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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says KISS 'Made The Right Decision' By Not Playing ROCK HALL Induction

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has defended KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for their announcement that no members of KISS will be playing at the April 10 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn. Their statement came on the heels of Ace Frehley explaining to fans that neith...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Talks To CLASSIC FM About His Upcoming Concert With SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY (Audio)

Sam Pittis of Classic FM recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. During the chat, which can be streamed at this location, Dave explained his love of classical music ahead of his concert with the San Diego Symphony, where he'll be performing works by Vivaldi and Bach on h...

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THE SKULL Featuring Former TROUBLE Members: Deal With TEE PEE RECORDS Announced

THE SKULL, the new band featuring original members of American doom metal legends TROUBLE — Eric Wagner (vocals) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums) — alongside longtime TROUBLE bassist Ron Holzner and SACRED DAWN guitarist Lothar Keller, has inked a deal with Tee Pee Records, the New York City record labe...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Speaks To MODERN DRUMMER Magazine (Video)

Modern Drummer magazine's Sandy Gennaro recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. You can now watch the chat in three parts below, In part one, Peter watches a never-before-shown video that former WHITESNAKE drummer Brian Tichy — a lifelong KISS fan since he first picke...

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Reunited DARK ANGEL: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

Video footage of reunited thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL rehearsing the song "Death Is Certain (Life Is Not)" earlier this month at a Southern California studio can be seen below. As previously reported, DARK ANGEL will reform for a limited number of appearances in 2014 in the U.S. and select fest...

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RUDY SARZO: GEOFF TATE Is 'The Finest Composer, Singer, Frontman' Of His Generation

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE, OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, ANIMETAL USA) at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which took place January 23-26 at th...

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CRASHDÏET's First Demo Re-Released On 'Illegal Rarities Volume 1' Limited-Edition Digipack CD

Swedish rockers CRASHDÏET have issued the following update: "Since it's been around 10 years ago we recorded our first demo, we decided to re-release it (on our own) on limited-edition digipack CD. Martin Sweet has revisited the old original Cubase projects recorded in his home with Dave, Peter and...

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KISS To Play Rare Acoustic Show Without Makeup

KISS will play a rare acoustic show on Thursday, April 3 at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland, California. Billed as "Kiss: An Acoustic Evening And Stories With Kiss", the concert will feature the band performing stripped-down versions of its classic songs without makeup and telling sto...

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MEKONG DELTA: Video Footage Of 'In A Mirror Darkly' Vocal-Recording Sessions

For almost thirty years, Germany's MEKONG DELTA has enjoyed an excellent reputation as an independent and exceptionally creative band in the world of progressive metal sounds. Albums such as "The Music Of Eric Zann" (1988) and "Pictures At An Exhibition" (1997) are considered classics of their kind....

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STANLEY And SIMMONS: No Version Of KISS Will Perform At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Less than two days after former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley revealed that the original lineup of the band will not reunite to perform at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in April, KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have announced that no version of the group will play at ...

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DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Symphony Interrupted' Performance With SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY: Official Poster Unveiled

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine will be a featured soloist with the San Diego Symphony this spring. The classical special concert, billed as "Symphony Interrupted", will take place at Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego, California on Saturday, April 12 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at SanDiegoS...

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PETER CRISS Says It Is 'Disgraceful' That Original KISS Lineup Won't Perform At ROCK HALL Induction

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss has released the following statement: "To KISS fans, "It's disappointing to have to say to you, the fans, that as of today, [original KISS guitarist] Ace [Frehley] and I have been denied a performance with [fellow KISS founding members] Gene [Simmons] and Paul [Stan...

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ACE FREHLEY Says Original KISS Lineup Will Not Perform At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony

It's official: The original lineup of KISS will not perform at the band's upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, scheduled for this April at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The news of the legendary group's non-reunion at the event was broken by former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley during...

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AUTOPSY To Release 'Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves' In April

U.S. death metal legends AUTOPSY have completed work on their seventh studio album, "Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves", for an April 29 release via Peaceville Records (April 21 in Europe). The CD was recorded at Fantasy Studios with producer Adam Munoz, and sees a continuation of AUTOPSY's pursuit o...

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German Extreme Metal Supergroup NONEUCLID To Release 'Metatheosis' In May

Finnish specialty label Blood Music will introduce the global audience to NONEUCLID, one of extreme metal's most fascinating entities. The band features the considerable talents of members of TRIPTYKON, OBSCURA, THULCANDRA and DARK FORTRESS, and yet manages to become even more than the sum of its pa...