit Ticketfl...

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STRYPER Filming Two New Videos This Weekend

Christian rockers STRYPER are filming two new music videos this weekend off their forthcoming album, "No More Hell To Pay", which will be released on November 5 in North America via Frontiers Records. In an August 17 posting on the band's Facebook page, guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet writes: "Just...