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FINGER ELEVEN To Release 'Five Crooked Lines' Album In July

FINGER ELEVEN will release its sixth studio album, and first in five years, appropriately titled "Five Crooked Lines", on July 31 via The Bicycle Music Company/Concord. The album's first single, "Wolves And Doors", is available on digital online retail outlets today and hits radio this week. A video...

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JOE SATRIANI and ROBIN DIMAGGIO Team Up On Original Song For UNITED NATIONS Gala

World-renowned guitarist Joe Satriani (pictured) and UN musical director Robin DiMaggio have teamed up to compose and produce a new song called "Music Without Words", to be unveiled at the June 30 annual Presidential General Assembly of the UN 69th Session Gala in New York City. The assembly and gal...

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OF MICE & MEN Singer AUSTIN CARLILE Hospitalized; San Diego, Mexico City Shows Canceled

California-based rock quintet OF MICE & MEN has canceled the remaining dates of it "Full Circle Tour" after the band's lead singer, Austin Carlile, was hospitalized for undisclosed reasons. Said the group in a statement: "Austin Carlile was admitted to a hospital yesterday morning, and, per doct...

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Video: Reunited Original Lineup Of EXCITER Performs At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Video footage of the reunited original lineup of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER — guitarist John Ricci, drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler and bassist Allan Johnson — performing on June 6 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg can be seen below. Speaking to the "Talking Metal" podcast last year...

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AIRBOURNE's RYAN O'KEEFFE Talks Next Album, Record Company Switch (Video)

Anna Dave Bertram of Sweden's Access: Rock conducted an interview with drummer Ryan O'Keeffe of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which is being held June 3-6 in Sölvesborg. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions...

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HELLYEAH's VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT: Touring With SLAYER And KING DIAMOND Is 'Dream Come True'

Simon of Hudson Valley's radio station WRRV recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he was looking forward to HELLYEAH's participation in this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink...

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HEAVEN Singer ALLAN FRYER Dies After Battle With Cancer

Allan Fryer, the frontman for the Australian band HEAVEN, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Formed in 1980 in Sydney, Australia, HEAVEN recorded three albums — "Twilight Of Mischief" (1982),"Where Angels Fear To Tread" (1983) and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (1985) — and toured throughout...

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HELLYEAH Guitarist TOM MAXWELL Forced To Sit Out Rest Of European Tour After Breaking Foot

HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell broke his foot in three places and will not be able to participate in the rest of the band's European tour. HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott states: "We will carry on, with [HELLYEAH's other guitarist] Chris Brady holding down the guitar force. Tom will rejoin us fo...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER To Collaborate With TESTAMENT, SANCTUARY Singers

DJ Rob of MetalHeadRadio conducted an interview with Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) on Friday, May 29. You can now listen to he chat below. Speaking about his plans to release a new solo album, Drover said: "I've been putting out singles for the last… I don't know… six month...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY To Launch 'Royals & Rebels' Lifestyle Brand

Paul Stanley, co-founder and singer/songwriter of legendary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame band KISS, has teamed up with the music industry's leading branding and social media marketing company, Epic Rights, to develop and launch Stanley's all-new lifestyle brand Paul Stanley: Royals & Rebels, at th...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Defends GENE SIMMONS's 'Rock Is Dead' Comment

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to discontinue selling physical C...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's HOUSECORE HORROR FESTIVAL To Return For Third Year

Legendary PANTERA frontman and Housecore Records founder Philip H. Anselmo is bringing his horror-themed film and metal festival back for a third year. After a great ride in Austin, the festival will kick off in San Antonio, Texas at the Aztec Theater on November 13-15. The decision to return was dr...

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IWRESTLEDABEARONCE Wanted To Write 'Some Straight-Up Heavy, Crazy, Gnarly Music' On 'Hail Mary'

When it came time to record their fourth full-length album and first for Artery Recordings, "Hail Mary", the members of IWRESTLEDABEARONCE all agreed on one thing. So, what was the great unifier in this case for musicians Steven Bradley (guitar),Courtney LaPlante (vocals),Mike Stringer (guitar),M...

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ROSETTA To Release 'Quintessential Ephemera' Album In June

Philadelphia's ROSETTA will release its new album, "Quintessential Ephemera", on June 22 with "pay-as-you-wish pricing" directly from the band's Bandcamp page. Formed in 2003, ROSETTA's first two full-lengths, 2005's "The Galilean Satellites" and 2007's "Wake/Lift", pulled together elements from '90...

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Video: Brazilian Army Performs SABATON's 'Smoking Snakes'

Video footage of the Brazilian army orchestra performing the song "Smoking Snakes" from the Swedish metal band SABATON can be seen below. SABATON wrote "Smoking Snakes" as a tribute to the three Brazilian soldiers who fought an entire platoon of German soldiers to their deaths in the mountains of It...