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RUDOLF SCHENKER Says It Was 'Important' For SCORPIONS To Play Paris After Terror Attacks

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS performed in Paris, France on November 24, marking the first time the band has played the city since an extremist group orchestrated a terror attack on Paris that left 130 dead. The sold-out concert at the Bercy arena included an emotional moment when SCORPIONS dr...

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SIXX: A.M. Putting Finishing Touches On Two New Albums

SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, is putting the finishing touches on a new double album, to be released in two parts next year. Sixx writes on his Facebook page: "Fuck yes. Finished all my bass parts for both SIXX:...

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MAGNUM To Release 'Sacred Blood 'Divine' Lies' Album In February

British melodic rock icons MAGNUM will release their new album, "Sacred Blood 'Divine' Lies", on February 26, 2016 via Steamhammer/SPV as a digipak version (including a DVD),2LP colored version, CD and as a digital download. For a musician like Tony Clarkin who composes constantly, viewing and sele...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW: First Photo Of New Lineup

Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore will perform RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at what will probably be four shows next year in Europe. The U.K. concert will take place on Saturday, June 25 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. The performance will be Blackmore's first U.K. rock show in over 20 y...

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KVELERTAK Is Almost Done Writing Material For Next Album

Mike James Rock Show conducted an interview with singer Erlend Hjelvik of Norwegian rockers KVELERTAK during the band's current European tour with SLAYER and ANTHRAX. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what KVELERTAK has been up to the last few months, Erlend said: "We've had some time...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Looks Back On Commercial Failure Of 'Through The Never' Movie: 'We've Learned A Lesson'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has admitted that the band could not understand why its 2013 concert film, "Metallica Through The Never", failed to connect with a wider audience. "Metallica Through The Never" took in just $3.4 million at the U.S. box office in four weeks of release after costing m...

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Video: SCORPIONS Fans Sing French National Anthem At Paris Concert

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS performed in Paris, France Tuesday night, marking the first time the band has played the city since an extremist group orchestrated a terror attack on Paris that left 130 dead. The sold-out concert at the Bercy arena included an emotional moment when SCORPIONS dru...

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Former PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS Guitarist Found Out Through The Internet That He Wasn't In The Band

Jack Antonio of "Do You Know Jack?" radio show recently conducted an interview with former PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS guitarist Marzi Montazeri. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked if he would agree with Philip Anselmo's recent comment that the former PANT...

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Fourth Annual 'Metallica Night' To Be Held At AT&T Park In San Francisco

The San Francisco Giants' fourth annual "Metallica Night" will be held Friday, May 6, 2016 at AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Giants take the field against the Colorado Rockies. As was the case at the first three installments of the "Metallica Night", METALLICA will throw out the first pitch a...

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Video: DAVE MUSTAINE 'Rolling' In His Aston Martin Vanquish Car

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted a new video on Periscope, a live video streaming platform owned by Twitter, in which he can be seen driving around Franklin, Tennessee and grabbing some food in his Aston Martin Vanquish car. Back in July 2014, Mustaine spoke to Motortrend.com about his coll...

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TOOL's ADAM JONES On Next Album: 'We Probably Have 20 Potential Song Ideas Now'

TOOL guitarist Adam Jones spoke to Rolling Stone about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" album. He said: "I'll tell you, it's wonderful. Things are really flowing and going really well, and I'm just blown away at the stuff that's c...

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DEFTONES Frontman Confirms He Is A 'Belieber'

DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno has admitted to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine that he is a "Belieber" — a.k.a. fan of pop singer Justin Bieber. Asked what song you wouldn't expect to find on his iPod, Moreno named Bieber's "What Do You Mean?" He explained: "I actually downloaded this song just yesterday....

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Six SCORPIONS Albums Simultaneously Land On German Chart

According to RadioAndMusic.com, six of the SCORPIONS albums have simultaneously placed on the German chart after being reissued as deluxe editions earlier this month. The albums, released by BMG, were originally produced by Dieter Dierks, and have been re-released as part of the band's massive 50th-...

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METALLICA Project Manager Was Killed In Paris Concert Terrorist Attack

Mercury Records international product manager Thomas Ayad, who has worked with METALLICA, was among the victims in Friday's (November 13) gun and bomb attacks in Paris, when 129 people were killed. Said METALLICA in a statement: "We had great fortune to work with Thomas Ayad at Universal Music Franc...

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IMPELLITTERI: 'Face The Enemy' Video Released

"Face The Enemy", the new video from IMPELLITTERI, can be seen below. The band creates one of the heaviest and most haunting riffs of its career with this new song. It was recorded at NRG studios where Slash, LINKIN PARK and LAMB OF GOD tracked some of their recent albums. IMPELLITTERI guitarist and...