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KISS: Preview Of CNN Special On 'The Band And The Brand' Available

CNN's Poppy Harlow goes inside the world of KISS on board the band's plane on the way to a concert, to exclusive backstage access. She also visits the homes of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley to explore how KISS has become one of the most branded names in the world. "Kiss Inc." is scheduled to ...
October 10, 2011
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KISS Special To Air On CNN

CNN's Poppy Harlow goes inside the world of KISS on board the band's plane on the way to a concert, to exclusive backstage access. She also visits the homes of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley to explore how KISS has become one of the most branded names in the world. "Kiss Inc." is scheduled to ...
September 3, 2011
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Performocracy

So you think you're slick? Nah, you ain't slick. Now THE POODLES are a different story; they're slick; really, really slick. We're talking the kind of high gloss, melodic hard rock slickness that would make even the surliest bastards excuse their enjoyment of "Performocracy" as a guilty pleasure. Ge...
July 28, 2011
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MTLEY CRE's MICK MARS: Music 'Keeps Me Alive'

Rich Howells of TimesLeader.com recently conducted an interview with MTLEY CRE guitarist Mick Mars. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how his primary concern was always the music despite the fact that MTLEY CRE's lives of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' rock may have thrust them into the...
July 26, 2011
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LEPROUS: New Song Available For Streaming

"Restless", a brand new song from the Norwegian progressive/avant-garde metal band LEPROUS, can be streamed on the group's Facebook page (note: you must "like" the band in order to hear the track). The cut comes off the group's new album, "Bilateral", which was skillfully mixed and mastered by Jens...
July 14, 2011
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LEPROUS: New Album Artwork Unveiled

LEPROUS, the Norwegian progressive/avant-garde metal band that recently signed a worldwide deal with InsideOut Music, has chosen surrealistic American artist Jeff Jordan to create the artwork for the group's upcoming album, "Bilateral". Commented vocalist/keyboardist Einar Solberg: "We are proud to...
June 29, 2011
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Rockaholic

The WARRANT of "I Saw Red", "Cherry Pie", and "Heaven" this is not, thankfully. Oh sure, the threads of "Rockaholic" run all the way back to the 80s hair/pop metal material, some of which was quite respectable (e.g. "Uncle Tom's Cabin"). The band released some solid material since those golden years...
June 21, 2011
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Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE PORTNOY To Make 'Big Announcement' Tomorrow

Former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed via Twitter that he will make a "big announcement" tomorrow (Wednesday, June 15). In a June 6 online posting, Portnoy stated about his as-yet-undisclosed new project, "While yes, I am indeed VERY pumped on the potential of this...
June 14, 2011
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Ex-DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE PORTNOY Says He Is 'Sowing His Musical Oats' (Video)

"Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on Wednesday, April 20 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Ang...
April 29, 2011
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STEVEN TYLER Taps Norwegian Director For 'Feels So Good' Video

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has tapped the Norwegian-born, Los Angeles-based director and photographer Ray Kay (pictured below; real name: Reinert K. Olsen) to helm the video for the first solo single of Tyler's entire career, a poppy tune called "(It) Feels So Good". The video shoot will take p...
April 27, 2011
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STEVEN TYLER: New Solo Single Sample Available

On May 3, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler will release his autobiography, "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?" and it will be accompanied by the first solo single of his entire career, a poppy tune called "Feels So Good". "I can hear it coming out of people's cars this summer," he told Rolling St...
April 27, 2011
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STEVEN TYLER Says He And JOE PERRY Did Drugs Together As Recently As 2008

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler told Rolling Stone magazine in a new interview that during the band's ill-fated attempt to cut a new album with producer Brendan O'Brien a couple years back, he did drugs with guitarist Joe Perry for the first time in years. "It was just like 30 years before," Tyler s...
April 27, 2011
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Scheepers

You didn't expect the German version of Rob Halford (vocally, folks…vocally) to release a solo album that didn't sound at least a little bit like PRIMAL FEAR, or JUDAS PRIEST and HALFORD for that matter, did you? I didn't think so. That's good because on SCHEEPERS' self-titled debut, at least half t...
March 27, 2011
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LEPROUS Signs With INSIDEOUT MUSIC

InsideOut Music, the leading label for progressive music, has announced the signing of Norway's LEPROUS to a worldwide deal. Commented the band: "We're all very happy… no, delighted... no, enthusiastic…, no THRILLED to be a part of the InsideOut/Century Media family! InsideOut has always been the la...
February 28, 2011
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LEPROUS Recording New Album At IHSAHN's Studio

Norwegian progressive metal upstarts LEPROUS are recording their new album at legendary EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn's Ivory Shoulder Studio (formerly Symphonique Studio). Commented Ihsahn: "We are happy to have the guys in LEPROUS working in our studio these days. So far the recording has been going gre...
February 3, 2011