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HEAVEN'S BASEMENT: 'Filthy Empire' Cover Art, Track Listing Revealed

U.K. hard rockers HEAVEN'S BASEMENT will release their debut album, "Filthy Empire", in North America on February 5, 2013 via Red Bull Records. The follow-up to the independently released "Unbreakable" EP was produced by John Feldmann (THE USED, PAPA ROACH, BLACK VEIL BRIDES). The video for the CD's...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN To Present Donation To Health Care Nonprofit Gerson Institute

In early September, Phil Collen, lead guitarist for the iconic rock band DEF LEPPARD, announced plans for the charitable auction of "Wings", a custom Jackson PC1 guitar that he had played throughout this summer's Rock Of Ages tour with POISON and LITA FORD. The auction began exclusively through eBay...

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THOR: New Album 'Thunderstryke' To Be Released Next Week

"Thunderstryke", the new studio album of THOR — the Canadian heavy metal band led by vocalist, performer and bodybuilder Jon Mikl Thor — will be released next week in Europe via Rock Saviour Records. Jon Mikl Thor has an impressive discography that includes a bunch of albums (among them the legendar...

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DON DOKKEN On Writing DOKKEN Albums: 'Staying Within The Box Gets Frustrating For Me'

Kim Thore of Über Röck recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Über Röck: "Broken Bones" is supposed to have the signature DOKKEN sound, and it seems that the sound you are known for is overshadowed by pop here in the ...

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Eye For An Eye

Yes, they've been known as CORROSION OF CONFORMITY for decades now, but in my day, calling them that would've gotten your teeth knocked out. At the very least, you would've been branded by the punk and hardcore sanction as a supreme poser. It just wasn't cool to call them anything else but C.O.C., m...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN To Enter Studio This Week

New Jersey-based "mathcore" act THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will enter the studio on November 5 with producer Steve Evetts (EVERY TIME I DIE, POISON THE WELL) to begin recording its new album for a tentative April 2013 release. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman previously stated about th...

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HIM Signs Copies Of 'XX - Two Decades Of Love Metal' Greatest-Hits Album In Helsinki (Video)

Finnish love metallers HIM signed copies of their new greatest-hits album, "XX - Two Decades Of Love Metal", yesterday (Friday, October 26) at Stockmann in Helsinki. Video footage of the event, including a Finnish-language TV interview with HIM frontman Ville Valo, can be seen below. "XX - Two Decad...

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BRET MICHAELS To Host TRAVEL CHANNEL's 'Rock My RV'

Travel Channel has tapped POISON singer Bret Michaels to host a new series, "Rock My RV". The show will see Michaels lead a team of custom RV designers and fabricators that will transform owners' RVs into the "most outrageous, badass, hooked-up mobile mansions on the road," the network announced tod...

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ILLDISPOSED: New Album Lands On Danish Chart

"Sense The Darkness", the new album from Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 78. Released on September 21 via Massacre Records, the CD was recorded at Antfarm Studio in Aabyhøj, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (MOONSPELL, D...

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VOMITOR To Release 'The Escalation' In January

Hells Headbangers has set a January 22, 2013 North/South American release date for VOMITOR's third album, "The Escalation". Invictus Productions will make the CD available in Europe. A press release states: "Done bleeding the priest, after drinking the devil's poison, VOMITOR increase the nuclear he...

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POISON Drummer, Wife Expecting Second Child

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett and his wife, singer/songwriter Melanie Martel, are expecting a daughter in late February or early March 2013. Rikki says, "It's not new news for us, but I announced it in a subtle way in an online interview a little while ago, but I'm not sure how many people saw it. An...

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POISON, TWISTED SISTER Singers To Appear On 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice'

POISON's Bret Michaels and TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider will appear in the first-ever "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice", it was announced earlier today (Friday, October 12) on NBC's "Today" show. The new series will start shooting on Monday for a March 2013 premiere. One month after suffering a brain h...

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CAR BOMB: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"w^w^^w^w", the first full-length offering in five years from New York tech metal exhibitionists CAR BOMB, can be streamed in its entirety below. The independently released 12-track longplayer was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by the band between 2011 and 2012 at their own studios in Long...

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DEF LEPPARD Bassist Interviewed On British Radio (Audio)

DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage was interviewed this past weekend via phone by Jon Holmes on BBC Radio 6 Music. Rick talked about the recent "Rock Of Ages" tour with POISON, band history, Tom Cruise and the "Rock Of Ages" movie, among other topics. The interview starts at 1:48.48 and will be availab...

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HEAVEN'S BASEMENT: 'Fire, Fire' Video Released

HEAVEN'S BASEMENT, the rising U.K. quartet, is set to release its debut full-length album, "Filthy Empire", via Red Bull Records in early 2013. The CD was produced by John Feldmann (THE USED, PAPA ROACH, BLACK VEIL BRIDES) and is the follow-up to the band's independently released, acclaimed EP, "Unb...