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THIN LIZZY Drummer's Injury Forces Concert Cancelations

Due to a recent accident suffered by THIN LIZZY drummer Tommy Aldridge (which resulted in a broken collar bone),THIN LIZZY was forced to withdraw from last Saturday's Kobetasonik festival in Bilbao, Spain and has postponed the two U.K. shows scheduled for this week (Liverpool O2 Academy and Notting...

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TESLA Pulls Out Of Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!!; PINK CREAM 69 Steps In

Californian rockers TESLA have canceled their appearance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival on June 27 in Balingen, Germany due to "scheduling conflicts." The band — which is booked to play the Gods Of Metal festival in Italy the same day — states, "The airlines flight schedule would not allow for us...

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THE FALLEN: First Song Available For Free Download

"Bury Me Alive", the first song from THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — is available for free download at WeAreTheFallen.com (e-mail sign-...

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ROYAL HUNT Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have parted ways with bassist Per Schelander and have replaced him with Andreas Passmark (NARNIA, ROB ROCK, E-TYPE). Commented Schelander, "After four rollercoaster years of music, laughter and good memories I have to leave ROYAL HUNT. The reason is that I simpl...

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TESLA Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available

Paul Marshall of Marshall Amplification conducted an interview with TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. TESLA's latest album, "Forever More", sold more than 16,000 copies in the United State...

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LIVING COLOUR: New Album Details Revealed

LIVING COLOUR will release its first new studio album in five years, entitled "The Chair In The Doorway", on September 15 via Megaforce Records. The legendary downtown New York City rock band, who exploded out of CBGB in the late '80s, landing all over MTV, the cover of Rolling Stone and stadium sta...

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Former EVANESCENCE Members Join Forces With 'American Idol' Singer In THE FALLEN

Brian Mansfield of USA Today reports that three of the four original members of EVANESCENCE — guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray — have joined forces with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson to form a new band called THE FALLEN. A formal announcement will be...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Film 'British Steel' Anniversary Tour For 2010 Release

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his newly established companues, Metal God Records and Metal God Apparel, named after the "metal god" himself: "I love what I do and I'm...

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SKINDRED: New EP Title Revealed

According to Metal Hammer, Welsh ragga-metallers SKINDRED have set "Shark Bites and Dog Fights" as the title of their new mini-album (the working title "Jumping The Shark" has been scrapped),tentatively due in September/October via Bieler Bros. Records. The record will contain seven songs, includin...

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'Gene Simmons Family Jewels': This Week's Preview Clip Posted Online

Legendary rock god multi-hyphenate Gene Simmons and his unconventional family are back and better than ever for an all-new season of A&E's hit unscripted series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". The 15-episode season kicked off on June 7 with Sophie's sweet sixteen party, giving viewers an all-acces...

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KATY PERRY Goes 'Power Metal'!

A heavy metal fan by the name of Andy Xiong has taken it upon himself to record a "power metal" version of the KATY PERRY smash hit "I Kissed A Girl" featuring the original vocal track by Katy and the rest of the instrumentation by Andy himself. Check out the impressive results below. The original ....

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CHTHONIC Members Featured On 'Free Tibet' Billboard In Taipei

Earlier this year, the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he would love to visit Taiwan anytime when meeting with Freddy Lim, lead vocalist of Taiwanese heavy metal band CHTHONIC. It caught many people's attention when a billboard with huge letters that read "Free Tibet" (see image below)...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Suing NIKE Over Shoe Design

According to KTLA-TV, guitarist Eddie Van Halen filed a lawsuit against Nike in Los Angeles Friday, alleging the company used the trademarked striped design from his guitar on their new line of "Dunk Lows" tennis shoes. The Nike shoes feature red, white and black streaks along the midsole. The suit...

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'Brütal Legend' Fans Set Guinness Book World Record At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

According to GameZone.com, fans of video game Brütal Legend, starring Jack Black, rocked out this Saturday (June 13) to smash the world record for most people playing air guitar at one time. The record, conducted at the Download festival in Donington Park, saw servants of metal shredding frets and w...

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TOM MORELLO Talks STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB; Audio Available

MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello about Tom's brand new band STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB, which features Morello alongsideBoots Riley, will release it...