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SAMMY HAGAR Talks Next CHICKENFOOT Album, Upcoming Autobiography

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar tells Billboard.com that CHICKENFOOT has completed four songs and is "seven pieces of new music" into its second album. The band is now waiting for drummer Chad Smith to get a break his regular gig with the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, which is currently writing for the follow...

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SCORPIONS, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, GUNS N' ROSES Drummers To Pay Tribute To JOHN BONHAM

September 25, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. His groove and sound is considered to be the most influential of all rock-n-roll drummers; John "Bonzo" Bonham is the undisputed king. Bonzo will once again be honored in a special concert featuring ro...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT In Montreal: Interview, Performance Footage Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with Taime Downe, lead singer for cult sleaze-rock band FASTER PUSSYCAT, when the band played at Petit Cafe Campus on August 3, 2010 with L.A. GUNS and FASTER PUSSYCAT. Watch the chat below. Also available is footage of the FASTER PUSSYCAT performance. FASTER PUSS...

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L.A. GUNS In Montreal: Interview, Performance Footage Available

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS frontman Jizzy Pearl when the band played at Petit Cafe Campus on August 3, 2010 with John Corabi and FASTER PUSSYCAT. Watch the chat below. Also available is footage of the L.A. GUNS performance. The Tracii Guns-led version of L.A. GUNS recently in...

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OPETH Keyboardist Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with keyboardist Per Wiberg of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. For a limited time, O...

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Why You Shouldn't Piss EDDIE VAN HALEN Off

The first installment of MTV's "Now I Can Die" video series features singer Brent Smith of the Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rock/post-grunge band SHINEDOWN recounting a funny road story involving legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. You can watch the clip below. Even though SHINEDOWN has about 3...

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APOCALYPTICA Interviewed By SHOCKHOUND

Hot Topic's ShockHound recently conducted an interview with Mikko Sirén and Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA. You can now watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA's latest album, "7th Symphony", was released on August 24. The majority of the CD was produced by Joe Barresi (TOO...

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APOCALYPTICA: 'Sacra' Video Released

"Sacra", the new video from the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "7th Symphony", which was released on August 24. The majority of the CD was produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BAD RELIGION),with two other...

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HELLYEAH Interviewed By DEAN GUITARS (Video)

Dean Guitars recently conducted an interview with Tom Maxwell (guitar) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (bass) of HELLYEAH. You can now watch the chat below. "Stampede", the sophomore album from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott, Chad Gray (MUDVAYNE) and Greg Tribbett (MUDV...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Frontman Falls Off Stage In Cincinnati (Video)

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland fell off the stage during the opening number, "Crackerman", of the band's set last night (Wednesday, August 25) at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. According to one person who attended the show, "[Scott] was fine and the show continued. As yo...

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APOCALYPTICA Says TOOL Singer Came Close To Appearing On New Album

According to The Pulse of Radio, APOCALYPTIC's new album, "7th Symphony", contains a credit for former EVANESCENCE songwriter and guitarist Ben Moody in the liner notes. Although no songs by Moody appear on the record, APOCALYPTICA member Eicca Toppinen revealed to The Pulse of Radio that he did wor...

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VINNIE PAUL Talks HELLYEAH, DIMEBAG And PANTERA In New Video Interview

On Tuesday, August 24, MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott at Club Soda in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. "Stampede", the sophomore album from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott,...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Performs 'Crazy Train' With 10-Year-Old Japanese Guitar Prodigy (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of Ozzy Osbourne performing his classic song "Crazy Train" with 10-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa on August 21, 2010 at the Hartford, Connecticut date of this year's Ozzfest tour can be viewed below. Miyazawa first performed with Osbourne and the rest of Ozzy's curren...

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OPETH: Free 'Royal Albert Hall' Song Download

For a limited time, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH are offering a free download of "Dirge For November" in anticipation of the September 21 DVD release of "In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall". Click here to get the track now. You can also pre-order the limited-edition vinyl/DVD box set of...

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APOCALYPTICA: Fan Questions Answered

Paavo Lötjönen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA recently answered the top four questions submitted by the band's fans. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: If you had to describe APOCALYPTICA with just one song, which one would that be and why? Paavo Lötjönen: You asked me...