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BLACK STATE HIGHWAY Signs With HNE RECORDINGS

U.K. rockers BLACK STATE HIGHWAY have inked a deal with HNE Recordings for the release of their self-titled debut album. BLACK STATE HIGHWAY is a five-piece, multinational, female-fronted hard rock band on a mission. Equal parts filthy blues riffs, monster rhythm and raw, melodic hooks, these young...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Joins PAMELA MOORE, RONNY MUNROE On Stage In Seattle (Video)

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton joined female vocalist Pamela Moore — who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II" — on stage this past Saturday night (May 17) at Studio Seven in Seattl...

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STAIND: Back On The Road, But Not Ready To Start Working On New Songs

Nic and Big J of the Boise, Idaho radio station 100.3 The X Rocks spoke to vocalist Aaron Lewis and guitarist Mike Mushok of Massachusetts rockers STAIND at the Rock On The Range festival, which is being held May 16-18 at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below....

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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE: 'Ghosts' Solo Track From 'Electric Wake' Album Streaming

"Ghosts", a brand new solo song from METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track, which features a guest appearance by George Lynch (KXM, LYNCH MOB, ex-DOKKEN),is taken from Munroe's third solo album, "Electric Wake", which will be released on June 24 vi...

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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN Celebrates 100 Days Of Sobriety

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen celebrated his 100th day sober on Thursday, May 15. He wrote on his Facebook page, "I think I get some kind of chip or medallion for that shit." Jourgensen checked into a rehabilitation facility in early February to receive treatment for alcohol dependency. In a Septem...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY's JOHN FRED YOUNG Guests On 'Totally Driven Radio' (Audio)

"Totally Driven Radio", the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST time on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, recently conducted an interview with drummer John Fred Young of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY. You can now listen to the chat belo...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Hangs Out With NINJA TUNE Producer To Reimagine 'I Am The Law' Song

On the surface, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante and Ninja Tune producer Lee Bannon appear to be worlds apart, but when you swipe aside the obvious (and numerous) differences between these two artists, you'll find a common desire to make the beat the driving force in everything they do. In the latest...

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THE DEAD DAISIES Featuring GUNS N' ROSES, THIN LIZZY Members: 'Face I Love' EP Due In August

THE DEAD DAISIES will release the "Face I Love" EP on August 5 via Caroline/Universal. The title track will drop June 24 along with an innovative interactive Facebook application that will allow fans to be a part of the album cover art and music video. That same day, the EP will be available for pre...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY's 'Magic Mountain' Cracks U.S. Top 25

"Magic Mountain", the fourth album from Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY, sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 22 on The Billboard 200 chart. This number is in line with the first-week performance of BLACK STONE CHERRY's last CD, "Be...

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ANTHRAX To Play 'Among The Living' in Its Entirety For First Time In U.K.

ANTHRAX has played more Sonisphere festivals around Europe than any other band and was featured at Knebworth for every U.K. edition of the festival. But this summer, they are going one better by performing not once, but twice at Knebworth. Not content with already playing on the Apollo stage on Satu...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY's 'Magic Mountain' Cracks U.K. Top 5

"Magic Mountain", the fourth album from Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY, entered the official chart in the United Kingdom at position No. 5. The CD was released in North America on May 6 (one day earlier internationally) via Roadrunner Records. BLACK STONE CHERRY's previous albums, 2008's "Folkl...

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CRIMSON GLORY Guitarist JON DRENNING's Arrest Was Part Of Police Investigation Targeting Drug Dealers

The Sarasota Police Department has released video footage (see below) of today's (Friday, May 9) press conference announcing 23 more arrests — including that of CRIMSON GLORY guitarist Jon Drenning (a.k.a. John Drenning) — as part of "Operation Sarasota Cartel II", targeting the hierarchy of drug de...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Mixing New Album

Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY have begun mixing their fourth full-length album at Audiohammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof. This is the band's fourth consecutive project with Suecof, having previously worked with him on "Ruination" (2009),"Gloom" (2011),and "...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Speaks To THE AGE OF METAL (Video)

The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer on May 1 in Tempe, Arizona during the band's North American tour with SABATON and REVAMP. You can now watch the chat below. ICED EARTH's new album, "Plagues Of Babylon", sold around 6,300 copies in the United Stat...

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SALIVA's BOBBY AMARU Talks To ARTISAN NEWS (Video)

Artisan News recently spoke to Bobby Amaru, new frontman for SALIVA, about the band's just-released album "Rise Up", what happened to the group's last singer, Josey Scott, and how Bobby hooked up with SALIVA. You can now watch the report below. "Rise Up", SALIVA's ninth studio effort and second sinc...