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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Announces New Bassist

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE have revealed the name of the new musician who will join forces with Fabio Lione, Alex Staropoli, Tom Hess and Alex Holzwarth in the band's new and revamped lineup. German bass player Oliver Holzwarth (brother of RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer Alex Holzwart...

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HENRY ROLLINS Says He Was 'In A State Of Shock' After Learning Of West Memphis Three's Release

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins says that he was "in a state of shock" after he found out the about the outcome of the "West Memphis Three" case, in which three men were released from prison after serving 18 years for murder. The "West Memphis Three" were freed on August 19 after 18 years behind ...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Guitarist's FOR ALL WE KNOW Inks Deal With ROUGH TRADE

FOR ALL WE KNOW, the new project led by Ruud Jolie from WITHIN TEMPTATION, has inked a distribution deal with Rough Trade for the worldwide distribution of the band's self-titled debut album. For the last four years, Jolie has been working on this music both when he was on the road with various band...

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GOD SEED To Release 'Live At Wacken' DVD And CD In October

GOD SEED the Norwegian band featuring former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal) will release a concert DVD, "Live At Wacken", in Europe on October 21 and in North America on October 25 via Indie Recordings. The set will include f...

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ANGUS YOUNG: I'd Put EDDIE VAN HALEN In That Category Of Being An Innovator Like JIMI HENDRIX

Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower recently completed his second VAN HALEN hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", to be released October 12. Van Halen News Desk, has an exclusive quote from the book, courtesy of AC/DC's Angus Young. Angus Young: "AC/DC played on a bill with VAN...

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RUSH Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Roadrunner Records has announced a new worldwide partnership with Anthem Records and rock trio RUSH. The band will remain on Anthem/Universal Music in Canada only. "We have tremendous respect for Roadrunner Records and what Cees Wessels and Jonas Nachsin have built on a worldwide level. After years...

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AEROSMITH Working On 'Raw, Nasty, Tough Rock' Album For May 2012 Release

AEROSMITH entered guitarist Joe Perry's home studio (The Boneyard) in suburban Boston and the Pandora's Box (the band's main studio) in early July with producer Jack Douglas to begin recording its long-awaited 14th studio album. The CD will be AEROSMITH's first set of original material since 2001's...

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SLAYER Frontman Talks 'Big Four' In New Interview

Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NY Hard Rock Music Examiner: So we're less than a month away from the "Big Four" at Yankee Stadium here in New York City. Are these...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Interviewed On 'The Bob & Tom Show' (Audio)

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott was recently interviewed by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold of "The Bob & Tom Show", a comedy-based, nationally syndicated morning radio program that airs on more than 150 stations across the country. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below....

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Performance Footage Of New Single Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Sebastian Bach's August 24, 2011 performance at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Babylon, New York can be seen below. Also appearing on the bill were WHITESNAKE and TESLA. Bach's new album, "Kicking & Screaming", will be released on September 27 via Frontiers Records....

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AEROSMITH Frontman Writing Lyrics To New Song (Video)

Video footage of AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler in the studio, writing lyrics for a new song, can be seen below. AEROSMITH entered guitarist Joe Perry's home studio (The Boneyard) in suburban Boston on July 5 with producer Jack Douglas to begin recording its long-awaited 14th studio album. The CD w...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Joined On Stage By ROB AFFUSO; Video Available

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was joined on stage by the band's original drummer, Rob Affuso, last night (Thursday, August 25) at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York to perform the classic SKID ROW song "I Remember You". Fan-filmed video footage of Affuso's appearance can be seen below. Pri...

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ICARUS WITCH Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer; Announces Replacements

Pittsburgh traditional metal band ICARUS WITCH has amicably parted ways with guitarist Ed Skero and drummer Steve Johnson and has replaced them with Dave Watson and Tom Wierzbicky, respectively. Those in the metal community will know Dave as the vocalist and guitarist for Nuclear Blast thrashers MAN...

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1349: 'Demonoir' Box Set Due In The Fall

The critically acclaimed album "Demonoir" by Norwegian black metallers 1349 will be reissued as a limited box set as part of the Indie Recordings Norwegian Collector's Edition Series. It contains seven bonus tracks, including an unreleased track that did not appear on the expanded edition or the lim...

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RUSH: 'Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland' DVD/Blu-Ray Pushed Back To November

The release date of RUSH DVD and Blu-ray titled "Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland" has been pushed back to November 8 from the previously announced October 25 (via Zoe Records). The disc will contain footage of RUSH's April 15 concert at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio filmed by the award...