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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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STEVEN TYLER And JOE PERRY's Powerful New Version Of AEROSMITH's 'Dream On' Available On iTunes

The world heard a new version of the AEROSMITH classic "Dream On" during the spring 2014 premiere of ESPN's award-winning news magazine show "E:60". Recorded in Los Angeles in early April, the song features Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, who are joined by the Southern California Children's Chorus on th...

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GODSMACK: Fourth '1000hp' Studio Webisode Available

The fourth of five webisodes 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...

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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says His Cancer Is Once Again In 'Remission'

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, whose cancer is once again in "remission," is currently undergoing a new round of chemotherapy before receiving a stem-cell transplant in September. Campbell — who before joining DEF LEPPARD in 1992 was well known for his work with DIO and WHITESNAKE — went pub...

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GODSMACK Bassist On '1000hp': 'I Love Everything About This Album'

Jim Barber of Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK bassist Robbie Merrill. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On GODSMACK's new album, "1000hp" (One Thousand Horsepower): Robbie: "I love everything about this album. Usually on an album I may have a couple of p...

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EXTREME's GARY CHERONE, NUNO BETTENCOURT Speak To RockNLive At France's HELLFEST (Video)

RockNLive conducted an interview with vocalist Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt of Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME perior to the band's June 21 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if EXTREME will follow the lead of other artists by releas...