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VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA Among North America's Top-Grossing Tours Last Year

VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA and IRON MAIDEN are among the hard rock/heavy metal artists who made Pollstar's 2012 Top 200 North American Tour chart. According to Pollstar, there was more than a five percent rise in ticket sales, with 36.7 million sold in 2012 compared to the previous year's...

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JANE'S ADDICTION Frontman Working On Musical

JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell has revealed that he is working on a musical, telling Prefix, "My next project is that I'm working on a play, it's a musical. But it's going to be immersive theatre. It's not going to be in a theatre, I'm going to create an environment and the music will be .....

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Video: WILLIAM SHATNER Roasts ZAKK WYLDE

When legendary actor William Shatner needed some help recording a cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Iron Man" for his "Seeking Major Tom" album, he turned to none other than Ozzy Osbourne's longtime axeman Zakk Wylde for a little help. And how did Shatner repay Wylde? By ripping him a new one at last year's...

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Book Burner

There's a saying in metal that's overused, but it well applies in the case of D.C. grind champs, PIG DESTROYER. This band is not for the weak. Only five studio albums in a career spanning back to 1997, it's quality not quantity that makes PIG DESTROYER one of the finest of their ilk. Their projectio...

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MATT SORUM Recording New Solo Album

Drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, THE CULT) has entered the studio to begin recording his new solo album. He says: "My new solo record will not be a rock record and I am not playing drums on it. [I am] singing and [playing] acoustic [guitar] mainly, [and] using another drummer [for...

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GRAVEYARD Interviewed In Vienna (Video)

On December 13, Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with Jonatan Larocca Ramm (guitar, vocals) and Axel Sjöberg (drums) of Swedish blues rockers GRAVEYARD backstage at the Arena venue in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. GRAVEYARD's third album, "Lights Out", sold around...

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PAPA ROACH Featured In This Week's 'Guitar Center Sessions' Episode; Another Preview Clip

Guitar Center, the world's largest retailer of musical instruments and equipment, and DirecTV, one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services, will spotlight PAPA ROACH in a new episode of the award-winning music series Guitar Center Sessions on Friday, December 28...

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ZAKK WYLDE Sings BLACK SABBATH, JIMI HENDRIX, ALICE IN CHAINS With CAMP FREDDY (Video)

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE),Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL),Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT) and Linda Perry (4 NON BLONDES) are are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY on the last night of their three-show residency at The Roxy i...

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NIKKI SIXX: '25 Years Ago, I Had Two Almost-Fatal Drug Overdoses That Changed My Life Forever'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "25 years ago today I had two almost-fatal drug overdoses that changed my life forever. I can't even see myself these days as that kid who was running head strong into the abyss, but I know he taught me how to ...

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LEMMY, VIVIAN CAMPBELL, SEBASTIAN BACH, BILLY GIBBONS, FRED DURST Perform With CAMP FREDDY

Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP),Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD, DIO),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT) and Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) are are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY during their three-night residency at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California on December 20-22. Campb...

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GRAVEYARD Interviewed In Cologne (Video)

On December 18, Kati Rausch of Music Interview Corner conducted an interview with Jonatan Larocca Ramm (guitar, vocals) and Axel Sjöberg (drums) of Swedish blues rockers GRAVEYARD backstage at the Essigfabrik venue in Cologne, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. GRAVEYARD's third album, "Ligh...

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Exclusive: MEGADETH Bassist's Autobiography Due Next Year

The autobiography of David Ellefson, co-founder and bassist of 11-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal titans MEGADETH, will be made available next year via Howard Books. Ellefson's memoir, "My Life With Deth", chronicles the story of Ellefson's fall into addiction during the band's early years, follow...

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PAPA ROACH Featured In Next Week's 'Guitar Center Sessions' Episode; Preview Clip Available

Guitar Center, the world's largest retailer of musical instruments and equipment, and DirecTV, one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services, will spotlight PAPA ROACH in a new episode of the award-winning music series Guitar Center Sessions on Friday, December 28...

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DEE SNIDER 'Rock & Roll Roast': Details Revealed

Get ready for a raucous night of comedy, charity and chaos. Revolver and Guitar World are proud to announce the second annual Rock & Roll Roast comedy series with honoree Dee Snider, lead singer of the legendary 1980s rock band TWISTED SISTER. The exclusive event will take place at The Grove in...

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KORN, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, SCORPIONS Drummers To Take Part In 'Bonzo Bash NAMM Jamm 2013'

Bonzo Bash founder and S.U.N. guitarist Brian Thomas Tichy (also of WHITESNAKE) recently said, "As I sit here in a dimly lit room with my headphones from 1977 cranked, staring at the LP cover of 'Physical Graffiti', spinning a drum stick, hypnotized by the flanged snare drum in 'Kashmir', I smile t...