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HALFORD: California In-Store Announced; New Track Available For Streaming

It's not often that metalheads get a chance to get up close and personal with rock royalty. But those who live in the Northridge, California area will soon get a chance to meet one of heavy metal's all-time great vocalists, Rob Halford, at an upcoming store signing. The complete HALFORD band will be...

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SLASH On VELVET REVOLVER, Auditioning For POISON And AXL ROSE

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: I am going to ask this because I just can't help myself. When is Myles Kennedy going to be na...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'We Are Excited Like Teenagers Now'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: ACCEPT had a great frontman in Udo [Dirkschneider]. Was [new singer] Mark [Tornillo] appr...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show' To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

The sixth season of the distinguished "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, will be taped in Los Angeles the week of September 30 - October 5. Hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Cree...

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HALFORD: More California Headlining Shows Announced

HALFORD, the band fronted by JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, has scheduled the following headlining shows in California: Dec. 15 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater Dec. 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theater Dec. 18 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B Dec. 19 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim ...

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OBSIDIAN: 'Point Of Infinity' E-Card Available

Dutch death/thrash metal act OBSIDIAN released its new album, "Point Of Infinity", on September 20 via Candlelight Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emerging" contains "nine new brutal and grooving tracks, revealing a more evolved OBSIDIAN," according to the group. "Also, it feature[s] beautiful art...

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BAD COMPANY To Say Goodbye?

BAD COMPANY lead singer and co-founder Paul Rodgers told Scott Smith of Times Record in a new interview that the band's concert on October 7 at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa, Oklahoma, near Tulsa, could be the group's swan song to American fans. "After this Tulsa show,...

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New QUIET RIOT Singer: 'I Know It's Going To Be An Uphill Deal With The Fans'

The Dalles Chronicle recently conducted an interview with Mark Huff, the San Diego, California-based vocalist who has signed on as lead singer for QUIET RIOT, succeeding Kevin DuBrow, who died in 2007. "The first thing that strikes me, is that I know it's going to be an uphill deal with the fans," H...

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It's Official: STEVEN TYLER Named 'American Idol' Judge

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has officially joined "American Idol" as one of the judges for the upcoming season. Tyler and singer/actress Jennifer Lopez will join original "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson on the panel following the departures of Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell...

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METALLICA's Performance At ROCK HALL Anniversary Concert Featured On Commemorative DVD

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Just about a year ago we were more than honored to participate in a special two-night event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The two nights of shows at Madison Square Garden brought togeth...

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Former AC/DC Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Performs With AIRBOURNE In Irvine (Video)

Drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, RHINO BUCKET) joined Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE on stage on September 17, 2010 at the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival in Irvine, California to perform the song "No Way But The Hard Way". Video footage of his appearane can be viewed below (courtesy of Aniruddh...

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CITY OF FIRE: Sydney Performance Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of CITY OF FIRE's September 9, 2010 performance at The Metro in Sydney, Australia can be viewed below. CITY OF FIRE is the new band featuring Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY),bassist Byron Stroud (FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD),guitarist Terry Murray, guitarist Ian White,...

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TOOL's DANNY CAREY, DEBORAH BONHAM Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

TOOL's Danny Carey and singer Deborah Bonham, sister of late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham, have been added to the list of performers at "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same", a special concert honoring John Bonham on Saturday, September 25 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Event co-organi...

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QUIET RIOT, FEAR FACTORY Drummers To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

QUIET RIOT's Frankie Banali and FEAR FACTORY's Gene Hoglan will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, September 19 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST. For information, go to this location. After the tragic passing of co-...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's 20th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Empire' Pushed Back To November

Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE have partnered with Capitol/EMI for the November 9 release of an expanded 20th-anniversary edition of the band's triple platinum-certified breakout album "Empire". The new 2CD and digital packages both include the remastered album, featuring six hit singles, i...