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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album In New Interview

New Jersey-based "mathcore" act THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN last fall entered the studio with producer Steve Evetts (EVERY TIME I DIE, POISON THE WELL, SUICIDE SILENCE, SEPULTURA) to begin recording its new album for a spring release through the group's own imprint Party Smasher Inc. via a deal with S...

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Video: TESLA Frontman Sings DEF LEPPARD's 'Pour Some Sugar On Me'

Video footage of TESLA frontman Jeff Keith performing a cover version of DEF LEPPARD's "Pour Some Sugar On Me" with the San Francisco Bay Area rock and roll cover band THE DEPARTMENT OF ROCK on October 20, 2012 at Sammy's Rockin' Island Bar & Grill in Roseville, California can be seen below. The...

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DEF LEPPARD: New Trailer For Las Vegas Residency Available

A new one-minute trailer for DEF LEPPARD's upcoming Las Vegas shows can be seen below. DEF LEPPARD will play its 1987 album, "Hysteria", in its entirety as part of the Las Vegas residency, which is scheduled to kick off at the end of March. Viva Hysteria! follows Hard Rock residencies from MÖTLEY CR...

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MACHINE HEAD To 'Officially' Begin Writing New Material 'This Week Or Next'

Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has updated his online "journal" at MachineHead1.com with the following entry: "Just to refresh everyone who may not have read the first journal I wrote, I have started up my diary/journals again after taking a much-neede...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE: Partial Setlist Revealed

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed in April 2012 that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. Dubbed LAST IN LINE,...

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BREED 77 To Release 'The Evil Inside' In March

Following their hugely successful slot at last year's Download festival and European tour with SOIL and FOZZY, Gibraltar's premier metal band BREED 77 returns to the U.K. for its own headline tour to coincide with the release of its highly anticipated new album, "The Evil Inside", on March 1. The 11...

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BRET MICHAELS Donates To Arizona Therapeutic Horse Ranch

According to MyFoxPhoenix.com, POISON singer Bret Michaels donated the proceeds from his December 2012 charity concert to the Camelot Therapeutic Horse Ranch through his Life Rocks Foundation. Michaels first became involved with the organization in May 2011 after watching a feature about the horse r...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Slams Former Record Label Over Digital Rights To Back Catalog

DEF LEPPARD last year joined the long list of rockers who have re-recorded their biggest hits in note-perfect renditions. The "2012" versions of "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Rock Of Ages" are now available at various digital retailers and last month the band cut five acoustic songs performed during...

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U.K. Rock Legends SWEET Revisit 'Desolation Boulevard' With New Live CD

Hot on the heels of their recent critically acclaimed album release "New York Connection", U.K. rock legends SWEET have released a new live CD only available by digital download. Performing the band's most famous and influential album from 1974, "Desolation Boulevard", live, SWEET's "Desolation Boul...

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DEF LEPPARD: Hollywood Billboard Advertising Las Vegas Shows Unveiled

A photo of the giant billboard situatued high above Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California advertising DEF LEPPARD's upcoming Las Vegas shows can be seen below. DEF LEPPARD will play its 1987 album, "Hysteria", in its entirety as part of the Las Vegas residency, which is scheduled to kick off at...

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POISON, TWISTED SISTER Singers Featured In 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' Preview Clip

A preview clip from the first-ever "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice", featuring POISON's Bret Michaels and TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider, can be seen below. The new series was shot last fall and will premieres on March 3 on NBC. One month after suffering a brain hemorrhage and just days after being re-a...

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MOURNING BELOVETH To Release 'Formless' Next Month

Five years after the oppressive and bleak "A Disease For The Ages", Irish death/doom metal band MOURNING BELOVETH returns with its new album, "Formless", on February 22 via Grau Music. The CD will be released as a double-CD and double-LP. Recorded with Chris Fielding in Foel Studios, "Formless" "see...

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VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA Among North America's Top-Grossing Tours Last Year

VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA and IRON MAIDEN are among the hard rock/heavy metal artists who made Pollstar's 2012 Top 200 North American Tour chart. According to Pollstar, there was more than a five percent rise in ticket sales, with 36.7 million sold in 2012 compared to the previous year's...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's SIR SODOFF & THE TRAIN WRECKS To Perform In Studio City On Friday

SIR SODOFF & THE TRAIN WRECKS, the band fronted by DEF LEPPARD/THIN LIZZY guitarist Vivian Campbell, will perform this Friday night (January 11) at The Baked Potato in Studio City, California. The group will play two separate sets, with the first one scheduled for 9:30 p.m. and the second one se...

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WITH ONE LAST BREATH Parts Ways With Singer

York, England-based metallers WITH ONE LAST BREATH have parted ways with vocalist Spencer Costello. Commented the band: "We have had some of the best times of our entire lives with [Spencer], and we are so grateful to have shared the stage with him. "The decision was not made over any falling out or...