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Video Footage From JANI LANE Memorial Concert

Video footage of L.A. KNIGHTS performing a cover version of the WARRANT hit "Heaven" this past Saturday, August 11 at a memorial show for late WARRANT singer Jani Lane at the Ripper Owens Tap House (owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens) in Akron, Ohio can be seen ...

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A LOT LIKE BIRDS Signs With EQUAL VISION RECORDS

Sacramento, California-based experimental post-hardcore outfit A LOT LIKE BIRDS has inked a deal with Equal Vision Records. Whether they're swinging from the rafters, climbing up venue walls, joining in on spontaneous mid-set crowd surfs, launching guitars 25 feet in the air, or simply focusing on t...

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JANI LANE Memorial Show To Be Held In Ohio This Weekend

According to The Plain Dealer, L.A. KNIGHTS and CLEVELAND'S BREAKFAST CLUB will perform at a memorial show for late WARRANT singer Jani Lane this Saturday, August 11 at the Ripper Owens Tap House (owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens) in Akron, Ohio. The event will ....

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WILD DOGS Joined By Ex-MAYHEM/POISON IDEA Bassist

Long-running metal band WILD DOGS has returned to its original four-man format after recruiting bassist Craig "Mondo" Lower. The group is rounded out by Matt McCourt on vocals, Robert Robinson on guitar and Troy Stutzman on drums. After an appearance at Portland's three-day Black Circle metal festiv...

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BILLY CORGAN To Potential Rock Stars: Forget It

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS founder and frontman Billy Corgan has a message for young musicians who want to be the next Trent Reznor or Kurt Cobain: forget about it. Corgan told the Daily Beast that most alternative acts will never escape that scene because influential sites l...

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THY WILL BE DONE Completes Work On New EP

Rhode Island's THY WILL BE DONE recently completed work on a brand new EP that is slated for release later this summer. The band, renowned for their DIY approach, engineered the EP themselves and teamed up once again with acclaimed metal producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris to mix their six brand new studi...

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HIGH ON FIRE: New Audio Interview With JEFF MATZ

On May 25, Natalie of Natalie's World conducted an interview with bassist Jeff Matz of the Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. HIGH ON FIRE's new album, "De Vermis Mysteriis", sold around 7,400 copies in the United States in it...

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TORCHE: New Video Interview Posted Online

FloridaGeekScene.com conducted an interview with Miami purveyors of hard rock TORCHE on May 12 at Will's Pub in Orlando, Florida. You can now watch the chat below. TORCHE released its third album, "Harmonicraft", on April 24 via Volcom Entertainment. The bandmembers produced the CD in their hometown...

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HIGH ON FIRE Frontman Talks About Making Of 'De Vermis Mysteriis'

Toby Cook of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with Matt Pike of the San Francisco Bay Area hard rock band HIGH ON FIRE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Quietus: The title of the [new HIGH ON FIRE] record, "De Vermis Mysteriis", obviously has links to the grimoires ...

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Sentenced to Life

BLACK BREATH captured lightning in a bottle on debut full length "Heavy Breathing", one of those releases on which everything clicked, the stars aligned, and the Swedish death metal (ENTOMBED in particular) crossed with crusty hardcore worked in a way that made the Seattle rabble set themselves apar...

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No FREDDIE MERCURY Hologram For QUEEN, Says ROGER TAYLOR

Following the debut of a holographic image of late rapper Tupac Shakur "performing" at the Coachella Festival in California last month, Billboard.com asked QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor if he would ever consider playing alongside any similar image of the band's late singer, Freddie Mercury. "I don't th...

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Is A KURT COBAIN Hologram A Possibility?

The Pulse Of Radio reports: Following the debut of a holographic image of late rapper Tupac Shakur "performing" at the Coachella Festival in California earlier this month, Sanj Surati of Musion Technology, the company that created the Shakur hologram, now has other dead artists in his sights. Surati...

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Producer: No KURT COBAIN Solo Recordings Exist

According to The Pulse Of Radio, NIRVANA producer Butch Vig has played down reports that late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain was working on a solo album before his death, and that recordings of several of the songs might exist. Ex-HOLE guitarist Eric Erlandson, who was close with Cobain, told Fuse a f...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'I Treat People As I Expect To Be Treated'

PunkNews.org recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PunkNews.org: MOTÖRHEAD has a very unique, identifiable sound. They've never released, say, a rock opera or techno album. Why? Lemmy: Well, 'cause if you have a...

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Reunited WITCHKILLER Recording New Album

Reunited Canadian metallers WITCHKILLER are currently recording material for a new album, to be released in the fall. The band's lineup for the CD will be the one that that toured Canada in 1986-1987: Domenic Scia Scia on vocals; John Meharey on bass; Steven John Batky on guitar, vocals and percussi...