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SCOTT WEILAND On Split With VELVET REVOLVER: 'There Were A Lot Of Egos In The Band, Including Mine'

During a recent interview with Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page),former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland was asked why he was fired from VELVET REVOLVER in 2008 after making only two albums with the group. "...

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JUDAS PRIEST, GUNS N' ROSES, RUSH, DEF LEPPARD Members To Be Profiled In 'Rock Icons' Documentary Series

Banger Films and VH1 Classic present "Rock Icons", an original documentary series profiling the most legendary artists in the history of rock music, premiering Saturday, February 21 on VH1 Classic. "Rock Icons" is 10 groundbreaking 30-minute episodes that go past the veil of mystery and beyond the v...

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Video: SLASH Honored With Les Paul Award At 30th Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Iconic guitarist Slash received the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards on Saturday, January 24 in Anaheim, California. Comedian Sinbad provided the laughs as the evening's host. The NAMM TEC Awards honors individuals and companies acro...

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DOWN: 'We Knew Him Well' Video Released

DOWN's video for the song "We Knew Him Well" can be seen below. The clip was filmed at Southport Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana by Mike Holderbeast and the Cement Level crew. "We Knew Him Well" is taken from DOWN's latest EP, "Down IV - Part Two", which sold around 10,000 copies in the United ...

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SCOTT WEILAND: I Was Never A Member Of ART OF ANARCHY

Scott Weiland says that he was never a member of ART OF ANARCHY despite the fact that he recorded a debut album with the supergroup, and says that his main focus is his solo band THE WILDABOUTS. "I was never in [ART OF ANARCHY]," the former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer told

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CANCER BATS: 'True Zero' Video Released

Canadian hardcore-punk-metal band CANCER BATS will release its fifth studio album, "Searching For Zero", in the U.S. on March 10 via Metal Blade Records. The CD features 10 tracks, including "True Zero", for which the Jim Agapito-directed video can be seen below. The iTunes version of the album will...

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FAITH NO MORE Announces North American Tour Dates, 'Superhero' Single

FAITH NO MORE has confirmed its first North American shows since 2010 with a spring outing kicking off April 15 in Vancouver. The announcement comes as the Bay Area band wraps up work on their follow-up to 1997's "Album Of The Year". The as-yet-untitled CD is due this May via the band's newly formed...

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SLASH, COREY TAYLOR, JOHN 5 Added To METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT's FEAR FESTEVIL

Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) will serve as panel participants at METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's second edition of his Fear FestEvil horror and music convention, set to take place on April 10-12 in San Jose, Ca...

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APOCALYPTICA's MIKKO SIRÉN Says 'Shadowmaker' Album Includes A Couple Of 'Really Epic, Mellow Tracks'

Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with Mikko Sirén of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked what his favorite song is to perform is from the forthcoming APOCALYPTICA album, "Shadowmaker"...

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BUMBLEFOOT: ART OF ANARCHY Is 'Not Competition Or A Threat' To Any Of Our Other Projects

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has confirmed that his ART OF ANARCHY project will likely employ a new vocalist when and if the band hits the road later in the year. In addition to the GUNS N' ROSES guitarist, the recording lineup for ART OF ANARCHY's first CD included ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weil...

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SCOTT WEILAND Says He Won't Tour With ART OF ANARCHY

Ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland says that he "had fun" working on the debut album from a side project called ART OF ANARCHY but he will not tour with the supergroup, preferring instead to focus on promoting the upcoming CD from his band THE WILDABOUTS. Weiland said: "I just saw some pres...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman PHIL LABONTE Defends His Latest Comments About Racial And Gay Slurs

ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte has defended his comments about the obstacles faced by the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) community and has accused the harshest critics of his remarks of supporting freedom of speech as long as it's speech they approve of. Addressing his use of a homo...

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Celebrate The Life And Music Of RONNIE JAMES DIO: Series Of Fifth-Anniversary Memorial Activities Planned

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the voice of RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH and DIO, is planning a weekend of activities in Los Angeles to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the singer's untimely death from gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The weekend will include...

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Ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, GUNS N' ROSES, DISTURBED Members Join Forces In ART OF ANARCHY

ART OF ANARCHY, the new band featuring Scott Weiland (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, VELVET REVOLVER) on vocals, John Moyer (DISTURBED) on bass, Jon and Vince Votta on guitar and drums, and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) as co-guitarist and producer, will release its debut album in the spring. Poised t...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer PHIL LABONTE: LGBT People's Plight Not Like That Of Blacks

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte addressed his use of a homophobic slur nearly a decade ago in a new interview with Revolver magazine, but ended potentially kicking a hornet's nest by suggesting that the obstacles faced by the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LG...