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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH And DUFF Talk With AT&T BLUE ROOM; Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan were interviewed by AT&T Blue Room about the title of their new album, "Libertad", how the band formed, the pair's long history, the song selection on the album, and more. There also is some in-studio footage. Watch the four clips, posted...

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DEATH ANGEL Taps RUSH/SHADOWS FALL Producer For New Album

Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will enter a Los Angeles studio on September 16 with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL, STONE SOUR) to begin recording their new album for an early 2008 release via Nuclear Blast Records. "Nick came...

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SERJ TANKIAN, MASTODON, QOTSA Members To Perform With FOO FIGHTERS At 'MTV Video Music Awards'

FOO FIGHTERS have enlisted friends old and new to join them for a night of exclusive one-time-only 2007 "MTV Video Music Awards" performances. SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian, MASTODON and old friends Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have all signed on to play alongside FOO...

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VELVET REVOLVER: 'The Last Fight' Video Posted Online

VELVET REVOLVER's video for the band's new single, "The Last Fight", is available for viewing exlusively at Yahoo! Music. "The Last Fight" is the second single from VELVET REVOLVER's sophomore album, "Libertad", which sold 93,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land a...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT: Working With AXL ROSE Is 'A F*cking Pleasure'

The team from Kiss Army Australia recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What is it like to be working alongside Axl Rose? Has he commented to you about wearing a KISS t-shirt on stage? And is he very demanding? ...

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VELVET REVOLVER Performs Acoustically On New York's 92.3 K-Rock; Video Available

Scott Weiland, Dave Kushner and Duff McKagan of VELVET REVOLVER took over 92.3 K-Rock studios in New York City earlier today (Tuesday, August 21) and performed an acoustic version of their new single, "The Last Fight". Watch the performance below. On a day off from their current tour with ALICE IN C...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform On 'The Late Show With David Letterman'

On a day off from their current tour with ALICE IN CHAINS, VELVET REVOLVER will appear on "The Late Show With David Letterman" on Wednesday, August 22 for an exclusive television performance of "Libertad"'s newly released second single "The Last Fight". The melodically transcendent and emotionally c...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS, VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For KROQ L.A. INVASION

According to MTV.com, SMASHING PUMPKINS, FOO FIGHTERS, KID ROCK and VELVET REVOLVER will anchor Los Angeles radio station KROQ's Inland Invasion fest — which has been renamed the L.A. Invasion, since its relocation from a venue in Devore, California, to one in Carson. AGAINST ME!, CHRIS CORNELL, HOT...

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MONDO GENERATOR Offically Drops Off OZZFEST

MONDO GENERATOR, the group led by former QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bassist Nick Oliveri, has officially dropped off this year's Ozzfest due to "matters beyond the band's control." A statement from Nick Oliveri reads as follows: "It's very disappointing but MONDO GENERATOR has been forced to cancel the...

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MONDO GENERATOR's NICK OLIVERI Issues European Tour Recap

MONDO GENERATOR has uploaded the video for "Lie Detector" from the band's recently released album "Dead Planet" online at this location. MONDO GENERATOR recently returned from its European tour where frontman Nick Oliveri checked in from the road with the following update: "Eastern Baltic rock! Ther...

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METALLICA's 'Live Earth' Appearance Translates Into Record Sales

According to SoundGenerator.com, METALLICA's record sales enjoyed a boost of around 800% in the wake of their appearance at Live Earth in London. As with Live 8 in 2005, bands signing-up for the event saw the huge viewing figures translate into serious album sales, and the FOO FIGHTERS did best, wit...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Delivers Beat Down

A strong relationship has been forged between Beat Down TV and Los Angeles metalheads FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH! The powers that be at the channel are fervent fans of the band's music and the band members are big fight fans so they have decided to take their mutual admiration to the next level. Recent...

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THE CURSED Guitarist Discusses Collaboration With OVERKILL Frontman

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with THE CURSED/ex-HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Beautiful. Now, THE CURSED had their live debut [in May]. How did it feel to get back onstage, and how long had it been since you ....

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SLASH On 'Libertad', RICK RUBIN And AXL ROSE

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar: The new record really solidifies the sound of the band. It's a huge leap forward from "Contraband". What did you do different this ti...

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SLIPKNOT Percussionist's DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS To Support STONE SOUR

DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS, the new band featuring SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn Crahan, has posted several tracks on its MySpace page. In other news, DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS has landed one of the support slots on the upcoming STONE SOUR U.S. tour in August/September. Also scheduled to appear is SYDONIA. F...