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KISS Wins Fan Vote For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

Legendary rockers KISS have won the fan vote for induction into the 2014 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The poll ended with KISS at 17.22 percent, followed by NIRVANA at 15.69 percent, DEEP PURPLE at 11.93 percent, and YES at 10.88 percent. The Rock Hall's official poll will be used to create ...

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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL: Video Footage Of Whisky A Go Go Soundcheck

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, made its live debut this past Thursday night (December 12) at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Video footage of the Whisky pre-show soundcheck can be seen below. The group's setlist...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman Says New BLACK SABBATH Album 'Could Have Been Better'

Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with CANDLEMASS and AVATARIUM mainman Leif Edling. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Blast: Considering the success of CANDLEMASS and the fact that it stands proud as THE doom metal band, what led you to start AVATARIUM? Leif Edling: M...

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SHINEDOWN Guitarist Says 'Smarter Audiences' In Europe Were More Receptive To 'Amaryllis'

ThisIsNotAScene recently conducted an interview with SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ThisIsNotAScene: "The Sound Of Madness" was the album that went stratospheric. Zach: Oh, yeah. ThisIsNotAScene: Did that put pressure on you then to follow up, with "...

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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Performs Live For First Time; Video Available

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, made its live debut last night (Thursday, December 12) at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The group's setlist included new material like the singles "Feeder" and "Deceived", as wel...

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Former NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS' 'Crazy Tour Stories' (Video)

Digital Tour Bus, which gives fans "an all-access pass" to the tour buses that their favorite bands travel in, has posted its latest "Crazy Tour Stories" episode, focusing on former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis and his solo band. The three-and-a-half-minute clip, which was filmed on March 25, 201...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Talks To West Palm Beach's 98.7 THE GATER (Video)

On December 5, Chad Tyson of the 98.7 The Gater radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. You can now watch the chat below. A pack of three Titleist DT Solo golf balls featuring IRON MAIDEN mascot Eddie and Nicko McBrain's printed signat...

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Unblackened

Back in March of this year, Zakk Wylde and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY put together a special treat at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, a scaled-back, relaxed retrospective set filled with ten BLS songs, three from the PRIDE & GLORY days and four selections from Zakk's 1996 solo album, "Book of Shadows". "Unb...

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AVATARIUM Singer: 'People Have This Preconception That Female Vocalists Only Use Opera-Styled Vocals In Metal'

Raymond Westland of The Midlands Rocks recently conducted an interview with AVATARIUM singer Jennie-Ann Smith. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Midlands Rocks: Can you start by telling how you become involved with AVATARIUM? Jennie-Ann Smith: AVATARIUM started out as a project fr...

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LIKE AN ARMY's 'Taste Of It' Video Featuring GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS

"Taste Of It", the new video from St. Louis, Missouri rockers LIKE AN ARMY, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Danny Drysdale, who has previously worked with THE KILLERS. "Taste Of It" features a guest appearance by guitarist Richard Fortus (GUNS N' ROSES, THIN LIZZY) and will be released o...

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CANDLEMASS To Perform Entire 'Ancient Dreams' Album At ROADBURN Festival

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS to perform their "Ancients Dreams" album in its entirety at Mikael Åkerfeldt's (OPETH) 2014 curated Roadburn event on Friday, April 11 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. "Wow, just wow!" says Åkerfeldt. "I am friends with the entire band, and especial...

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EVERGREY/AVATARIUM Guitarist MARCUS JIDELL Releases 'Huldra' Solo Video

"Huldra", the new video from Swedish guitar master Marcus Jidell (AVATARIUM, EVERGREY, ROYAL HUNT),can be seen below. The song is taken from his debut instrumental album, "Pictures From A Time Traveller", which was released in August via Lion Music. Marcus wanted something a little different to the...

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CANDLEMASS Bassist's AVATARIUM: 'Boneflower' Video Released

"Boneflower", the new video from AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, can be seen below. The song is taken from AVATARIUM's self-titled debut album, which was released in Europe on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. In a...

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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Interviewed On New Zealand's 'The Sick Room' (Audio)

Caleb Smith of "The Sick Room" radio in New Zealand recently conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ONSLAUGHT's sixth album, "VI", was released on September 20 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011...

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METAL CHURCH Guitarist Interviewed On New Zealand's 'The Sick Room' (Audio)

Caleb Smith of "The Sick Room" radio in New Zealand recently conducted an interview with METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. "Generation Nothing", the tenth studio album from METAL CHURCH — Ronny Munroe on vocals, Kurdt Vanderhoof and Ri...