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ACE FREHLEY Talks About His Book, Future Plans (Audio)
"Talking Metal" has uploaded podcast episode 368 featuring an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley about his book, "No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir",. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the new book: Frehley: "This book is about from the time I was a kid growing up...November 1, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer: 'I'm All For Guidance But Not For Censorship'
Loudwire recently asked JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford for his thoughts on the now-defunct Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) and the infamous subliminal message accusations against PRIEST. In 1990, JUDAS PRIEST became the focus of a high-profile lawsuit that charged the band with hiding sublim...November 1, 2011
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SONS OF AZRAEL Guitarist Shot In Robbery, May Never Walk Again
According to WIVB-TV, Tony Lorenzo, guitarist and founding member of Buffalo death metal band SONS OF AZRAEL, was shot by an armed robber while walking in Buffalo's Elmwood Village Wednesday night. The 25-year-old musician is paralyzed from the waist down, with a bullet lodged in his spinal column....October 30, 2011
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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Talks About 10th-Anniversary Reissue Of 'Iowa'
ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan about the 10th-anniversary reissue of the band's second album, "Iowa". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: What do you think the cinematic equ...October 28, 2011
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POISON Responds To Song Theft Allegations
A lawyer for 1980s hair-metal band POISON has released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter slamming as "baseless" a new lawsuit that claims several hit songs on the group's debut album, "Look What The Cat Dragged In", were stolen a quarter century ago from another band. POISON was sued last week b...October 27, 2011
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SLASH To Debut New Material At Two 'Private Shows' In Los Angeles
Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has announced that he and his band will play two private shows "in Los Angeles to stretch their legs with the new stuff" before they resume recording Slash's second solo album. More details will be made available soon. Slash recently reve...October 27, 2011
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BLACKGATES To Enter Studio In November
BLACKGATES the new East San Francisco Bay Area/New York metal outfit featuring former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson, drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, ex-EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN),guitarist Jeremy Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) and bassist Uriah Duffy (WHITESNAKE) has tapped Dvs Artist Management to oversee...October 26, 2011
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'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN: How I Discovered Heavy Metal
"American Idol" finalist James Durbin will release his hard rock and melodic-metal influenced debut solo album, "Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster", on November 21 via Wind-Up. "I just remember being a kid, driving around with my mom, and then DIO's 'Holy Diver' came on the radio and it changed every...October 26, 2011
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RATT Drummer On His Bandmates: 'It's A Joke To Me The Way That These Guys Handle Business'
Legendary Rock Interviews recently conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Legendary Rock Interviews: You're still promoting your autobiography, "Tales Of A Ratt". I know some of your bandmates have taken swipes at you in the press abo...October 25, 2011
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TRANSPORT LEAGUE: Third Studio Webisode Released
Reunited Swedish heavy rockers TRANSPORT LEAGUE have posted the third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for their comeback album, tentatively titled "Boogie From Hell". The process is taking place at IF Studios, the IN FLAMES-owned facility in G...October 25, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Says New Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Is A 'Phenomenal Force In Rock And Roll'
Graham Hartmann of Loudwire recently conducted an interview with vocalist Rob Halford and bassist Ian Hill of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loudwire: After K.K. Downing left the band, it left you looking for a new guitarist. How was Richie...October 24, 2011
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Did POISON Steal '80s Hits From Another Band?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, POISON is being sued by Billy McCarthy and James Stonich, who were members of a Chicago band known as KID ROCKER, for allegedly stealing four of KID ROCKER's songs. The plaintiffs claim that guitarist C.C. DeVille auditioned for KID ROCKER in 1984 prior to joinin...October 22, 2011
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Former MACHINE HEAD/TESTAMENT Drummer's A.F.A.R. Focus Of KGO-TV Report
A two-and-a-half-minute video report from the San Francisco's KGO-TV station about former MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT, SPIRALARMS and current ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT drummer Chris Kontos' A.F.A.R. coalition (Alliance For Artist Rescue) can be seen below. A.F.A.R.'s mission "is to assist metalhead refugees t...October 21, 2011
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HAIL!: Rock And Roll High School
HAIL! the supergroup featuring a rotating list of musicians, including current and former members of SEPULTURA, TESTAMENT, DREAM THEATER and MEGADETH played a festival at Kucukciftlik Park in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday, October 15. The band's lineup for this performance consisted of the following...October 21, 2011
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EVANESCENCE's New Album Tops U.S. Chart
EVANESCENCE's self-titled third major label album sold 127,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "The Open Door", opened with 447,000 units back in October 2006 to debut at No. 1. "The Open Door" has...October 19, 2011
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