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GOJIRA: Teaser For 'The Shooting Star' Video

A teaser for "The Shooting Star", the new video from French progressive metallers GOJIRA, is available below. The full clip will make its online debut tomorrow (Tuesday, September 20). "The Shooting Star" is taken from GOJIRA's latest album, "Magma", which was released on June 17 via Roadrunner Reco...

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METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummers Featured In 'From The Riser' Book

David Phillips has launched his latest book, "From The Riser: A Drummer's Perspective II", a follow-up to the critically acclaimed "A Drummer's Perspective". The beautifully designed "From The Riser" is a photographic celebration of many of today's greatest drummers and percussionists. It unashamedl...

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ALEX LIFESON On RUSH's Future: 'We Can't Just Stop Playing And Writing Music Together'

Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH were presented with a key to the city by Toronto mayor John Tory this weekend. The duo, who were both born and raised in Toronto, also had a park in Willowdale named after them at the event on Saturday (September 17)...

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Filipino Singer Says It Would Be His 'Honor' To Play With STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

Filipino musician John Borja, who is rumored to have auditioned for STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' vacant singer position, says that it would be an "honor" for him to follow in the footsteps of the late Scott Weiland and LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington as the third lead vocalist of the veteran rock act. Alth...

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DEEP PURPLE's New Album Tentatively Due In February

DEEP PURPLE's new studio album is tentatively due in February 2017, singer Ian Gillan has revealed in a new interview with Antihero magazine. The follow-up to 2013's "Now What?!", which was tracked earlier this year at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee, was once again helmed by Bob Ezrin, who has pre...

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KING 810: Entire 'La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God' Album Available For Streaming

"La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God", the sophomore album from the Roadrunner Records group KING 810, can be streamed in its entirety below. KING 810's follow-up to their provocative and acclaimed debut LP, "Memoirs Of A Murderer", is set to arrive on September 16. Produced by Josh Schroeder,...

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Have STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Found Their New Frontman?

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS may have ended their worldwide search for a new singer, according to The Pulse Of Radio. There are rumors that the band has recruited Filipino musician John Borja to follow in the footsteps of the late Scott Weiland and LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington as the third lead vocalist...

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METALLICA: Deluxe Version Of 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' To Include Bonus CD Of Covers, Live Recordings

METALLICA has finally completed work on its tenth studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", for a November 18 release via Blackened Recordings. The long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" consists of two discs, containing a dozen songs and nearly 80 minutes of music. "Hardwired...To Se...

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MR. BIG Is Compiling Ideas For Next Album

MR. BIG is currently putting together ideas for the follow-up to 2014's "...The Stories We Could Tell" album, tentatively due next year. The band's drummer, Pat Torpey, told California Rock News on Tuesday (September 13): "Eric [Martin, MR. BIG singer] is always working on [new music]. He's always g...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Ultimate Collection' Due In October

BLACK SABBATH will release "The Ultimate Collection" on October 28 via BMG. Curated in conjunction with the band, the 31-track collection features the band's classic songs, including "Paranoid", "Iron Man", "War Pigs", "N.I.B." and "The Wizard" as well as choice cuts from their classic albums and is...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Launches New Project With Ex-SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist JANI LIIMATAINEN

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the launch of a new musical partnership between singer Anette Olzon and producer/songwriter/guitar player Jani Liimatainen for a new studio album, to be released in mid-to-late 2017. Anette is mostly known for being the immaculate voice on hit albums from NIGHTWISH...

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Former AMBERIAN DAWN Singer Returns With New DARK SARAH Album 'The Puzzle'

The cinematic metal band DARK SARAH will release its new album, "The Puzzle", on November 18 in Europe and North America through Inner Wound Recordings. DARK SARAH is a music project by Finnish metal band AMBERIAN DAWN's former vocalist Heidi Parviainen. During the years with AMBERIAN DAWN, she rele...

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METALLICA: Official Trailer For 'Back To The Front' Book

"Metallica: Back To The Front", the definitive story of METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets" and the tour that followed its release, hits bookstores and online sellers on September 13. A very special Collector's Edition of the book was made available two weeks earlier on August 30 thro...

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THE ANSWER: 'Solas' Title Track Available For Streaming

Northern Irish rockers THE ANSWER will release their new album, "Solas", on October 28 via Napalm. The CD was produced by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh, who previously worked with THE ANSWER on their 2006 album "Rise". "Solas", which is the Gaelic (Irish language) word for "light," is also the...

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Original Y&T Drummer LEONARD HAZE Dead At 61

Leonard Haze, original drummer for legendary Bay Area rock band Y&T, passed away Sunday evening, September 11 at his home in Hayward, California. He was 61 years old. Haze had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for several years, making breathing difficult. Even so, he ha...