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FLYING COLORS To Release 'Second Nature' In September

FLYING COLORS — the band featuring Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals),Dave LaRue (bass),Neal Morse (keyboards, vocals),Casey McPherson (vocals, guitars) and Steve Morse (guitar) — will release its second album, "Second Nature", in Europe on September 29 via Mascot Label Group's Music Theories label. Th...

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PAUL STANLEY Says GENE SIMMONS Is 'Clearly Irreplaceable' As Member Of KISS

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley spoke to the Austin American-Statesman about the intraband tensions that ultimately resulted in the group's original guitarist, Ace Fehley, and drummer, Peter Criss, becoming permanently replaced by Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, respectively. "We were on the path...

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Blind Rage

If there's any old-school metal band worthier of resurrection than ACCEPT, let them make their stand now. ACCEPT 2.0 with Mark Tornillo fronting them has been exemplary proof there's life after death and that you can buck the naysayers by believing in what you're doing and going full force regardles...

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ARTILLERY's MICHAEL STÜTZER Talks To NEUWELTMUSIC In Dublin (Video)

Neuweltmusic conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Stützer of Danish thrash metal veterans ARTILLERY on July 13 at Voodoo Lounge in Dublin, Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. ARTILLERY will return to North America this fall for their first-ever North American tour. The band will join...

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ACE FREHLEY Says PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Are 'Cranky' Because Fans Want Him Back In KISS

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has responded to criticism from the band's frontman, Paul Stanley, who recently stated Ace was not fit "to wear the uniform" of KISS, explaining, "If you no longer can uphold your end or live up to the stature that we set for ourselves in the beginning, if you are...

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DEEP PURPLE To Re-Team With Producer BOB EZRIN On Next Album

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to last year's "Now What?!" "We didn't make a record for quite a while [after 2005's 'Rapture Of The Deep'] and now that we have — I think actually the gap between...

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SABATON Speaks To METAL ROAD At France's HELLFEST (Video)

Metal Road conducted an interview with Swedish metallers SABATON at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 20-22 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. SABATON's new album, "Heroes", sold around 3,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No....

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ARTILLERY: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Sheffield Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of ARTILLERY's July 18 performance at 02 Academy in Sheffield, England can be seen below. The Denmark thrash metal veterans will return to North America this fall for their first-ever North American tour. ARTILLERY will join ONSLAUGHT and STRIKER beginning on October 23 at S...

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GENE SIMMONS Says There Is 'Not A Chance' That Original KISS Lineup Will Ever Reunite Again

In a brand new interview with The Tampa Tribune, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked if the band would ever consider reuniting with former members Ace Frehley (guitar) and Peter Criss (drums) "if they ever cleaned up their act." "Not a chance," he replied. "We've already danced that dance t...

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SABATON's JOAKIM BRODÉN Speaks To FaceCulture At FORTAROCK (Video)

FaceCulture conducted an interview with vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON on May 31 at the FortaRock festival in Nijmegen, The Netherlands . You can now watch the chat in two parts below. SABATON's new album, "Heroes", sold around 3,100 copies in the United States in its first week...

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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON Says His Love Of Early KISS Helped Him Understand Why Fans Get Upset About Lineup Changes

During a recent interview with the Niagara Gazette, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson did not want to weigh in directly on the recent Rock And Rock Hall Of Fame "controversy" involving the original lineup KISS — which he cites as one of his favorite bands of all time — but he did offer an ...

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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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SOUNDGARDEN Featuring Drummer MATT CHAMBERLAIN: Video Of Montreal Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of SOUNDGARDEN's July 13 performance at Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. It was announced in March that SOUNDGARDEN had tapped veteran drummer Matt Chamberlain to fill in for Matt Cameron on the band's 2014 tour dates, including SOUNDGARDEN's upcomin...

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MELVINS Frontman Slams 'KISS Trolls' Who Gave Him 'S**t' For Calling CRISS And FREHLEY 'Alcoholic Junkies'

MELVINS frontman Buzz "King Buzzo" Osborne has slammed "all the KISS trolls" on BLABBERMOUTH.NET for "giving [him] shit" over his recent comments about former KISS members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, saying that he was justified in calling Criss and Frehley "alcoholic junkies." Asked in a recent in...

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AMORPHIS Talks To METAL4 At Germany's ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR (Video)

Metal4 conducted an interview with guitarist Esa Holopainen and vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS at this year's Rockharz Open Air festival on July 10 in Ballenstedt, Germany . You can now watch the chat below. AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the...