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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Drummer Demonstrates 'Stick Tricks' (Video)

Backstage at the Download festival 2011, Christian "CC" Coma of Los Angeles theatrical dark rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES demonstrated a few stick trick ideas for U.K.'s Rhythm magazine that he uses on stage to inject some showmanship into his playing. Check out the footage below. BLACK VEIL BRIDES' sop...

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BUCKCHERRY, PAPA ROACH To Co-Headline 'Rock Allegiance Tour'

Take the pledge this summer and celebrate American rock and roll with the debut of an exciting new package tour: the Rock Allegiance Tour featuring co-headliners BUCKCHERRY and PAPA ROACH with PUDDLE OF MUDD, P.O.D., RED, CROSSFADE and DRIVE A. PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix says, "I'm fucking s...

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HELMET Mainman: We're Better Than 99.9% Of The Other Bands Out There, Rock Or Any Other Genre

Brian Fischer-Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with HELMET mainman Page Hamilton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the band's spring 2011 U.S. tour with ST. VITUS and CROWBAR: "You don't tour the world for twenty five years and not know when some...

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VINNY APPICE Says He Wasn't Happy With Production On HEAVEN & HELL Album

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: [HEAVEN & HELL] ended up recording [a full-length album called] "The Devil You Know". Were...

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'Long Live Bon' Tribute Concerts To Kick Off This Weekend

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott died 31 years ago, February 19 1980 aged 33. It seems impossible to believe this much-loved icon has been gone for more than three decades when his legacy, his influence on rock and his presence remains so strong. You never need an excuse to celebrate the incredible music...

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'Bon But Not Forgotten': More BON SCOTT Tribute Concert Details Revealed

Australian rockers RAISE THE FLAG have lured two ex-members of rock legends AC/DC for the first time! In a world first, they join the lineup and help Oz rock fans celebrate the world's #1 rock singer, Bon Scott, on his 65th-birthday weekend. On the rhythm section, Simon Wright, best known for his dr...

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AC/DC: 'Live At River Plate' Debuts At No. 1 In 17 Countries

AC/DC's "Live At River Plate", the definitive live concert DVD documenting AC/DC's massive "Black Ice" world tour, has debuted as the No. 1-selling music DVD on charts in 17 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Spain, Australia, Argentina, Canada, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, New Zeala...

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Resurrected HURRICANE Schedules Comeback Debut

Reformed '80s Los Angeles rockers HURRICANE will play their first show on Saturday, July 2 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California with ALCATRAZZ. HURRICANE is a powerful hard rock band from Los Angeles that formed in 1984 by guitarist Robert Sarzo, and bassist Tony Cavazo. Cavazo, forme...

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MICHAEL MONROE In Novara: Photos, Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe's May 12, 2011 performance at Rock'n'Roll Arena in Romagnano Sesia (Novara),Italy can be viewed below. Photos of the concert are available on the news blog Musica Metal. The band's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Trick Of...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Photo Book Due In October

According to the Van Halen News Desk, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower has just completed his second VAN HALEN hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", to be released October 12, 2011. Once again, Van Halen Store is the exclusive retailer of autographed copies, signed by the au...

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Former EXODUS Frontman Discusses HATRIOT Project On 'Severe Auditory Trauma' (Audio)

Tim Shaw of the "Severe Auditory Trauma" show on Bridgewater State University's student-run radio station, 91.5 WBIM-FM, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts recently conducted an interview with veteran San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza (HATRIOT, TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY...

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Former EXODUS Frontman's HATRIOT: Entire Four-Song Demo Available For Free Download

HATRIOT the new thrash metal project led by veteran San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY) has made its entire four-song demo available for free download: * Megaupload * Mediafire The tracks featured on the demo are as follows: 01. The Fear W...

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WHITESNAKE: Video Interview With DAVID COVERDALE

David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE mainman David Coverdale on the "black carpet" of the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. WHITESNAKE's "Liv...

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Deathstar Rising

Is this really BEFORE THE DAWN's sixth full-length album? It makes one wonder how the sound of the Finnish "dark metal" band has developed leading up to "Deathstar Rising", since the music on it is tried, true, and polished melodic death metal that doesn't move outside of the box, much less bounce o...

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Preemptive Strike

I had a good feeling about this one before I even listened to the music; something about that cover art I guess. Whatever the reason for plucking ENTRENCHED's "Preemptive Strike" out of the towering piles of self- released discs that clog my mailbox, the pluck was a fortuitous one. Guitarist/bassist...