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Former AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Cancels European Tour

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd and his solo band have canceled their previously announced European tour. The trek, which was scheduled to run from September 14 through November 6, was called off because of a combination of "a key bandmember" coming down with a virus and "unforeseen key logistical an...

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ABYSMAL DAWN Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of ABYSMAL DAWN. The Californian extreme metal stalwarts will release their fifth album in 2018. ABYSMAL DAWN comment: "We're very happy to be signed to such an awesome and respected label like Season Of Mist. The people there are all die-hard metalheads and...

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Producer BOB ROCK On METALLICA's Black Album: 'It Was The Biggest Cultural Record I Made'

Decibel magazine recently spoke to Canadian producer Bob Rock, who has been responsible for some of the biggest rock and metal albums of the last thirty years, including all of METALLICA's studio output during the 1990s and early 2000s. Asked what it was about METALLICA that interested him in workin...

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MARCO MENDOZA To Release 'Viva La Rock' Solo Album

Marco Mendoza has signed wordwide record deal with Mighty Music. He is currently in Denmark recording his long-awaited new solo album, "Viva La Rock", with producer and guitar player Søren Andersen (Glenn Hughes, Mike Tramp). The new disc will be the first solo album in eight years from Mendoza, who...

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GODSMACK Taps Producer ERIK RON For New Studio Album

GODSMACK has tapped Erik Ron (PANIC! AT THE DISCO, SAOSIN) to produce the band's follow-up to 2014's "1000hp" album. The group's seventh studio disc will arrive in 2018 to coincide with GODSMACK's twentieth anniversary. GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna spoke about the band's next LP during an interview...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'If I Could, I Would Trademark The Air You Breathe'

Gene Simmons has once again defended his attempt to trademark the so-called "devil's horns" hand gesture. The KISS bassist/vocalist withdrew his application to trademark the symbol in late June — less than two weeks after filing with the federal copyright office. Most music fans slammed Simmons for...

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JOE SATRIANI Collaborates With GLENN HUGHES, CHAD SMITH On 'What Happens Next' Album

World-renowned guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has announced the release of his sixteenth solo album, "What Happens Next", due on January 12, 2018 via Sony/Legacy Recordings. Just a day prior to the album release, Satriani revives his G3 tour entity, inviting DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci and DEF LEPP...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Has Twelve Songs Written For Next Album

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton recently spoke to Shut Up & Rock On about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next studio album, which is tentatively due in early 2018. "After extensive touring, we've just been kind of doing sporadic touring this year," he said (hear audio b...

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SAMAEL Releases Video For 'Black Supremacy'

Swiss black metal pioneers SAMAEL have released a performance video for their new song "Black Supremacy". The track is taken from the band's tenth album, "Hegemony", which will be issued on October 13 via Napalm Records. The band explains: "We wanted to pay homage to our favorite color with a song....

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SAMMY HAGAR On VAN HALEN Reunion: It's Not On My Bucket List'

Despite going out of his way this past year to push the subject of a VAN HALEN reunion tour featuring Michael Anthony along with sets by both him and David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar is putting the idea to rest. Hagar is currently on the road with THE CIRCLE, which consists of Michael Anthony, drummer Ja...

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Listen To BOB KULICK's 'Skeletons In The Closet' Album Feat. KISS, TWISTED SISTER, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Members

"Skeletons In The Closet", the new album from Bob Kulick, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Throughout his forty-year music career, Bob Kulick has worked with an astonishing array of artists: from Meat Loaf to MOTÖRHEAD. From KISS to Michael Bolton. W.A.S.P. to Diana...

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MIKE PATTON Doesn't Rule Out More FAITH NO MORE Shows: 'If Something Happens, It'll Happen Organically And Naturally'

Mike Patton says that FAITH NO MORE is "on an extended break," two years after the release of the band's acclaimed comeback album, "Sol Invictus". Patton joined FAITH NO MORE in 1989, one year after the departure of original singer Chuck Mosley. Patton sang on the band's Grammy-nominated major label...

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ARCH ENEMY Singer Offers Advice To Female Metal Musicians: 'Don't Doubt Yourself'

EMP Live conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz at this year's edition of the Leyendas Del Rock festival, which was held August 9-12 at Polideportivo Municipal de Villena in Villena, Spain. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what piece of advice she would give to young...

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Ex-STRYPER Bassist TIM GAINES Slams MICHAEL SWEET, Tells His Former Bandmates To 'Grow Some Balls'

Tim Gaines claims that he was kicked out of STRYPER after he was given an ultimatum by his former bandmates to either "give up" his new wife or get fired from the group. The musician's exit from the band has been rumored for months, ever since STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox revealed that Tim was going thr...

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TRIXTER Drummer MARK GUS SCOTT Releases 'Ave Maria' Solo Video

On this somber day in American history, the latest pop-classical solo effort from TRIXTER drummer Mark Gus Scott reinforces the mantra "We Will Not Forget!" His latest video shows Mark performing an emotional version of Franz Schubert's "Ave Maria" among numerous iconic New York City and Washington...