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FORBIDDEN Announces Online Drummer Auditions

Guitarist / founding member / songwriter Craig Locicero of the Bay Area thrash band FORBIDDEN has issued the following update: This has been the week of all weeks for FORBIDDEN highs and lows. It started with losing a drummer and cancelling an entire tour. Really low. But there has been a few silver...

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FORBIDDEN: Footage From U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of FORBIDDEN's performance at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 12-14, 2011 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, can be viewed below. FORBIDDEN has canceled its previously announced European headlining tour following the...

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KISS: New Album Title Revealed

KISS has set "Monster" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2012. In a recent interview with U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley stated about the follow-up to 2009's "Sonic Boom", "We've recorded eight tracks. Everything's on except the vocals. There...

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TESTAMENT, HATRIOT Members Interviewed By REALITY CHECK TV (Video)

Reality Check TV conducted an interview with San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT at the second show of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on Sunday, July 10 in Mountain View, California. You can now watch the chat below. Also making an appearance in the clip is veteran San Francisco Ba...

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PAUL STANLEY Says New KISS Album Sounds 'Much More Self-Assured' Than 'Sonic Boom'

U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine recently conducted an interview with KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock: How far into the [new KISS] album are you? Paul Stanley: We've recorded eight tracks. Everything's on except the vocals. There'...

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Former AC/DC Bassist MARK EVANS' 'Dirty Deeds': Cover Image Unveiled

The final cover image for the North American edition of former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans's new book, "Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside AC/DC", can be seen below. The first-ever book by a member of Bon Scott-era AC/DC is due in November 2011 from Bazillion Points books and is now available for pre-...

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KISS Dropped From MICHAEL JACKSON Tribute Concert

According to TMZ.com, the promoters of the Michael Jackson tribute concert have dropped KISS from the event's billing because of negative comments KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made about Jackson in interviews the days and weeks after his death two years ago. Simmons spoke about his suspicions...

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FORBIDDEN Loses Drummer, Cancels European Tour

Guitarist Craig Locicero of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "This is the most painful update I have ever had to write... "Due to family obligations on the part of our longtime drummer Mark Hernandez, FORBIDDEN is forced...

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TESTAMENT Interviewed On Mexican TV (Video)

Daniela Bos of the "Almohadazo" TV show conducted separate interviews with guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT when the band played in Mexico City, Mexico on August 10, 2011. You can now watch the segment below. TESTAMENT has set "The Dark Roots O...

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KISS To Perform At MICHAEL JACKSON Tribute Concert

According to CNN.com, KISS will pay tribute to Michael Jackson in an October 8 concert that will also headline Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Smokey Robinson, Cee Lo Green and JLS. Kevin Dorsey, who served as musical director for several Michael Jackson tours, will direct "Michael Forever: The Tri...

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TESTAMENT Interviewed By METAL SCENE TV (Video)

Metal Scene TV conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT at the first show of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on July 9, 2011 in San Bernardino, California. You can now watch the chat below. TESTAMENT has set...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Working With 'Incredible Artist' ANDREW LONDON

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick recently spent time in the studio working with "an incredible artist named Andrew London." Kulick states, "This kid can sing, write, and play guitar and piano in a refreshing way that I am really excited about being his session guita...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Says New Album Will Arrive In February

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT took part in a question-and-answer session while signing autographs after the band's performance at Quitofest in Quito, Ecuador on August 12, 2011. You can now watch video footage of the session below. TESTAMENT has set "The Dark Roo...

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'Kiss Coffeehouse' To Open Las Vegas Location Next Year

According to a posting on KISS' official web site, fans from over 30 states and Canada (and some from as far away as Switzerland!) came to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Kiss Coffeehouse with KISS drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer. Tommy and Eric...

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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER Talks About 'Kiss Coffeehouse' Anniversary Party (Audio)

The Kiss Coffeehouse's fifth-anniversary party is going to be a rock 'n' roll celebration an "all-day-and-all-nite, rain-or-shine" rock 'n' roll party, with very special guests, KISS drummer Eric Singer and lead guitarist Tommy Thayer. KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, will also be at this ve...