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VOLBEAT: More 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie", the sixth full-length album from Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, has registered the following first-week chart positions: #1: Austria #1: Belgium #1: Denmark #1: Finland #1: Germany #1: Sweden #1: Switzerland #2: Canada #2: Norway #3: Netherlands #4: USA...

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DENNER/SHERMANN Feat. MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists: 'Son Of Satan' Video Preview

MERCYFUL FATE guitar lengends Michael Denner and Hank Shermann will release their new DENNER / SHERMANN full-length album, "Masters Of Evil", on June 24 via Metal Blade Records. The trailer for the music video for the album track "Son Of Satan" can be seen below. Swedish director Owe Lingwall shot t...

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JOE ELLIOTT On DEF LEPPARD's Massive '80s Success: 'We Were Embracing More Than Rock'

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has a theory for how his band transcended the limited parameters of everyday hard rock and survived the countless musical trends that have come and gone. "With us, it's like pop rock, and I say that for all the best reasons, because we're a rock band and we've done pop...

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JIMMY PAGE And ROBERT PLANT Appear In L.A. Court For Start Of 'Stairway To Heaven' Copyright Trial

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant appeared yesterday (June 14) at Los Angeles federal court for what is officially known as "Michael Skidmore vs. Led Zeppelin et al" — but mainly referred to as the "Stairway To Heaven" case. As the writers of the 1971 LED ZEPPELIN classic,...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Says SCORPIONS 'Haven't Done Anything Worth Talking About' In 23 Years

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker (SCORPIONS, UFO) was recently interviewed on the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live". A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recent release of the 50th-anniversary deluxe editions of SCORPIONS' classic albums: "It's no...

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Video: MICHAEL SCHENKER Performs With GARY BARDEN, GRAHAM BONNET, ROBIN MCAULEY At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker played a very special show, Michael Schenker Fest, at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, on June 11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The concert featured appearances by three MSG singers: Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley. They were joined by Ted McKenna o...

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VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Cracks U.S. Top 5

"Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie", the sixth full-length album from Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 51,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 9. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on mul...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says JASON BONHAM 'Sounds Exactly' Like His Late Father JOHN BONHAM

In a brand new interview with Tucson.com, Sammy Hagar was full of praise for his THE CIRCLE bandmate Jason Bonham, son of the late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. "Jason sounds like John Bonham," Sammy said. "He sounds exactly like him to the point that it's scary when my back is to him ...

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MARK TREMONTI Talks About Differences Between ALTER BRIDGE And TREMONTI (Video)

In a brand new interview with FaceCulture, Mark Tremonti was asked about the differences between his songwriting approach for his TREMONTI solo project and that of ALTER BRIDGE. He responded (see video below): "ALTER BRIDGE is… it's gotten heavier and heavier and heavier and heavier as the years hav...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: 'The Brightest Void' Track-By-Track Breakdown

While waiting for the August 5 release of Tarja Turunen's new album, "The Shadow Self", the former NIGHTWISH singer has issueed the new album's prequel, "The Brightest Void". With over 50 minutes of new music, the extra album will sweeten the wait until August. A track-by-track breakdown of "The Bri...

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TRIVIUM: Quality Video Footage Of Luxembourg Concert

Quality fan-filmed video footage of TRIVIUM's June 7 performance at Rockhal in Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg can be seen below. TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beauileu was recently asked by Spotlightnews.com if the band has already begun writing material for the follow-up to last year's "Silence In The Snow...

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JACKYL: 'Rowyco' Album Details Revealed

JACKYL will release its new album, "Rowyco", on August 5 via Mighty Loud Records. "Rowyco" is said to be the fattest-sounding record to date for the band. "This will be an exciting year," predicts lead singer Jesse James Dupree. "With the album's release timing perfectly with the grand opening of th...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER: The Story Behind My Bar Brawl Arrest

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler spoke to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine about his surprise January 2015 arrest following an altercation at the Corkscrew Saloon on the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California. The 66-year-old musician said: "My sister-in-law had just died, and I'd gone to De...

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SIXX:A.M.'s 'A Tale Of Two Cities'

On May 29, 2016, SIXX:A.M. members Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba and James Michael gave more than 15,000 fans an explosive performance at River City Rock Fest in San Antonio, Texas before loading their gear back up into a charter jet to make it to the next show just in time to perform for another 20,000 ...

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VOLBEAT Announces North American Tour With KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have announced a massive North American tour kicking off at Rise Above Fest in Bangor, Maine and including an appearance with METALLICA and AVENGED SEVENFOLD at the first-ever rock show in the brand new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There will...