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Rockers Pay Tribute To Blues Legend B.B. KING
Legendary blues artist B.B. King died at the age of 89 on Thursday night (May 14). King's lawyer reported that King passed away in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas, according to The Pulse Of Radio. He had long suffered from Type II diabetes and canceled a tour last October due to ill ...May 15, 2015
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Video: FAITH NO MORE Performs On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'
FAITH NO MORE performed two songs — "Superhero" and a cover of "Easy" by THE COMMODORES — on last night's episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". Video footage of their appearance can be seen below. "Sol Invictus", FAITH NO MORE's long-awaited follow-up to 1997's "Album Of The Year", wi...May 14, 2015
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MASTODON's SANDERS: 'METALLICA Is A Giant Reason Why I Picked Up The Bass And Why I'm Where I'm At Today'
In a brand new interview with ARTISTdirect, bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON was asked what his first meeting with METALLICA was like. He said: "It was a European festival. All I can remember is we were so excited our guitar player Bill [Kelliher, guitar] walke...May 14, 2015
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BILL WARD: OZZY OSBOURNE Fans 'Have Every Right To Dislike Me'
Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has once again insisted in a new interview that he is quite capable of playing a full concert with the group, despite the bandmembers themselves saying the opposite. Ward stepped away from the SABBATH reunion in early 2012, while the group hinted that he was...May 12, 2015
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FAITH NO MORE: Entire 'Sol Invictus' Album Available For Streaming
"Sol Invictus", influential alt-metal act FAITH NO MORE's long-awaited follow-up to 1997's "Album Of The Year", can be streamed in its entirety using the NPR widget below. The CD will be released on May 19 via the band's newly formed imprint Reclamation Recordings, which is distributed by Ipecac Rec...May 11, 2015
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SAMMY HAGAR Recalls Day RONNIE MONTROSE Committed Suicide
Sammy Hagar says that he "doesn't regret anything" about his relationship with late MONTROSE legend Ronnie Montrose, explaining that he tried desperately to be friends with the guitarist before Ronnie took his own life on March 3, 2012. Sammy and Ronnie co-founded MONTROSE in the early 1970s, releas...May 8, 2015
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Video: KROKUS Performs 'Screaming In The Night' At Whisky A Go Go
Video footage of Swiss rockers KROKUS performing their classic song "Screaming In The Night" on May 6 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. KROKUS's U.S. tour kicked off on Monsters Of Rock cruise and continued through a series of cities, ending at the Whisky A Go Go...May 7, 2015
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BEAUVOIR FREE: 'Angels Cry' Video Released
Frontiers Music Srl will release "American Trash", the new album from rock and roll veterans Jean Beauvoir and Micki Free, on June 3 in Europe and June 7 in North America. The official video for the song "Angels Cry" can be seen below. Best known as the driving force behind the legendary CROWN OF TH...May 7, 2015
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BABYMETAL's Video For 'Road Of Resistance', Co-Writtten By DRAGONFORCE Members
The official performance video for "Road Of Resistance" (formerly referred to as "The One"),a brand new song from the Japanese pop-metal group BABYMETAL, can be seen below. The track, which was debuted during BABYMETAL's November 8, 2014 concert at the Brixton O2 Academy in London, England, is a co...May 7, 2015
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SEETHER, HALESTORM Confirmed For Next Year's 'ShipRocked' Cruise
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SEETHER and HALESTORM are among the confirmed bands for next year's edition of the ShipRocked cruise, which will set sail for the seventh time on January 18-22, 2016 aboard the Norwegian Pearl from Miami to Costa May, Mexico. Also appearing the bill are HELLYEAH, HELMET, 10...May 6, 2015
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BILL WARD Says Listening To BLACK SABBATH's 'Cornucopia' Helped Him Through His Hospital Stay
Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward celebrated his 67th birthday this past weekend by playing some of his favorite SABBATH songs on his radio show, "Rock 50". Regarding the song "Cornucopia", which originally appeared on SABBATH's 1972 album "Vol. 4", Ward said: "It's just really good. A great...May 5, 2015
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U.K. Thrashers ACID REIGN Are Back!
Twenty four years is a long time in anyone's book, but that is how long it's been since the "Kings Of Apple Core," ACID REIGN, have been missing from the U.K. thrash scene. Calling ACID REIGN's return more of a reboot than a reformation, sole original member Howard "H" Smith comments: "I tried to pu...May 5, 2015
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Sol Invictus
For a long time, as unlikely a reunion as the original lineup of VAN HALEN still is, the moment is finally here. They'd hit a slew of gigs spanning from 2009 to 2012, but if you'd put money down upon a brand new FAITH NO MORE album surfacing then, you'd have cast a sucker bet. ...May 4, 2015
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CARCASS's BILL STEER: 'We Genuinely Don't Like The Direction That A Lot Of New Metal Has Taken'
Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Due to your hiatus there was more than 15 years between CARCASS albums, do you feel that...May 3, 2015
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RIKKI ROCKETT, BOBBY DALL, C.C. DEVILLE Perform POISON Music Without BRET MICHAELS
THE SPECIAL GUESTS, the new band featuring POISON members Rikki Rockett (drums),Bobby Dall (bass) and C.C. DeVille (guitar),alongside vocalist/rhythm guitarist Brandon Gibbs (CHEAP THRILL, DEVIL CITY ANGELS),will play at the Metal May-hem event on Friday, May 29 at the Ava Amphitheatre at Casino...May 2, 2015
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