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AEROSMITH Guitarist Talks Upcoming Autobiography, STEVEN TYLER's 'American Idol' Exit

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry recently signed a deal to write his autobiography — likely to be released in fall 2013 — and told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he plans to be candid about the band's history. "I expect there will be a fair amount about me and Steven [Tyler, vocals], considering I've...

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BROKEN HOPE Guitarist Discusses Reunion In New Audio Interview

Keith Chachkes of Nefarious Realm recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jeremy Wagner of reunited death metallers BROKEN HOPE. You can listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. After 12 years, a sleeping death-metal monster praised by the likes of SLIPKNOT, DEVILDRIVER, THE BLACK DAHLIA...

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Video Footage From JANI LANE Memorial Concert

Video footage of L.A. KNIGHTS performing a cover version of the WARRANT hit "Heaven" this past Saturday, August 11 at a memorial show for late WARRANT singer Jani Lane at the Ripper Owens Tap House (owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens) in Akron, Ohio can be seen ...

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TESTAMENT: More 'Dark Roots Of Earth' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Dark Roots Of Earth", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT, has registered the following first-week chart positions: #21: Austria #62: Belgium #86: Belgium (Flanders) #40: Belgium (Walloonia) #12: Canadian #4: Germany #4: Finland #13: Ireland #32: Netherlands #10: Swit...

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GUNS N' ROSES Announces Las Vegas Residency

GUNS N' ROSES will launch a Las Vegas residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this fall. The series of 12 shows starts October 31 and wraps up November 24. GUNS N' ROSES has teamed up with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to invade Las Vegas with a never-before-seen, one-of-a-kind music e...

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KISS: 'Destroyer: Resurrected' Audio Samples Available

On August 21, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will release KISS's 1976 multi-platinum, landmark album "Destroyer: Resurrected", newly remixed from the original master tapes by the album's original producer, Bob Ezrin. Ezrin pulled the tapes from the vaults and painstakingly remixed the entire albu...

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TEXAS IN JULY: New Album Details Revealed

Ephrata, Pennsylvania-based quintet TEXAS IN JULY will release its third, self-titled full-length album on October 9 via Equal Vision Records. The CD was recorded at The Machine Shop Studios in Belleville, New Jersey with producer Will Putney (FOR TODAY, CHIODOS). A single, "Bed Of Nails", will prec...

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DIE HARD To Release 'Conjure The Legions' In September

After a warmly approved debut release ("Nihilistic Vision" from 2009) and a major European tour with SODOM, DIE HARD returns with nine new compositions of old-school thrash metal. The Swedes' new album, "Conjure The Legions", will be released in Europe on September 25 and in North America on Novembe...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Releases 'Spacewiz' Creative New App

SpaceWiz — the latest app by Wizdom Music's Jordan Rudess, the keyboardist/Continuum-player/multi-instrumentalist for Grammy-nominated prog rock/metal icons DREAM THEATER, and chief programmer Kevin Chartier — was released for iOS devices today (August 9) via iTunes. Jordan Rudess explains, "We part...

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EVOCATION: New Album Details Revealed

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will release their fourth studio album, "Illusions Of Grandeur", in Europe on September 24 via Century Media Records. The CD includes "ten tracks of supreme Swedish death metal, a perfect mélange of Stockholm rawness and Gothenburg epics," according to a press relea...

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JANI LANE Memorial Show To Be Held In Ohio This Weekend

According to The Plain Dealer, L.A. KNIGHTS and CLEVELAND'S BREAKFAST CLUB will perform at a memorial show for late WARRANT singer Jani Lane this Saturday, August 11 at the Ripper Owens Tap House (owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens) in Akron, Ohio. The event will ....

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JON LORD: More 'Concerto For Group And Orchestra' Details Revealed

Legendary DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord always wanted a studio recording of his famed Concerto For Group And Orchestra. Only recently did he publicly make this wish a reality. In what turned out to be his swan song, he assembled guest musicians such as IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, Joe Bona...

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MACHINE HEAD Bassist Opens Up In Revealing New Interview (Video)

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with bassist Adam Duce of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. You can now watch the chat in five parts below. A few excerpts follow. On going to reform school during his teenage years: Adam: "I didn't like it. I wasn't having fun. You...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On President OBAMA: 'I'm Disgusted With This Guy'

Last month, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine once again sat down with noted right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for a face-to-face interview for Infowars.com. The entire 43-minute chat has now been posted online and can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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Life On The Road With The World's First All-Girl Adult Film Star Rock Band

Wild Eye Releasing has set a September 25 release date for "Tight", a hilarious "mockumentary" about four adult performers who create the all-girl rock band TIGHT and hit the road to promote their music, meet new fans and learn about friendship, perseverance and the insanity of the rock and roll lif...