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GWAR Frontman Talks About Passing Of CORY SMOOT In New Audio Interview

GWAR frontman David Brockie — better known to the band's legion of fans as the alien overlord Oderus Urungus — was recently interviewed for Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the p...
December 12, 2011
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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist 'Doesn't Really Like Playing' Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany says that he "doesn't really like" playing the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio because it conjures up images of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN axeman "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot to death on stage while performing at the venue in December 2004. Cavesta...
December 12, 2011
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THRESHOLD: New Album Title Announced

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD have set "March Of Progress" as the title of their new album, due early next year via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will mark marks the return of the band's original vocalist Damian Wilson (HEADSPACE, STAR ONE) who rejoined the group in 2007 following the depa...
December 12, 2011
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Turns 53

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx turns 53 today (Sunday, December 11). A photo of the cake Sixx received from his bandmates and road crew while on the road in the U.K. with DEF LEPPARD and STEEL PANTHER can be seen below. The California native was a major drug abuser during much of the band's first .....
December 11, 2011
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'm A Survivalist'

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: When you remixed the first eight MEGADETH albums, did you gain any insight into your own legacy? Mustaine: It was really fun...
December 10, 2011
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BLEEDING THROUGH: New Album Artwork, Track Listing, Release Date Revealed

Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH will release its new album, "The Great Fire", on January 31, 2012 via Rise Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. March 02. Faith In Fire 03. Goodbye To Death 04. Final Hours 05. Starving Vultures 06. Everything You Love Is Gone 07. Walk...
December 9, 2011
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VAINGLORY: New Atlanta Concert Footage Available

American power metal band VAINGLORY, which features in its ranks vocalist Kate French (CHASTAIN) and lead guitar virtuoso Corbin King, opened for FIREWIND on October 10 at Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. Video footage of VAINGLORY's performance can be seen below. VAINGLORY recently announced the add...
December 9, 2011
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GWAR Frontman: CORY SMOOT 'Will Always Be A Part Of Our Band'

It was announced earlier in the week that GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot died from a coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease. Cory, who had played the character of Flattus Maximus for over ten years, was discovered dead on the band's tour bus on November 3 of...
December 9, 2011
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THERAPY?: New Album Details Revealed

Irish rockers THERAPY? will release their 13th album, "A Brief Crack Of Light", on February 6, 2012 via Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Blast Studios in Newcastle and was produced by the band and Adam Sinclair. The artwork was created by acclaimed artist Nigel Rolfe, who previously worked on T...
December 8, 2011
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JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR: 'Keep It True' Performance To Be Filmed For DVD Release

JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR — the band led by former VIRGIN STEELE guitarist Jack Starr — will play an exclusive show at the 2013 edition of the Keep It True festival in Germany. The group's setlist will include classic songs from the early JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR albums, songs taken from the band...
December 8, 2011
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VOIVOD Drummer Talks 'To The Death 84' In New Audio Interview

ExploreMusic's Sully recently conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD about the release of the band's original demo tape from 1984. Entitled "To The Death 84", the set includes material that was recorded in the band's Quebec jam space in January...
December 8, 2011
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COREY TAYLOR Is Still 'Not Ready To Write A SLIPKNOT Album Without PAUL GRAY'

Bryan Reesman of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his current solo book reading/acoustic concert tour that recently found him singing the "SpongeBob SquarePants" theme to his ch...
December 8, 2011
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SPYDER BABY Mainman Gets Probation In Dead-Cow Case

According to The Oakland Press, Steven Banch Jr. a member of SPYDER BABY, the Michigan-based industrial metal band that describes its music online as "unapologetically dark and edgy" was sentenced Monday (December 5) to probation and community service for allegedly failing to bury a dead cow and neg...
December 7, 2011
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DEVILDRIVER: New Audio Interview With DEZ FAFARA

Metal Talk conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of California metallers DEVILDRIVER when the band played at Wembley Arena in London, England on December 3, 2011 as part of "The Eighth Plague Tour" with MACHINE HEAD, BRING ME THE HORIZON and DARKEST HOUR. You can now listen to the chat usi...
December 6, 2011
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Gets Tattooed In Brazil; Video Footage, Photos Available

Guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM was recently tattooed by Roger Marx of Estdio Nimbus in So Paulo, Brazil. Laiho's tattoo was the abbreviation "E.V.V.K.", which stands for the Finnish slang expression "Ei Voisi Vhemp Kiinnostaa," meaning "I couldn't care less." C...
December 6, 2011