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DROWNING POOL Guitarist Says Split With RYAN MCCOMBS Has 'Been Coming A Long Time'
Angela Chase of the 97-1 The Eagle radio station in Dallas, Texas recently sat in on DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce's tattoo session with Dru Bias at Saints And Sinners in Carrollton. In the video segment below, Pierce discusses DROWNING POOL's recent split with singer Ryan McCombs and what the...December 20, 2011
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PERIPHERY Drummer Launches BANDHAPPY Online Music Education Service
Scheduled to launch in early 2012, the Bandhappy online music community, founded by PERIPHERY drummer Matt Halpern, promises to "reshape how music teachers and students connect in a first-of-its-kind music community." Bandhappy will offer either in-person lessons or online lessons anywhere on the pl...December 15, 2011
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Indonesian Punk Rock Fans In 'Moral Rehabilitation'
According to the Jakarta Globe, police in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital and largest city in the province of Aceh, Indonesia, raided a punk rock concert Saturday (December 10),shaving the mohawks and stripping the punk-style garb from 64 concertgoers they detained because of the perceived threa...December 14, 2011
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DROWNING POOL, Ex-NONPOINT Members Join Forces In VOODOO CORPS
Former NONPOINT members Zach Broderick (guitar) and Ken MacMillan (bass) have joined forced with DROWNING POOL's C.J. Pierce (guitar) and Mike Luce (drums) in a brand new project called VOODOO CORPS. The band's mission statement: "From the collective bowels of the South rides forth the culmination o...December 7, 2011
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STEVEN WILSON Discusses STORM CORROSION Project In New Video Interview
STORM CORROSION, the much-anticipated collaboration project between OPETH's Mikael kerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, earlier in the year completed work on its self-titled debut album for an April 2012 release through an as-yet-undicslosed record label. In a interview with Metal Injection...December 5, 2011
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TWISTED SISTER Singer Says He Thought METALLICA Would Never Go Anywhere
Patrick Prince of Powerline magazine recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: METALLICA opened for TWISTED SISTER [in 1983] and that was an amazing show. Snider: You were at the Fountain Casino show?! [December...December 5, 2011
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DROWNING POOL Parts Ways With Singer
Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL have parted ways with vocalist Ryan McCombs. A member of DROWNING POOL since 2006, McCombs replaced singer Jason "Gong" Jones, who joined the band following the tragic passing of Dave Williams. Ryan recently rejoined his former bandmates in SOIL for a tour of the U....November 28, 2011
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VOLBEAT: 'Live From Beyond Hell/Above Heaven' CD/DVD Trailer Released
Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT will release "Live From Beyond Hell/Above Heaven" in Europe on November 25 via Vertigo/Universal on double DVD, Blu-ray, limited double DVD + audio CD, CD, digital download and VOD. With engines revving, VOLBEAT takes "Live From Beyond Hell/Above Heaven" into ov...November 16, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT/Ex-VAN HALEN Bassist Sells California Home For $1.77 Million
According to the Los Angeles Times, CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony sold his home in Glendora, California for $1.77 million. The custom Tudor, which Anthony bought in 1989 for $971,220, sits on more half an acre with a beach-entry saltwater swimming pool and hidden rock slide. The 7...November 11, 2011
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SOIL Interviewed In Manchester (Video)
Amplify conducted an interview with SOIL prior to the band's October 23, 2011 concert Moho Live in Manchester, England. You can now watch the chat below. The 10th-anniversary edition of SOIL's breakthrough album "Scars" featuring the hits "Halo" and "Unreal" was made available digitally on October 1...November 6, 2011
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist: 'We Like To Pick Titles That Are Slightly Risky'
Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Could you provide some background information on writing and recording "American Capitalist"? Hook: We jumped in right...October 20, 2011
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METALLICA And LOU REED: 'Junior Dad', 'Brandenburg Gate' Lyrics Revealed
METALLICA lead guitarist Kirk Hammett revealed to Mojo that he and frontman James Hetfield were both brought to tears during the sessions for the band's upcoming collaborative album with Lou Reed, titled "Lulu". Hammett explained that the outbursts occurred while they were recording a song called "J...October 19, 2011
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SOIL Interviewed In London (Video)
Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with SOIL prior to the band's October 14, 2011 concert Electric Ballroom in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. The 10th-anniversary edition of SOIL's breakthrough album "Scars" featuring the hits "Halo" and "Unreal" was made available digitally on...October 19, 2011
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MIDNIGHT CHASER: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
Following the tremendous response to their 2010 self-titled EP, the San Francisco Bay-Area bad boys of rock 'n' roll MIDNIGHT CHASER return with a full-length album, "Rough And Tough". A raw and rough romp through nine tracks of adrenaline-fueled hard rock and heavy metal with influences ranging fro...October 19, 2011
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SOIL Featuring RYAN MCCOMBS, JON WYSOCKI: London Footage Available
DJ Readman of "Music Revolution" recently conducted an interview with SOIL guitarist Adam Zadel. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. The 10th-anniversary edition of SOIL's breakthrough album "Scars" featuring the hits "Halo" and "Unreal" was made available digitally on Octob...October 18, 2011