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MASTODON, STEVE VAI, JOE SATRIANI, SLASH To Have Speaking Roles In 'Metalocalypse'

Brendon Small, co-creator of "Metalocalypse", the smash hit animated series on Adult Swim featuring the fictitious metal band DETHKLOK, has revealed to MetalSucks that Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Slash and members of MASTODON will all have speaking/voiceover roles in the series' next season. "We just r...

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'The Biography Of Nikki Sixx' To Be Reissued With New Cover, Bonus Sampler

Rock 'N' Roll Books/SCB Distribution will reissue "An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx" with a brand new cover (see below) Packed with star-studded exclusive interview material with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, SIXX: A.M. frontman/songwriting partner James Michael, legendary pro...

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ELUVEITIE: New Album Title, Artwork Revealed

Swiss pagan horde ELUVEITIE has finished recording its third album, "Everything Remains", for an early 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The band's mainman, Chrigel Glanzmann, is currently attending the mixing sessions at Nott-In Pill studios in Wales with Colin Richardson (SLIPKNOT, MACHINE H...

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ROB ZOMBIE Says New Album Is 'A Great Follow-Up' To Original 'Hellbilly Deluxe'

Rob Zombie's fourth solo studio album, "Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool", will be released on November 17 via Geffen Records. "Hellbilly Deluxe" was the name of Zombie's first and most successful solo outing, issued back in 1998. "The plan...

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Sonic Boom

Ensuring that the MySpace/Facebook generation will have their very own line of branded lunchboxes, action figures, tampon, pinball machines and other assorted merchandise, KISS is back (if you haven't noticed) with their first studio album in over a decade, "Sonic Boom". While I can't say that this...

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STATIC-X Bassist Interviewed By ROAD CREW Magazine

Bassist Tony Campos of Los Angeles metallers STATIC-X was recently interviewed by Road Crew Magazine. The chat is now available for viewing below. After STATIC-X's Australian tour in November, guitarist/vocalist Wayne Static will focus on his PIGHAMMER solo project which will tentatively release its...

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KISS' STANLEY: 'This Band Couldn't Be Here Today Had It Not Been For The Four Original Guys'

Dean Goodman of Reuters recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Reuters: For years and years, you were adamant about not doing a follow-up to "Psycho Circus". what changed? Stanley: I think the band has become so, so stron...

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KISS Is 'Relieved' Former Drummer PETER CRISS Is Cancer-Free

The current members of KISS have released a statement in response to original KISS drummer's revelation that over the last year he's battled breast cancer. Now cancer-free, Criss posted a message on his web site to inform people about it and encourage men and women to get checked — just in time for...

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KISS' STANLEY, THAYER Talk 'Sonic Boom'; Video Available

A seven-minute interview with KISS members Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer brought to you by Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Roadrunner can be viewed below. According to Billboard.com, KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom", may shift somewhere between 160,000 and 180,000 copies in the United States in its firs...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Helps Choose Best Corporate Band In America

Kevin Walters of The Tennessean reports: A band founded by employees of Franklin-based Healthways is now officially America's No. 1 corporate rock band — and they can thank MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee for helping them win the honor. The band STRAT5 was picked by Lee and other judges last weekend during...

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Spreading The KISS Empire With 'My M&M's Kiss Blend'

Mars Direct Inc., a division of Mars Snackfood US, announced the launch of the My M&M's Kiss Blend — a rockin' partnership between the beloved candy brand and one of rock's most prolific bands. For a limited time, the KISS Blend will take each of the members' iconic faces and put them on colorfu...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'ACE And PETER In The Beginning Belonged In The Band And Later On They Did Not'

Billboard.com recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Billboard.com: What is the biggest myth about KISS? Simmons: That there's some grand master plan. That we're brilliant beyond belief, that we're masters of merchand...

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ROB ZOMBIE Says Time Was Right For 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2'

Rob Zombie already made one sequel this year with his fourth effort as a director, "Halloween II". But who knew that he had another sequel in the works, this time to his first solo album? Zombie told The Pulse of Radio why he decided to call his new studio album "Hellbilly Deluxe 2", 11 years ...

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DETHKLOK: 'Dethalbum II' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Dethalbum II", the new album by DETHKLOK — the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" — sold 45,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 15 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Dethalbum II" was released on September 29 via Williams Street Records. The e...

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'Why AC/DC Matters' Book Sneak Peek

A sneak peek of "Why AC/DC Matters", the new book that is scheduled for release on October 13 via William Morrow (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers),is available at this location. AC/DC is the second-best-selling popular music act of all time, bested only by THE BEATLES. They've sold 200 milli...