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BAD COMPANY To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

BAD COMPANY will make its network late-night debut on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" next Monday, June 10. The following day, the band will be the featured guests at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles for a rare question-and-answer session with their fans and an intimate set. The Grammy Museum event...

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Former IN FLAMES Guitarist Discusses New Band THE RESISTANCE In Audio Interview

HardrockHaven.net recently conducted an interview with THE RESISTANCE/ex-IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. THE RESISTANCE's full-length debut, "Scars", was released on May 10 in Europe and May 14 in the U.S. via earMUSIC, the Hamburg,...

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SMILE EMPTY SOUL To Release 'Chemicals' In The Fall

Los Angeles rock act SMILE EMPTY SOUL will release its new album, "Chemicals", in the fall. The CD will mark the band's first release through their own imprint, Two Disciples Entertainment, in conjunction with a unique business venture through Chicago's Pavement Entertainment. Distribution and marke...

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OLIVA: 'Father Time' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Father Time" from JON OLIVA'S PAIN and SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva can be seen below. The track comes off Oliva's first-ever solo album, "Raise The Curtain", which will be released on June 21 in Europe and July 2 in North America via AFM Records. The 11-song...

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Audio: Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH Talks About Rejoining SLAYER, Remembers JEFF HANNEMAN

Paul Bostaph is "excited to be back" with SLAYER and is "looking forward" to hitting the road again with the band starting this week, the drummer revealed during his first interview since rejoining the group. Speaking to Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone (hear...

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Video: AEROSMITH Performs At 'Boston Strong: An Evening Of Support And Celebration'

AEROSMITH was among the artists who performed at Boston Strong: An Evening Of Support And Celebration this past Thursday, May 30 at the TD Garden arena in Boston. Net proceeds from ticket sales for the charity event will go to The One Fund Boston, set up by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and B...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says He Found Out Online That He Was Being Replaced For SLAYER's Summer Tour

Former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo says that he learned via the Internet that he was being replaced for the band's forthcoming European tour. "And…. There you have it folks!" Lombardo tweeted shortly after Paul Bostaph's return to SLAYER was officially announced. Asked by a fan via Twitter whether...

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ENTOMBED: Cover Of KING DIAMOND Classic Available For Free Download

Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED have teamed up with PledgeMusic to launch a reissue campaign for some of their favorite albums. Says the band: "Ahead of the campaign, we have created this widget [see below] to get as many of your e-mail addresses as possible. This is so we can be sure all the fans h...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND Guitarist's DENNERS TRICKBAG To Release Debut Album

DENNERS TRICKBAG, the new band featuring legendary MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND guitarist Michael Denner, has inked a deal with Target Records. The group's debut album will be released in September on CD, LP and as a digital download. Says Denner: "I got the idea [to form DENNERS TRICKBAG] one eve...

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SLAYER's Returning Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH: Photo Of YAMAHA Kit Used During Tour Rehearsals

A photo of the Yamaha drum kit that Paul Bostaph has been using to get ready for SLAYER's upcoming tour can be seen below. It was announced yesterday (Thursday, May 30) by SLAYER's Tom Araya and Kerry King that Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when the band kicks off the ...

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SLAYER Welcomes Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH Back To The Fold

SLAYER's Tom Araya and Kerry King have announced that drummer Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis. Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when SLAYER kicks off the first leg of its 2013 international tour in Warsaw, Poland. EXODUS' Gary Holt will continue to fill in...

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SLAYER/ANTHRAX Fill-In Drummer JON DETTE Speaks To Australia's SF MEDIA

Paul Southwell of SF Media recently conducted an interview with metal drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, HEATHEN). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On pulling double duty with SLAYER and ANHRAX on Australia's Soundwave festival dates: "I definitely had my work cut out for me. I...

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ANUBIS GATE: New Album Title Revealed

Danish melodic progressive power metal band ANUBIS GATE has set "Horizons" as the title of its sixth album, due before the end of the year via Nightmare Records. Regarding the musical direction of the follow-up to 2011's self-titled CD, ANUBIS GATE states: "We can say that it every bit as progressiv...

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SOUNDGARDEN Bassist Says He Almost Joined NIRVANA

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN bassist Ben Shepherd told Denver Westword in a new interview that he almost became the lead guitarist for another iconic Seattle band: NIRVANA. Shepherd explained, "[Before I joined SOUNDGARDEN in 1990] I was supposed to play lead guitar for [NIRVANA] . ....

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Drummer JON DETTE To Play For HEATHEN On European Tour

Jon Dette (pictured below),who recently played with SLAYER and ANTHRAX (and previously with TESTAMENT),will be playing drums for HEATHEN on the San Francisco Bay Area thrash band's upcoming European tour with GENERATION KILL and DUST BOLT. Comments HEATHEN: "As most of you know already, Darren [Mi...