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COREY TAYLOR On ROBIN WILLIAMS: 'He Was One Of My Original Comic Heroes'
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor says that he was "heartbroken" when he found out that Robin Williams had died, calling the Oscar-winning actor and comedian "one of my original comic heroes." Williams' body was discovered on August 11 by an assistant in a bedroom at the actor's Californ...September 11, 2014
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EXTREME/Ex-VAN HALEN Singer GARY CHERONE To Release New HURTSMILE Album 'Retrogrenade' Next Month
HURTSMILE, the band led by the third VAN HALEN frontman, Gary Cherone (also of EXTREME),who took over when Sammy Hagar left the group (or was fired, depending on whom you ask) in 1996, will release its sophomore album, "Retrogrenade", in North America on October 7 via Cherone's own Slipkid Records....September 8, 2014
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W.A.S.P. Guitarist DOUGLAS BLAIR To Introduce SIGNAL2NOISE Project To Finnish Audiences
With the next W.A.S.P. release — tentatively titled "Golgotha" — and the band's subsequent tour slated for spring of 2015, Douglas Blair, the group's American lead guitarist, stands poised to finally introduce his long-mothballed "main" project, the aptly named power duo SIGNAL2NOISE, to Finnish aud...August 28, 2014
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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY: 'I Don't Know If It's Worth Going In And Sweating Blood Over A New Record'
In a brand new interview with Michael Christopher of Boston magazine, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry was asked about his wavering stance in regards to new music and whether he thinks there will be another full-length album from the band anytime in the future. "With us being off the record label, we'r...August 27, 2014
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SLIPKNOT To Tour North America With KORN, KING 810
SLIPKNOT has announced the next phase of its uncompromising history — the release of ".5: The Gray Chapter", the fifth studio album from the Grammy Award-winning group, which arrives on October 21. The band's North American "Prepare For Hell" tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, is set to kick...August 25, 2014
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'GODSMACK Day' Proclamation Covered Live On WAAF; Video Footage Available
Mayor Martin J. Walsh officially declared Wednesday, August 6 "Godsmack Day" in the city of Boston at Newbury Comics, where the first 500 fans to buy GODSMACK's sixth full-length album, "1000hp" (One Thousand Horsepower),received a wristband that allowed them to get their copy signed by the band. T...August 24, 2014
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SLASH: Reunion Of Classic GUNS N' ROSES Lineup Is Not 'In The Cards'
Mistress Carrie of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whom he would like to play him if a movie is eve...August 23, 2014
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DREAM THEATER To Release 'Breaking The Fourth Wall (Live From The Boston Opera House)' DVD, Blu-Ray
Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER will release "Breaking The Fourth Wall (Live From The Boston Opera House)", a live Blu-ray/DVD set of the band's one-of-a-kind performance from the Boston Opera House on March 25, 2014. Produced by the band's own John Petrucci, filmed and directed by Pierre and...August 21, 2014
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AC/DC Biographer Doesn't Expect To See MALCOLM YOUNG With Band Again
According to The Pulse Of Radio, AC/DC biographer Jesse Fink has told a Boston radio station that he doesn't expect to see founding guitarist Malcolm Young return to the band. AC/DC announced earlier this summer that Malcolm was stepping down from the group after 40 years due to unspecified health i...August 7, 2014
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GODSMACK: Fifth '1000hp' Studio Webisode Available
The fifth and final webisode featuring footage from the recording sessions for GODSMACK's new album, "1000hp" (One Thousand Horsepower),can be seen below. The series takes fans behind the scenes into the group's custom-built studio and rehearsal facility near Boston and to Ocean Way Studios in Cali...August 6, 2014
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'NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990' Book Due In November
"NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990", Tony Rettman's ambitious oral history, captures ten years of struggle, including the scene's regional rivalries with D.C. and Boston, the birth of moshing, the clash and coming to terms of hardcore and heavy metal, the straightedge movement, and the unlikely infl...August 4, 2014
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City Of Boston Proclaims August 6 'GODSMACK Day'
Recognizing GODSMACK as international ambassadors for Boston and in recognition of their long success within the music industry, honorable Mayor Martin J. Walsh has officially declared August 6 "Godsmack Day." The Mayor will officially present the band with this distinction in the Newbury Comics sto...August 4, 2014
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JUDAS PRIEST Interviewed By WAAF's MIKE HSU (Audio)
Mike Hsu of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford (vocals),Glenn Tipton (guitar) and Richie Faulkner (guitar). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. JUDAS PRIEST's 17th studio album, "Redee...August 3, 2014
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Video: JOHNNY DEPP Joins AEROSMITH On Stage In Los Angeles
International film star and musician Johnny Depp joined AEROSMITH on stage last night (Wednesday, July 30) at the Forum in Inglewood, California to perform a version of Bull Moose Jackson's "Big Ten Inch Record". Fan-filmed video footage of Depp's appearance with AEROSMITH can be seen below. Depp ap...July 31, 2014
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THE WINERY DOGS Perform At WAAF Studios (Video)
Video footage of THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),performing the song "One More Time" in the stud...July 31, 2014
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