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THE SKULL Featuring Ex-TROUBLE Members To Tour Europe

THE SKULL, the new band formed by the original member of Chicago doom legends TROUBLE — vocalist Eric Wagner (also of BLACKFINGER) — alongside the band's longtime bassist Ron Holzner (also of EARTHEN GRAVE),and guitarists Lothar Keller and Michael Carpenter of the Chicago, Illinois-based progressiv...

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COREY TAYLOR Talks About Working With DAVE GROHL (Video)

Shan Man of the Phoenix, Arizona radio station 98 KUPD conducted an interview with Corey Taylor (STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT) on September 28 at the Desert Uprising festival in Phoenix. During the chat (see video below),Taylor spoke about being one of the artists who recently recorded music with FOO FIGHT...

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Blues For Jimi

There are many reasons why last year's passing of Gary Moore is heartbreaking for both rock and blues music. His contributions to THIN LIZZY, Cozy Powell, Greg Lake and COLOSSEUM II are part of his rock music heritage, yet Moore is perhaps best known for his refined yet gritty blues work. There was...

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SOUNDGARDEN: 'King Animal' Track Listing, Final Cover Artwork Unveiled

Reformed Seattle grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN will release "King Animal", the band's first new studio album in over 15 years, via Tom Whalley's new record label, a partnership between his Seven Four Entertainment and Republic Records, on November 13. The album's first single, "Been Away Too Long", wil...

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VINNY APPICE On His Earliest Musical Memories (Video)

The official YouTube channel of "Sound City", the new feature-length documentary directed and produced by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, has been updated with a short clip of legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL) talking about his earliest musical...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Makes Cancer-Stricken Boy's Rock 'N' Roll Dream Come True

According to NWCN.com, legendary bassist Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and musicians from the Seattle band REWIND joined a cancer-stricken 13-year old boy on stage this past Tuesday (August 28) to perform to a packed house at the Hard Rock Café in Seattle, Washington. Simone Capelli,...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On His Earliest Musical Memories (Video)

The official YouTube channel of "Sound City", the new feature-length documentary directed and produced by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, has been updated with a short clip of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich talking about his earliest musical memories. Check it out below. "In about '73, when I was n...

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KILLING JOKE Singer Resurfaces

To the relief of family and friends, KILLING JOKE frontman Jaz Coleman appeared yesterday (Sunday, August 12) from his retreat in the Western Sahara bemused by all the fuss of his disappearance. "I've been finishing my book and writing the score for my new project, 'The Nirvana Symphonic'. [laughs]...

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KRIST NOVOSELIC Talks Recording With DAVE GROHL Again

According to The Pulse Of Radio, former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic spoke with the Hivecast about recently collaborating again with FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, who also played drums in NIRVANA. Novoselic kept the details to a minimum, only admitting that it was for the "Sound City" documen...

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MIKE PORTNOY On State Of Music Industry, DREAM THEATER's 'Images And Words' Album

Drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFLOLD, FLYING COLORS) was interviewed last month by Ollie Winiberg of BBC's "Introducing In Essex" radio show during the U.K. leg of ADRENALINE MOB's European tour. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of...

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THE INSURGENCE Signs With INNERSTRENGTH RECORDS

Innerstrength Records has announces the signing of THE INSURGENCE. The band's new album, "Elimi-Nation", was recorded at Soundhouse by Jack Endino (NIRVANA, HIGH ON FIRE, ZEKE, VALIENT THORR, SKELETONWITCH, BLACK TUSK) and is scheduled for release on September 29 on CD, colored vinyl, and digitally....

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FEAR FACTORY Frontman: How I Ended Up Appearing In NIRVANA's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Video

John Doan of MusicFrenzy.net recently conducted an interview with vocalist Burton C. Bell of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY. You can now listen to the chat in four parts below. Asked how it came about that he made an appearance in NIRVANA's iconic "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video, Bell said...

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BILLY CORGAN To Potential Rock Stars: Forget It

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS founder and frontman Billy Corgan has a message for young musicians who want to be the next Trent Reznor or Kurt Cobain: forget about it. Corgan told the Daily Beast that most alternative acts will never escape that scene because influential sites l...

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Official 'Sound City' Trailer Released

The official trailer for "Sound City", the new feature-length documentary directed and produced by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, can be seen below. The film, about the legendary and now defunct recording studio in Van Nuys, California, was conceived by Grohl after he bought an equally famous Nev...

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ANTHRAX Recording BLACK SABBATH's 'Neon Knights' For DIO Tribute (Video)

Video footage of ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante laying down a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Neon Knights" for inclusion on the upcoming Ronnie James Dio tribute album can be seen below. The collection, which is being assembled by the singer's widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio, will...