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BARONESS To Release 'Yellow & Green' In July

BARONESS, the Savannah, Georgia-based quartet whose two prior releases ("Red Album" and "Blue Record") were awarded record of the year honors from both Revolver and Decibel magazines as well as repeatedly placing on year-end best of lists from Pitchfork and Village Voice, return with a new album tit...

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MIKE PORTNOY Featured On NEAL MORSE's 'Cover 2 Cover'

Six years after publishing a collection of reinterpretations of famous rock and pop songs under the title "Cover To Cover", multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer Neal Morse will release a second album of cover songs, "Cover 2 Cover", in May. Joining Neal once again during the CD's recording ses...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Hopes GUNS N' ROSES Can Perform At This Weekend's ROCK HALL Induction

Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, GUNS N' ROSES) has penned the latest installment of his weekly sports column for ESPN.com. An excerpt follows below. "The one reason that I am going to Cleveland this weekend [for GUNS N' ROSES' Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction] is not to sav...

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SLASH Performs On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Video)

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) was the musical guest on last night's (Tuesday, April 10) episode of ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Slash and his band performed his new single, "You're A Lie", from the upcoming "Apocalyptic Love" album, as well as "Back to Cali" from Slash'...

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Musicians, Music-Industry Professionals Weigh In On 'A Decade Of Metal' - Part 2 (Video)

Metal Injection has unveiled the second episode of its series which turns the camera onto the people working behind the scenes in the music industry, "On The Record". This is the second of a five-part series focusing on "A Decade Of Metal." Each week, some of the heavyweights that make the heavy met...

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A Piece Of TWISTED SISTER's History Rolls Into Grammy Museum

You always remember your first! For photographer Mark "Weissguy" Weiss, the first album cover he shot just happened to be TWISTED SISTER's historic, multi-platinum "Stay Hungry". The 1984 album brought us the two rock anthems "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", which will be performed by t...

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SLASH Presenting Major Series On BBC Radio 2

This spring, the U.K.'s biggest radio network, BBC Radio 2, goes rock for six weeks with one of the most iconic guitarists of all time, Slash. From April 12, rock music legend, solo artist, and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash presents six episodes of the music that changed his life and inspired...

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PANTERA: 'Piss' Single Artwork Unveiled

While combing the PANTERA vaults for the 20th anniversary reissue of "Vulgar Display Of Power", drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott made an astounding discovery: "Piss", an incendiary blast of vintage PANTERA from the original recording sessions that had long been forgotten. After 20 years, "Piss" will final...

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MATT SORUM's 'Double Bass Drumming And Power Fills Workout' Book Available

Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, THE CULT) and Australian drummer Sammy "The Bull" Aliano have released the "Double Bass Drumming And Power Fills Workout" book through Cherry Lane Music. "Double Bass Drumming And Power Fills Workout" is designed to help drummers improve their independence...

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SLASH Remembers JIM MARSHALL

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) has released the following statement regarding the passing of Jim Marshall, the creator of the Marshall amplifier: "I consider myself very fortunate to have known the late Jim Marshall. He was such a fantastic individual. "Not only did he cr...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says SONISPHERE Organizers Wanted SKID ROW Reunion For This Year's Event

After ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach posted a message on his social media sites this past weekend that he was "getting the band back together" as an April Fool's Day joke, Fox News picked up the story thinking it was real. On Monday, Bach followed up with another post which read in part, "Where t...

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FLYING COLORS: Debut Album First-Week Sales Revealed

The self-titled debut album from FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) — sold 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 81 on The Bil...

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CRUCIFIED BARBARA: Performance Footage Of New Single Available

Quality video footage of CRUCIFIED BARBARA's April 4 performance at La Dynamo in Toulouse, France can be seen below. CRUCIFIED BARBARA's third studio album, "The Midnight Chase", will be released on May 23 in Japan and May 28 in Europe. A North American release via Nuclear Blast is expected this sum...

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SLIPKNOT Members To Take Part In Musicians Institute Conversation Series

The Musicians Institute (MI) Conversation Series in association with Revolver magazine welcomes Corey Taylor and M. Shawn Crahan of the Grammy Award-winning metal band SLIPKNOT on Monday, April 9 at 6:00 p.m. PST. Join the conversation live online on the MI Facebook page; a limited number of questio...

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MEGADETH Bassist Launches 'Ellefson Concert Series' Rock And Roll Accessories Line

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has partnered with Arizona-based jewelry manufacturer Diabolik 85258 as they launch an original line of "Ellefson Concert Series" rock and roll accessories. States Ellefson, "I'm excited to offer this line with Diabolik 85258 as they have a classic rock and roll look...