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MTLEY CRE To Release Catalog On Vinyl-Replica CD, Greatest-Hits Package In U.K.

MTLEY CRE will re-release a limited quantity of its catalog in the U.K. via Eleven Seven Music, having regained the rights to all its songs after a long absence in the marketplace. The following albums will be re-released on November 14 as vinyl-replica CDs with a 16-page booklet, a CD with a five-p...
October 31, 2011
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The Chosen Few

You already know the deal about compilation albums from legendary bands. There are about a billion of them out there; some better than others, but most of which make things like ratings virtually meaningless. That same argument was made in a review of UFO's "Best of a Decade". Much the same can be s...
October 30, 2011
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Temple of Rock

As regretful as it is to say, it might be time for Michael Schenker to hang it up because the songwriting well has run dry, now best exemplified by "Temple of Rock". It is a forgettable album that comes off soulless, best efforts notwithstanding. Yes, the soloing is fine and he's a great guitarist;...
October 30, 2011
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POISON Singer Talks About Having Hospital Room In Phoenix Named After Him (Video)

POISON frontman Bret Michaels is donating TVs and sound systems for a waiting room at the St. Joseph's Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was treated in April 2010 for a brain hemorrhage. The equipment will allow families to relax and listen to music. In return, the waiting...
October 27, 2011
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POISON Responds To Song Theft Allegations

A lawyer for 1980s hair-metal band POISON has released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter slamming as "baseless" a new lawsuit that claims several hit songs on the group's debut album, "Look What The Cat Dragged In", were stolen a quarter century ago from another band. POISON was sued last week b...
October 27, 2011
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WOLFSBANE: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Reunited U.K. rockers WOLFSBANE featuring former IRON MAIDEN frontman Blaze Bayley have set "Wolfsbane Save The World" as the title of their new album. The CD will be available from Wolfsbanehms.com as well as via the merchandise stand on the band's upcoming tour. "Wolfsbane Save The World" track li...
October 27, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Talks About 'The Chosen Few' (Video)

A two-minute video clip in which vocalist Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST talks about "The Chosen Few", the band's newly released compilation, can be seen below. The collection, which came out on October 11 via Legacy/Sony, contains songs that were selected by some of the big...
October 26, 2011
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman Interviewed On 107.7 THE BONE's 'Metal Zone' (Video)

"Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. You can now watch the chat below. In a September 2011 interview with Lithium Magazine, BULLET FOR...
October 25, 2011
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St. Joseph's Hospital In Phoenix To Name Room After POISON Singer

According to The Associated Press, POISON frontman Bret Michaels is donating TVs and sound systems for a waiting room at the St. Joseph's Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was treated in April 2010 for a brain hemorrhage. The equipment will allow families to relax and liste...
October 24, 2011
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Did POISON Steal '80s Hits From Another Band?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, POISON is being sued by Billy McCarthy and James Stonich, who were members of a Chicago band known as KID ROCKER, for allegedly stealing four of KID ROCKER's songs. The plaintiffs claim that guitarist C.C. DeVille auditioned for KID ROCKER in 1984 prior to joinin...
October 22, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Talks About 'The Chosen Few' (Video)

A two-and-a-half-minute video clip in which guitarist Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST talks about "The Chosen Few", the band's newly released compilation, can be seen below. The collection, which came out on October 11 via Legacy/Sony, contains songs that were selected by so...
October 21, 2011
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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Part Of New 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Cast

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider is among the 18 celebrities taking part in "The Celebrity Apprentice" season 5, which is scheduled to premiere on NBC early next year. The castmembers reportedly outed themselves in New York Tuesday as they hit the streets to test their sandwich-making skills in wh...
October 21, 2011
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SLIPKNOT's Self-Titled Album Voted Best Debut Of Past 25 Years

Readers of the British metal magazine Metal Hammer have voted SLIPKNOT's self-titled 1999 album the best debut of the past 25 years. Over 16,000 fans voted in Metal Hammer's special 25th-anniversary poll, with "Slipknot" managing to grab almost a third of all votes cast, beating off competition from...
October 20, 2011
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STEEL PANTHER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Balls Out' Photo Shoot

Behind-the-scenes footage from the photo shoot for "Balls Out", the sophomore album from the legends of the Sunset Strip, STEEL PANTHER, can be seen below. "Balls Out" will be released on November 1 via Universal Republic Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Feel The Steel" contains 14 soon-to-be class...
October 20, 2011
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WOLFSBANE: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

Reunited U.K. rockers WOLFSBANE featuring former IRON MAIDEN frontman Blaze Bayley have set "Wolfsbane Save The World" as the title of their new album. Guitarist Jase Edwards states, "It's a suitably modest title... self-effacing, not too ambitious!!!! But the world does need saving and we are gonna...
October 20, 2011