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NIKKI SIXX Says AXL ROSE Has The 'Right Voice' To Front AC/DC

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has weighed in on the strange situation regarding AC/DC and singer Brian Johnson. The legendary Australian rock band postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American tour after doctors told Johnson he faced "total hearing loss." AC/DC has since a...

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UNLOCKING THE TRUTH Releases 'Take Control' Video

"Take Control", the new video from UNLOCKING THE TRUTH — the heavy metal band from Flatbush, Brooklyn made up of three African-American boys, guitarist/vocalist Malcolm Brickhouse, bassist Alec Atkins and drummer Jarad Dawkins — can be seen below. Taken from UNLOCKING THE TRUTH's forthcoming debut f...

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Video: BABYMETAL Talks To MUSIC CHOICE About New Album, Playing U.S. Shows

Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL recently spoke to Music Choice about the group's second album, "Metal Resistance"; playing U.S. shows; and their latest single, "Karate". Check out the clips below. "Metal Resistance" debuted at No. 38 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 12,914 equival...

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DESTRUCTION: Teaser For 'Under Attack' Video

A teaser for "Under Attack", the official video for the title track of the new album from German thrashers DESTRUCTION, is available below. The full clip will be made available next week. DESTRUCTION started recording "Under Attack" after the summer festivals last year and tracked segments in variou...

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GENE SIMMONS Says PRINCE Was 'A Unique Guy' Who 'Did It All'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has paid tribute to iconic artist Prince, calling him "a unique guy" who "did it all." Speaking to CNN, Simmons said (see video below): "Very few people know who Prince really was off stage; [he was] a very private, shy man. I got to see it a little bit off stage,...

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IGGY POP: 'Total Chaos: The Story Of The Stooges' Book Due This Winter

Third Man Books has announced the release of "Total Chaos: The Story Of The Stooges / As Told By Iggy Pop". The book marks the first time the story of this seminal band has been told entirely in Pop's own words. Author Jeff Gold and contributor Johan Kugelberg, noted music historians and collectors,...

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NIKKI SIXX And SIXX:A.M. Launch Campaign To Get YouTube To 'Do The Right Thing' Over Music Royalties

SIXX:A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, has criticized YouTube over the royalties it pays out for music video streams. SIXX:A.M., which is promoting the first volume of its double album, "Prayers For T...

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BEARTOOTH: New Song 'Always Dead' Available For Streaming

"Always Dead", a brand new song from Columbus, Ohio's BEARTOOTH, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Aggressive", which will be released on June 3 via Red Bull Records. In the two short years since their debut album was cooked up in frontman Caleb Shomo's basement,...

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L.A. GUNS Singer Clarifies His Comments, Says He Stands By His Words

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis has refused to apologize for his onstage comment that "black people are all one-dimensional," explaining that he was simply attempting to broaden the debate on rap music. L.A. GUNS was performing at the Fish Head Cantina in a Baltimore, Maryland suburb on Friday, April 22...

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L.A. GUNS Frontman Makes Controversial Race-Related Comments While Paying Tribute To PRINCE

L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis paid tribute to late superstar Prince by giving a controversial speech about the supposed lack of diversity in the type of music that is performed by African-American artists. Lewis's comments came during the opening concert of L.A. GUNS' current U.S. tour, which kicked...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, HATEBREED To Headline This Year's DIRT FEST

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, HATEBREED and TRIVIUM are among the confirmed acts for this year's edition of Dirt Fest, set to take place on Saturday, August 13 at the Crofoot Festival Grounds in Downtown Pontiac, Michigan. A newly reunited BURY YOUR DEAD will also perform for the tenth anniv...

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The Power And The Passion Of HENRY ROLLINS: Epic 'Whiplash' Interview

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins was interviewed on the April 11 edition of "Whiplash", the new KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. A transcript of the chat follows below. Full Metal Jackie: I know you're always all over the place and doing a million different things. First, talk about what thi...

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BEARTOOTH To Release 'Aggressive' Album In June

Columbus, Ohio's BEARTOOTH will release its new album, "Aggressive", on June 3 via Red Bull Records. In the two short years since their debut album was cooked up in frontman Caleb Shomo's basement, BEARTOOTH has catapulted into heavy music's stratosphere. They have collected over ten million views o...

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DIAMOND HEAD: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Influential and iconic heavy metal band DIAMOND HEAD will release its first album of new material in eight years on April 22. Titled "Diamond Head", the disc features an exciting new talent in singer Rasmus Bom Andersen. "Diamond Head" can now be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget...

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DEATH: Remastered Version Of 'Baptized In Blood' Available For Streaming

DEATH's legendary 1987 debut, "Scream Bloody Gore", is more than just an untouchable album — upon its release, it was positively genre-creating. "Scream Bloody Gore" founded the quintessential death metal sound, with more tormented riffs, screams, and leads than the world had ever imagined, and esta...