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SLASH: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

Slash — the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter — is currently in a Los Angeles studio putting the finishing touches on his second solo album. Entitled "Apocalyptic Love", the disc is due out May 22 on Slash's own label Dik Hayd International distributed through EMI and will follow...

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AUTOPSY: 'All Tomorrow's Funerals' Video Released

"All Tomorrow's Funerals", the new video from the legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY, can be seen below. The song is the title cut of the band's new collection, which will be released on February 28 via Peaceville Records. This monstrous 22-track effort contains all of AUTOPSY's...

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SLASH: Third Studio Webisode Available

Slash — the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter — will begin mixing his second solo album on Monday, February 13. He writes on Facebook, "The rough mixes sound great. It's a really solid record. [I] can't wait to get it out there!" The as-yet-untitled disc is due out May 22 on Slash...

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GOD FORBID, SUIDAKRA Added To OVERKILL's U.S. Tour

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will embark on the "Electric Age Tour" in April with support from GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUIDAKRA. The dates are as follows Apr. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theater Apr. 21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium Apr. 22 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon Ap...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: New Video Interview With RYAN KNIGHT

Bring The Noise TV conducted an interview with guitarist Ryan Knight of Michigan's unstoppable sons of molten melodic death metal THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER when the band played at Sub 89 in Reading, England on January 30. You can now watch the chat below. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will embark on its fir...

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SLASH Announces U.S. Tour Dates

As he puts the finishing touches on his as-yet-untitled second solo album due out May 22, Slash — the iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter — has announced that his headlining U.S. tour will begin May 3 in Baltimore. A fan pre-sale begins this Wednesday, February 15, with the regular...

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A Different Kind of Truth

Releasing "Tattoo" as the first single introducing the second David Lee Roth era of VAN HALEN was ill advised, as it gives the impression that the entirety of "A Different Kind Of Truth" is a second-rate attempt at a comeback, not to mention a lyrical disaster made worse by Roth's attempt at reinven...

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KOOL & THE GANG Co-Founder: 'We Will Survive' Opening For VAN HALEN

Robert "Kool" Bell, co-founder of the legendary New Jersey jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group KOOL & THE GANG, spoke to Billboard.com about the band's seemingly unlikely support slot on VAN HALEN's North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off on February 18 in Louisville, Kentucky. "We'r...

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STAIND Frontman Discusses State Of Music Industry

EspyRock recently conducted an interview with STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. EspyRock: We all talk about how downloading affects sales and how it then affects your career, but it is rarely addressed at a more personal level. Have you or do you still nee...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: U.S. Headlining Tour Announced

Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in April. The "U.S. Torture Tour 2012" will commence on April 5 in Jacksonville, Florida and level 23 stages before coming to a close on May 3 in Gainesville, Florida. Support on the near month-long trek will be...

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IN FLAMES-Owned Restaurant Nominated For Award

Two members of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES — Peter Iwers (bass) and Björn Gelotte (guitar) — are partners in a restaurant in their hometown of Gothenburg with a focus on "quality and service." Named 2112 as a tribute to RUSH's "2112" album, the establishment had its grand opening in April 2011....

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STEELWING: 'Full Speed Ahead!' Video Released

"Full Speed Ahead!", the new video from Swedish metallers STEELWING, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's second album, "Zone Of Alienation", which was released last month via NoiseArt Records. The CD was helmed by producer Rikard Löfgren, who had previously worked with DEATHSTARS, MAMA...

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ELECTRIC BOYS Frontman Plays Acoustic Set For EXPRESSEN TV (Video)

Video footage of ELECTRIC BOYS frontman Conny Bloom playing a short acoustic set for Expressen TV's XL Live can be seen below. The reunited original ELECTRIC BOYS lineup — Franco Santunione (guitar),Andy Christell (bass),Niklas Sigevall (drums) and Conny Bloom (guitar, vocals) — released its first...

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MASTODON, OPETH, GHOST: North American Tour Dates Announced

Grammy nominees MASTODON have announced that they will hit the road for a spring North American tour in support of their current album "The Hunter", which was released by Reprise Records in September. The tour kicks off on April 4 in Portland, Maine, and visits more than 30 cities in the U.S. and Ca...

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PETER CRISS Talks About His Upcoming Memoir (Video)

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss last year signed a deal with the Simon & Schuster imprint Scribner to publish his memoir, "Makeup To Breakup", in the fall of 2012. A press release promises, "From sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll to multiple brushes with death, 'Makeup To Breakup' will be Peter Cri...