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Alice Cooper's first studio release in six years shares many of the same elements as 2011's "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", which was a reimagination of Alice's first solo effort, 1975's "Welcome to My Nightmare". The album was intended as a collection of standalone songs to contrast with the previous "co...

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LEIF EDLING Is Working On New CANDLEMASS Song: 'This Will Be A New Challenge For Me As A Songwriter'

Leif Edling is working on a new CANDLEMASS song, to be released next year. The Swedish bassist and songwriter broke the news in a Facebook post, writing: "[The track] will see the light of day early 2018. It will be a part of something bigger, something really cool that will take [CANDLEMASS] on ano...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER Says Making New ACT OF DEFIANCE Album Was 'Seamless'

Rustyn Rose of Metalholic recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for ACT OF DEFIANCE's forthcoming sophomore a...

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COREY TAYLOR On Feud With CHAD KROEGER: 'He's The One Who F**king Started It'

Corey Taylor says that he has been "trying to bury" his dispute with NICKELBACK after Chad Kroeger blasted STONE SOUR as "NICKELBACK Lite" and called out Taylor for allegedly saying that it was "easy" to write a hit song. In an interview posted in June with Sweden's Metal Covenant, Kroeger said that...

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METALLICA: 'WorldWired' Rig Rundown

METALLICA has uploaded a nineteen-minute video in which guitar techs Chad Zaemisch and Justin Crew walk us through James Hetfield's and Kirk Hammett's "WorldWired" tour guitar rigs. Check out the clip below. The European leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour kicked off in Copenhagen, Denmark on Septe...

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CHEAP TRICK, DOKKEN, SEBASTIAN BACH, STEELHEART, QUIET RIOT Set For ROCKFEST 80'S Festival

LYNYRD SKYNYRD, CHEAP TRICK and JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS will headline the second annual RockFest 80's, set to take place Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5, at C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Florida. A total of sixteen bands will grace the RockFest stage at this fan-favorite festi...

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Listen To Previously Unreleased STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Song 'Only Dying'

A previously unreleased STONE TEMPLE PILOTS song called "Only Dying", taken from the upcoming 25th-anniversary expanded reissue of the band's debut album, "Core", can be heard using the SoundCloud widget below. The track was demoed early in STP's career and the band had planned to re-record in 1994...

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JOE SATRIANI Collaborates With GLENN HUGHES, CHAD SMITH On 'What Happens Next' Album

World-renowned guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has announced the release of his sixteenth solo album, "What Happens Next", due on January 12, 2018 via Sony/Legacy Recordings. Just a day prior to the album release, Satriani revives his G3 tour entity, inviting DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci and DEF LEPP...

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MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE: New Song 'Act I: Elysium 77' Available For Streaming

MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE has released another single titled "Act I: Elysium 77". The track, which features a guest appearance by THE WORLD ALIVE frontman Tyler "Telle" Smith, is taken from the band's new LP, "Vicious World", due on October 13 via Entertainment One Music / Good Fight Music. "'Elysium 77' i...

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'Monsters Of Rock' Official Illustrated History In Words And Pictures

Live Nation and Rufus Publications have announced the publication of the official "Monsters Of Rock" visual history, volume one of a two-part series celebrating the legendary Monsters Of Rock and Download festivals. Written by local journalist Jeff Clarke-Meads, who was backstage at every festival,...

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Video Premiere: THE SHAPE's 'The World Away'

"The World Away", the new video from the alternative metal act THE SHAPE, can be seen below. The song is the title cut of the Connecticut band's fourth studio album, which was released on August 4 via DME/Monolithic Recordings. THE SHAPE vocalist/guitarist Brian Almeida stated about the song and vid...

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SCORPIONS/Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE's Art Collection: New Trailer Available

Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee has been working with art team and publisher SceneFour on an art collection, dubbed "Subliminal", that is described as "a pioneering effort in the new medium of crafting visual art through drum performance." A new trailer for the collection...

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NICKELBACK Joined By AVRIL LAVIGNE For 'Rockstar' Performance In Los Angeles

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne took the stage for the first time in three years last night (Friday, September 8) to perform the song "Rockstar" with NICKELBACK during the band's concert at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Also appearing with them was a fan named Owen, who was plucked out...

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LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES To Release 'Dark Divine' Album In November

Columbus, Ohio metalcore giants LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES will release their new album, "Dark Divine", on November 3 via longtime label Rise Records. The follow-up to 2015's "The Dying Things We Live For" was produced by Erik Ron at Grey Area Studios and mixed by Caleb Shomo (BEARTOOTH). The first single...

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HEAVEN & EARTH: 'The Game Has Changed' Lyric Video

"Hard To Kill", the fourth studio album from Los Angeles-based hard rockers HEAVEN & EARTH, will be released on October 6 via Quarto Valley Records. A lyric video for the song "The Game Has Changed", taken from "Hard To Kill", can be seen below. Founded by British-born, blues-rock guitar virtuoso St...