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NIGHTWISH Signs North American Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT

Finland-based symphonic metal act NIGHTWISH has inked a North American deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The band's as-yet-untitled eighth studio album will be the first to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER),who has toured with NIGHTWISH since October 2012. NIGHTWIS...

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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON Says Fans 'Didn't Do Their Homework' On Band's Last Album

In a brand new interview with Las Vegas Review-Journal, AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton expressed his belief that the band's latest album, "Music From Another Dimension!", didn't get its fair due from the group's fans, resulting in the CD falling short of commercial expectations. "I feel like the fan...

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SLASH To Celebrate Guitar Center's 50th Anniversary With Takeover Of Iconic Hollywood Venues

Guitar Center is proud to announce SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS "Live From The Sunset Strip Presented By Gibson And Epiphone". The iconic guitarist is set to take over thee of Hollywood's most legendary venues — The Troubadour, Whisky A Go Go and The Roxy — in celebration of Gu...

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BRET MICHAELS Remakes LIONEL RICHIE Classic 'Endless Love' For NISSAN Marketing Campaign (Video)

Nissan will launch a new marketing campaign this week, starring POISON lead singer Bret Michaels, for its line of rugged commercial vans. The comprehensive "Tough Love" digital and print effort breaks July 31 across a variety of social media and digital platforms, including AOL, Google, Fortune, Ent...

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TED NUGENT: I Am The 'Man That The President Of The United States Hates More Than Anybody' (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of Ted Nugent's anti-Obama "rant" from his July 26 concert at Leach Amphitheatre in Oshkosh, Wisconsin can be seen below. (**UPDATE**: The video in question has since been removed.) "You are standing in front of the No. 1 man that the President of the United States hates mor...

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'Millionaire' DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'Pissed Off' That He Has To Wait To Get Approval For CT Scan

Earlier this month, Cutter of Envision Radio Networks' "Hangar 19" podcast conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting pro...

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Heavy Metal Fan JOKO 'JOKOWI' WIDODO Wins Indonesia's Presidential Election

Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who has professed love for heavy metal bands like METALLICA, MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD and NAPALM DEATH, has been declared the winner of Indonesia's presidential election after receiving 53.13 percent of the vote. He is expected to be inaugurated on October 20. Upo...

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Has Six Songs He Is 'Really Excited About' For His Next Solo Album

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry says that he has "about six songs" he is "really excited about" that he plans to include on his next solo album, tentatively due in 2015. The legendary axeman, whose long-awaited memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith", is slated to hit shelves on October 7 via...

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TED NUGENT: 'I Don't Understand' The People Who Hate Me

Controversial rocker Ted Nugent says that he doesn't understand the people that hate him and insists that his "beliefs are so positive and so uplifting that they would work for everybody." Nugent, who is an avid supporter of gun rights and antagonist of President Barack Obama, was critized this past...

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It's Official: KISS To Rock Las Vegas For Nine-Show Residency In November

It's official: KISS will play a nine-show Las Vegas residency this fall at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino beginning November 5. According to USAToday.com, the "Kiss Rocks Vegas" dates are: Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 19 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Tickets for ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX, VINCE NEIL Talk About ELI YOUNG BAND's 'Country' Version Of 'Don't Go Away Mad' (Video)

The country tribute album "Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe" will be released on August 19 via Big Machine Records, Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music. The project will feature fresh takes on 15 of MÖTLEY CRÜE's biggest hits covered by some of country music's biggest names, including F...

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HAVOK Signs With CENTURY MEDIA

Century Media Records has announced the signing of Denver, Colorado's HAVOK. The young thrash metal quartet has worked nonstop, releasing three albums and touring the world the past five years, and is poised to take its music and career to another level. "We're so excited to sign with Century Media!...

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Former OVERKILL Drummer RAT SKATES Uses HITLER And Holocaust Footage In Bizarre Anti-'Dictator' Video

According to RawStory.com, founding OVERKILL drummer Lee "Rat Skates" Kundrat has written ad directed a new ad that uses graphic Holocaust footage in an apparent attempt to downplay the idea of global warming. Check it out below. Skates, who grew up in a middle-class household in New Providence, New...

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JOE PERRY Says AEROSMITH May Start Focusing On Releasing 'Two Or Three' New Songs At A Time

During a brand new interview with Billboard.com. AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry once again reiterated his view that the band may stop making full-length albums and could start focusing on releasing singles and EPs. "When people go to see us live, they want to hear some of the old songs and some of th...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX, VINCE NEIL Talk About CASSADDE POPE's 'Country' Version Of 'The Animal In Me' (Video)

The country tribute album "Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe" will be released on August 19 via Big Machine Records, Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music. The project will feature fresh takes on 15 of MÖTLEY CRÜE's biggest hits covered by some of country music's biggest names, including F...