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ALICE COOPER Documentary Gets A Title

According to The Canadian Press, "Vincent Goes To Hell: An Alice Cooper Doc Opera", the upcoming documentary about the shock rocker's evolution from preacher's son to superstardom, is among five English-language and three French-language projects that are getting funds through the Theatrical Documen...

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Bay Area Metal Photographer Talks About METALLICA's Early Days In New Interview

Ian S. Port of SFWeekly.com recently conducted an interview with legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal photographer Brian Lew about the large-format hardcover photo collection "Murder In The Front Row: Bay Area Bangers And The Birth Of Thrash Metal". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below....

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ALICE COOPER Documentary In The Works

Canadian documentarian Sam Dunn of Banger Films ("Metal: A Headbangers Journey", "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage") recently spoke to Spinner.com about the Alice Cooper documentary he is currently working on. "We know Alice through various projects that we've done," he said. "We interviewed Alice for...

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LOU REED Says 'Lulu' Was Made 'For People Who Are Literate'

The Telegraph recently conducted an interview with METALLICA and former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed about their musical collaboration "Lulu", which was released on November 1 in North America via Warner Bros. Records (one day earlier in the rest of the world through Universal Music). A...

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MERCYFUL FATE, ARMORED SAINT Members Perform With METALLICA At Second 30th-Anniversary Show

Lou Reed, King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE),Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),Timi Hansen (MERCYFUL FATE),Michael Denner (MERCYFUL FATE) , Marianne Faithfull, Ray Haller (SWEET SAVAGE),Kid Rock and John Bush (ARMORED SAINT) joined METALLICA on stage last night (Wednesday, December 7) for the second of fo...

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CHRIS CORNELL Talks About Acoustic Tour, Return To SOUNDGARDEN

Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with SOUNDGARDEN/ex-AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Arizona Republic: What inspired you to reinvent these songs acoustically [Cornell's current tour sees him recasting songs from h...

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Guitarist MATT DEVRIES Explains Decision To Leave CHIMAIRA

Guitarist Matt DeVries has released the following statement to ThePRP.com regarding his decision to leave Cleveland metallers CHIMAIRA: "I wanted take a moment away from the road and personally reach out to each and every one of you to reflect on my recent decision to leave CHIMAIRA. "I've been with...

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SOULFLY: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

SOULFLY has set "Enslaved" as the title of its eighth album, due on March 13, 2012 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Tallcat Studios in Phoenix, Arizona and was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, the seasoned knob twiddler behind some of the most notable bands in metal today, such as SHA...

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REX BROWN Says 'There's No Animosity' Between Him And His Former DOWN Bandmates

Former DOWN/PANTERA and current KILL DEVIL HILL bassist Rex Brown was one of the guests on this past weekend's episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show". Commenting on his departure from DOWN, Brown said, "There's no animosity there whatsoever; I talk to Philip [Anselmo, DOWN/ex-PANTERA singer] all...

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No Set Timeline For New ALICE IN CHAINS Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell participated recently in a chat at ESPN.com, where he was asked about the status of a follow-up to the band's 2009 comeback album, "Black Gives Way To Blue". Cantrell replied that a new disc will come out "whenever we're done,...

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STEEL PANTHER Singer Wants To 'Change People's Perception About What Music Should Be'

Bill Bodkin of Pop-Break.com recently conducted an interview with STEEL PANTHER's lead singer Michael Starr. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pop-Break.com: Do you think [the new STEEL PANTHER] record is something a fan of '80s metal who's currently disillusioned with metal today? An...

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THE DARKNESS: North American Tour Dates Announced

Continuing their worldwide whirlwind of a tour which started in the U.K. with a critically acclaimed reunion show at the Download festival in June and has made stops in Sweden, Spain, Japan and Italy culminating this week with 14 sold-out U.K. shows reunited British rockers THE DARKNESS are taking t...

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Former QUEENSRCHE Guitarist CHRIS DEGARMO Doesn't Rule Out Reunion

Former QUEENSRCHE guitarist Chris DeGarmo stopped by ESPN2's "Sportsnation" on Thursday, December 1 to take questions about ESPN.com's Alice In Chains & Friends Fantasy Football Charity League, his music career, and more. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: Surely you've heard of...

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METALLICA Headed To Danish Prison

METALLICA will perform its top-selling 1991 LP, "Metallica", a.k.a. "the black album," in its entirety on June 6, 2012 in Horsens, Denmark at Statsfngsel, a former prison for inmates serving long sentences. Built in 1853, this large building's notable prisoners included former Minister Of Justice Pe...

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COREY TAYLOR Slams SCOTT WEILAND: 'He's A Lazy Piece Of S**t'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor has slammed Scott Weiland as a "lazy piece of shit" following the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER frontman's decision to record and release "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year", an album of holiday standards. During the spoken-word segment at Corey...