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CHICKENFOOT, JOURNEY, KISS Members To Perform At RONNIE MONTROSE Tribute Concert

Former and current members of KISS, Y&T, JOURNEY and MR. BIG will appear at a Ronnie Montrose tribute concert on Friday, April 27 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. The show will also include performances by MONTROSE and GAMMA, both of which were founded by Montrose. MONTROSE'...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist Performs New Song At EMG Studios (Video)

Former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis recently visited the EMG studios to film a live performance of two tracks — "Mercurial" and "Sibylline Origin" — off his forthcoming second solo album, "Plains Of Oblivion". Jeff's first performance video of "Jato Unit" in 2009 generated over 1 million hits on...

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DESCEND Working On New Material

Swedish progressive death metallers DESCEND have commenced the songwriting process for their sophomore album, tentatively due before the end of the year. A short video clip from the pre-production sessions can be found at this location. DESCEND's debut album, "Through The Eyes Of The Burdened", was...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter Plays Free SIX HOUR SUNDOWN Show In London (Video)

SIX HOUR SUNDOWN, the U.K.-based rock band fronted by Lauren Harris — daughter of legendary IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris — played a free show this past Thursday, March 22 at The Intrepid Fox in London, England. Fan-filmed video footage of their performance can be seen below. Formed in late 2009,...

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SHINEDOWN: New Video Interview With BRENT SMITH

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with SHINEDOWN vocalist Brent Smith. You can now watch the chat in six parts below. As previously reported, SHINEDOWN will perform on the Monday, March 26 episode of ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (which will actually air the morning of Tuesday, M...

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Drummer DAVE CULROSS Talks About His Return To SUFFOCATION (Audio)

Drummer Dave Culross, who played on SUFFOCATION's 1998 EP, "Despise The Sun" CD, rejoined the band last month as the replacement for longtime skinsman Mike Smith. SickDrummerMagazine.com has uploaded a brand new audio interview with Culross in which he talks about his return to SUFFOCATION. You can...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: 'Requiem For The Living' Guitar Playthrough Video Released

Former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis has released a guitar playthrough video for the track "Requiem For The Living" from his forthcoming second solo album, "Plains Of Oblivion". Check it out below. "Plains Of Oblivion" will be released on April 10 in North America (one day earlier in Europe) via C...

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SHINEDOWN To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

SHINEDOWN will perform on the Monday, March 26 episode of ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (which will actually air the morning of Tuesday, March 27). Check your local listings for details. SHINEDOWN vocalist Brent Smith told The Pulse Of Radio last week that the release of the band's fourth album, "Am...

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SHINEDOWN On WAAF's 'The Hill-Man Morning Show': Video Interview, Acoustic Performance

SHINEDOWN vocalist Brent Smith and guitarist Zach Myers took part in an interview and acoustic performance on this past Friday's (March 16) edition of "The Hill-Man Morning Show" on Boston's radio station WAAF. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. Brent Smith told The Pulse Of...

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ALICE COOPER Receives Doctorate, Delivers Commencement Speech To MI Graduates In Hollywood

At about noon today, Alice Cooper delivered the graduation commencement speech to 600 rowdy and dangerous graduates from the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. He opened by joking, "First of all, the fact that I am here as your keynote speaker raises a lot of red flags. It show's an obvious lack of...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'I'm Happy As A Lark' That VAN HALEN Is Touring Again

Geoff Charles of the Providence, Rhode Island classic rock radio station 94HJY conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT frontman Sammy Hagar this week. You can now listen to the chat below. When asked how it feels to see his former VAN HALEN bandmates out there touring wi...

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DAYLIGHT DIES Completes Recording New Album

North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has completed the recording process for its fourth full-length album. The CD will be mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden beginning on April 1. The band states, "Jens was also responsible for mixing 'Lost To The Living' and 'Dismantling...

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SHINEDOWN Creates E-Book To Accompany New Album

SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith told The Pulse Of Radio on Wednesday (March 14) that the release of the band's fourth album, "Amaryllis", on March 27 will be accompanied by an e-book called "For Your Sake: Inside The Making Of Amaryllis", which Smith described as the first of its kind in the music indu...

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SHINEDOWN On DC101: Video Interview, Acoustic Performance Available

Brent Smith of SHINEDOWN recently joined DC101's Roche in studio to talk about the band's new album, "Amaryllis"; Brent's weight loss; and the effects of bullying. In addition, Smith and SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers performed an acoustic version of the band's new song "Bully". Check out the footag...

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Former SUFFOCATION Drummer MIKE SMITH Says His Departure Was 'Inevitable'

Noel Smart of SickDrummerMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with former SUFFOCATION drummer Mike Smith. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SickDrummerMagazine.com: Why did you decide to step down from the drum throne of SUFFOCATION? Mike: The decision was pretty much inevitab...