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GUNS N' ROSES, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, EXTREME, Ex-MEGADETH Guitarists Perform At 'Randy Rhoads Remembered'

Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME, RIHANNA),Marty Friedman (MEGADETH),Gus G. (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIREWIND),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD),Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER),Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA),Rowan Robertson (DIO),Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS) and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) are amo...

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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA: I Don't Consider Myself 'Hot'

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL will return to the road to introduce North America to their new album, "Broken Crown Halo", as part of the Revolver Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock Tour, which launches February 20 and features LACUNA COIL sharing a stage with SICK PUPPIES, Century Media Records labelma...

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SEVENDUST To Release 'Time Travelers & Bonfires' Acoustic Album In April

SEVENDUST didn't waste any time getting 2014 started the best way they know how: being holed up in the recording studio to create their long-awaited and highly-anticipated acoustic album. "Time Travelers & Bonfires" will be released in April on 7Bros. Records, in conjunction with ADA Label Servi...

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OF MICE & MEN: Entire 'Restoring Force' Album Available For Streaming

"Restoring Force", the third studio album from the California-based rock quintet OF MICE & MEN, can be streamed in its entirety via iTunes Radio First Play. Due on January 28, 2014 via Rise Records, the follow-up to the band's 2011's "The Flood" was recorded at House Of Loud in New Jersey and wa...

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MOTÖRHEAD: 15-Minute 'Aftershock' EPK Available

A 15-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for MOTÖRHEAD's 21st studio album, "Aftershock", is available below. "Aftershock" sold 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart. MOTÖRHEAD's previous CD, 2011's "The Wörld Is Yours",...

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Showtime, Storytime

NIGHTWISH fans were no doubt feeling cold-conked in 2012 when the abrupt decision to part ways with Anette Olzon was made in the middle of the Finnish symphonic metal band's U.S. tour. This becomes the controversial subject of a documentary film, "Please Learn the Set List in 48 Hours" accompanying...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's JOEL STROETZEL Says Having JESSE LEACH Back Is 'A Natural Thing' And 'Very Easy'

Anthony Toto of Pop-Break.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Joel Stroetzel of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pop-Break.com: The documentary for "Disarm The Descent" was excellent; it captured the vibe of KILLSWITCH reuniti...

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Former FOREIGNER Singer LOU GRAMM Interviewed By BackstageAxxess.com (Video)

BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with former FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm at House Of Guitars in Rochester, New York. You can now watch the chat below. Released on May 1, 2013 through Triumph Books, "Juke Box Hero: My Five Decades In Rock 'N' Roll" details Gramm's rise from humble,...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY: 'We Do Love Us Some Jesus!'

Right before Christmas. Chris Robertson (vocals, guitar) of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY was baptized by the band's guitarist/vocalist, Ben Wells, with assistance from Kevin Estes and pastor Chad Lockhart at Highland Hills Community Church in Glasgow, Kentucky. Says the group: "We ended 2013...

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DESCEND: New Song 'In Hours Of Despair' Available For Streaming

Swedish progressive death metallers DESCEND will release their second full-length album, "Wither", on January 24, 2014 via Inverse Records. DESCEND was formed in 2003 and the current lineup dates back to 2008. After three demos, the debut album, "Through The Eyes Of The Burdened", was released throu...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE To Release 'I Will Not Break' Digital EP

Following up on the success of his latest studio album, "Impermanent Resonance", singer James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER will release a new digital EP, "I Will Not Break", on January 6 in Europe and January 14 in North America via InsideOut Music. "I Will Not Break" track listi...

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GUNS N' ROSES, WHITESNAKE, MACHINE HEAD Guitarists Confirmed For 'Randy Rhoads Remembered'

"Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend" is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. From the creators of "Bonzo Bash" (the celebration show for LED ZEPPELIN's John Bonham),Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton bring you yet another celebra...

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Aftershock

God bless MOTÖRHEAD. At age 68, Lemmy Kilmister, of all the genuine rock 'n roll bad boys left to us, is monitoring his health. Having had to postpone numerous live dates including a European leg that just would've gotten started, the unstoppable Lem was recently sidelined after doctors discovered a...

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Serpents Unleashed

Quickly turning into ol' reliables of the neo-thrash circuit, SKELETONWITCH make next to no modifications to their turbulent speed routine for their fifth album, "Serpents Unleashed". If you've heard their 2007 breakout "Beyond the Permafrost" or their previous recording, "Forever Abomination", then...

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Generation Nothing

I recently caught up with METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe at the Rock Harvest II benefit festival on the outskirts of Baltimore. Munroe was in town as a special guest of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania's GHOST OF WAR where they banded together for a mini-set of METAL CHURCH classics and "Pierced by the...