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AGNOSTIC FRONT's ROGER MIRET Is 'Almost Done' Writing His Autobiography

Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with vocalist Roger Miret of New York hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige.se: So, at what point did the American dream die [referring to the title of the new AGNOSTIC FRON...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN: Why We Fired JOHNNY SOLINGER And Announced TONY HARNELL Same Day

Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page) conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan earlier in the week. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On singer Johnny Solinger's...

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MARILYN MANSON Wants To Press Charges Against Man Who Punched Him In Face Without Provocation

According to TMZ, Marilyn Manson wants police to arrest the man who assaulted him and the shock-rocker's makeup artist inside a Denny's restaurant in Alberta, Canada the night of April 4, shortly after Manson performed a show at the Shaw Conference Center. Manson's manager told the site the singer w...

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SCOTT WEILAND Going Ahead With Tour In Wake Of Guitarist's Death

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Scott Weiland and his band THE WILDABOUTS still intend to tour the U.S. next month despite the death last week of guitarist Jeremy Brown. The band did postpone a show scheduled for this week in London until September 3, saying in a statement, "Unfortunately, due to o...

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STEVEN TYLER Will Pay Homage To His 'Country Roots' On Upcoming Solo Album

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has officially signed to Big Machine Label Group. He will release his first album later this year on BMLG's Dot Records imprint. Headed by Scott Borchetta, the label group consists of Big Machine Records, the Valory Music Co., Republic Nashville, Nash Icon and Dot. "T...

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SKID ROW Recruits Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL

SKID ROW has recruited former TNT vocalist Tony Harnell (pictured) as the band's new lead singer following the departure of the group's frontman of the past 15 years, Johnny Solinger. During an appearance on today's (Monday, April 6) edition of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Tru...

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Singer JOHNNY SOLINGER Quits SKID ROW

Singer Johnny Solinger has announced his departure from SKID ROW. He says in a statement: "I have decided to leave SKID ROW to pursue my solo career. The past 15 years has been a great experience and I have appreciated the opportunity to be the lead singer in one of the most prominent bands of ...

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JOEY BELLADONNA On His Relationship With ANTHRAX Bandmates: 'Sometimes Things Aren't As Close As I'd Like Them To Be'

David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to clarify his December 2013 comments in which he said he never "really found [his] place with" ANTHRAX and lamented the fact that he had very li...

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Three People Dead In Van Crash Involving Heavy Metal Bands KHAOTIKA, WORMREICH

**UPDATE #3**: A Facebook statement from WORMREICH founder, vocalist/guitarist Christopher Earl Pyle (a.k.a. Vulk),reads as follows: "This morning I lost my brother and best friend, along with two awesome people that I was lucky to have even known for a short while. Two of my other brothers remain...

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HELLOWEEN's WEIKATH On 'My God-Given Right' Album: 'It's Just The Typical Classical Metal As It's Supposed To Be'

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release their fifteenth studio album, "My God-Given Right", on May 29 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded between October 2014 and February 2015 at the band's MiSueno Studio on the isle of Tenerife with producer Charlie Bauerfeind (GOTTHARD, HAMMERFALL). Spea...

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SCOTT WEILAND Claims He Passed On Appearing On 'The Voice'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland was asked by Details.com in a new interview if he would ever consider being a judge or a mentor on a show like "American Idol" or "The Voice". Weiland replied, "I don't watch those shows. It's just ....

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Video: STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Perform At 'Arizona Bike Week'

Fan-filmed video footage of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' March 28 performance at the Arizona Bike Week in Scottsdale can be seen below. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS vocalist Chester Bennington was asked in a new interview with ArtistDirect.com about the progress of the band's next full-length album, which is due out...

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Ex-DARK ANGEL Singer DON DOTY Says His New Recording Of 'Darkness Descends' Wasn't Meant To Be Taken Seriously

DJ Outkast of Nuclear Rock Radio recently conducted an interview with former DARK ANGEL and current ELIMINATE vocalist Don Doty. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. Asked about the recently released audio recording (hear below) of him singing DARK ANGEL's classic song "Da...

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KISS To Receive ASCAP Founders Award

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will present rock heavyweights KISS with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award at its 32nd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards on April 29 in Hollywood. The exclusive, invitation-only gala takes place at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Ange...

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SCOTT WEILAND: The Only Time STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Enters My Mind Is When I Get A Check

In a brand new interview with LA Weekly, former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland was asked if the decidedly rock direction on his new solo album, "Blaster", had anything to do with wanting to remind STP — the band that made him famous in the early '90s and ultimately fired him in ...