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82-Year-Old 'Bodies' Singer Talks About His New Fame After Auditioning For 'America's Got Talent'

82-year-old John Hetlinger, who became a viral video sensation this week when he appeared on the NBC series "America's Got Talent" and belted out the DROWNING POOL classic "Bodies", tells KUSA that he was surprised by the reaction to his performance. "I didn't know two and a half thousand in the aud...

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New York Hardcore Bands Unite For Free Show In Support Of BAD BRAINS Guitarist DR. KNOW

BREAKDOWN, TOKEN ENTRY, CRO-MAGS, ANTIDOTE and MAXIMUM PENALTY will play a free show on Saturday, July 23 from 1:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in the East Village's Tompkins Square Park in New York City to raise awareness of the plight of legendary BAD BRAINS guitarist Gary "Dr. Know" Miller. Black N' Blu...

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THE CULT's BILLY DUFFY Featured On 'Ernie Ball: The Pursuit Of Tone'

THE CULT's Billy Duffy is the next artist to be featured on "Ernie Ball: The Pursuit Of Tone", the documentary series was created and produced by Ernie Ball, the premier builder of guitar strings and accessories. From the creator of "Guitar Center Sessions", the new series, which has been lauded for...

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DROWNING POOL Wants To Jam With 82-Year-Old 'Bodies' Singer

According to The Pulse Of Radio, DROWNING POOL guitarist CJ Pierce told Loudwire that the band is trying to contact 82-year-old John Hetlinger and invite him to one of their shows. Hetlinger became a viral video sensation this week when he appeared on the NBC series "America's Got Talent" and belted...

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Video: STITCHED UP HEART Performs Cover Of AMY WINEHOUSE's 'Back To Black' At HardDrive Radio

Video footage of STITCHED UP HEART performing a cover version of Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" at the HardDrive Radio studios can be seen below. STITCHED UP HEART singer Mixi told Alternative Press about the band's decision to cover "Back To Black": "I think Amy Winehouse in general, she was very...

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MOTÖRHEAD's Record Label Launches New Albums From BARB WIRE DOLLS, BUDDERSIDE

Several years ago, MOTÖRHEAD (together with UDR Music) formed their own label called Motörhead Music. Lemmy and the boys were concerned about where the support was for rock 'n' roll bands trying to get a leg up, so they decided forming their own label would be the way to help. They wanted bands to h...

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Watch 82-Year-Old 'America's Got Talent' Contestant Sing DROWNING POOL's 'Bodies'

According to AOL.com, an 82-year-old contestant left the judging panel gobsmacked and the entire audience in disbelief as he sang DROWNING POOL's hit song "Bodies" during his appearance on the new season of reality show "America's Got Talent". John Hetlinger, a former Navy pilot and program manager...

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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO Talks IBANEZ Guitars And Pre-Show Warmups (Video)

Kiko Loureiro is no newcomer to the metal scene. Although he's MEGADETH's newest guitarist, he's had deep roots in the metal scene with his band ANGRA since the late '80s. But, surprisingly, Loureiro wasn’t immediately interested in shredding — he actually got his start on a nylon-stringed acoustic...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT: Pro-Shot Footage Of ROCK IN RIO LISBOA Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of QUEEN and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert performing on May 20 at the Rock In Rio Lisboa festival in Lisbon, Portugal can be seen below. QUEEN guitarist Brian May recently said about the band's current European tour: "I feel so privileged that we can stil...

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THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Feat. SOILWORK, ARCH ENEMY Members Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA has primarily spent their existence as drifters, victims of circumstance. Now, the erstwhile classic rock pariahs of TNFO have finally found a place to call home. The classic progressive rock-influenced supergroup, featuring Björn Strid (SOILWORK),David Andersson (SOILWOR...

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SHINEDOWN Releases 'Short Film' For 'Asking For It' Song

The official "short film" for the new SHINEDOWN song "Asking For It" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth studio album, "Threat To Survival", which debuted at No. 6 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling 65,000 copies in its first week of release. Commented SHINEDOWN singer...

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FAITH NO MORE's Landmark Debut Album 'We Care A Lot' To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

FAITH NO MORE's landmark debut, "We Care A Lot", which was initially released in 1985 and has been out of print for 20 years, sees an August 19 reissue via Bill Gould's Koolarrow Records. "This was an album that started as a demo, before any label had any interest in us," explained FAITH NO MORE ...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON On 'The Brotherhood Of The Snake': 'This Is Gonna Be Our Kind Of 'Reign In Blood' Record'

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On material recorded in latter half of '90s being under-represented in TESTAMENT's current setlist: "We're slowly starting to add stuff like that in...

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SLIPKNOT, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SLAYER, DISTURBED, KORN Set For LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival

Following a 2015 sellout, Louder Than Life returns to Champions Park near downtown Louisville October 1-2, 2016 for the third annual destination festival celebrating the region's culture and cuisine, and featuring award-winning bourbons and spirits, Gourmet Man Food, craft beer and some of the bigge...

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Video: THE HAUNTED Performs At MARYLAND DEATHFEST

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED performing at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, Maryland on May 27 can be seen below. THE HAUNTED frontman Marco Aro told The Age Of Metal about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2014's "Exit Wounds" albu...