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DAVE DAVIES Slams VAN HALEN's THE KINKS Cover

The Pulse of Radio reports: Over 30 years since VAN HALEN broke the Top 40 with their high-octane cover of THE KINKS' "You Really Got Me" — THE KINKS' Dave Davies says he's got a problem with it. Davies, who is recovering after being sidelined by a 2004 stroke, took a poke at VAN HALEN, ...
August 2, 2010
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ROBERT PLANT And BAND OF JOY: Quality Footage Of Clearwater Concert

On July 30, LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant and BAND OF JOY — a new version of his pre-LED ZEPPELIN group which also featured the late John Bonham — played a headlining show at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. Quality fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed at this locatio...
August 2, 2010
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SAMMY HAGAR Interviewed By Lansing's Q106

Span of Lansing, Michigan's rock station Q106 conducted an interview with legendary rocker Sammy Hagar on July 14, 2010 at the Common Ground festival in Lansing. You can now watch the chat below. It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, last month announced a deal to publish Sammy Hagar's a...
August 2, 2010
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Update: 'Unofficial' GRAVE DIGGER 'The Clans Will Rise Again' Artwork Revealed

**UPDATE**: According to GRAVE DIGGER, the cover artwork below "has not been authorized by the band and the record company and does not illustrate the final artwork" of the band's new album. The "official" cover artwork will be made available on Monday, August 9.*** German power metallers GRAVE DIGG...
August 1, 2010
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DELAIN Frontwoman Interviewed At U.K.'s SONISPHERE

NME TV conducted an interview with singer Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN at the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, which is being held July 30 - August 1 at Knebworth Park. Watch the chat below. DELAIN is the project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn We...
July 31, 2010
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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer: 'If AXL Reads My Book, He'll Realize What A Special Thing We Had'

Original GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler talked about his tell-all autobiography, "My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses", during a July 28, 2010 appearance on "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" show on the Seattle radio station KISW 99.9 FM. Th...
July 31, 2010
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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN: Live Album Details Revealed

Dutch singer Anneke Van Giersbergen (AGUA DE ANNIQUE, ex-THE GATHERING) will release a new live album, "Live In Europe", on October 15. She states, "The vast majority of the 12 songs were recorded during our spring 2010 tour in France and Spain. The touring band consisted of; Ruud Jolie (guitar),Ja...
July 30, 2010
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EXTREME Frontman Contributes Song To 'The Barrel of A Gun' Film

Vocalist Gary Cherone of reunited Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME is contributing a song to the upcoming film "The Barrel Of A Gun", written about the controversy surrounding Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted in the 1981 murder of police officer Daniel Faulkner. The film's director, Tigre Hill,...
July 28, 2010
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ROBERT PLANT: 'Band Of Joy' 10-Minute EPK Available

A 10-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for legendary LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant's latest Americana-styled album, "Band of Joy", can be viewed below. Plant played his first show with BAND OF JOY — a new version of his pre-LED ZEPPELIN group which also featured the late John Bonham — on July 13...
July 28, 2010
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Slaughtered

An appropriate band name and an even more appropriate album title, the Dutchmen known as SEVERE TORTURE have made consistency a focal point of their ever-growing catalogue of U.S. style death metal. I was actually surprised to see that "Slaughtered" is the third album from the unit that I've reviewe...
July 27, 2010
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TARJA TURUNEN Interviewed By Czech Republic's ROCK.CZ

Rock.cz conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen prior to her July 15, 2010 concert at the at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The five-minute report, which includes performance footage, can be viewed below. As previously reported, Turunen's cover ve...
July 27, 2010
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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Love Playing Drums And I Love Being On Stage'

Mark Morton of Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Metal Examiner: SLAYER is one of the very few heritage metal bands where fans constantly want to hear new material. I'm sure this doesn't surprise y...
July 27, 2010
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STEVEN ADLER Interviewed On FOX NEWS RADIO's 'The Alan Colmes Show' (Audio)

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler was interviewed on today's (Tuesday, July 27) edition of "The Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News Radio. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Fans can get "Alive", the brand new single from ADLER'S APPETITE, for...
July 27, 2010
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SAMMY HAGAR Interviewed On San Francisco's 107.7 THE BONE

Lamont of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with legendary rocker Sammy Hagar prior to the singer's July 23, 2010 concert at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California as the support act for AEROSMITH. Watch the chat below. It Books, an imprint of HarperC...
July 26, 2010
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WITHIN TEMPTATION Announces European Headlining Tour

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have issued the following update: "We are very excited to make this announcement. "As you know, we have been very busy working on our new album in the past year. It isn't finished yet, but we're getting there! "We currently have the album sc...
July 26, 2010