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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Singer's Son Performs CYNDI LAUPER Ballad On 'American Idol' (Video)
Video footage of Creighton Fraker — the biological son of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric "A.K." Knutson — performing a cover version of the 1986 CYNDI LAUPER ballad "True Colors" during last night's (Tuesday, February 28) episode of the Fox singing competition "American Idol" can be seen below. Frak...February 29, 2012
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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'It Would Be Great' To Play With METALLICA's HETFIELD And ULRICH Again
Harry of the Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station 93X recently conducted an interview with ex-METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine . You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. When asked about the status of his proposed "supergroup" with David Ellefson (bass...February 28, 2012
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ACCEPT: 'Stalingrad' Title Track Available For Streaming
Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will release their new album, "Stalingrad", on April 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was once again helmed by British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY),who worked on the band's critically acclaimed comeback effort, "Blood Of The Na...February 28, 2012
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'Revolver Golden Gods' 2012: TV Commercial Posted Online
America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show is back for 2012! The fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone will take place Wednesday, April 11 at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox L...February 27, 2012
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'Revolver Golden Gods' 2012: Press Conference Highlights, Interviews Available
America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show is back for 2012! The fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone will take place Wednesday, April 11 at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox L...February 24, 2012
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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN: 'We're The Greatest Band In The World'
Martin Boulton of TheAge.com.au recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On SLIPKNOT's live performance: Crahan: "We give you everything. We're the greatest band in the world as far as I'm concerned. I always laugh w...February 23, 2012
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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist: 'I've Accomplished Way More Than I Ever Thought That I Could'
Thomas Stanley Orwat Jr. of RockMusicStar.com recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockMusicStar.com: Do you ever get concerned about you personal safety when you play in places such as third-world countries? Phil Ca...February 23, 2012
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BLACKGATES Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement
BLACKGATES — the new East San Francisco Bay Area/New York metal outfit featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN) and guitarist Jeremy Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) — has parted ways with bassist Uriah Duffy (ex-WHITESNAKE) and has replaced...February 23, 2012
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TESTAMENT: Multi-Camera Footage Of Santa Clara Concert
Bay Area Backstage has uploaded multi-camera video footage of TESTAMENT's February 19 performance at The Avalon in Santa Clara, California. Check it out below. In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy stated about the band's forthcoming album, "The Dark Roots Of Ea...February 23, 2012
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Singer's Son Makes 'American Idol' Final 24
During tonight's (Wednesday, February 22) episode of the Fox singing competition "American Idol", it was revealed that contestant Creighton Fraker is the biological son of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric "A.K." Knutson. Fraker has resided in Astoria, New York for the past eight years, although he gre...February 22, 2012
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REX BROWN Says That People Shouldn't Believe What They Read About His Health
During an April 2011 interview with High Times, former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo said that that since he underwent surgery in 2005 to repair several damaged disks in his back, he's helped many friends get clean and that he has about a 50 precent success rate in getting them so...February 22, 2012
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LITA FORD Talks Next Album In New Interview
'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford is featured in issue #7 of iGuitar magazine. Columnist Stuart Bull met Ford at the NAMM show in January in Anaheim, California to discuss her storied career and upcoming album with Gary Hoey, who also had a few words to say. You can check out the entire article at ...February 22, 2012
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TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)
Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT was interviewed for the latest edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive Metal" is broadcast on Pure Rock Radio Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. EST at www.purerockra...February 21, 2012
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DICKIE PETERSON Estate Negotiating For Release Of TONY RAINIER-Period BLUE CHEER Recordings
BLUE CHEER's manager, Ron Rainey, and the band's guitarist, Andrew "Duck" MacDonald, have confirmed that they are negotiating with Shroom Angel Records for the release several vinyl LPs and compact discs in order to showcase the Tony Rainier period of BLUE CHEER. On October 12, 2009, BLUE CHEER bass...February 20, 2012
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GEORGE LYNCH's 25 Years With ESP: Video Overview
George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE) is a legend among fans of innovative rock guitar. It was 25 years ago, in the late '80s, that George discovered a small manufacturer of custom guitars while on tour in Japan, and he's been a believer in ESP ever since. George's custom guitars have long b...February 17, 2012
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