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Kate Heath of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren.

Swedish Viking folk death metallers KING OF ASGARD have announced the addition of guitarist Lars Tängmark to the group's ranks.

Italian progressive metal band PATHOSRAY has parted ways with guitarist Alessio Velliscig due to "artistic differences" and has replaced him with Antonio Petris.

Sami Jarroush of Rock it Out! Blog conducted an interview with Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE when the band played the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey as part of the Uproar tour with DISTURBED, STONE SOUR, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, HELLYEAH and HALESTORM.

Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman was interviewed at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.

According to a posting on THE CULT's official Twitter profile, the band's previously announced four-song "capsule" — which is described as a collection of not just new music, but film, art and fashion — will arrive on September 14.

The Scream Queen recently conducted an interview with vocalist Maria Brink of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT.

Swedish metallers SABATON were interviewed on the Israeli metal radio show "Met al Metal" (English translation: "Die For Metal") when they headlined the Heavy Metal Tel Aviv festival on August 27 in Tel Aviv.

Jimmy Crespo may be best known as the guitarist who replaced Joe Perry in AEROSMITH from 1979 to 1984.

ACtv recently conducted an interview with bass veteran Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT).

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says he doesn't want to make any rash statements about the band's future following the recent passing of bassist Paul Gray and is focusing, for the time being, on promoting "Audio Secrecy", the new album from his other band, STONE SOUR.

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT was interviewed on the September 3, 2010 edition of the "Metalzone" radio show with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis and Helena Mihailidou.

An audio sample of the track "The Price You Pay" from KILLER IN THE WORKPLACE — the new project featuring former SOULFLY bassist Bobby Burns and ex-STUCK MOJO frontman Bonz — is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

The first official release from Niji Entertainment Group, the label formed by the late Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager Wendy Dio, will be "Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987".

Former WARRANT singer Jani Lane joined KIX on stage on August 27, 2010 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California to perform the song "Cold Blood".

"My Soul Still Burns", the new video from the Italy-based metal/rock band MEDIA SOLUTION, can be viewed below.

PICTURE ME BROKEN, the San Francisco Bay Area poppy metalcorists featuring Layla "Brooklyn" Allman — the 17-year-old daughter of legendary Southern rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman — on vocals, released their debut album, "Wide Awake", in early July via the legendary metal label Megaforce Records.

Da Capo Press has set a tentative March 1, 2011 release date for Corey Taylor's "Seven Deadly Sins" book.

Behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "Ghost" — the fourth in a series of albums from Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) to be made available under THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker — can be viewed below.

Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND have posted behind-the-scenes footage from some of their recent summer festival appearances.