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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO, ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Honored With 'Legend' Award For Pioneering Thrash Metal
Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, PHILM) and Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) were honored with the "Legend" award at last night's (Thursday, January 22) "Bonzo Bash" at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California for pioneering the genre of music known as "thrash metal." Video footage of the award presentation (courtes...January 23, 2015
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GLENN HUGHES Explains Decision To Put CALIFORNIA BREED To Rest
CALIFORNIA BREED, the band originally built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham and newcomer guitarist-singer-songwriter Andrew Watt, split up several months after the release of the group's debut album because Hughes "couldn't commit...January 21, 2015
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LED ZEPPELIN: Rough-Mix Version Of 'Houses Of The Holy' From Deluxe Edition Of 'Physical Graffiti'
The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign continues in 2015, turning the spotlight on the double album "Physical Graffiti". The deluxe edition of the group's sixth studio album will arrive 40 years after the original debuted on February 24, 1975. The reissues of the first five LED ZEPPELIN albums in 2014 fo...January 20, 2015
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DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Tourcoing Drum Clinic
Video footage of Dave Lombardo's (SLAYER, PHILM) November 19, 2014 drum clinic at EF2M in Tourcoing, France can be seen below. Lombardo was effectively fired from SLAYER after sitting out the band's Australian tour in February/March 2013 due to a contract dispute with the other members of the group....January 19, 2015
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO's SOTO Band: 'Inside The Vertigo' Album Samples Available
Jeff Scott Soto — one of today's premier rock frontmen and vocalists — and a union of hotshot young musicians bring you a slamming blend of melody and muscle in some of the freshest power metal to surface in years present. Together they are SOTO, and their debut album, "Inside The Vertigo", will blo...January 18, 2015
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GUNS N' ROSES, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD Members Featured On 'Randy Rhoads Remembered Vol. I' Album
Tish Tone Records has announced the release of a powerful, heartfelt album celebrating the legacy of legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT). Blessed by the Rhoads family and including a track by Randy's brother Kelle Rhoads, the CD's final tracks are being laid down as we speak...January 17, 2015
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Who Could Play Drums For AC/DC?
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Ultimate Classic Rock has posted a list of potential drummers for AC/DC should Phil Rudd be unable to return to the band — assuming, of course, that the group even wants him back. Although nothing official has been announced, Rudd is still the drummer for AC/DC until...January 16, 2015
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Back in the day, Baltimore's hot rockers were KIX (along with CHILD'S PLAY, WRATHCHILD AMERICA and CRACK THE SKY),until they flocked to L.A. to enjoy a taste of success at the feasting table of the eighties hard rock smorgasbord. KIX, who recently released a brand new album, still sell out venues a...January 16, 2015
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CALIFORNIA BREED 'Is Over'
CALIFORNIA BREED, the band originally built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham and newcomer guitarist-singer-songwriter Andrew Watt, "is over", according to a posting on the group's official Facebook page. Watt elaborated on the CALI...January 15, 2015
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Two Fans Re-Record METALLICA's Controversial 'St. Anger' Album
According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA's controversial "St. Anger" album has been re-recorded in its entirety by two fans who have called the project #STANGER2015. The fans, Chris D. and Dave C., issued a statement saying, "Recorded during a turbulent time in the bands career, 'St. Anger' has al...January 14, 2015
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Talks About SOTO Band's 'Inside The Vertigo' Album (Video)
Jeff Scott Soto — one of today's premier rock frontmen and vocalists — and a union of hotshot young musicians bring you a slamming blend of melody and muscle in some of the freshest power metal to surface in years present. Together they are SOTO, and their debut album, "Inside The Vertigo", will blo...January 8, 2015
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LED ZEPPELIN To Release Deluxe 'Physical Graffiti' Set Next Month
The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign continues in 2015, turning the spotlight on the double album "Physical Graffiti". The deluxe edition of the group's sixth studio album will arrive 40 years after the original debuted on February 24, 1975. The reissues of the first five LED ZEPPELIN albums in 2014 fo...January 8, 2015
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JASON BECKER May Issue Previously Unreleased Songs Written With DAVID LEE ROTH
Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) in December 2014 conducted an interview with Jason Becker, a onetime guitar prodigy first known as part of the metal duo CACOPHONY, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 20, shortly after join...January 7, 2015
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SLIPKNOT, KORN, GODSMACK, MARILYN MANSON, SLAYER Set For CAROLINA REBELLION
A spectacular lineup including some of the biggest names in rock has been announced for the fifth annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, set to take place May 2-3, 2015 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. The mid-Atlantic's biggest rock fes...January 6, 2015
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DEATH ANGEL Rejoined By Original Guitarist GUS PEPA At San Francisco Concert (Video)
Original DEATH ANGEL guitarist Gus Pepa rejoined his former bandmates during their December 27 headlining show at Slim's in San Francisco. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. DEATH ANGEL's seventh album, "The Dream Calls For Blood", sold 5,400 copies in the United States in...January 3, 2015
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