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Singer TONY HARNELL Quits TNT Again: 'My Heart Is Broken'

American singer Tony Harnell has left Norwegian rockers TNT a little over a year after he rejoined the band. Says Tony: "This was an amazing year for me and for all the TNT fans who were lucky enough to be at the concerts. Many of the shows were the best TNT shows ever, in my ...

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JOHN SYKES: Audio Samples Of Upcoming Solo Album

Audio samples of some of the tracks that will appear on the forthcoming solo album from guitarist/vocalist John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY) can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The title of the CD has not yet been disclosed, but there are some fantastic guest musicians...

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PAPA ROACH Had 'No Finished Songs' Before Entering Studio To Record 'F.E.A.R.'

France's RockNLive recently conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton and drummer Tony Palermo. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working with father-and-son super-producers Kevin and Kane Churko (FIV...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Launches SOTO Band, Prepares To Release 'Inside The Vertigo' Album

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...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Says RIHANNA Gig Is 'Really Challenging'

Guitar Interactive magazine recently conducted an interview with EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Asked about how he landed the gig as the guitarist in pop superstar Rihanna's band and whether he can foresee himself doing that for a long time to co...

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REED MULLIN's Star-Studded TEENAGE TIME KILLER Projects Inks Deal With RISE RECORS

TEENAGE TIME KILLER, the new project featuring singer/drummer Reed Mullin of hardcore punk veterans CORROSION OF CONFORMITY alongside a number of well-known musicians from the metal and hardcore scenes, has inked a deal with Rise Records for the reiease its debuit album. The instrumental parts for t...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Rock Is 'Alive And Breathing Really Heavily'

Legendary vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine in September — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murd...

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PAPA ROACH: New Song 'Broken As Me' Available For Streaming

"Broken As Me", a brand new song from Californian rockers PAPA ROACH, can be streamed below. The track, which is available on iTunes, is taken from the band's eighth full-length album, "F.E.A.R.", which will be released on January 27, 2015 via Eleven Seven Music). The Grammy Award-nominated hard roc...

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Legendary Actor CHRISTOPHER LEE Releases New Heavy Metal Single 'Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing'

Sir Christopher Lee, who has starred in almost 300 movies, including "The Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man With The Golden Gun", "Dracula", "The Wicker Man" and most recently "The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies", has released a new heavy metal single titled "Darkest Carols, Faithful...

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RATED X's JOE LYNN TURNER: People Have Decided That Our Music Should Be Free

Episode 253 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with legendary vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked about the difficulty of getting his new project RATED X (formerly LEGACY...

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GIRLSCHOOL Taps Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES For New Studio Album

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL will enter the Ecology Room in the UK on January 26, 2015 with producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY, GARY MOORE) to begin recording their 13th album for a spring release via UDR Music. Tsangarides, who already had a brief cooperation wit...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Attends TREVOR FRANCIS' Birmingham 'Walk Of Stars' Ceremony

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has posted the following update on his Facebook page: "On Saturday I had a chance to return a favour, one of my old pals and football legend Trevor Francis was receiving his Birmingham 'Walk Of Stars' award. He was there to support me when I received mine in the sn...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JASON HOOK Join ALICE COOPER On Stage In Las Vegas

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook joined Alice Cooper on stage on November 26 inside the Pearl at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform the Cooper classic "School's Out". Check out fan-filmed video footage below. Hook played as a member of pop...

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TNT Has Three Songs Written For Next Studio Album

Metal Express Radio's Stig Nordahl recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø of Norwegian/American hard rockers TNT. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about TNT's plans for a new studio album — the band's first since the return of singer T...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Commemorate 100th Anniversary Of Armenian Genocide With 'Wake Up The Souls' Tour

April 24, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, an attempted extermination of the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire. A century later, the members of SYSTEM OF A DOWN refuse to let the victims and lessons learned be forgotten. On April 10, 2015, they'll commemorate the Genoci...