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Guitarist WOLF HOFFMANN On 'Blind Rage': 'This Album Sounds Totally Like Classic ACCEPT'

Patrick Prince of Powerline recently conducted an interview with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below Powerline: Do you feel that you now have a songwriting template down with Mark [Tornillo, vocals]? Wolf Hoffmann: It's always been a matter of doing your h...

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GUNS N' ROSES Could Have New Music Out In Next Year, Says Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus told the Associated Press at yesterday's (Wednesday, April 23) Revolver Golden Gods awards show in Los Angeles that fans could see new music from the band in the next year. "We are working on stuff and hopefully very soon we're going to have new stuff out," For...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Taps Producer JAMES MICHAEL For 'Final Song'

MÖTLEY CRÜE held a press conference on January 28 at Hotel Roosevelt in Los Angeles where they announced that the band will launch its "Final Tour" later this year, with the group planning to play 72 shows in North America in 2014 and more overseas in 2015. Making it official, the four members of th...

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SLAYER Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Last night at the Revolver Golden Gods awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, SLAYER surprised the capacity crowd with an unannounced performance, kicking off the show with a three-song set that included the global premiere of "Implode", the band's first new studio recording in five years....

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PAUL GRAY's Widow Reveals Details Of SLIPKNOT Bassist's Final Days

According to the Des Moines Register, the widow of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray testified yesterday (Tuesday, April 22) in the the involuntary manslaughter trial involving the doctor who treated Paul in the days before his 2010 death. While on the witness stand at the Polk Country District Court in Io...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: Video Footage Of Rehearsal With SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY

The San Diego Union-Tribune has posted new video footage of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's rehearsal with the San Diego Symphony prior to their performance on April 12. The special classical concert, billed as "Symphony Interrupted", took place at the 2,200-capacity Copley Symphony Hall in San Die...

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MACHINE HEAD: New Song 'Killers & Kings' Available For Streaming

As part of this year's Record Store Day on April 19, San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD released a 10-inch vinyl single, with the A-side containing the "demo" version of a new song, "Killers & Kings". The B-side is a cover version of the track "Our Darkest Days" from one of MACHINE HE...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Says Songwriting Is 'Like Putting A Puzzle Together And Never Really Knowing What Comes Out At The End'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: How do you find that you write your best songs? Michael: I just do it the same way over and over. I love to play. I play and discover on ...

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EYEHATEGOD's MIKE WILLIAMS Interviewed On 'Metal Hammer' Radio Show (Audio)

Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas recently conducted an interview with EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams for the "Metal Hammer" radio show on TeamRock Radio. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. EYEHATEGOD will unleash its long-anticipated new studio recording later this s...

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Harvest Earth

Right behind SIERRA comes another discovery for the KYLESA-backed Retro Futurist label, JAGGED VISION. Instead of plunging through the deep American South where KYLESA calls home and allies themselves with other underground sludge monsters, Retro Futurist first tapped into the Canadian scene to turn...

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ACE FREHLEY Talks ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Ceremony (Video)

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock about the band's April 10 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. You can now watch the chat below. Frehley told ABC News Radio that he was "really honored" to be part of the ceremony, but added: "I really ...

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AC/DC 'Insiders' Refute Retirement Rumors

According to Billboard.com, AC/DC "insiders" have shot down as false the rumor that the band is on the verge of announcing its retirement due to one member's — presumably guitarist Malcolm Young's — serious illness. The source of the original retirement rumor was an e-mail sent to Perth radio statio...

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Conflicting Reports Surface Regarding AC/DC's Future

**Update** -- April 15 at 4:35 a.m. EST: Mark Evans, who says that he is the son of original AC/DC singer Dave Evans, tweeted a few hours ago that reports of AC/DC's imminent retirement announcement are not merely rumors. He added: "Malcolm Young is very sick.... [Malcolm's son] Ross Young spoke to...

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HATEBREED's FRANK NOVINEC Speaks To Sweden's Rocksverige.se (Video)

Sweden's Rocksverige.se recently conducted an interview with guitarist Frank Novinec of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED. You can now watch the chat below. HATEBREED's latest album, "The Divinity Of Purpose", sold 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at...

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MACHINE HEAD: Audio Snippet Of New Song 'Killers & Kings'

As part of this year's Record Store Day on April 19, San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release a 10-inch vinyl single, with the A-side containing the "demo" version of a new song, "Killers & Kings". The B-side will be a cover version of the track "Our Darkest Days" from one of M...