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BRUCE KULICK Says He Had To Play Politics In KISS

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has revealed he had to take band politics into account when pitching a song to Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley during his twelve years in the band. Speaking to Hot Metal, the 63-year-old said he could never play a song idea for both Simmons and Stanley — he had to ch...

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NITA STRAUSS Says It Took A Long Time To Find The Right Musicians For WE START WARS Project

WE START WARS, the new all-female group led by Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, will make its live debut on May 25 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. In addition to Nita, WE START WARS features Alicia Vigil (VIGIL OF WAR) on bass, Seana...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Reacts To Deadly Blast Outside ARIANA GRANDE Concert

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has reacted in horror at the news that at least 22 people were killed and more than 50 others injured after a reported explosion took place at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in England on Monday. Authorities are still investigating the incident, but it...

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HEART's ANN WILSON Pays Tribute To CHRIS CORNELL With 'Black Hole Sun' Performance On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

HEART singer Ann Wilson paid tribute to Chris Cornell by performing a cover version of the SOUNDGARDEN classic "Black Hole Sun" during an appearance on last night's (Thursday, May 19) episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Cornell apparently committed suicide by hanging on Wednesday night (May 18) after SO...

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W.A.S.P.: Watch Trailer For "Re-Idolized: The 25th Anniversary Of The Crimson Idol'

The first official trailer for W.A.S.P.'s upcoming 25th anniversary release "Re-Idolized" can be seen below. In 1992 W.A.S.P. released "The Crimson Idol". It's the story of Jonathan Aaron Steele, an abused child looking for love. Discovering music years later, he rises to international superstardom....

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CELTIC FROST: Classic NOISE-Era Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

CELTIC FROST will reissue its four seminal Noise Records albums on June 30 via BMG on deluxe hardback CD and 180-gram double album sets, complete with posters and 10-inch spine bound book. All tracks have been fully remastered and these releases contain previously unreleased and rare tracks. These a...

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Video Premiere: LACUNA COIL's 'You Love Me 'Cause I Hate You'

After launching a video clip for the song "Blood, Tears, Dust", Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL are revealing the full story of their two conceptual videos with their latest clip for the song "You Love Me 'Cause I Hate You". Like "Blood, Tears, Dust", the video was directed and edited by Cosimo Al...

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THE LURKING FEAR Feat. AT THE GATES Members: Video Footage Of Second-Ever Concert

Swedish death metal supergroup THE LURKING FEAR played its second-ever concert Saturday night (May 13) at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below. THE LURKING FEAR will release its debut album, "Out Of The Voiceless Grave", on August 11 via Centur...

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VIXEN Bassist Says 'It Was Really Awkward' To Reform Without Founding Guitarist JAN KUEHNEMUND

Emily Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast conducted an interview with VIXEN guitarist Britt Lightning and bassist Share Ross prior to the band's April 29 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follo...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Plays 'Final' Australian Show In Melbourne; Video, Photos

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss played the first of three final solo shows earlier tonight (Friday, May 12) at the Sofitel Grand Ballroom in Melbourne, Australia. The eleven-song setlist included "Can't Stop The Rain", from his 1978 debut solo album; "Words", from Criss's 1980 solo album "Out Of C...

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THE LURKING FEAR Feat. AT THE GATES Members: Debut Album 'Out Of The Voiceless Grave' Due In August

Swedish death metal supergroup THE LURKING FEAR will release its debut album, "Out Of The Voiceless Grave", on August 11 via Century Media. The disc is being recorded at Welfare Sounds in Gothenburg, Sweden. THE LURKING FEAR's first digital single, "Winged Death", can be streamed below. The band sai...

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NITA STRAUSS On WE START WARS: 'I've Been Trying To Put This Band Together Since I Started Playing Guitar'

WE START WARS, the new all-female group led by Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, will make its live debut on May 25 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The band's lineup is as follows: Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER) - Guitar Alicia Vigil (VI...

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Eternity, in Your Arms

With HIM announcing its forthcoming end, someone needs to pick up the willowy rock torch for love-stricken youth. Goth and punk rock being natural bedpartners, they've seldom co-habited with real impact post-SISTERS OF MERCY, THE SMITHS and THE MISSION UK. HIM's charm was the ease with which it push...

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ALESTORM Releases 'Mexico' Video

Scottish folk/power metallers ALESTORM have released the official music video for their new song "Mexico", taken from the band's upcoming fifth full-length album. Titled "No Grave But The Sea", the disc will be released on May 26 via Napalm Records. Says the band: "Oh wow! It's Cinco de Mayo, so let...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Looks Back On PMRC: 'It Was An Unpleasant Time'

Patrick Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Goldmine: A lot of people, especially kids nowadays — and there are obviously kids into JUDAS PRIEST — they don't remember the PMRC. I liked how you gav...