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PAPA ROACH Embraces 'Rap Rock' Roots On New Album

California rockers PAPA ROACH recently talked with Artisan News about returning to their "rap rock" roots; paying homage to their evolution on their new album, "The Connection"; and vocalist Jacoby Shaddix's issues with substance abuse and suicidal thoughts. Check out the video report in two parts b...

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PAPA ROACH's 'The Connection' Projected To Sell 18K-21K First Week

PAPA ROACH's new album, "The Connection", is likely to sell between 18,000 and 21,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on October 2 v...

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Video: PAPA ROACH Frontman Talks Substance Abuse, New Album

Video footage of PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix talking to the Associated Press about the band's new album, "The Connection", can be seen below. Released on October 2 via Eleven Seven Music, "The Connection" was recorded at the band's hometown studio, The Red House in Sacramento, California, and w...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL: 'My Voice After All These Years Is Probably The Best It's Ever Been'

Bill DeYoung of ConnectSavannah.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his broken foot: Vince Neil: "It's still broke! It broke in two spots, but it broke to where you can't cast it, so I have to wear a boot. ...

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PAPA ROACH: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

PAPA ROACH's new album, "The Connection", is streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. Due on October 2 via Eleven Seven Music, the CD was recorded at the band's hometown studio, The Red House in Sacramento, California, and was produced by rock veteran James Michael (SIXX: A.M., HALESTORM) and John Fe...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks 'Too Much Horror Business' Book On 107.7 THE BONE (Video)

On September 27, "Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with Kirk Hammett about the METALLICA guitarist's book, "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection". You can now watch the chat below. Hammett spoke recent...

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ALICE COOPER Drummer Performs VAN HALEN Classic With STEEL PANTHER (Video)

ALICE COOPER drummer Glen Sobel — whose other credits include Vivian Campbell, SIXX: A.M. , BEAUTIFUL CREATURES and Paul Gilbert — sat in with STEEL PANTHER this past Monday night (September 24) to play VAN HALEN's "Hot For Teacher", at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Also joining...

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PAPA ROACH Frontman On Vocal Surgery: 'It's Healing Really Well'

California rockers PAPA ROACH last month officially dropped off the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival after just one week, with singer Jacoby Shaddix needing surgery to remove a nodule on his vocal cord. Shaddix was diagnosed earlier this summer and attempted to take care of it without an operation. I...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: How 'Home Sweet Home' Became Classic Song

During a recent episode of "Sixx Sense", the national radio program hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx, Nikki revealed the "secret origin" behind the CRÜE song "Home Sweet Home". Listen to the audio clip below. Said Nikki: "Our record company back in the day, Elektra Records, we tur...

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METALLICA Guitarist Announces 'Too Much Horror Business' Book-Release Event

Want to keep the horror excitement going after Halloween is over? METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett presents a Day Of The Dead/"Too Much Horror Business" book-release event. Wear your finest ghoulish and ghastly costumes and come to Public Works in San Francisco, California on Thursday November 1 at...

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GUNS N' ROSES/SIXX: A.M. Guitarist Sets Tone For 'Eli Roth's Goretorium'

GUNS N' ROSES/SIXX: A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba will release "Songs For The Demented Mind", an edgy soundtrack to accompany the grand opening of Sin City's most terrifying horror experience — "Eli Roth's Goretorium" — on Thursday, September 27. With Ashba's unprecedented style, his exclusive gore-themed...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist: The Band's Getting Along Better Than Ever

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx recently spoke to Matthew Wilkening of Ultimate Classic Rock about the postponement of the band's Detroit-area concert in early September after a truck transporting about $6 million worth of equipment for CRÜE's tour with KISS was involved in a road accident. "The cama...

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Making Of PAPA ROACH's 'The Connection' Part 1 (Video)

The first in a series of video clips featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the new PAPA ROACH album, "The Connection", and the struggles the bandmembers went through during the making of the CD can be seen below. The five-minute clip includes the song "Before I Die". PAPA ROACH's video for the song...

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PAPA ROACH Guitarist Talks 'The Connection' Album In New Audio Interview

Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. PAPA ROACH's video for the song "Still Swingin'" was filmed in New York City with David Brodsky of Brooklyn's MyGoodEye Music Visu...

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NIKKI SIXX's Girlfriend Interviewed At Comic-Con International (Video)

Courtney Bingham, girlfriend of MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx, was interviewed by EmmReport on the on the red carpet at the Heavy Metal magazine party during San Diego Comic-Con International in July. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Bingham treated her boyfriend...