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CALIFORNIA BREED Featuring GLENN HUGHES And JASON BONHAM: Debut Album Details Revealed

Think of California and you think of brilliant color and bright sunlight. Think of a breed and it's all about bloodlines and brotherhood. Put the two together as CALIFORNIA BREED, and you have the most exciting new band of 2014, built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes,...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Bassist MARCO MENDOZA Talks To 'The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show' (Video)

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS bassist Marco Mendoza at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which took place January 23-26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the...

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Video: RIVAL SONS Get 'American Idol' Treatment From Contestant CALEB JOHNSON

Asheville, North Carolina's "American Idol" star Caleb Johnson, who was the last of 13 contestants to perform on Wednesday night's (February 26) episode of the Fox TV talent show, delivered his own rendition of Californian blues-rockers RIVAL SONS' "Pressure & Time", the title track of the band'...

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BIGELF: 'Into The Maelstrom' EPK Available

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Into The Maelstrom", the fourth studio album from the progressive-rock powerhouse BIGELF, can be seen below. The CD will be released on April 1 in North America via InsideOut Music. "Into The Maelstrom" marks the BIGELF recording debut of drummer Mike Portnoy (TRAN...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS' RICKY WARWICK And DAMON JOHNSON Working On Songs For Second Album (Video)

Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson recently spent some time together in Nashville, Tennessee working on tracks for the upcoming second album from BLACK STAR RIDERS. Check out a short clip below. BLACK STAR RIDERS is the band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals),Damon Johnson (gui...

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BRIAN JOHNSON Says AC/DC Will Enter Studio In May

Legendary Anglo-Australian hard rockers AC/DC will enter a studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in May, presumably to begin recording their first new material since 2008's "Black Ice" album. In addition, the band will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year by playing 40 shows around the w...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'The Complete Studio Recordings' 15-CD Box Set Due In April

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release "Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings", a 15-CD library box housing the rock guitar virtuoso's most comprehensive anthology ever, on Tuesday, April 22. "Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings" will also b...

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BIGELF: 'Control Freak' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Control Freak" from the progressive-rock powerhouse BIGELF can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fourth studio album, "Into The Maelstrom", which will be released on April 1 in North America via InsideOut Music. "Into The Maelstrom" marks the BI...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Guitarist DAMON JOHNSON Interviewed By METAL EXPRESS RADIO (Audio)

Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarist Damon Johnson. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. BLACK STAR RIDERS, the band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals),Damon Johnson (guitar),Scott Gorha...

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CYNIC To Perform At UCLA With PUBLIC ENEMY, Members Of WU-TANG CLAN

Psychedelic metal band CYNIC will perform at Free & Equal Elections Foundation's upcoming United We Stand Festival, happening May 10 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Headliners include PLAYING FOR CHANGE, PUBLIC ENEMY and founders of the WU-TANG CLAN. Free & Equal Elections Foundation is a 501(c)(...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS' Sophomore Album To Be Produced By DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT

BLACK STAR RIDERS, the band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals),Damon Johnson (guitar),Scott Gorham (guitar),Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) on drums, will enter a studio in Dublin, Ireland...

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BIGELF: 'Into The Maelstrom' Cover Artwork, Track Listing

Progressive-rock powerhouse BIGELF will release its fourth studio album, "Into The Maelstrom", on April 1 in North America via InsideOut Music. "Into The Maelstrom" marks the BIGELF recording debut of drummer Mike Portnoy (TRANSATLANTIC, THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER),whose Progressive Nation At S...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS: 'Put Up Or Shut Up' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Put Up Or Shut Up" from original AC/DC singer Dave Evans, can be seen below. The track is taken from his forthcoming EP, "Nothing To Prove", which features three songs co-written with Chris Appleton (ABSOLVA, BLAZE BAYLEY, FURY UK),and a cover of the blues cla...

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LIVING SACRIFICE: Fifth 'Ghost Thief' Studio Webisode

Christian metal veterans LIVING SACRIFICE released thier eighth studio album, "Ghost Thief", on November 12, 2013 via Solid State Records. The CD marks the Little Rock, Arkansas band's first release since returning from a multi-year hiatus with 2010's "The Infinite Order", an album that led Alternat...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Interviewed On Chile's RADIO FUTURO (Audio)

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans was interviewed last week on Chile's Radio Futuro. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Evans spoke to The Age recently and recalled the legendary Australian band's first-ever gigs, which took place 40 years ago. The group played a set at...