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SKID ROW's SNAKE: No One Has The Ability Anymore To Sit Down For An Hour And Listen To Full-Length Album

Rock 'N' Load conducted an interview with SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo on October 24 at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield, England. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how commercial rock music has been affected by television singing competition shows like "American Idol" and "The X Fac...

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MATT SORUM, STEVE STEVENS, BILLY RAY CYRUS Join Forces For 'Do What I Do' Song, Video

Tune in tomorrow (Tuesday, November 11) to HLN/CNN's live morning show "Morning Express With Robin Meade" to watch Billy Ray Cyrus, Ssgt. Mark Plummer (Ret.) and Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) join host Robin Meade to talk about their new song and video for "Do What I Do" live on Vetera...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs At PISTONS Vs BUCKS NBA Game; Video Available

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach performed during the halftime show of the NBA game featuring the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, November 7 at The Palace Of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Bach's new solo...

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BABYMETAL Performs New Song 'The One' In London (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of the Japanese pop-metal group BABYMETAL performing a brand new song, "The One", this past Saturday, November 8 at the Brixton O2 Academy in London, England can be seen below. Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that p...

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Coroner: 'No Foul Play Is Suspected' In Death Of STATIC-X Frontman WAYNE STATIC

A spokesperson for the San Bernardino coroner's office says that "no foul play is suspected" in the death of STATIC-X frontman and founder Wayne Static, who reportedly passed away quietly in his sleep last weekend. "We can confirm the death of Wayne Dick Static, a 48-year-old Landers resident on 11/...

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GUS G.: 'Long Way Down' Video Released

"Long Way Down", the new video from Greek 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, can be seen below. The clip was shot by acclaimed director and Gus' longtime creative partner Patric Ullaeus (IN FL...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, JOE PERRY, DAVE MUSTAINE Honored At 'Classic Rock Roll Of Honour': Video Highlights

Hosted by UK-based Classic Rock magazine, the 10th annual Classic Rock Awards — the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour — celebrated some of the most influential and respected musicians in rock at the Avalon in Hollywood Tuesday night (November 4). A plethora of icons, innovators and straight-up legends att...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL Says 'Illegal Downloading' Has Made It 'Difficult' For Younger Bands To Make It

In a brand new interview with the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, bassist Ian Hill of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST was asked how the music business has changed in the four decades since the band's inception. "It's strange times at the moment," he replied. "It has changed completely since w...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: New Song 'One And All' Streaming

SMASHING PUMPKINS have premiered "One And All", another song from the band's album "Monuments To An Elegy", due out Tuesday, December 9 via Martha's Music/BMG. Check it out below. "Monuments To An Elegy" marks the iconic alternative band's eighth studio album and is the follow-up to their 2012 criti...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Release 'Deluxe' Version Of 'Frequency Unknown'

"Frequency Unknown", the only album released the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE following his dismissal from the band featuring guitarists Michael Wilton and Parker Lundgren, bassist Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott Rockenfield, arrived in April 2013 amidst a swarm of controversy. The grou...

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Ex-STATIC-X Guitarist KOICHI FUKUDA Is 'Sad And Angry' He Will Never Be Able To Reconcile With WAYNE STATIC

Former STATIC-X guitarist Koichi Fukuda (pictured) has released the following statement regarding the passing of ex-STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static: "I am still trying to process the sad fact that I’ve lost my dear old friend, Wayne Richard Wells. He was an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, very special...

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Former STATIC-X Bassist TONY CAMPOS: 'Some Of The Best Times Of My Life Were With' WAYNE STATIC

Former STATIC-X and current SOULFLY bassist Tony Campos (pictured) has released the following statement regarding the passing of ex-STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static: "I'm having a hard time finding the words to express how I feel right now, and it's taken me a long time to even try to write something....

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STATIC-X Frontman WAYNE STATIC Dead At 48

Singer/guitarist Wayne Static (born Wayne Richard Wells) of the industrial metal band STATIC-X has passed away at the age of 48. His death was confirmed by Wayne's publicists at FiXT Publicity. There has been no official confirmation of the cause of death, but some of Static's music industry colleag...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says His New Solo Material Is 'More Melodic, More Structured' Than BLACK SABBATH

Ozzy Osbourne tells Billboard.com that he is "in the process of collecting stuff that I'm writing" for his next solo project and has "about three songs" in various stages of completion. The tracks, which were written primarily with guitarist Billy Morrison (BILLY IDOL, THE CULT, CAMP FREDDY),are de...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: Praying 'Absolutely Works'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, who has been clean and sober since January of 1986, credits his belief in a higher power for helping him in his recovery. "I'm a different guy to when I was 20," Halford said during an appearance on HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show"...