Yearly Archives: 2011

JAMES DURBIN Interviewed At ‘American Music Awards’ (Video)

“American Idol” finalist James Durbin was interviewed on the red carpet of the 39th annual American Music Awards on Sunday, November 20 in Los Angeles. Check out the three separate clips below. Durbin released his debut solo album “Memories Of

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THE SWORD: New Audio Interview Posted Online

On November 18, Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal of GuitarWorld.com conducted an interview with Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. After a successful first

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TRIVIUM Bassist On ‘Lulu’: ‘If Anyone Thinks They Understand It, They’re On Drugs’

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden’s Metalshrine conducted an interview with bassist Paolo Gregoletto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM when the band played in Stockholm on November 18, 2011 with IN FLAMES. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metalshrine: Have you listened

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Meet STAIND’s New Drummer

A five-minute video clip in which fans can learn more about STAIND‘s new drummer Sal Giancarelli can be seen below. In a recent interview with NY Rock Music Examiner, STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok stated about the band’s split with longtime

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Celebrate Life Of RANDY RHOADS At California Event

In honor of the late Randy Rhoads, famed lead guitarist of OZZY OSBOURNE and QUIET RIOT, his sister Kathryn Rhoads D’Argenzio and the Rhoads family invite music/wine fans to D’Argenzio Winery (1204 W. Burbank Blvd.) in Burbank, California on December

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer: We Have A Professional Standard That We’ve Always Tried To Maintain

Joel Weiss of Creative Loafing recently conducted an interview with vocalist Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow. Creative Loafing: You

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NORMA JEAN To Enter Studio In January

Atlanta’s NORMA JEAN is hitting the road one last time this year with the headlining “Pizza Riot 2011″ U.S. tour. The trek will kick off on November 29 in Savannah, Geogia and will make stops nationwide before concluding in Asheville,

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist: The Hater Comments On BLABBERMOUTH.NET ‘Don’t Faze Me At All’

Don de Leaumont of The Great Southern Brainfart recently conducted an interview with new FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Great Southern Brainfart: Every now and then, a band

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CHRIS VRENNA Quits MARILYN MANSON

Chris Vrenna, the Grammy-Award-winning musician and producer who was most recently the drummer/keyboardist for MARILYN MANSON, has left the band to focus on his growing film and video game scoring, production career and DJ outings as well as work on

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CRYSTAL VIPER: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will enter MP Studio in Poland in December with producer Bart Gabriel (JACK STARR’S BURNING STARR, LONEWOLF, SABBAT) and sound engineer Mariusz Pietka to begin recording its fourth album, “Crimen Excepta”. The

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