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COREY TAYLOR Explains Christmas Song

According to Kerrang! magazine, SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will release a Christmas single entitled "X-M@$" on December 12 in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. "It's actually a song that I wrote four years ago just for a laugh," Taylor tells Kerrang! "But when I played it for all of my...

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HALFORD On OZZY: He Looks Great, Sounds Great And He Gives His Fans What They Want

John Benson of The Vindicator recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Vindicator: What tracks stand out as defining the "Made of Metal" album? Halford: The opening cut, "Undisputed", I see as being in the me...

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JIMI HENDRIX's Stepsister Interviewed By JEFF WOODS (Video)

Jeff Woods of "Legends Of Classic Rock" recently conducted an interview with Jimi Hendrix's stepsister, Janie Hendrix, who controls the late guitarist's estate. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Experience Hendrix, the concert tour that has wowed audiences revisiting the music and inspi...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Joins KERRANG! RADIO's First-Ever Charity Campaign

According to RadioToday.co.uk, legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne has joined Kerrang! Radio's first-ever charity campaign. Osbourne has become a Patron of Kerrang! Cash for Kids. The charity will raise funds for children across the West Midlands. "We're absolutely thrilled that Ozzy is suppo...

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LEMMY: 'If I Do Die Sooner Rather Than Later, I'll Be Satisfied With What I've Done'

Nick Duerden of the U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with legendary MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On mortality: Lemmy: "In your twenties, you think you are immortal. In your thirties, you hope you are immortal. In your forties, y...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Performs With SCHOOL OF ROCK's 'All Stars' At Charity Event (Video)

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider joined the School Of Rock music program's All Stars on Thursday, November 18 for a one-hour afternoon concert at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City to raise awareness for the Children's Miracle Network. The kids got to play two songs with Dee — the TWISTED SISTER...

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Diehard METALLICA Fan From Australia Wins Contest To Interview His Favorite Band

According to The West Australian, a die-hard METALLICA fan from Perth, Australia named Lee Rekman was chosen from eight finalists in a competition run by MySpace to interview two members of his favorite band at their November 10 concert in Sydney. Rekman posted a video to the "Get Close Australia" p...

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At Home With TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER (Video)

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was the focus of a recent episode of the "Cambio Goes Home" series, which brings you back to the roots of your favorite celebrities, a first-person account of the people and places that started them on the path to stardom. You can now watch the five-and-a-half-minu...

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INFECTIOUS GROOVES Performs First U.S. Show In Over 10 Years (Video)

INFECTIOUS GROOVES, the funkadelic side project of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES frontman Mike Muir, played its first U.S. show in over ten years this past Tuesday, November 23 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. This was the band's only U.S. concert of 2010. Check out fan-filmed video footag...

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LONDON Working On Material For New Album With 'Playa Del Rock' Lineup

Sunset Strip legends LONDON, who helped launch the careers of such musicians as MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx, GUNS N' ROSES' Slash and W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless, are currenty working on material for their first studio release since 1990's "Playa Del Rock". LONDON vocalist Nadir D'Priest tells Sleaze Ro...

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SPV Announces New A&R Partnership With DEREK OLIVER

SPV has announced that veteran A&R executive Derek Oliver will join forces with the label effective immediately. This alliance signifies yet another positive step forward for the company following a period of consolidation and restructuring that denotes a renewed commitment to expanding SPV's pr...

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NERVECELL Completes Writing New Album

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based death/thrash metallers NERVECELL have completed writing the music for the as-yet-untitled new album, set for a release early next via Lifeforce Records (Europe) and Spellbind Records (Middle East). Stated the band: "We are really thrilled that the writing process fo...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — has set "The Soundtrack" as the title of its new album, due on March 22, 2011 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The CD was recorded at a Seattle-area studio with veteran rock producer Terry Date (SOUNDGARDEN,...

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ACCEPT To Tour North America With SABATON

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will embark on another North American headlining tour in Apri/May 2011. Support on the trek will come from Swedish metallers SABATON. The dates are as follows: Apr. 09 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone Apr. 10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room Apr. 13 - West...

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AGALLOCH: New Audio Interview With DON ANDERSON

Forrest Perkins recently conducted an interview with guitarist Don Anderson of the Pacific Northwest band AGALLOCH. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. AGALLOCH's new album, "Marrow Of The Spirit", will be released on November 23 via Profound Lore Records. Just as AGALLOCH's last th...