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STEVE VAI To Be Inducted Into LONG ISLAND MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Guitarist and composer Steve Vai is among the inductees for this year's class of the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame. This year's class of inductees also includes legendary music executive Charles Koppelman, singer/songwriter Garland Jeffreys, film composer Carter Burwell, hip-hop performer Big Daddy...

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Reunited Original Lineup Of SKINLAB To Record New Album

The original lineup of San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has reformed and is booking select shows where it will perform its 1997 debut album, "Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded", in its entirety. Steev Esquivel (vocals, bass),Paul Hopkins (drums),Gary Wendt (guitar) and Mike Roberts (guitar) ha...

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Former ALICE COOPER Guitarist KANE ROBERTS Signs With FRONTIERS; New Solo Album Due In 2017

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of Kane Roberts to the label for the release of his next solo album, due sometime in 2017. Kane says: "Once you strap on a guitar and make the hard-coded decision to play music in the face of everything you know and don't know, you find that 'the ...

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More Details Emerge In Death Of Former 3 DOORS DOWN Guitarist MATT ROBERTS

Former 3 DOORS DOWN guitarist Matt Roberts has died of an apparent overdose. He was 38 years old. According to the musician's father, Matt's death was caused by accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Darrell Roberts was on the road with his son in West Bend, Wisconsin, where Matt was scheduled t...

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RUNNING WILD: Lyric Video For New Song 'Black Bart'

Three years after the release of "Resilient", German power metallers RUNNING WILD will unleash their latest album. "Rapid Foray" on August 26 as a box set, on digipak CD, double vinyl LP and as a digital download. The official lyric video for the song "Black Bart", taken from "Rapid Foray", can be s...

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TOOL Frontman MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Adds Portland, Seattle, San Francisco Dates to Book Tour

Maynard James Keenan, frontman of TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER, has added Portland, Seattle and San Francisco dates to his upcoming "A Perfect Union Of Contrary Things" book tour, as well as second readings in Chicago and Washington, D.C. (both events had previously sold out). An evening with...

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PAPA ROACH Promises 'A Lot Of Energy' And 'Surprises' On Upcoming Album

California rockers PAPA ROACH are putting the finishing touches on their ninth album, tentatively due in early 2017. A single will precede the effort at the end of the summer or early fall. Speaking to Ronni of the 99.7 The Blitz radio station at this past Monday's (July 18) Alternative Press Music...

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Video: MÖTLEY CRÜE's MICK MARS Performs LED ZEPPELIN, JIMI HENDRIX Classics In Nashville

MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars joined Kenny Olsen on stage on June 23 at Ernie Ball Music Man Pickers' Paradise party at Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Tennessee to perform a couple of rock classics, including LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock And Roll" and "Hey Joe", written by Billy Roberts but popularized by Jim...

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GEMINI SYNDROME To Release 'Memento Mori' Album In August

GEMINI SYNDROME will release its new album, "Memento Mori", on August 19 via Another Century. The alternative hard rock outfit continues to push the envelope both musically and thematically on the record, which is the follow-up to their 2013 debut, "Lux". "Memento Mori", which was produced by the le...

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METALLICA: Expanded Release Of 'No Life 'Til Leather' Delayed Due To 'Legal' Issues

The previously announced expanded version of METALLICA's 1982 demo tape, "No Life 'Til Leather", which was supposed to arrive last summer on CD, vinyl and limited-edition deluxe box set, has been delayed due to legal issues. "No Life 'Til Leather" was released as a limited-edition cassette for Recor...

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DISCHARGE Vocalist JEFF 'JJ JANIAK Discusses Joining Band, Signing To NUCLEAR BLAST, 'End Of Days' Album

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with DISCHARGE vocalist Jeff "JJ" Janiak. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On joining DISCHARGE: Janiak: "I was already in the band BROKEN BONES with Bones (Tony 'Bones' Roberts, guitar) and Tezz (Terry 'Tezz' Roberts, gu...

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End Of Days

Six hallowed words come affixed to British hardcore: "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing." Two others would be "Never Again." If you don't know DISCHARGE, shame on you. The very definition of hardcore music ought to come with DISCHARGE stuffed inside the same sentence. As one of the fastest, loude...

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GRAND MAGUS: New Song 'Forged In Iron - Crowned In Steel' Available For Streaming

Swedish riff lords GRAND MAGUS will release their eighth studio album, "Sword Songs", on May 13 through Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD was created by acclaimed artist Anthony Roberts. The song "Forged In Iron - Crowned In Steel", taken from "Sword Songs", can be streamed below. GRAND MA...

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DISCHARGE: New Song 'Raped And Pillaged' Available For Streaming

"Raped And Pillaged", a brand new song from U.K.-based crust legends DISCHARGE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "End Of Days", due on April 29 via Nuclear Blast. DISCHARGE commented: "So here it is, the 'End Of Days'... Fifteen brand-new tracks. "The first day we...

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DISCHARGE: Part Two Of 'End Of Days' Track-By-Track Breakdown

U.K.-based crust legends DISCHARGE announced their signing to Nuclear Blast late last year. After the release of their "New World Order" EP, the time has come to unleash their new studio album (their Nuclear Blast debut) on an unsuspecting world. It is titled "End Of Days" and will be made available...