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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...January 11, 2013
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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...January 10, 2013
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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...January 10, 2013
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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...January 9, 2013
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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...January 9, 2013
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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...January 8, 2013
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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...January 8, 2013
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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...January 8, 2013
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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...January 7, 2013
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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...January 7, 2013
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BRET MICHAELS: Footage Of New Year's Eve Performance In Minnesota
Fan-filmed video footage of POISON singer Bret Michaels' solo performance on Monday, December 31 at the Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch, Minnesota can be seen below. Michaels will release his new solo album, "Good Songs & Great Friends", on February 26 via Poor Boy Records. The effo...January 6, 2013
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'Hair I Go Again' Trailer Released
A three-and-a-half-minute trailer for the forthcoming "Hair I Go Again" "documentary" can be seen below. Film synopsis: "The year was 1985. Thousands of miles away from the sonic debauchery of the Sunset Strip, a group of teenage friends shared aspirations of glam rock grandeur. Rising from the ashe...January 5, 2013
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'What Are You Doing Here?' Author Interviewed On NPR's 'Morning Edition'; Audio Available
Laina Dawes, author of the book "What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life And Liberation In Heavy Metal" (Bazillion Points),was interviewed yesterday (Friday, January 4) on the "Morning Edition" show on NPR (National Public Radio). With over 13 million weekly listeners, the show is America's...January 5, 2013
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WITH ONE LAST BREATH To Release 'Wake The Dead' EP
York, England-based metallers WITH ONE LAST BREATH will release a new EP, "Wake The Dead", on February 25 via Small Town Records. The CD is described in a press release as "something of a reworking of familiar songs." Commented the band: "We've been working really hard all of 2012, getting the tours...January 4, 2013
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SLAYER's 'Angel Of Death' Makes It Into Dutch Top 2000 Countdown
California thrash metal veterans SLAYER became the first metal band other than METALLICA to make it into the Dutch Top 2000, the annual countdown which is broadcast every year between Christmas and New Year's Eve. Dutch metalheads united and contributed heavily to the poll, which was based on a publ...January 2, 2013
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