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JON OLIVA Says SAVATAGE Was One Of First Progressive Metal Bands

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, JON OLIVA'S PAIN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: Would you agree that SAVATAGE was one of the first-ever true prog metal bands? Jon: Absolutely. No doubt about it...

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CIVIL WAR's 'The Killer Angels' Certified Gold In Sweden

"The Killer Angels", the full-length debut from CIVIL WAR — the new Swedish metal band featuring former SABATON members Rikard Sundén (guitar),Daniel Mullback (drums),Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) and Oskar Montelius (guitar) alongside singer Patrik Johansson (ASTRAL DOORS, LION'S SHARE) and bassist Ste...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Bassist Interviewed On KLAQ (Video)

KLAQ's Lisa Sanchez conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Johnny Christ on August 30 at Revolt On The Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can now watch the chat below. AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album, "Hail To The King", sold 159,000 copies in the United States its first week of relea...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Congratulates AVENGED SEVENFOLD On Success Of Their 'Covers Album'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's latest installment of his online blog, "The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman... And Other Ramblings", reads as follows: "Congratulations to AVENGED SEVENFOLD on their latest 'covers album' coming in at #1. "Who knew that re-recording METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES a...

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THE DEFILED: 'As I Drown' Video Released

"As I Drown", the new video from the London, U.K.-based modern metal mob THE DEFILED, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's second album, "Daggers", which was released on August 2 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The cover artwork was designed and executed by Scott Chalmers, the band's lo...

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TONY MILLS Says There Was 'Little In The Way Of Team Spirit' Within TNT

Brazil's A Ilha Do Metal web site recently conducted an interview with British vocalist Tony Mills (TNT, SHY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. A Ilha Do Metal: You've been with TNT since 2006 as its vocalist, but some weeks ago you announced that you are leaving the band. What ...

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SLAYER Guitarist To Appear At 'Alberta Bound Tattoo & Arts Festival'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King will make a special appearance at this year's Alberta Bound Tattoo & Arts Festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. King will be on hand for autographs and photo ops on Sunday, October 20 at The Stampede BMO Centre from 1 p.m to 5 p.m. Organizer Steve Peace says this is t...

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SLASH Talks To INSIDE PULSE About 'Nothing Left To Fear' Motion Picture (Video)

On August 24, Murtz Jaffer of Inside Pulse conducted an interview with Slash about the legendary guitarist's transition from music to movies and about Slasher Films' debut release, "Nothing Left To Fear". You can now watch the chat below. Slash will release the soundtrack album for the first-ever mo...

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Ex-MISFITS Guitarist Wishes LARS ULRICH Would Sue 'The Whole Internet' Over Illegal Downloading

Former MISFITS guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein recently spoke to the Phoenix New Times about how he and other artists have been affected by illegal music downloading. Asked what he thinks has been one of the most positive changes about the music industry since he started out in the MISFITS...

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AYREON: 'The Theory Of Everything' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen has revealed the cover artwork and track listing for the new AYREON album, "The Theory Of Everything", The artwork was once again created by Belgian artist Jef Bertels, who has an incredible and distinct fantasy/sci-fi style, and can be seen below. "The Theory...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says He Was 'Asked' To Replace VINCE NEIL In MÖTLEY CRÜE

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach says that he was asked to replace Vince Neil in MÖTLEY CRÜE but that he turned down the opportunity because he thought his situation at the time was better. Neil was fired from MÖTLEY CRÜE in 1992 due to personal differences and was replaced by John Corabi. With...

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SOUNDGARDEN's CORNELL, SHEPHERD Interviewed By Finland's RADIO NOVA (Video)

Samuli Väänänen of Radio Nova conducted an interview with vocalist Chris Cornell and bassist Ben Shepherd of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN on September 4 in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. SOUNDGARDEN has issued a new music video for "Halfway There", a song taken from the...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER: 'I've Been One Of The Luckiest People On Earth With My Life'

PureVolume recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PureVolume: What makes you happy, personally, on an average non-touring day? Geezer: I live in Beverly Hills, and I've got lots of dogs, so I take them for...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: ZACKY VENGEANCE, JOHNNY CHRIST Live Rigs Detailed

Video footage of the techs for Zacky Vengeance and Johnny Christ of AVENGED SEVENFOLD going over their live rigs for Schecter Guitar TV can be seen below. AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album, "Hail To The King", sold 159,000 copies in the United States its first week of release. The disc beat out strong n...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: More 'Hail To The King' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new album, "Hail To The King", has registered the following first-week chart positions: USA: #1 UK: #1 Canada: #1 Ireland: #1 Mexico: #1 Brazil: #1 Australia: #2 Finland: #2 New Zealand: #3 Germany: #5 The Netherlands: #6 Italy: #8 "Hail To The King" sold 159,000 copies in the Un...