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DISTURBED Frontman Diagnosed With 'Serious Throat Condition'; U.S. Tour Canceled

The Boston Globe reports that DISTURBED's previously announced U.S. tour has been canceled because the band's lead singer, David Draiman, has been diagnosed with a serious throat condition. According to tour promoter Live Nation, the unspecified "condition" is not permanent, but Draiman must stop pe...

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KILLING JOKE Announces North American Tour Dates

U.K. post-punk industrial icons KILLING JOKE will return to North America this winter for a long-anticipated run of live dates. The tour will commence on December 3 in New York City and run through nearly a dozen cities before coming to a close in Los Angeles on December 18. The trek will coincide w...

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JOE SATRIANI's First Show In Support Of 'Black Swans' Is Smokin' Hot... Literally!

This past Wednesday night (October 6),The Uptown Theatre in beautiful Napa, California hosted the first show of Joe Satriani's "Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards World Tour". As Joe performed the first few songs of his new set to a crowd of appreciative fans, an overzealous fog machine caused the fi...

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PAPA ROACH Frontman Interviewed On WAAF (Audio)

On October 7, Mistress Carrie of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. PAPA ROACH's new album, "Time For Annihilation... On The Road And On The Record", sold...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Says STEVEN TYLER's 'Idol' Gig Won't Get In Way Of New Album

AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford told The Boston Globe that singer Steven Tyler's new gig as one of the judges on the next season of "American Idol" won't interfere with the band's plans to make a new album. "We might actually get more work done because we haven't always been so disciplined when it...

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THE SUMMONED: New Song Posted Online

"The Flood", a brand new song from Boston, Massachusetts-based experimental death metallers THE SUMMONED, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming debut album, "If Only Minds Could Paint Pictures", tentatively due in December/January via Firs...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist BRAD WHITFORD To Perform At REEL BLUES FEST

In honor of his 2010 Lifetime Achievement Grammy, the Reel Blues Fest presents a special tribute to legendary Delta blues guitarist David "Honeyboy" Edwards on Friday, October 8 at the House Of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts. Edwards will be joined on stage by AEROSMITH's Brad Whitford, hip hop sens...

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UNEARTH Guitarist Featured In LIPBITE Video

UNEARTH guitarist Ken Susi is featured in the "When Heart Grows Stronger" video from the new Waltham, Massachusetts band called LIPBITE. The group features in its ranks singer Noelle, who previously fronted the popular Boston rock act DAMONE. Check out the clip below.

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AEROSMITH Reportedly Earned $1 Million A Night On U.S. Tour

The Smoking Gun reports that Boston hard rock legends AEROSMITH received a guaranteed $1 million payday for their 90-minute performances during their recently completed 18-city U.S. tour, according to an excerpt from one of the band's contracts. In addition, the band stood to earn even more based on...

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JOE SATRIANI Talks About 'Littleworth Lane' Track (Video)

Metal Injection has posted an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the new Joe Satriani track "Littleworth Lane". Watch the clip below. "Littleworth Lane" comes off "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", Satriani's 14th studio album, which was produced and recorded by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, M...

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JIMMY PAGE And EDDIE VAN HALEN Top 'Greatest Guitar Solo' List

According to The Pulse of Radio, Jimmy Page's 1971 solo to LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway To Heaven" topped the Gibson.com list of the "Top 50 Guitar Solos Of All Time." Coming in at No. 2 is Eddie Van Halen's 1978 groundbreaking instrumental "Eruption" from VAN HALEN's self-titled debut, with Jimi Hendri...

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STEVEN TYLER On 'American Idol' Judges Table: First Photo Released

The first photo of AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler on the judges table of "American Idol" can be viewed below. The picture was tweeted by Nigel Lythgoe, has returned to the show as an executive producer. Lythgoe wrote, "It's great to be back on 'American Idol'. The judges were great." "American Idol...

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POWERGLOVE: New Song Available For Streaming

The song "Transformers" from video game metal masters POWERGLOVE is available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Saturday Morning Apocalypse", which is being released to day (Tuesday, September 28) via eOne Music. "'Saturday Morning Apocalypse' came o...

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GODSMACK Frontman Says His Solo Debut Is Unlike Anything Else That's Out There

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna recently spoke to MTV News about his newly released solo album, "Avalon", which debuted at position No. 24 on The Billboard 200 chart. "GODSMACK will always be my main priority. I know that, but right now, 'Avalon' is my baby," Erna said. "It's a complete departure from...

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STAIND Vocalist Headed To Middle East

According to The Pulse of Radio, STAIND vocalist Aaron Lewis will kick off a solo acoustic tour on October 7 in Boston, but before that Lewis is leaving this weekend for another trip much further away. "I go over to the conflict in the Middle East very soon, and I'll be over there for a ...