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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Is Working On Second Album

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, has begun writing material for its second album, tentatively due next year. Back in September 2015, RED DRAGON CARTEL was rejoined by singer Darren James Smith after a period of several months during which th...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist On Addition Of TODD LA TORRE: 'It's Something That Was Needed In A Stale Situation'

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton says that the addition of singer Todd La Torre to the band's lineup more than four years ago was "a shot of adrenaline" that "was needed in a stale situation." La Torre joined QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for the band's original lead singer Geoff Tate, who was...

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ALICE COOPER Has Begun Recording Demos For Next Album

Alice Cooper has begun recording demos for his next studio album, which may or may not feature contributions from the surviving original members of the ALICE COOPER band: bassist Dennis Dunaway, guitarist Michael Bruce and drummer Neal Smith. During an interview with The Arizona Republic about this...

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JOE SATRIANI Releases Free Remix EP

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani has released a five-song remix EP as a gift to all his fans who made his "Shockwave Supernova" album such a great success around the world. Satriani says: "I called my most talented buddies near and far to get a new spin on five fan favorites from my latest ...

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BRUCE KULICK To Play 10 KISS Classics At Tonight's 'Ultimate Jam Night'

Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running weekly free music show held at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California turns its upcoming Tuesday-night show on December 6 into a night honoring famed band KISS with guest musical director and former KISS member Bruce Kulick performing a 10-song se...

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SIXX:A.M. Interviewed By SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH For Radio Special (Audio)

SIXX:A.M. recently taped an exclusive radio special, hosted by SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith, to chat about their current U.S. arena tour together, SIXX:A.M.'s new album, "Vol. 2, Prayers For The Blessed", and more. Presented by Eleven Seven Music and MX2 Media, the 50-minute program is available n...

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Former CIRCLE II CIRCLE And INTO ETERNITY Drummer ADAM SAGAN Dies After Battle With Cancer

Acclaimed metal drummer Adam Sagan, who has played with CIRCLE II CIRCLE, WHITE EMPRESS, INTO ETERNITY and WITHERFALL and who has written for Drumhead magazine, has died after battling T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, a blood cancer. He was only 36 years old. Sagan's brother Nate confirmed Adam's pass...

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Video Premiere: QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Hellfire'

Seattle-based heavy metal icons QUEENSRŸCHE have released a music video for their song "Hellfire", which spotlights the Malaysian passenger flight crisis in 2014. Speaking about the influence and subject matter for the clip, QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Todd La Torre said: "'Hellfire' is a depiction primari...

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Former SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Set For 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' Guest Stint

Former SLAYER and current SUICIDAL TENDENCIES drummer Dave Lombardo will hold down the drum chair on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" from Monday, December 12 through Thursday, December 15. His guest stint in THE 8G BAND, the show's house group led by "Portlandia" star Fred Armisen, follows briefs resi...

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MICHAEL SWEET Says It's 'Probable' STRYPER Will Go On Without Bassist TIM GAINES

Veteran rockers STRYPER will continue making albums and touring despite the band's recent announcement that they will "take a hiatus" in early 2017. Asked by Nick of the WSOU radio station if STRYPER was still planning to go on a break following the completion of the recent tour celebrating the 30th...

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HIM's VILLE VALO Guests On Christmas Single From Ex-HANOI ROCKS Guitarist ANDY MCCOY

According to Soundi, HIM frontman Ville Valo makes a guest appearance on "Xmas Song", the new Christmas single from former HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy. The official Pete Veijalainen-directed video for the track can now be seen below. "Xmas Song" will be released in Finland on December 7 via Ain...

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L.A. GUNS Version Feat. PHIL LEWIS And TRACII GUNS Not Affected By Singer's Announcement

Frontiers Music Srl has confirmed that Phil Lewis's new project with Tracii Guns is unaffected by the singer's announcement that he was quitting the most recent version of L.A. GUNS. Lewis and Guns have been playing shows in recent months and were supposed to release an album through the Italian rec...

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Watch FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Perform With PHIL LABONTE For First Time

ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte made his live debut with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH last night (Thursday, December 1) at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Labonte is filling in for regular FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody who "has fallen ill" and is currently receivi...

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THE BUSINESS Frontman MICKY FITZ Dies After Battle With Cancer

Singer Michael "Micky Fitz" Fitzsimmons of THE BUSINESS has died after a battle with cancer. No official statement has been released by the rest of the band, but condolences are pouring in from the punk, hardcore and oi! communities around the world. At the end of 2015, Fitz was diagnosed with cance...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH To Finish U.S. Arena Tour With PHIL LABONTE Of ALL THAT REMAINS On Vocals

With only eight shows to go on their current U.S. co-headlining arena tour with SHINEDOWN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH announced today that they have decided to honor their commitment to the fans and finish out the current tour with all that remains vocalist Phil Labonte filling in for FIVE FINGER DEATH...