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SHINEDOWN Guitarist Says 'Smarter Audiences' In Europe Were More Receptive To 'Amaryllis'

ThisIsNotAScene recently conducted an interview with SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ThisIsNotAScene: "The Sound Of Madness" was the album that went stratospheric. Zach: Oh, yeah. ThisIsNotAScene: Did that put pressure on you then to follow up, with "...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Makes Surprise Visit To Los Angeles Music School

VAN HALEN guitar legend Eddie Van Halen made a surprise visit to music students at LA Unified School District's Foshay Learning Center on Thursday, December 5. Twenty-seven aspiring musicians, under the tutelage of music director Vincent Womack, were transfixed as Van Halen inspired them to pursue t...

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The Innocent, the Forsaken, the Guilty

Tommy Mezmercardo, these days known as "Trouble Tommy", has a little psych metal band from yesteryear that he maintains is in hiatus even though there's been no proper new release since the mid-Eighties. Until now. THE MEZMERIST has remained a deep cult legend best remembered by southern and coastal...

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ZAKK WYLDE To Take Part In 'Experience Hendrix Tour'

The eighth edition of the celebrated Experience Hendrix Tour is set to launch in March 2014. These special event performances represent an ongoing tribute to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. Presented by BandFuse: Rock Legends, the month-long tour, brings together a diverse group of musical gre...

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PARADISE LOST Guitarist's VALLENFYRE Interviewed By GetYourRockOut (Video)

GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with VALLENFYRE members Gregor Mackintosh (vocals and guitar; also of PARADISE LOST) and Hamish Glencross (guitar; also of MY DYING BRIDE) at the Damnation Festival on November 2 at Leeds University Union in Leeds, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat belo...

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FILTER Taps Director GUS BLACK For 'Surprise' Video

Shabby Hasan of In The Now Magazine conducted an interview with Richard Patrick and Jonathan Radtke of the modern rock band FILTER on November 6 in Wichita, Kansas. You can now watch the chat below. On filming a video for the song "Surprise" with director Gus Black (DEFTONES): Patrick: "To me, the s...

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MY DYING BRIDE Guitarist Talks VALLENFYRE In New Video Interview

Jägermeister U.K. conducted an interview with MY DYING BRIDE and VALLENFYRE guitarist Hamish Glencross at the Damnation Festival on November 2 at Leeds University Union in Leeds, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. VALLENFYRE is the U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, so...

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METALLICA: Yes, We Are 'Beliebers'

The members of METALLICA were asked in the latest issue of Q magazine if they were "Beliebers" — a.k.a. fans of pop singer Justin Bieber — after Bieber recently claimed that the METALLICA songs "One" and "Fade To Black" were his "jams." Frontman James Hetfield replied, "Are we Beliebers? Yes." while...

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THE SKULL Featuring Former TROUBLE Members Performs In Hollywood

THE SKULL — the new band featuring original TROUBLE members vocaist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson alongside TROUBLE's longtime bassist Ron Holzner and SACRED DAWN guitarists Michael Carpenter and Lothar Keller — peformed at Loaded Hollywood on October 19 in Hollywood, California. Fan film...

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New TROUBLE Lineup Performs Live For First Time (Video)

Doom metal legends TROUBLE played their first show with their new lineup — featuring singer Kyle Thomas and bassist Rob Hultz — on October 12 at the Day Of Doom festival in Barcelona, Spain. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Hultz is no stranger to the heavy metal, hard rock...

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HELLOWEEN Guitarist Discusses Possibility Of Reunion Of Classic Lineup

David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Weikath of German power metallers HELLOWEEN. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: The thing a lot of people would like to see is a reunion with Michael [Kiske] and Kai [Hansen]. Is that...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Talks Next Album, Touring, Singing Technique And Outside Projects

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson recently spoke to Argentina's Vorterix about the band's plans to record a new studio album, the touring life, his singing technique and his many outside projects, among other topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. (Thanks to MaidenRevelations.com for...

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Former TROUBLE Singer's BLACKFINGER Announces New Bassist

BLACKFINGER, the band featuring former TROUBLE vocalist Eric Wagner, has announced the addition of Chicago bassist Willie Max to the group's ranks. Willie, a member of long-running Chicago metal outfit SHADOZ EDGE, as well as SPILLAGE (featuring EARTHEN GRAVE's Tony Spillman),replaces Ben Smith, wh...

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THE CULT Singer: 'This Band Is Vital, It's Virile, Aggressive, Guttural'

Karl Lean of Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with THE CULT singer Ian Astbury. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the band's heavy touring schedule: Astbury: "It's what we do. Since we started we've been live musicans, it's always been live first. Recordin...

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THE SKULL Plays First Show With Original TROUBLE Drummer JEFF 'OLY' OLSON (Video)

THE SKULL — the new band featuring original TROUBLE members vocaist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson alongside TROUBLE's longtime bassist Ron Holzner and SACRED DAWN guitarists Michael Carpenter and Lothar Keller — peformed at Tequila Jaxx this past Saturday, September 14 in Mentor-On-The-La...