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JON LORD: 'All Those Years Ago' Photobook Details Revealed

Jon Lord, the celebrated keyboard player of rock bands DEEP PURPLE and WHITESNAKE and a celebrated composer, is the focus of a new photographic biography that will commemorate his life and successful career. The limited-edition book, released for pre-sale today, is published by Rufus Stone who speci...

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VAN HALEN Singer DAVID LEE ROTH Returns With New Season Of 'The Roth Show'

Episode 1 of Season 2 of "The Roth Show", the video podcast program hosted by VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth, can be seen below. In this episode, Roth discusses "The New York City Way". In a 2013 interview, Roth explained that "The Roth Show" started off as an experiment. "You can prop something up...

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Singer PATTY SMYTH Says She Was First Choice To Replace DAVID LEE ROTH In VAN HALEN

When VAN HALEN parted with frontman David Lee Roth in 1985, his eventual replacement, Sammy Hagar, was not the band's first choice to fill Roth's shoes. According to The Pulse Of Radio, guitarist Eddie Van Halen asked Patty Smyth of the group SCANDAL to join the band first, which Smyth has now recou...

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GUS G. Talks About Debut Solo Album In BLACKSTAR Interview (Video)

Guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, was interviewed at the Blackstar booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which took place January 23-26 at the Anaheim Conv...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY On VAN HALEN: 'We Weren't Just A Bunch Of Sloppy Musicians On Stage Drinking'

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: To tap into VAN HALEN for a moment, you guys were always known for the excesses like the drinking, drug...

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SCOTT IAN: 'I Don't Think Someone Could Pay Us Enough Money' To Reform S.O.D. For A Tour

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was the special guest on the February 16 edition of the "Metal Injection Livecast" to promote his upcoming "Speaking Words" North American tour. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. On the progress of the songwriting sessions for ANTHRAX's new album:...

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ANGRA's KIKO LOUREIRO Speaks To UNITED ROCK NATIONS (Audio)

On February 4, Carmziofa of United Rock Nations conducted an interview with guitarist Kiko Loureiro of Brazilian/Italian metallers ANGRA. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Behind-the-scenes footage from the first ANGRA photo session featuring the band's new lead singer, accla...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS' RICKY WARWICK And DAMON JOHNSON Working On Songs For Second Album (Video)

Ricky Warwick and Damon Johnson recently spent some time together in Nashville, Tennessee working on tracks for the upcoming second album from BLACK STAR RIDERS. Check out a short clip below. BLACK STAR RIDERS is the band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals),Damon Johnson (gui...

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SKELETONWITCH's SCOTT HEDRICK Speaks To RESIDENT ROCK STAR (Video)

Resident Rock Star conducted an interview with guitarist Scott Hedrick of Ohio metallers SKELETONWITCH on February 11 in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. SKELETONWITCH's new album, "Serpents Unleashed", sold around 5,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to...

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SCORPION CHILD: 'Kings Highway' Video Released

Austin rockers SCORPION CHILD have released a video for the first track on their debut album, "Kings Highway". Opening with the sound of cicadas, the clip was directed by award-winning stop-motion animator Jess Cope (STEVEN WILSON, STORM CORROSION, DEVIN TOWNSEND) of Owlhouse Studios, whose talents...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: First Trailer For 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written A...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's HANSI KÜRSCH Joins ICED EARTH On Stage In Bochum (Video)

Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN joined ICED EARTH on stage on February 13 at Zeche in Bochum, Germany to perform the song "Among The Living Dead". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Asked how the opportunity came up to have Hansi lay down guest vocals on the studio version...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Wait For The Ricochet' Story Of 'In Rock' Album Now Available

"Wait For The Ricochet", a new book by Simon Robinson and Stephen Clare detailing the history of DEEP PURPLE's classic "In Rock" album, has been published by Simon's Easy On The Eye Books. This has been several years in the making, but the copies are finally printed, in stock and being shipped. You...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS: 'Heaven Knows' Video Released

Razor & Tie has set a March 18 release date for the second album from Taylor Momsen and her band THE PRETTY RECKLESS, titled "Going To Hell". The official video for the song "Heaven Knows", can be seen below. The striking clip was directed by Jon J and Taylor Momsen. Shot on location in Miami, ....

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ANGRA's FABIO LIONE Answers Fan-Submitted Questions - Part 2 (Video)

Acclaimed Italian vocalist Fabio Lione (VISION DIVINE, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, KAMELOT),who recently joined Brazilian metallers ANGRA as the replacement for Eduardo "Edu" Falaschi, has answered a number of questions that were submitted by ANGRA fans on the band's Facebook page. Check out the second part...