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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...

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MAD SEASON's 'Sonic Evolution' Concert Featuring SOUNDGARDEN, PEARL JAM, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members; Rehearsal Photos

SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell will perform with MAD SEASON featuring Mike McCready (PEARL JAM) and Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) plus the Seattle Symphony orchestra at a special "Sonic Evolution" concert at Seattle's Benaroya Hall on January 30. A couple of photos from the rehearsal se...

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KXM Featuring KORN, KING'S X, Ex-DOKKEN Members: Footage From Making Of 'Faith Is A Room' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Faith Is A Room", the new Jamie Brown-directed video from KXM, the project featuring drummer Ray Luzier (KORN),bassist/vocalist Doug Pinnick (KING'S X) and guitarist George Lynch (LYNCH MOB, DOKKEN),can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's...

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MATT SORUM Talks About His Involvement In ADOPT THE ARTS Charity (Video)

Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and others performed at a musical benefit and live auction on January 12 for Adopt The Arts, a Los Angeles-based charity that preserves and creates arts programs in U.S. public schools. The event at legendary Hollywood club The Roxy raised more than $106,000 to fund m...

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SLAYER Guitarist GARY HOLT Says 'Implode' 'Doesn't Even Touch' Other Songs On Band's Next Album

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt, who has been touring with SLAYER for the past five years as the replacement for Jeff Hanneman, says that SLAYER's forthcoming album has a "dark and sinister" vibe and is "everything you hope a SLAYER album should be." SLAYER is currently putting the finishing touches on i...

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SLASH, DUFF MCKAGAN, RICHIE SAMBORA, ORIANTHI, STEVE LUKATHER Perform At 'Adopt The Arts' Benefit

This past Monday evening (January 12),Adopt The Arts — the Los Angeles-based charity that preserves and creates arts programs in U.S. public schools — gathered their industry friends for an epic night of music and a live auction at The Roxy in West Hollywood. The event — honoring music legends Bill...

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Arm Workout With SISTER SIN's LIV JAGRELL (Video)

As part of Revolver magazine's ongoing "Metal Health" series, Liv Jagrell, vocalist of Swedish metallers SISTER SIN, demonstrates her favorite arm workout. Check out the two-minute clip below. Jagrell, who works as a personal trainer when SISTER SIN is not on tour, was asked by Legendary Rock Interv...