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MOTÖRHEAD: 'Ace Of Spades' Deluxe Collector's Box Set Due In October

Upon its release in 1980, MOTÖRHEAD's "Ace Of Spades" album was nothing short of a gamechanger for all forms of hard rock. Like lightning in a bottle, it perfectly captured everything great about hard rock, heavy metal, and punk, amped it all up to 11, and came racing out of the gates at what felt l...
July 22, 2020
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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA: 'I'm Not A Super Paranoid Person, But The COVID Thing Is Scary'

In a new interview with Nicole Alvarez of KROQ's "HD Radio Sound Space Sundays", LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda spoke about how he has been dealing with the coronavirus crisis. He said (see video below): "I'm not a super paranoid person, but the COVID thing is scary. I have friends who are doctors, and...
July 21, 2020
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CHRIS CORNELL Biography 'Total F**king Godhead' To Arrive Next Week

Post Hill Press, whose product is distributed by Simon & Schuster, will release "Total F*cking Godhead - The Biography Of Chris Cornell", the first comprehensive biography of iconic singer-songwriter Chris Cornell, on July 28. With input from those who knew and worked with him — together with hi...
July 20, 2020
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TESLA, VIO-LENCE And JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Members Team Up For Cover Of PAT TRAVERS's 'Snortin' Whiskey' (Video)

Former MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel has teamed up with singer Sean Killian (VIO-LENCE),guitarist Dave Rude (TESLA),bassist Dan McNay (JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE) and drummer Mark Hernandez (DRESS THE DEAD) to record a "quarantine" cover version of the Pat Travers classic "Snortin' Whiskey" a...
July 20, 2020
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Watch THE DEAD DAISIES Perform All Four Songs From 'The Lockdown Sessions' EP

THE DEAD DAISIES — the hard rock "collective" founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — released a new digital EP, "The Lockdown Sessions", on July 17 via Steamhammer/SPV. The effort contains four acoustic tracks, all of them exclusive to this EP. Lowy said: "As soon as it had beco...
July 20, 2020
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CHRIS CORNELL's Previously Unheard Cover Of GUNS N' ROSES' 'Patience' Gets Surprise Release

Chris Cornell's estate has released his previously unreleased cover of GUNS N' ROSES' "Patience" on what would have been his 56th birthday. The recording was produced by Brendan O'Brien and was reportedly completed only a few months before Chris died in 2017. "His birthday seemed the perfect time to...
July 20, 2020
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DEE SNIDER On Death Of 'Hair Metal' In Early 1990s: 'It Became Too Commercialized'

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider spoke to Ultimate Guitar about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. Asked what his thoughts were about NIRVANA and other grunge bands when they emerged, Dee said: "I loved t...
July 19, 2020
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Watch STATIC-X Perform At Wisconsin Festival Once Named 'Herd Immunity Fest' (Video)

STATIC-X frontman Xer0 performed without his now-trademark spiked-up hair during the band's appearance Saturday night (July 18) outside the Q&Z Expo Center in Ringle, Wisconsin. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire concert is available below. The once-named Herd Immunity Fest faced backlash wh...
July 19, 2020
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Slow Decay

With their 20th anniversary looming over the horizon in 2021, THE ACACIA STRAIN deserve a robust slap on the back for sticking to their guns for such a long time, without ever exhibiting the slightest interest in compromise. Perhaps the most intriguing thing about the band is how they have nimbly an...
July 18, 2020
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Listen To New SEETHER Song 'Bruised And Bloodied'

SEETHER's new single, "Bruised And Bloodied", can be streamed below. The track will be included on the band's recently completed eighth album, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum", which is due on August 28 via Fantasy Records. "Bruised And Bloodied" is a strong representation of the dynamic push-pull on "Si...
July 17, 2020
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Former FREHLEY'S COMET Drummer JAMIE OLDAKER Dead At 68

Acclaimed drummer Jamie Oldaker has died at the age of 68. The musician, who had battled cancer in recent years, was surrounded by family members when he passed away Thursday at his Tulsa home. A rock music, blues rock and country music drummer and percussionist, Oldaker was born September 5, 1951 i...
July 16, 2020
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GLENN HUGHES Looks Back On 2016 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction: 'To Have That Achievement Was Great'

During an appearance on the latest episode of "Live From Nerdville With Joe Bonamassa", legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes looked back on his 2016 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, where he was honored along with other former and current members of DEEP PURPLE. "My dad passed away...
July 16, 2020
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RISE AGAINST's 'The Black Market' Re-Released With Three Bonus Tracks

Melodic-hardcore greats RISE AGAINST have released an expanded edition of their 2014 magnum opus "The Black Market" on July 15 via Interscope/UMe. For the first time ever, all recordings that were previously available as bonus tracks — "About Damn Time" and "We Will Never Forget" from "The Eco-Terro...
July 16, 2020
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JOSH HOMME Is Open To Playing With KYUSS Again

Josh Homme spoke to Kyuss World Radio about the 25th anniversary of KYUSS's final album, "…And The Circus Leaves Town". The Californian four-piece split three months following the LP's release, resulting in it being less critically and commercially successful when compared to the two KYUSS albums wh...
July 15, 2020
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Project Regeneration Vol. 1

Always a heavier and more inventive band than their nominal affiliation to nu-metal made them appear, STATIC-X are a straightforward example of a band that many people didn't really appreciate until it was too late. The untimely passing of Wayne Static in 2014 certainly seemed to spell an end to the...
July 15, 2020