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TESTAMENT: More 'Dark Roots Of Earth' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"Dark Roots Of Earth", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT, has registered the following first-week chart positions: #21: Austria #62: Belgium #86: Belgium (Flanders) #40: Belgium (Walloonia) #12: Canadian #4: Germany #4: Finland #13: Ireland #32: Netherlands #10: Swit...August 13, 2012
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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT: 'The Columbia Albums Collection' Due In October
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Blue Öyster Cult" — unleashed in 1972, the eponymous debut album from America's heaviest psychedelic metal band presaged punk, thrash and hardcore — with the release of "Blue Öyster Cult - Th...August 13, 2012
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ERIC PETERSON: 'If TESTAMENT Sees Darker Days, I Don't Know If This Lineup Would Stick'
Classic rock program "Radio Fireball" in Jönköping, Sweden recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist, founder and main songwriter Eric Peterson. Asked about what he sees for the future of TESTAMENT's current lineup, beyond the band's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", and tour, Eric sa...August 13, 2012
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PAUL STANLEY Rules Out Reunion Of Original KISS Lineup: 'You Only Get So Many Chances'
KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley told The San Diego Union-Tribune that the band can continue in the future (and theoretically forever) without him and fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons. "The band is bigger than its members," said Stanley. "And it only takes, in this case, four like-minded peop...August 12, 2012
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THIN LIZZY Guitarist's Memoir Due In November
Omnibus Press has set a November 16 release date for THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham's memoir, "The Boys Are Back in Town". The book was co-written with journalist Harry Doherty and is expected to give the inside story of the band's days on the road. Official description of the 160-page paperback...August 12, 2012
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MARK TREMONTI Interviewed On WDHA's 'Box Of Rock' (Video)
ALTER BRIDGE/CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti was interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Mark Tremonti's debut solo album, "All I Was", sold more than...August 9, 2012
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JANI LANE Memorial Show To Be Held In Ohio This Weekend
According to The Plain Dealer, L.A. KNIGHTS and CLEVELAND'S BREAKFAST CLUB will perform at a memorial show for late WARRANT singer Jani Lane this Saturday, August 11 at the Ripper Owens Tap House (owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens) in Akron, Ohio. The event will ....August 8, 2012
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WEHRMACHT Announces New Singer
Reactivated late 1980s Portland, Oregon-based thrash metal/hardcore band WEHRMACHT has announced the addition of vocalist Eric Helzer to the group's ranks. Eric joins WEHRMACHT as the replacement for the band's original singer, who exited the group earlier this year due to creative differences and t...August 8, 2012
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'Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page' Book Due In October
Crown has set an October 23 release date for "Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page", by Guitar World's Brad Tolinski. Jimmy Page was the leader, mastermind, guitarist and producer of LED ZEPPELIN, described by Rolling Stone magazine as "the biggest band of the Seventies" and "unquestiona...August 8, 2012
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KISS Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance
Legendary rock band KISS will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, August 13 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with KISS by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). The show will be streamed on the "Rockline" web site for two week...August 8, 2012
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SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE Side Project PROJECTED Releases 'Watch It Burn' Lyric Video
What started out as a fun side-project for SEVENDUST guitarist John Connolly and bassist Vince Hornsby, ALTER BRIDGE/CREED drummer Scott Phillips, and TREMONTI/CREED guitarist Eric Friedman has become PROJECTED. The band's debut album, "Human", will be released September 18 on Connolly's own Yaya Pa...August 7, 2012
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EDGUY Frontman Working On New AVANTASIA Album
EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet is working on a new CD from his AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. According to a post on Sammet's web site, "Concept-wise, the album will be a classic rock opera/metal opera. It's going to be a timeless fairytale that despite its fantasy appeal was inspired by...August 6, 2012
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TREMONTI: 'You Waste Your Time' Solo Lesson Available (Video)
A seven-minute video clip in which ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti teaches you how to play the solo in the track "You Waste Your Time" from his debut solo album, "All I Was", can be seen below. "All I Was" sold more than 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week ...August 5, 2012
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Interviewed On Israel's 'Met Al Metal' (Audio)
Israel's "Met Al Metal" radio show recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", is likely to sell between 15,000 and 18,000 copies...August 4, 2012
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KISS: 'Shout It Out Loud' Performance Footage From Louisville
Video footage of KISS performing the song "Shout It Out Loud" on August 1 at KFC Yum! Arena in Louisville, Kentucky can be seen below. KISS will release its 20th studio album, "Monster", on October 16 through Universal Music Enterprises. Described in a press release as a "12-track, straight-ahead ro...August 3, 2012
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