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BILL WARD Talks About Legendary BLACK SABBATH/LED ZEPPELIN Jam Session
Backpage Magazine recently spoke to BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward about the infamous "Black Zeppelin" jam session rumored to have happened between SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN during the 1970s. "It only happened on one occasion that ZEPPELIN and SABBATH were in the studio at one time, and I think it w...July 31, 2011
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: New Audio Interview With JOHN 'J.D.' DESERVIO
On July 10, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John "J.D." DeServio. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's "The Song Remains Not The Same" sold around 12,000 copies in the United States in i...July 30, 2011
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New SOUNDGARDEN Album Due In Early 2012
Guitarist Kim Thayil of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN spoke to Hannah Levin of SeattleWeekly.com about the progress of the band's new CD, its first since 1996's "Down On The Upside" and since reuniting last year. When asked what the timeline on the new record is, Thayil replied, "There's no ti...July 30, 2011
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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO Interviewed By DRUMMER Magazine (Video)
Joel McIver of Drummer magazine conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo at the U.K. installment of the Sonisphere festival, which was held July 8-10, 2011 at Knebworth House. You can now watch the chat below. Lombardo is a Cuban-American heavy metal drummer best known for his work w...July 30, 2011
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Carnival is Forever
This is the one many in the metal community have been eagerly anticipating. It is "Carnival is Forever", the new album from Poland's DECAPITATED, which arrives several years following the tragic death of drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka (brother and sole original member Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka) and th...July 28, 2011
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Forevermore
WHITESNAKE 2011 brings it with the hot 'n hardy riffs and shredding solos of Doug Aldrich and Reb Beach, and a musical approach dripping with blues-drenched, hot rockin' strut. That's "Forevermore", folks, and in a general sense often recalls a bigger riffed, harder edged version of the material hea...July 27, 2011
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ICED EARTH: 'Dystopia' Artwork, Release Dates Revealed
Although "Dystopia", ICED EARTH's 10th studio offering, is not a concept album, founder Jon Schaffer admits there are unifying themes to several of the songs and even an appearance by band mascot "Set Abominae." "I've always been fascinated by the darker side of life," Schaffer said during a break f...July 27, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST: We Owe JAMES DURBIN A Debt Of Gratitude For Bringing Heavy Metal To Mass Media
MetalTalk.net recently conducted an interview with bassist Ian Hill of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalTalk.net: Before I start asking about the [forthcoming album, can you tell us what you thought about your surprise appearance to 30 m...July 27, 2011
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MIKE PORTNOY Says Collaboration With JOHN SYKES Is A 'Real Band,' Not A Side Project
Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) has joined forces with guitarist/vocalist John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY) and an as-yet-undisclosed bassist in a brand new power trio. The project has demoed 12 songs so far at a Los Angeles studio, with Portnoy...July 26, 2011
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SLAYER Frontman: 'After Being Here For 30 Years, We Have A Hardcore Audience'
AOL Music recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. AOL Music: You've been playing speedy thrash metal for 30 years how are you still doing it? Araya: I just go out there and play it, dude. I don't really think about it,...July 26, 2011
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MIKE PORTNOY, JOHN SYKES Join Forces In New Project
Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) has joined forces with guitarist/vocalist John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY) and an as-yet-undisclosed bassist in a brand new power trio. The project is currently recording material at a Los Angeles studio, with Po...July 25, 2011
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Former ATREYU, HOTWIRE, SCARS OF TOMORROW Members Join Forces In FAKE FIGURES
FAKE FIGURES, the Orange County, California-based band featuring former members of ATREYU, HOTWIRE, SCARS OF TOMORROW, NIGHTFALL and THE IRON MAIDENS, is preparing to release its debut EP, "Hail The Sycophants". According to a press release, "FAKE FIGURES has come, and approaches at full tilt with a...July 25, 2011
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ANTHRAX Guitarist Offers Track-By-Track Breakdown Of 'Worship Music'
"Worship Music", the long-awaited new album from ANTHRAX, is due in the U.S. on September 13 via Megaforce Records (one day earlier in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records). The band's first studio release in eight years marks the return of vocalist Joey Belladonna, whose last studio work with the g...July 25, 2011
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PRIMAL FEAR: New Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR entered House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany on July 10 to begin recording their new album, "Unbreakable", for a January 20, 2012 release via Frontiers Records. The CD, which is being produced by PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner and engineered by Achim Khler...July 23, 2011
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LED ZEPPELIN Turned Down 'Guitar Hero' Game, ACTIVISION CEO Admits
Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick told Forbes magazine earlier this month that he desperately tried to get the members of LED ZEPPELIN to sign away their rights to a Guitar Hero game without success. ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page previously made it clear he that he had no time...July 22, 2011
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