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First Trailer For 'Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal (1975-1981)'

Years prior to MTV and decades before public Internet, there was an intransigent force of high-energy rock 'n' roll that dominated the city of Los Angeles. Lost in oblivion over the past 30-40 years, only a handful of stalwarts survived the new millennium yet these bands and artists set the blueprin...

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GRAHAM BONNET Talks ALCATRAZZ, RAINBOW And Working With YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with legendary rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: What are you currently doing musically? Graham Bonnet: Well, at the moment, Mandy Wheatcroft, who...

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DEEP PURPLE To Release 'Above And Beyond' Single

DEEP PURPLE will release the track "Above And Beyond" as a CD-single and on seven-inch vinyl on October 25 in Europe. The single artwork, based on the original graphic work of Black Dwarf Designs, can be seen below. "Above And Beyond" comes off DEEP PURPLE's latest album, "Now What?!", which sold 4,...

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DEF LEPPARD's ELLIOTT, SAVAGE Talk To RECORD COLLECTOR About 'Viva! Hysteria' (Video)

DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott (vocals) and Rick Savage (bass) recently spoke to Mark Taylor of Record Collector and MetalTalk.net about their new movie "Viva! Hysteria", playing in Las Vegas, their colloboration with Taylor Swift, how their music has developed over the years, why they've stuck together...

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DEF LEPPARD's ELLIOTT, SAVAGE Talk To FLICKS AND THE CITY About 'Viva! Hysteria' (Video)

DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott (vocals) and Rick Savage (bass) recently spoke to Flicks And The City about their new movie "Viva! Hysteria", playing in Las Vegas, their colloboration with Taylor Swift, how their music has developed over the years, why they've stuck together for so long, how they've survi...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Perfect Strangers' Performance Clip From 'Perfect Strangers Live' DVD

1984 saw the long-awaited reunion of the classic DEEP PURPLE Mark II lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. It was the first time they had been together since 1973. They recorded a brand new studio album, "Perfect Strangers", and headed out on tour. The band's...

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COREY TAYLOR Performs Acoustic Cover Of THE CLASH's 'London Calling' (Video)

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor performed an acoustic cover version of THE CLASH's "London Calling" for Google Play's "Uncovered Sessions". You can watch video footage of his performance below. Taylor's recently published book, "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Heaven (Or, How I Ma...

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BRIAN MAY Hints At New FREDDIE MERCURY And QUEEN Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, QUEEN guitarist Brian May has revealed that there seems to be enough material for a second posthumous QUEEN/Freddie Mercury collection. In 1995, May, Roger Taylor, and retired bassist John Deacon overdubbed Mercury's final piano and vocal recordings to create the ban...

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QUEEN-Backed 'Schools Will Rock You' Comes To North America

"We Will Rock You" — the rock theatrical from QUEEN and Ben Elton — will help schools across the U.S. and Canada stage amateur productions of the award-winning, record-breaking show, whose first North American tour kicks off at Baltimore's historic Hippodrome Theatre on October 15. "Schools Will Roc...

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COREY TAYLOR Talks To KCWI 23's 'Great Day' About 'Funny Thing' Book (Video)

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was interviewed on the August 23 edition of the "Great Day" show on Des Moines, Iowa TV station KCWI 23. You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. Taylor's recently published book, "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Heaven (Or, How I Ma...

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MY RUIN Guitarist Recording With CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Drummer

Guitarist Mick Murphy of the Los Angeles-based rock band MY RUIN has been a busy man recently. Besides writing and co-producing MY RUIN's eighth studio album, "The Sacred Mood", with Soundtrack Black Studio owner Joel Stooksbury, he has been moonlighting the last five months with the classic rock co...

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COREY TAYLOR Says He Wrote New Book To Find His Own Answers

STONE SOUR and SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor's recently published book, "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Heaven (Or, How I Made Peace With The Paranormal And Stigmatized Zealots And Cynics In The Process)", chronicles Taylor's experiences with the paranormal and his quest to find an explanation...

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COREY TAYLOR Talks To LAZER 103.3 About 'Funny Thing' Book (Video)

On August 22, Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Corey Taylor's new book, entitled "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Heaven (Or, How I Made Peace Wit...

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'Louder Than Hell' Book Authors Interviewed On 'Rock Book Show' (Video)

Veteran rock journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman recently spoke to the "Rock Book Show" about their recently published book, "Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History Of Metal". You can now watch the chat below. Emerging from the blues and psychedelic rock of the 1960s and '70s, hea...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER To Be Honored At 'Bass Player Live!'

Bass Player Live! 2013 is scheduled for November 9 and 10 in Hollywood, California. The annual event will feature musician clinics and exhibitors at S.I.R. Studios and will be highlighted by the November 9 Bass Player LIVE! Concert & Awards Show presented by Hartke. This all-star concert will ta...