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Hero Destroyed

Formed in 2005, Pittsburgh's HERO DESTROYED enlisted the help of Eric Klinger (BLOODCLOT, ex-PRO-PAIN) and recorded this self-titled EP at Klinger Studios, self-releasing it in 2007. Based on a recommendation from DON CABALLERO, Relapse Records saw fit to sign the band and re-release the EP to a wor...

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Stick with What You Know: Live in Europe

PAT TRAVERS is a guitar hero that doesn't get mentioned enough in conversations about the great axe-swingers who came of age in the 1970s. The Toronto-born TRAVERS made some sizzling hard rock with albums like 1978's "Heat in the Street", 1979's smash hit "Live! Go for what you Know" (hence, the new...

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Video Inspired By WYKKED WYTCH's Cover Of 'Bring Me To Life' Posted Online

The uncensored video inspired by WYKKED WYTCH's cover version of the EVANESCENCE smash hit "Bring Me To Life" can be viewed below. The track was recorded by Matt LaPlant (NONPOINT, SIKTH) and Gus Rios (MALEVOLENT CREATION) at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida. Mixing and mastering was h...

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Guitarist STEVE BROWN Discusses TRIXTER Reunion

Guitarist Steve Brown recently spoke with SplitScreen Entertainment about the TRIXTER reunion, his memories of touring with KISS and his acoustic rendition of their song "A Million To One", as featured on the new tribute album "Kiss My Ankh: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent". Steve also discussed his STE...

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THESYRE To Begin Recording New Album

Eric M. Syre, vocalist/bassist for Quebec-based black metallers THESYRE, has issued the following update: "With the years piling up and age setting in, it's getting harder and harder for us to gather and record, let alone rehearse as a band... "We're finally starting the recordings [for the new THES...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Interviewed On Dutch Radio; Video Available

METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield was interviewed by Eric Corton of the Dutch radio station Radio 3FM at the Pinkpop festival on May 30, 2008 in Landgraaf, The Netherlands. Watch the 23-minute chat below (latest version of Windows Media player required to view clip). A new METALLICA song,...

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AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD To Take Part In 'Experience Hendrix' Show In New Hampshire

According to the Portsmouth Herald News, AEROSMITH's Brad Whitford is among the musicians that will take part in the Experience Hendrix performance on Wednesday, October 15 at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in southern New Hampshire. Also scheduled to appear are Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Buddy G...

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SCOTT WEILAND To Release 'Happy' In November

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that former VELVET REVOLVER and current STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland's second solo album, "Happy", will arrive November 18 via his own Softdrive label. The set was co-produced by Scott Weiland and Doug Grean, with Steve Albini engineering. "Happy"...

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GREAT WHITE Agrees To Pay $1M To Station Fire Victims

According to The Providence Journal, GREAT WHITE, the band whose pyrotechnics set off the disastrous fire at The Station nightclub in 2003, has agreed to pay the victims $1 million, in a tentative settlement agreement announced this afternoon in a federal court filing. Covered by the settlement agre...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Writing Material For RIPPER OWENS' Solo Album

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has revealed in a posting on his MySpace page that he is going to lay down some lead guitar with producer Bob Kulick for singer Tim "Ripper" Owens' (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) forthcoming "solo CD." Caffery...

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WYKKED WYTCH Covers EVANESCENCE's 'Bring Me To Life'; Audio Available

Florida-based, female-fronted extreme metal band WYKKED WYTCH has posted its cover of the EVANESCENCE smash hit "Bring Me To Life" on its MySpace page. The track was recorded by Matt LaPlant (NONPOINT, SIKTH) and Gus Rios (MALEVOLENT CREATION) at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida. Mixin...

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BURY YOUR DEAD Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Boston-based hardcore/metal band BURY YOUR DEAD has officially parted ways with guitarist Eric Ellis due to "medical reasons and personality differences." His replacement in the group is longtime friend and (for some) former bandmate Chris Towning, who began appearing in Ellis' place at shows in lat...

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ERIC SINGER: 'For Me, KISS Is The Perfect Band As A Musician, A Performer And An Entertainer'

Drummer Eric Singer recently described KISS to the Tahoe Daily Tribune as "rock meets Barnum and Bailey's Circus," making it his ideal band. "I always liked the entertainer-type drummers," said Singer, who first joined KISS in 1991. "For me, I feel KISS is the perfect band as a musician, a performer...

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AEROSMITH Crowns 'Guitar Hero' Champion in Boston

Spin magazine reports: With the astounding score of 398,000, Eric Miller blew away his rivals on stage [Monday] night in Boston, winning the booty in the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock competition. His prize? One rather stylish motorcycle signed by AEROSMITH's Steve Tyler himself. But th...

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KISS' Collection Of Re-Recorded Classics: Audio Samples Available

DefSTAR Records/Sony Music Japan has just released "Jigoku-Retsuden", a new KISS greatest-hits CD featuring all-new recordings of 15 KISS classics. The tracks were recently recorded and feature Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer. A limited-edition version of the CD includes a b...