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ORPHANED LAND Guitarist Releases Video Recap Of 2012

Acclaimed Middle Eastern guitarist Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) has posted a five-minute video recap of the past year. Check it out below. Sassi recently took part in the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with Marty Friedman (MEGADETH) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). Sassi's debut solo album,...

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Video: HEART's WILSON Sisters Joined By JASON BONHAM For 'Kennedy Center Honors' Performance

Ann and Nancy Wilson of HEART played "Stairway To Heaven" as the finale of a star-studded musical tribute to LED ZEPPELIN during the Kennedy Center Honors, which were broadcast last night (Wednesday, December 26) on CBS after being taped earlier in the month. They were joined on stage by late LED ZE...

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FALLEN MAFIA: 'How The Story Ends' Video Released

"How The Story Ends", the new video from the Tyneside, U.K.-based hard rock outfit FALLEN MAFIA, can be seen below. The song was recorded at former TYGERS OF PAN TANG guitarist Fred Purser's Trinity Heights Recording Studios in Newcastle and showcases a different side of FALLEN MAFIA's high-energy p...

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NOCTURNAL GRAVES Signs With HELLS HEADBANGERS

Australia's NOCTURNAL GRAVES has inked a deal with Hells Headbangers for the release of the band's sophomore album. The group will enter I-HQ Recordings in two weeks to begin recording the as-yet-untitled CD, which will contain "35 minutes of explosive, violent death/thrash metal," according to a pr...

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THRESHOLD Keyboardist Discusses Singer Change, 'March Of Progress' Album

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Richard West of British progressive metallers THRESHOLD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the late vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott leaving THRESHOLD in 2007: Richard: "We were just about to go on tour...

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HEADSPACE: New Video Interview Posted Online

Live Prog recently conducted an interview with the progressive rock outfit HEADSPACE. You can watch the chat below. HEADSPACE released its first full-length album, "I Am Anonymous", on May 22 in North America (one day earlier in Europe) via InsideOut Music. The artwork for the CD was created by Blac...

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APOCALYPTICA's PERTTU KIVILAAKSO To Perform With MAIDEN UNITED In Holland

APOCALYPTICA's Perttu Kivilaakso will join MAIDEN UNITED — the all-acoustic IRON MAIDEN tribute project featuring Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD, HEADSPACE) and Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION) — on stage at the last three shows of MAIDEN UNITED's tour in The Netherlands. For more information, see the poste...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer On Band's Longevity, 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame' Nomination

Leslie Wilson Jr. of GulfNews.com's Tabloid! recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GulfNews.com: How do you keep up the enthusiasm and energy over the tours and the years? What's the secret? Gillan: Well, I don't really k...

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PRIMAL FEAR, Ex-IN FLAMES Guitarists To Guest On ANGELICA RYLIN's Solo Album

Swedish singer Angelica Rylin of THE MURDER OF MY SWEET has decided to pursue her childhood dream and has begun recording a melodic rock solo album with the help of producer — and her THE MURDER OF MY SWEET bandmate — Daniel Flores. "I always wanted to record an album like this," says Angelica. My ....

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ROB ZOMBIE On The Business Of Making Horror (Video)

Rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie recently talked with The Wall Street Journal's John Jurgensen in a backstage interview about business strategy and surviving in the music industry. Check out the chat below. Zombie recently completed work on his new album for an early 2013 release. The CD was produ...

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NUCLEAR BLAST Online Poker Launched

Heavy metal fans have a new online home to party, poker and rock out. Nuclear Blast, in cooperation with kuuluu AG, has launched Nuclear Blast Poker, a free-to-play social platform. Nuclear Blast Poker is not just an online poker game but also a community platform where metal freaks interact, show t...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Explains His Involvement With 'Who Are You' Tribute

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K. Downing is among the musicians who appear on "Who Are You: An All Star Tribute To The Who", which was released on October 2 via Cleopatra Records. As THE WHO approaches a nearly 50-year career, artists in genres from classic to progressive rock, and from p...

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ORPHANED LAND Guitarist YOSSI SASSI Interviewed In London (Video)

Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with acclaimed Middle Eastern guitarist Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) on October 12 at The Underworld in London, England during the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with Marty Friedman (MEGADETH) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). You can now watch the chat be...

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Former CLOUDSCAPE Guitarist's WARNOT: Two Songs Available For Streaming

WARNOT, the project led by former CLOUDSCAPE guitarist Björn Eliasson, will release its debut album, "His Blood Is Yours", on November 6 via Nightmare Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Raptures Of The Deep 02. The Crow Will Die 03. My Darkest Hour 04. A Late Night Dance With D...

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ROB ZOMBIE Says Upcoming Solo Album Is 'Special'

Alan Sculley of the Toledo Free Press recently spoke to Rob Zombie about the progress of the recording sessions for Rob's new album, tentatively due in early 2013. "It seems to happen every couple of years or every 10 years or every five years or whatever, you have a moment when it all ...