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STEVEN TYLER To Perform On ABC's 'CMA Country Christmas'

Celebrate the holidays with some of the biggest names in music performing holiday classics on "CMA Country Christmas", a two-hour special hosted for the fifth year by Jennifer Nettles airing Monday, December 1 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC television network. The special, which tapes in front of a...

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NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER Sings LED ZEPPELIN, CHICKENFOOT Reunites At SAMMY HAGAR's Birthday Bash (Video)

NICKELBACK's Chad Kroeger joined Sammy Hagar over the weekend to perform a cover version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Whole Lotta Love" during Hagar's huge birthday bash at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. Also appearing at the event were the Red Rocker's CHICKENFOOT bandmates Joe Satriani, Mic...

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OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON Says 'Majority' Of Band's Fans Have Embraced 'Pale Communion'

GetYourRockOut recently conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reaction to OPETH's latest album, "Pale Communion": Fredrik: "I don't read eve...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says It Was 'A Mistake' To Perform So Many New Songs On 'Heritage' Tour

On October 11, guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed by UK's Metal Hammer at Roundhouse in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how OPETH went about choosing which songs to perform live on the current tour, Mikael said: "It can...

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OPETH: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Nottingham Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of OPETH's October 12 performance at Rock City in Nottingham, England can be seen below. OPETH's eleventh studio album, "Pale Communion", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Pale...

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Missing From New Promotional Photo

AC/DC has released an official new publicity photo of the band and notably absent from it is drummer Phil Rudd, who was also a no-show at the group's recent video shoot on October 3 and October 4 for the two new singles, "Play Ball" and "Rock Or Bust". Rudd was replaced for the filming by ...

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LZZY HALE Says Next HALESTORM Album Will Have 'A Lot Of Energy To It'

Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with HALESTORM singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale, drummer Arejay Hale and bassist Josh Smith on September 27 at The Shindig Music Festival in Baltimore. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow below (transcribed by BLABBER...

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DEF LEPPARD's Cover Of PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS' 'Helen Wheels': Audio Sample Available

Due on November 18, "The Art Of McCartney" is a long awaited and very special project celebrating one of the most universally acclaimed songwriters of all time, Sir Paul McCartney. With backing provided by McCartney's long time band, classic tracks such as "Maybe I'm Amazed", "My Love", "The Long An...

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NIGHTINGALE To Release 'Retribution' In January

Sweden's NIGHTINGALE will release its seventh studio album, "Retribution", on January 27, 2015 in North America via InsideOut Music. The follow-up to 2007's "White Darkness" features artwork by Travis Smith (OPETH, NEVERMORE, KATATONIA) and the music should appeal to fans of bands like RUSH, MARILLI...

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SKID ROW Singer JOHNNY SOLINGER To Release 'Scrappy Smith' Country Music EP

SKID ROW singer Johnny Solinger will issue a new country EP, "Scrappy Smith", on October 28 via Red River Entertainment. The digital-only release, which can be streamed in its entirety at this location until October 27, includes the first single, "Girls Who Swear", as well as tracks that were writte...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I Might Be Too Old To Understand What Younger Generation Thinks Metal Is'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed on the October 3-5 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when i...

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AVATARIUM: 'All I Want' Lyric Video Released

AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release a new vinyl/digital-only EP, "All I Want", on November 14 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY) on guitar...

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AC/DC: 'Rock Or Bust' Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

AC/DC will release its new album, titled "Rock Or Bust", on December 2. The 11-song collection is the band's first since 2008's "Black Ice" and it includes the song "Play Ball", which is available as an instant download when pre-ordering the album from iTunes. The track can also be streamed below. "...

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AC/DC's PHIL RUDD Sits Out Video Shoot; Ex-SHOGUN Drummer BOB RICHARDS Steps In

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd (pictured) sat out the video shoot for the band's two new singles, "Play Ball" and "Rock Or Bust", on October 3 and October 4 in London, England. He was replaced during the flming by Bob Richards, who had previously played with SHOGUN and IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith. A...

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'JIMMY PAGE In Conversation With CHRIS CORNELL' To Be Held In November In Los Angeles

To celebrate the publication of Jimmy Page's official photographic autobiography, "Jimmy Page" — the first book by a member of LED ZEPPELIN — Genesis Publications (with Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado) will present "An Evening With Jimmy Page In Conversation With Chris Cornell". The event will ta...