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VELVET REVOLVER Zeroing In On 'Younger And Stronger' New Singer

According to The Pulse Of Radio, VELVET REVOLVER is apparently circling a new vocalist to finally replace singer Scott Weiland, more than two years after the band fired the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman over his erratic behavior. Drummer Matt Sorum told The Pulse Of Radio that after several more audi...

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SEBASTIAN BACH, BILLY DUFFY, MARK MCGRATH, BILLY IDOL Perform With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood

Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY),Billy Duffy (THE CULT) and Billy Idol are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY this past Friday night (December 17) at the third of four shows as part of the band's fourth annual Christmas residency at the world-famous The Roxy...

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HELIX: 'Smash Hits Unplugged' Release Date Announced

Canadian hard rock veterans HELIX recently inked a a licensing deal with EMI in Canada for the release of their new acoustic album, "Smash Hits Unplugged". Two songs from the effort will be released to radio: "That Day is Gonna Come" (rock radio) and "Dream On" to Hot AC (hot adult contemporary). Du...

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MATT SORUM Putting Finishing Touches On CHERIE CURRIE's Comeback Album

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum is putting the finishing touches on the new album from Cherie Currie (THE RUNAWAYS),tentatively due next spring. The CD will feature additional contributions from Nick Maybury (PERRY FARRELL, MINK) and Grant Fitzpatrick (MINK) and is described by...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman Talks Christmas, U.K. Headlining Arena Tour (Video)

Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE before the band's December 12, 2010 concert in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's third album, "Fever", sold 71,000 copies in the United Sta...

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OMEN Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Long-running U.S. metallers OMEN have parted ways with singer George Call (also a member of the power metal band ASKA). Commented OMEN mainman/guitarist Kenny Powell: "I loved George singing for OMEN [and] I have great respect for him. However, I made a commitment to OMEN and myself three years ago...

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MATT SORUM Says VELVET REVOLVER Is 'Real Close' To Finding New Singer

VELVET REVOLVER have been on hiatus since singer Scott Weiland left the group in April of 2008, but recently the band has been auditioning vocalists. Drummer Matt Sorum told VH1 Radio Networks' Dave Basner about the singer search, "We're real close [to finding the right person]. We got a guy that we...

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TRIVIUM: '17 Songs Ready' For Next Album

Florida metallers TRIVIUM are now scheduled to enter Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida on January 16 with the production/mixing team of Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SLIPKNOT, FEAR FACTORY) and Martin "Ginge" Ford to begin recording the follow-up to 2008's "Shogun"....

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WINDS OF PLAGUE: New Video Interview

Russell "Evil G." Johnson of BareBonesMusic.com conducted an interview with vocalist Johnathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke of Southern California metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE during the band's current "December Decimation" North American headlining tour. You can now watch the chat below. WINDS OF PLAGUE rece...

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Confirmed For Next Year's VANS WARPED TOUR

After annihilating the masses on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival throughout the summer of 2010, Southern California metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE will further spread their carnage across North America on the Vans Warped Tour in the summer of 2011. This is a huge opportunity for the band to per...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Members Talk Christmas, Next Album In New Video Interview

Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho and keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM on December 10, 2010 at Metropolis Studios in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM will release its new album, "Relentless...

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DIRGE WITHIN 'Fully Focused On Writing' Of Next Album

DIRGE WITHIN/ex-SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass has issued the following update: "Well, here we are nearing the end of 2010, and as most know, we [DIRGE WITHIN] have been fully focused on the writing of our next album and all is flowing nicely on that end. I think the songs are more powerful and musical...

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SEVENTH VOID Added To LIFE OF AGONY, BIOHAZARD Show In New York City

SEVENTH VOID — the new band featuring TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly — has been added to the LIFE OF AGONY / BIOHAZARD show on Thursday, December 16 at the Best Buy Theatre in New York City. Doors are at 7:00 and SEVENTH VOID is scheduled to hit the stage ...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Album Details Revealed

It's Geoff Thorpe's story of power and pain. The quest to change peoples lives with the power of metal music and the fascination of his band in 2011. The guitarist and main songwriter of American power metal act VICIOUS RUMORS says: "The older we get, the more wicked VICIOUS RUMORS sound. We've defi...

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FORBIDDEN: San Francisco Performance Footage

Video footage of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN performing the song "Chalice Of Blood" on December 11, 2010 at the DNA Lounge in their hometown can be viewed below. "Omega Wave", the new album from FORBIDDEN, sold around 950 copies in the United States in its first week of re...