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TEXTURES Begin Recording New Album

Dutch modern progressive metallers TEXTURES entered the studio last week to record the follow-up for their 2011 album "Dualism", due in early 2016 via Nuclear Blast. This will be the band's first effort with guitarist Joe Tal, who joined TEXTURES in 2013. Founding TEXTURES guitarist Jochem Jacobs, w...

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Ex-SKID ROW Singer SEBASTIAN BACH Says Former Bandmates' Claim They Wrote All The Songs Is 'A F**king Pile Of S**t'

Ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has slammed his former bandmates for claiming to have written all the songs on the group's early records without him, saying that all fans have to do is listen to the SKID ROW albums the band made after he was fired from the group to "know about who wrote what." ...

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Video: RONNIE JAMES DIO Honored With Condor Squadron Flyover

This past Sunday (May 17),seven AT-6 Texans of the Condor Squadron soared above Los Encinos State Historic Park in Encino, California in remembrance of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio on the fifth anniversary of his death. Video footage of the flyover can be seen below. The Condor Squ...

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Video Premiere: IMPELLITTERI's 'We Own The Night'

"We Own The Night", the new video from IMPELLITTERI, can be seen below. Directed by John Logsdon, who has helmed videos for DEF LEPPARD, VAN HALEN and NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, the clip was filmed at the Mates rehearsal room in Los Angeles while VAN HALEN was preparing in the next room for its ...

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MASTODON's BRANN DAILOR: METALLICA Made 'American Dream' Seem Possible For Newer Metal Bands

In a brand new interview with The Aquarian Weekly, MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor was asked if he felt like it was "a miss" when his band was nominated for a "Best Metal Performance" Grammy for the song "High Road" but lost out to comedy duo TENACIOUS D. "No, it's a Grammy, what else?" ...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Rules Out Performing SAMMY HAGAR-Era VAN HALEN Songs

VAN HALEN singer David Le Roth was interviewed last night (Sunday, May 17) backstage at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can watch the chat below. Asked if he would be open to working on new music with VAN HALEN in the near future, Roth said: "Everybody has a different work ethic...

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TONY IOMMI Releases New Video Message In Support Of 'Great Lefty: Live Forever' Tribute Album

Tanzan Music and "Tony Iommi Fan-Tastic" team of Iommi supporters together with Facebook communities "Tony Iommi The Man The Master The Legend" and "Global Black Sabbath Convention" have released a compilation tribute in honor of BLACK SABBATH's true heart and soul, legendary riffmaster Tony Iommi....

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VAN HALEN Performs At BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS After Being Introduced By TAYLOR SWIFT

VAN HALEN opened tonight's (Sunday, May 18) Billboard Music Awards with a blazing rendition of the band's smash hit "Panama". The aging rock act was introduced by pop superstar Taylor Swift, a move which got mixed reviews on social media. One viewer tweeted: "When VAN HALEN is introduced by Taylor S...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Performs With Daughter CALI, ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL At 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' (Video)

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was joined by his 16-year-old daughter Cali on stage last night (Friday, May 15) at the second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert at The Masonic in San Francisco, California to perform an acoustic version of the Adele song "Crazy For You". Also appearing on the bill w...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Remembered On Fifth Anniversary Of His Death

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO, died of stomach cancer five years ago (May 16) at the age of 67. The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund is hosting a weekend of celebratory activities to ...

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MARK TREMONTI Says Forthcoming 'Dust' Album Is 'Definitely Not The B-Sides' Of 'Cauterize'

Army Of 12 Germany recently spoke to CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti about "Cauterize", the second album from his TREMONTI band. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how "Cauterize" is different from 2012's "All I Was", Mark said: "The difference between 'All I Was' and this is I t...

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Unanimous Praise For TREMONTI's 'Cauterize' Album

Kristyn Clark of Pop Culture Madness conducted an interview with TREMONTI, the band led by CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti, at the fifth annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, which took place May 2-3 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway just outside Charlotte, Nort...

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TONY IOMMI Is 'Flattered And Honored' By Release Of 'Great Lefty: Live Forever' Tribute Album

Tanzan Music and "Tony Iommi Fan-Tastic" team of Iommi supporters together with Facebook communities "Tony Iommi The Man The Master The Legend" and "Global Black Sabbath Convention" have released a compilation tribute in honor of BLACK SABBATH's true heart and soul, legendary riffmaster Tony Iommi....

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SAMMY HAGAR Recalls Day RONNIE MONTROSE Committed Suicide

Sammy Hagar says that he "doesn't regret anything" about his relationship with late MONTROSE legend Ronnie Montrose, explaining that he tried desperately to be friends with the guitarist before Ronnie took his own life on March 3, 2012. Sammy and Ronnie co-founded MONTROSE in the early 1970s, releas...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G. Reveals New Solo Album Title

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, has finished recording his second solo album, "Brand New Revolution", for a summer release via Century Media in Europe, Australia and South America, Di...