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LITA FORD, FRANKIE BANALI, CARMINE APPICE, BRUCE KULICK, Others To Be Honored By ROCKGODZ HALL OF FAME

Lita Ford, Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE, BILLY IDOL),Frankie Banali (QUIET RIOT),Carmine Appice (Rod Stewart, BLUE MURDER, VANILLA FUDGE),Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD),Robin McAuley (MSG) and Richie Kotzen (POISON, MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS) are amng the musicians who will be inducted i...

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Watch EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Take Part In Question-And-Answer Session, Performance At New York City's Steinway Hall

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee took part in a question-and-answer session and one-song live performance Tuesday night (October 3) at the Steinway Hall in New York City. You can now watch the event via the Paste Facebook page below. EVANESCENCE's new album, "Synthesis", is due on November 10. The effort...

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GENE SIMMONS On Why Original KISS Won't Reunite: 'If You're On A Team, You Want Consistency'

Gene Simmons has once again ruled out the possibility of a KISS reunion featuring the band's entire original lineup. Rumors about guitarist Ace Frehley's return to KISS gained strength last year after he teamed up with KISS lead singer Paul Stanley on a cover of FREE's "Fire And Water", marking thei...

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Video: ACCEPT Performs In Pasadena

Fan-filmed video footage of ACCEPT's September 30 performance at The Rose in Pasadena, California can be seen below. ACCEPT's new album, "The Rise Of Chaos", was released on August 4 via Nuclear Blast. Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann told Spain's MariskalRock TV about the disc: "It was recorded by the same...

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EXODUS's Next Album Might Feature Guest Appearance By Former Guitarist RICK HUNOLT

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting spoke to Metal Wani about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out" album. Although it was originally reported that EXODUS would go into the studio in October to begin recording the new effort, it now appears that fan...

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MIKAEL STANNE Says DARK TRANQUILLITY Was 'Stuck In Traffic For Three Days' Due To Hurricane Irma

Rob Botten of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with frontman Mikael Stanne of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY prior to the band's September 18 show at The Mod Club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLA...

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EVANESCENCE: Making Of 'Synthesis' Album Part Two (Video)

The second in a series of webisodes featuring footage from the making of EVANESCENCE's next album, "Synthesis", can be seen below. In the second episode of "Inside Synthesis", we explore the making of EVANESCENCE's new single, "Imperfection". "Synthesis" is due on November 10. The effort features fu...

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SONS OF APOLLO Feat. PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, BUMBLEFOOT, SOTO, SHERINIAN: 'Signs Of The Time' Commentary Video

A two-minute video clip of SONS OF APOLLO discussing the band's song "Signs Of The Time" can be seen below. SONS OF APOLLO is the "supergroup" featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian alongside Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, M...

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BLITZKRIEG To Release 'Reign Of Fire' Single In December

NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) veterans BLITZKRIEG will release a new seven-inch vinyl EP, "Reign Of Fire", on December 8 in a limited edition of five hundred copies embraced by amazing handdrawn old-school metal artwork by Lee Murphy. Says BLITZKRIEG guitarist Ken Johnson: "We are very e...

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The Rise of Chaos

One of metal's most enduring tropes is devastation. While much of this horror and calamity is figuratively conveyed through bombastic, guitar and drum-driven textures, metal historically tends to hold an ugly reflection against what's happening in the world. Two notable past metal classics were rele...

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Paranormal

Alice Cooper's first studio release in six years shares many of the same elements as 2011's "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", which was a reimagination of Alice's first solo effort, 1975's "Welcome to My Nightmare". The album was intended as a collection of standalone songs to contrast with the previous "co...

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Watch Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Perform With His Solo Band For First Time

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown took his solo band out on the road for the first time earlier this month in support of his debut solo album, "Smoke On This…". Backing Rex at several shows in Germany were Joe Shadid on guitar, John Luke Hebert on drums, Francisco "Pancho" Tomaselli on bass and Lance...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Signs With ICM PARTNERS

According to The Hollywood Reporter, David Lee Roth has signed with ICM Partners, a full-service talent agency, worldwide in all areas. The VAN HALEN singer continues to be represented by business manager Gerri Leonard of Leonard And Associates. Roth gave a rare charity performance on September 9 in...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Releases Video For 'Eating Lies' Song

"Eating Lies", the new Richard Pembridge-directed video from British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE),can be seen below. The song is taken from his ninth solo album, "Endure And Survive", which was released on March 3 via Blaze Bayley Recording. The disc was recorded at Bi...

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SONS OF APOLLO Feat. PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, BUMBLEFOOT, SOTO, SHERINIAN: 'Coming Home' Commentary Video

A two-minute video clip of SONS OF APOLLO discussing its song "Coming Home" can be seen below. SONS OF APOLLO is the band featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian alongside Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROT...