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Stalingrad

There are no two ways about it; when ACCEPT returned with ex-TT QUICK frontman Mark Tornillo and released "Blood of the Nations" countless fans and critics were floored with the results. Now the question is whether a sophomore jinx (for Tornillo-led albums anyway) would derail the highly anticipated...

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Odalheim

Anyone shocked that on their 11th album Swedish death metal juggernaut UNLEASHED haven't stepped outside of their musical comfort zone nor made any drastic lyrical departures from the Viking tales and pagan escapades on which they've hung their horned helmets long ago? You're not? Good for you. UNLE...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Schedules Stockholm Book-Signing Session

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will take part in an exclusive book signing at Hard Rock Cafe´ in Stockholm, Sweden on June 5 between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Snider, who will headline this year’s Sweden Rock Festival with TWISTED SISTER, will make a quick stop in Stockholm to meet press and talk...

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VAN HALEN Singer: 'The Band Is Getting Along Famously, Better Than We Have In Quite Some Time'

VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth has released a videotaped message for the fans explaining the reasons for the postponement of 31 of the band's concerts — starting from their July 7 show at Uncasville, Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena through their September 25 concert at Milwaukee's Bradley Center. U...

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VAN HALEN Taking Time Off To 'Recharge Their Engines'

According to TMZ.com, VAN HALEN decided to postpone 31 of its previously announced summer concerts because the guys in the band felt like the current schedule was "too much, too fast" and they were "losing their focus." The site quotes a source "close to the band" as saying "They're simply burned ou...

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SCOTT WEILAND Back With VELVET REVOLVER?

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has revealed to ABC News Radio that he has reunited with VELVET REVOLVER and is back making new music with the band. "We've all grown a lot," explains Weiland. "We're able to put egos and differences and old… conflicts aside and so that's really cool." He add...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman: 'You Can't Stick Us In A Genre'

Brian Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of California metallers DEVILDRIVER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Have you got anything yet for the next album? Dez: Well, I've got parts of about 140 songs written right now....

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PRONG Mainman Talks Producers, Current Lineup And New Album 'Carved Into Stone'

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with PRONG vocalist/guitarist Tommy Victor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On working with producer Steve Evetts: Tommy: "He was really proactive in all aspects of it, including helping a little bit with arrangements. W...

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L.A. GUNS Drummer Discusses New Album

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS drummer Steve Riley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: The landscape of the music industry changed so much during your career and your time with L.A. GUNS. To what do you attribute your longevit...

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SCOTT WEILAND Would 'Definitely' Be Open To VELVET REVOLVER Reunion

VELVET REVOLVER reunited with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland for a one-off performance at the January "Love You Madly: A Concert For John O'Brien" at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. The band played a four-song set — including a cover version of the PINK FLOYD classic "Wis...

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The Fatal Feast: Waste in Space

No big surprises and no attempts to move away from the tight crossover style that MUNICIPAL WASTE has honed to near-perfection, "The Fatal Feast: Waste in Space" is for the most part what you would expect from the good-time thrashers. That's a very good thing for fans and for those questioning wheth...

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A LIFE ONCE LOST Checks In From The Studio

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's A LIFE ONCE LOST recently entered Planet Red studios in Richmond, Virginia with producer Andreas Magnusson (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, IMPENDING DOOM) to begin recording its new album for a late 20120 release via Season Of Mist. "We are hustling along here with this album,...

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IRON MAIDEN Might Approach Songwriting Differently On Next Album

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith has told VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" that the band might approach songwriting differently for its next album and move away from composing long, progressive-rock-style tracks which have characterized some of MAIDEN's most recent efforts. MAIDEN's 15th studio CD,...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON On What Makes A Great Bass Player

No Treble recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. No Treble: You're getting ready to go back out on tour with MEGADETH for a new leg of the tour supporting "TH1RT3EN", which was your first album since rejoining the band....

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ACCEPT: More 'Stalingrad' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Stalingrad", the new album from reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Hungary: #5 Germany: #6 Finland: #8 Sweden: #10 Switzerland: #17 Norway: #22 Czech Republic: #25 Austria: #32 UK: #32 (#2 on Rock Chart) Poland: #46 France: #50 Spain: #66 U...