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MIKE MANGINI Looks Back On His DREAM THEATER Audition: 'I Did My Homework' And 'I Was Prepared' In a new interview with Melody House, Mike Mangini reflected on how he joined DREAM THEATER in late 2010 through a widely publicized audition following the ...

POSSESSED's JEFF BECERRA: 'I Don't Think Death Metal Would've Had The Staying Power If It Wasn't For CHUCK SCHULDINER' Although DEATH is considered to be one of the most important and influential death metal acts of all time, the Florida-based ...

CARMINE APPICE Wanted Reworked Version Of CACTUS's 'Let Me Swim' To 'Blatantly Sound' Like VAN HALEN's 'Eruption' In a new interview with Anthony Bryant of link textThe Hair Metal Guru, legendary drummer Carmine Appice, best known for ...

Watch: THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL Performs With Singer KARI RUESLÅTTEN For First Time In Three Decades Norwegian progressive doom metallers THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the two records they released in 1994 with singer Kari Rueslåtten, the ...

MICK SWEDA On His Involvement With RIKKI ROCKETT's THE ROCKETT MAFIA: 'We're Making Sure That The Tunes Are Fun And Energetic' Former BULLETBOYS guitarist Mick Sweda spoke to the Nothing Shocking podcast about his involvement with THE ROCKETT MAFIA, the ...

Watch: SAVATAGE Kicks Off First European Tour In 23 Years At Netherlands' INTO THE GRAVE Festival Legendary American progressive metal band SAVATAGE kicked off its first European tour in 23 years Friday night (June 13) at the Into The Grave festival in Leeuwarden, ...

METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'I've Grown Probably The Most In The Darkest Of Times' The four members of METALLICA took part in a question-and-answer session with The New Yorker writer Amanda Petrusich after the screening of their new documentary, ...

DAVID ELLEFSON Reflects On MEGADETH's 'Risk': It Is 'Probably The Most Controversial Album In The Catalog' Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has once again defended the band’s “Risk” album, saying that the LP served as a ...

RISE AGAINST: 'We've Been Chomping At The Bit For A While' To Release 'Ricochet' Album At this weekend’s Download festival at Leicestershire, United Kingdom’s Donington Park, Tim McIlrath — the frontman of RISE AGAINST — spoke to James ...

DISCIPLES OF VERITY, Featuring LIVING COLOUR, GOD FORBID Members, Releases 'Break The Cycle' Single DISCIPLES OF VERITY, fronted by the iconic singer Corey Glover of LIVING COLOUR, has released a new single, “Break The Cycle”, via TLG | ZOID, with ...