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JOHN 5: Rock Is Not Dead, But Music Industry Has Completely Changed

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 (real name: John William Lowery) has responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine in September — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of o...

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RATED X Featuring JOE LYNN TURNER, CARMINE APPICE, TONY FRANKLIN: 'Fire And Ice' Video

The official video for the song "Fire And Ice" from RATED X (formerly LEGACY X),the new band featuring legendary vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, MOTHER'S ARMY),bassist Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER) and guitar...

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FOO FIGHTERS' 'Sonic Highways' Projected To Sell 200K First Week

FOO FIGHTERS' new studio album, "Sonic Highways", is likely to sell around 200,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on November 10 vi...

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KISS To Perform At 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

KISS will perform at the 88th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will take place on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, and air on NBC. The special performance by KISS — which was secured by the band's brand management company, Epic Rights — will be led by more than 600 cheerleaders from around...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'I'd Love To Be In There'

In a recent interview with the Laredo, Texas radio station Hot 106.1, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked whether he would like to see his band inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "Man, I'd love it," he responded. "I'd love to be in there. Again, you get all these different opinions...

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SLASH: 'Rock And Roll Definitely Needs A Movement'

In a brand new interview with Manchester Evening News, legendary guitarist Slash was asked if he thought rock and roll bands had become tamer since he first started out, in 1981 with his first band TIDUS SLOAN and 1985 with GUNS N' ROSES. "I do think rock and roll bands have become really ...

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'The Osbournes' Reportedly Coming Back For Eight New Episodes

The MTV reality show "The Osbournes", which followed the lives of the BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family, will reportedly return for a new mini-season. The "fly-on-the-wall" TV series, which became the highest rated original program in MTV's history, started in 2002 and ended in 2005....

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'KISS Rocks Vegas Day' Declared In Las Vegas

Clark County Commission declared today (Friday, November 7) "Kiss Rocks Vegas Day" in honor of KISS's nine-show residency at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The infamous rock group made an over-the-top Maverick Helicopters arrival at the property on Wednesday, November 5 and kicked of...

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PARADISE LOST To Embrace Band's 'Very Early Days' With Death Metal-Tinged New Album

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST are preparing to enter Orgone Studios (GHOST, ULVER, CATHEDRAL, ANGEL WITCH) in London with Jaimie Gomez Arellano to begin recording their 14th studio album for a tentative April 2015 release via Century Media. Comments PARADISE LOST singer Nick Holmes: "W...

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KISS Kicks Off Las Vegas Residency: Fan-Filmed Video Footage

KISS kicked off a three-week Las Vegas residency, "Kiss Rocks Vegas", this past Wednesday night (November 5) at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Each night, the group is performing a mind-blowing show featuring a setlist create...

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MEGADETH To Enter Studio In January, Says DAVE MUSTAINE

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed that the band is gearing up to start work on the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" album. Speaking to Nicky Horne, host of the "Classic Rock Magazine Show", at at Tuesday night's (November 4) Classic Rock Roll Of Honour event at the Avalon in Hollywood,...

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Video: KISS Kicks Off Las Vegas Residency With Over-The-Top Helicopter Arrival

KISS begins a three-week Las Vegas residency, "Kiss Rocks Vegas", Wednesday night (November 5) at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. KISS has teamed up with Maverick Helicopters to kick off its first-ever residency with an over-the-top helicopter arrival at Hard Rock on November 5. At 6:...

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KISS' PAUL STANLEY: Why I Declined To Perform With ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS At ROCK HALL Induction

During a brand new interview with KNPR News, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was asked why he declined to perform with fellow original KISS members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley at the band's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in April. "It's a tough question to answer, but there's so much invo...

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KISS Breaks Out 'Dressed To Kill' Suits For 'Kiss Kruise' Shows

The members of KISS performed two concerts wearing suits — reminiscent of their "Dressed To Kill" album cover — aboard the fourth annual Kiss Kruise this past weekend. Fan-filmed video footage of the second show can be seen below. Kiss Kruise IV onboard the Norwegian Pearl, which embarked on October...

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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...