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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON's EMP LABEL GROUP Signs North American Distribution Deal With ENTERTAINMENT ONE

EMP Label Group, the label founded by MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, has signed an exclusive North American distribution deal with Entertainment One (eOne),North America's leading independent music brand. In addition to offering traditional wholesale and managed inventory services to some of Nort...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Members Defend Right To Keep Using The Name

According to The Pulse Of Radio, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo and guitarist Dean DeLeo defended their use of the band's name during an interview on Tuesday (February 9) with St. Louis radio station KPNT. Responding to a fan who called in and suggested that the band should change its name...

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ACE FREHLEY's 'Origins Vol. 1' To Feature Guest Appearances By PAUL STANLEY, SLASH, MIKE MCCREADY, LITA FORD

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will release "Origins Vol. 1", a collection of twelve newly recorded classics from Ace's formative years featuring some of the biggest names in rock and roll, on April 15. Most notably, KISS frontman Paul Stanley joins Ace on FREE's hit "Fire And Water". This coll...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY On Upcoming Album: 'There's More Blast Beats Going On All Over The Place'

Metal Wani writer William Richards recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether TESTAMENT will perform its recently recorded sin...

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CRO-MAGS Frontman's BLOODCLOT Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

BLOODCLOT, the band led by CRO-MAGS frontman John Joseph, has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. Joining Joseph in BLOODCLOT's current lineup are Todd Youth (DANZIG) on guitar, Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) on drums and Phil Caivano (MONSTER MAGNET) on bass. A different lineup of BLOOD...

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TESTAMENT Sets Tentative Title For New Album; Puts Finishing Touches On 'The Brotherhood Of The Snake' Single

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have set "The Brotherhood Of The Snake" as the tentative title of their eleventh studio album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast. The music for the CD's projected title track has already been recorded, with the vocals set to be completed in th...

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Video: PAUL STANLEY Sings THE MIRACLES Classic 'The Tracks Of My Tears'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley's latest solo project, an R&B band called SOUL STATION, made its live debut on September 11, 2015 at West Hollywood, California's The Roxy Theatre. The ten-piece band also features KISS drummer Eric Singer. Professionally filmed video footage of SOUL STATION performing...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' DEAN DELEO: What We Are Looking For In A Singer

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist Dean DeLeo spoke to RollingStone.com about the band's decision to launch an open audition on their web site for a new lead singer to replace Chester Bennington, who left the multi-platinum rock act at the end of last year. "We kind of came to the realization a while bac...

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Ex-Winemaking Partner Takes Swipe At TOOL Frontman

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the former winemaking partner of TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan has taken a swipe at the singer in a report from AZCentral, saying that a new wine-rating initiative started by a group led by Keenan is unnecessarily divisive. Eric Glomski, who owns Page Spring Cel...

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DARK ANGEL Guitarist On Writing New Music: 'We Want It To Be The Most Badass Thing We Can Possibly Do'

Guitarist Jim Durkin and drummer Gene Hoglan of reactivated California thrashers DARK ANGEL were interviewed on a recent edition of "The Metal Magdalene With Jet" show on Metal Messiah Radio. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET Discusses 'Ghostlights' Concept (Video)

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its seventh studio album, "Ghostlights", on January 29 via Nuclear Blast. The twelve-song CD was produced by Tobias and Sascha Paeth at Gatestudio in Wolfsburg, Germany. Paeth engineered and mixed "Ghostlights", while the mastering was done b...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer JOE ELLIOTT's Vocal Issues Force Postponement of Winter 2016 Tour Dates

DEF LEPPARD has postponed the remaining dates on its current tour to give singer Joe Elliott time to rest his vocal cords. The band wrote on its web site that the concerts on its winter tour were being postponed "due to illness. All shows from Feb. 2 (San Antonio, Texas) through Feb. 17 (Allentown,...

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'Kiss By Monster Mini Golf' Moving To Rio All-Suite Hotel And Casino In Las Vegas

Kiss By Monster Mini Golf, a unique rock 'n roll-themed amusement attraction based around the world-renowned band KISS, is swinging into the Rio All-Suite Hotel And Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, with an opening set for spring 2016. Kiss By Monster Mini Golf will close its original location on the cor...

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Video: KISS Performs In Durant, Oklahoma

Fan-filmed video footage of KISS's January 29 performance at Choctaw Grand Theater in Durant, Oklahoma can be seen below (courtesy of John Erigo). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Detroit Rock City 02. Deuce 03. Psycho Circus 04. Creatures Of The Night 05. I Love It Loud 06. War Machine 07. Fl...

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VINCE NEIL Is Reaching Out To Rock-Star Friends For Support During 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Stint

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil is among sixteen contestants who have signed on for the next season of "The Celebrity Apprentice", NBC's long-running business reality show. Also participating in Season 8 of the reality-TV competition are retired UFC fighter Chael Sonnen, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi of "Je...