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PEARL JAM Planning To Launch Its Own Music Festival

According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM is planning to launch and headline its own music festival next summer, according to Spinner.com. The festival was confirmed by PEARL JAM manager Kelly Curtis, who said that the band is looking to hold the event "somewhere in the middle of the country." He a...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

CHILDREN OF BODOM, the hard partying Finnish heavy metal band that features frontman and modern-day guitar hero Alexi Laiho, will release its new album, "Relentless Reckless Forever", on March 8, 2011 via Universal Music. Recorded in Finland's Petrax Studios with famed rock producer Matt Hyde (SLAYE...

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VAN HALEN: More New Album Rumors

According to the unofficial VAN HALEN site Van Halen News Desk, VAN HALEN has tapped producer/songwriter/musician John Shanks (whom Clive Davis calls "the father of that guitar-driven kind of pop sound") to helm the band's upcoming studio album, which the group plans to begin recording in January. "...

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ICED EARTH Mainman To Guest On 'Freedom Watch With Judge Andrew Napolitano'

ICED EARTH and SONS OF LIBERTY founder Jon Schaffer will guest on this Friday's (December 10) edition of "Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano", which airs on the Fox Business network. The interview tapes at noon and airs between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern Time that same day. "I have a great de...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Answers Fan-Submitted Questions

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen recently answered several fan-submitted questions for the readers of the MusicRadar.com web site. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: You have written some great music on your own, but I'm sure many people would love to hear y...

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HOMICIDAL Signs With EULOGY RECORDINGS

New York/New Jersey hardcore act HOMICIDAL has inked a deal with Eulogy Recordings. The band's debut album, "State Of Mind", will be released in the spring. The CD features guest appearances by some of the most influential vocalists in hardcore, including Lord Ezec of SKARHEAD, Jorge of MERAUDER, Ed...

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'Learn To Play Van Halen Volume 2' Now Available

You loved the VAN HALEN collection so much, Lick Library just had to add "Learn To Play Van Halen Volume 2" to its catalogue. With five new tracks, the two-DVD set features over three hours of guitar lessons, including covering Eddie Van Halen's groundbreaking solo techniques and killer riffs. VAN H...

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TESLA's HANNON Says He Was 'Just Joking' When He Accused GUNS N' ROSES Of Ripping His Band Off

On December 3, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon went on the air on Santa Rosa, California's 101.7 The Fox radio station inside the "Less Is More Lounge" to clarify comments he made during a recent episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" when accused GUNS N' ROSES of ripping off an early TESLA track f...

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'The Eric Carr Story' Book Now Available

Greg Prato, the author of such books as "Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music", "Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" and "A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of Shannon Hoon And Blind Melon", has a new title that is now available for purchase. ...

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VINNIE PAUL, JIMMY CRESPO, PAUL SHORTINO Perform With SIN CITY SINNERS (Video)

Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA),Jimmy Crespo (AEROSMITH) and Paul Shortino (QUIET RIOT, ROUGH CUTT) are among the guest musicians who performed with SIN CITY SINNERS on Saturday, November 27 at Chrome (inside Santa Fe Station) in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of a benefit concert for cystic fibr...

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SLASH Says FRANK HANNON Was 'Dreaming' When He Accused GUNS N' ROSES Of Ripping Off TESLA

During an appearance on the November 13 episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show", TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon accused GUNS N' ROSES of ripping off an early TESLA track for the GN'R classic "Patience". (See video below starting at around the 41-minute, 40-second mark.) The accusation came during a...

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AEROSMITH, VAN HALEN, GUNS N' ROSES Members On ROLLING STONE' Top Feuds Of All Time List

AEROSMITH, VAN HALEN and GUNS N' ROSES are featured in Rolling Stone magazine's top feuds in rock and roll history. The entire list is as follows: 01. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - THE ROLLING STONES 02. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel - SIMON & GARFUNKEL 03. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry - ...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Killers' Seven-Inch Action Figure Coming In February

Urban Collector is taking pre-orders for the IRON MAIDEN "Killers" seven-inch action figure. Celebrate over 30 years of IRON MAIDEN's dominance in hard rock and heavy metal with this brand-new action figure of the iconic metal mascot Eddie. This new figure faithfully recreates the classic 1981 album...

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ILL NIÑO: 'Against The Wall' Video Released

"Against The Wall", the brand new video from New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Virginia Beach with director Scott Hansen, who has previously worked on videos for ANIMALS AS LEADERS, WILLIE NELSON, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and A DAY TO REMEMBER, among others. Comm...

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'Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock And Heavy Metal' Coming In April

Abrams Image has set an April 1, 2011 release date for "Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal", a new 240-page book from Eddie Trunk, the host of VH1 Classic's hit television program "That Metal Show". Featuring a foreword by JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, the book will cover Trunk's f...