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Listen To ALICE COOPER's Cover Version Of BOB SEGER's 'East Side Story'

Alice Cooper's cover version of of Bob Seger's 1966 single "East Side Story" can be streamed below. The track is taken from Alice's new six-song EP, "Breadcrumbs", which will be released on September 13 via earMUSIC. Described as a "tribute to the garage rock heroes from his hometown Detroit city,"...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Performs With JUDAS PRIEST Tribute Band In Nashville (Video)

Richie Faulkner joined the Tennessee JUDAS PRIEST tribute band SAD WINGS on stage on August 18 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville to perform three PRIEST classics: "Metal Gods", "Breaking The Law" and "Hell Bent For Leather". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Earlier today, SAD WING...

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NICKO MCBRAIN Performs With IRON MAIDEN Tribute Band In Nashville (Video)

Nicko McBrain joined the Tennessee IRON MAIDEN tribute band IRON TRIBE on August 18 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville to perform two MAIDEN classics: "Run To The Hills" and "Flight Of Icarus". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Adrian Smith...

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GENE HOGLAN On 'Gracious,' 'Complex',' Open-Minded' CHUCK SCHULDINER: 'He Was A Very Brave Person'

During a recent conversation with Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast, veteran drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) discussed his time in the pioneering metal band DEATH, with whom he played from 1993 to 1995. "Chuck [Schuldiner] was very open-m...

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THE DAMNED: 'Black Is The Night' Greatest-Hits Collection To Include New Song

The greatest surviving British punk band THE DAMNED will release its most comprehensive collection of songs yet with a new greatest-hits LP, due on November 1 via BMG. The career-spanning best-of album includes an expansive 39-song tracklist curated by the bandmembers themselves, including the brand...

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DEATH ANGEL Announces Fall 2019 North American Headlining Tour With EXMORTUS And HELLFIRE

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have announced a fall 2019 North American headlining tour with openers EXMORTUS and HELLFIRE. The month-long trek will kick off on November 16 in Seattle and end on December 19 in West Hollywood. Says DEATH ANGEL singer Mark Osegueda: "DEATH A...

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KISS Postpones Staples Center Concert Due To 'Unforeseen Scheduling Issues'

Due to "unforeseen scheduling issues," the KISS tour concert scheduled for September 20 at Staples Center in Los Angeles has been postponed. The new date for this event will be March 4, 2020. Tickets for the original show will be valid for the new date. KISS's original Staples Center concert was sup...

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New JIMMY PAGE Book, 'The Anthology', To Be Released In December; More Details Revealed

"Jimmy Page: The Anthology" is now available to pre-order from JimmyPageAnthology.com. A companion piece to "Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page", the new signed, limited edition documents Page's musical career through selected material from his rich personal archives. "Jimmy Page: The Anthology" is narrated e...

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Watch Episode 6 Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'History Of Led Zeppelin' YouTube Series

Episode 6 of "History Of Led Zeppelin", the sixth in a series of short stories celebrating what happened 50 years ago, when the members of LED ZEPPELIN entered Olympic Studios to record their debut album, can be seen below. In January 1969, LED ZEPPELIN was unleashed on the world with the release of...

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Watch MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Play His Favorite GENE SIMMONS Riffs

Sweetwater has uploaded a six-minute video in which MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson shows you four of his favorite bass riffs that were instrumental in his progression on the instrument — and they just so happen to all originate from Gene Simmons of KISS. Earlier this year, Ellefson spoke about his...

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SPINAL TAP's DEREK SMALLS Releases 'Gimme Some More Money' Video

Derek Smalls, the bottom force of the fabled heavy metal band known as SPINAL TAP, is premiering the video for his song "Gimme Some (More) Money" ahead of his eagerly anticipated solo tour of West Coast cities this fall. The track, which appears on Smalls recent debut solo album "Smalls Change (Medi...

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HELLYEAH Frontman Discusses 'Welcome Home' Cover Art In New Trailer

The eighth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of HELLYEAH's sixth studio album, "Welcome Home", can be seen below. Due on September 27 via Eleven Seven Music, the disc will mark the group's final effort with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, who passed away more t...

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KISS's PAUL STANLEY Slams Lawmakers For Failing To Take Action On U.S. Gun Laws: 'Prayers And Sympathy Are Not Enough'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has called on lawmakers to enact tougher guns laws after another mass shooting in Texas left at least seven people dead and a dozen injured. In Saturday's attack around Odessa, a gunman opened fire at random following a traffic stop. Police have not publicly confirmed the...

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HELLYEAH Cancels Shows After Guitarist's 'Trigger Finger' Condition Worsens

HELLYEAH has been forced to cancel several shows early next month so that guitarist Tom Maxwell can prepare for his upcoming hand surgery. Maxwell is scheduled to go under the knife in September to treat a so-called "trigger finger," which is caused when the tendon becomes stuck as it passes through...

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KISS Sells 'Cincinnatti' T-Shirts At Cincinnati Show

When KISS's "End Of The Road" farewell tour stopped at Cincinnati's Riverbend Music Center on Thursday (August 29),the band made special shirts to mark the occasion. The only problem was that KISS's t-shirt manufacturer made the mistake of spelling Cincinnati with an extra "t" ("Cincinnatti"). Peop...