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A tribute to Richard Wright! (Part II)

Continued from Part I… He also made fundamental contributions to Pink Floyd’s long and epic compositions such as Echoes, Atom mother Heart and Shine On You Crazy Diamond. However, his most commercially successful compositions were ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ and ‘Us and Them’ in the album, The Dark Side of the Moon. Wright […]

A Tribute to Richard Wright! (Part I)

Pink Floyd, an English progressive rock band, were one of the very few bands that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. The English rock band achieved remarkable accomplishments, and are still among one of the most commercially successful and influential bands of all time. The Band originally consisted of students Roger […]

Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt collaborates with Steve Hackett

Opeth have announced on their official website that the band’s front-man, Mikael Akerfeldt, has teamed up with the former Genesis guitarist, Steve Hackett. In a statement released by the heavy metal band: “Mikael has recorded some vocals in collaboration with legendary Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. Mikael is featured on a re-recording of the classic mega-epos […]

Papa Roach announce new album release date

Papa Roach, an American rock band, have announced that their eighth studio album will hit the stores on October 2. The band, however, have yet to name their new record. The band from Vacaville released their last studio album, Time for Annihilation, in 2010. Jacoby Shaddix, Papa Roach lead vocalist, has revealed that the new […]

Megadeth front-man Dave Mustaine: We are working on the new album

Megadeth lead vocalist and guitarist, Dave Mustaine, has revealed that the band is currently working on their 14th studio album. The American heavy metal band released their last record, TH1RT3EN, in 2011. Mustaine revealed that the upcoming album would be a little darker and faster than their previous records. “Some of it’s a little darker, […]

Mark Tremonti cites Metallica and Testament as his guitar playing influences

Mark Tremonti, Creed lead guitarist, has confessed that Metallica, Testament and Forbidden have remained his major influence in his musical education. “As a kid, I was into Metallica, Testament and Forbidden, all the fast, straight-down picking rhythm guys. That’s what I kind of excelled at early on because it didn’t take a lot of brains […]

Gojira’s Joe Duplantier unveils about upcoming new studio album

Gojira front-man, Joe Duplantier, has unveiled about the band’s new studio album, L’Enfant Sauvage, which is set to hit the stores on June 26. The French heavy metal band’s vocalist has revealed about the band’s fifth studio album in a recent interview that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. “I had less and […]

Corey Taylor insists media should give more respect to Metal

Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist, Corey Taylor, has insisted that the media should give more respect to Metal. In a recent interview with Guardian music critic Alexis Petridis, the talented singer asserted that everything surrounding the metal genre in media is totally pathetic. “There is that stigma around metal – that’s its dumb, Neanderthal – […]

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: I have written close to 400 riffs for the new album

Metallica lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett, has revealed that he has written close to 400 riffs for the band’s new studio album, but has admitted that only 20 of them could be said as great. “I’m probably closer to 400 riffs now. But you know, out of those 400 there might only be 20 great riffs. […]

Ozzy Osbourne: Door is still open for Bill Ward

Black Sabbath lead vocalist, Ozzy Osbourne, has confessed that the band is ready to welcome Bill Ward if he wants to return. The drummer left the band after having indifferences on contract issues. In a recent interview, Tony Iommi, made it clear that they tried everything to bring Ward back in the band, but it […]

‘Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of the Beast’ book soon to hit stores

Neil Daniels, a renowned freelance British writer, has written several music biographies including Judas Priest, Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin and Linkin Park. However, his latest chronicles is said to overshadow all his earlier efforts. ‘Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of the Beast’ is the British writer’s latest book, which is set to hit the […]

Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan to play bass on Stone Sour’s new studio album

Stone Sour, an American rock band, announced the departure of their bassist, Shawn Economaki, earlier last month despite working in the studio for their fourth album. However, the band has now recruited Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan as their touring bassist. The 46-year-old explained about how it all happened. “Just out of nowhere, my phone rings […]

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