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UFO Drummer: 'There's Something To Be Said For Playing Small Intimate Clubs'
Patrick Prince of Powerline recently conducted an interview with drummer Andy Parker of British hard rock legends UFO. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On UFO's new album, "Seven Deadly": Andy: "I'm real happy with the mix as such because I haven't been totally happy with the last co...February 20, 2012
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MC5 Bassist MICHAEL DAVIS Dies At 68
Michael Davis, bassist influential late 1960s rock band MC5, has died of liver failure at the age of 68, the BBC reports. He had been undergoing treatment for liver disease for a month before he died at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California, his wife said. Davis was MC5's (short for "Motor City...February 19, 2012
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DRAGONFORCE's 'Fastest' Song So Far Available For Streaming
"Fallen World", "the fastest song" ever recorded by British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the band's fifth studio album, "The Power Within", which will be released in the U.K. on April 16 via the band's own Electric Generation Record...February 19, 2012
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KAI HANSEN Talks UNISONIC In New Video Interview
Louis Eustache and Gregoire Nadji of Gentlemen Chronicles recently conducted an interview with Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) about UNISONIC, Kai's new band with former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske, Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitaris...February 18, 2012
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Video Tour Of Thailand Recording Studio
Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have entered a Thailand studio with longtime engineer Martyn "Ginge" Ford to begin recording their fourth album. A two-and-a-half-minute video tour of the studio courtesy of BULLET guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck can be seen on the band's Facebook page. BULLET FO...February 17, 2012
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Former NEVERMORE Guitarist Interviewed At NAMM (Video)
Michael Berger of Engl TV conducted an interview with former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention which took place January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch...February 17, 2012
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SIXX: A.M. To Perform For First Time In Four Years At REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS
Rock band SIXX: A.M., which consists of bassist Nikki Sixx, guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, has announced a rare performance, and its first in four years, set to take place on April 11 at Revolver Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. As each band member has been kept busy...February 16, 2012
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METALLICA, MEGADETH, QUEENSRŸCHE Classics Covered On 'Tribunal Records 100: Cover To Cover'
The long-awaited Tribunal Records 100th release has finally arrived! Due on March 6, the digital-only release "Tribunal Records 100: Cover To Cover" was begun as a celebration of Tribunal Records artists covering some of their favorite songs and it wound up being quite a diverse bunch of tracks from...February 16, 2012
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STEEL PANTHER Performs With VINNIE PAUL, CHIP Z'NUFF In Las Vegas (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) and Chip Z'Nuff (ENUFF Z'NUFF) performing a cover version of THE KINKS classic "You Really Got Me" (as recorded by VAN HALEN) with Los Angeles glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER on February 10 at the House Of Blues in Las...February 16, 2012
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MUTILATION RITES Completes Recording Debut Album
Brooklyn's "filthy black metal" band MUTILATION RITES has completed recording its debut album in Baltimore, Maryland with Kevin Bernsten (TRIAC) for a spring release via Prosthetic Records. The band has also announced a string of dates in March which will see them playing several shows at Austin's a...February 16, 2012
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MICHAEL KISKE: 'It's Not Really Necessary' To Do A HELLOWEEN Reunion
Greece's Rockpages.gr recently conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN and current UNISONIC singer Michael Kiske. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rockpages.gr: Michael, how do you view UNISONIC... as a real band or as a project? Michael Kiske: This is real band; a totally diffe...February 16, 2012
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'Revolver Golden Gods' 2012: Video Footage Of Entire Press Conference
America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show is back for 2012! The fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone will take place Wednesday, April 11 at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox L...February 15, 2012
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MATT SORUM Blasts Media For 'Negative And Disrespectful' Coverage Of WHITNEY HOUSTON's Death
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has blasted the media for its coverage of Whitney Houston's untimely death, criticizing the celebrity news web site TMZ.com for its "negative and disrespectful" articles which "make money" off other people's "struggles." Writing on...February 15, 2012
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN On WHITNEY HOUSTON: 'She Was So Talented And Amazing'
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock about the recent death of pop superstar Whitney Houston. "It's awful and it really hit me," Collen said. "I've known people and lost people who've been through the exact same thing. What really irritates me when someone special dies is...February 15, 2012
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DAVID ELLEFSON: 'The Formation And Success Of MEGADETH Is Blessed By God'
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson last fall became one of 100 students in the distance education program at the Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri. Classes include "Lutheran Distinctions," "Preaching I & II," "Introduction to Worship" and "Scripture and Faith." Speaking to Michael Gryboski of...February 15, 2012
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