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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'We're Really Happy To Start Playing And Rebuilding The Name'

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke to The Prog Report about the settlement agreement it entered into with the band's former singer, Geoff Tate, regarding the future use of the QUEENSRŸCHE name. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass)...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN's 'Lohtu' Song For Finnish LIVE AID Project: Official Video

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has composed a theme song for the Finnish Live Aid ULS2017 project. The aim is to collect 3 million euros for the construction of a new pediatric hospital in Helsinki. The project will culminate in a huge Live Aid ULS2017 concert...

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STEEL PANTHER Pays Tribute To 'Hot Mommas' In 'Mother's Day' Special Clip

Guitarist Satchel and bassist Lexxi Foxx of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER pay tribute to all the hot mommas out there in the five-minute "Mother's Day" special clip below. STEEL PANTHER's third album, "All You Can Eat", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first wee...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I Meant No Disrespect To NIKKI SIXX Or MÖTLEY CRÜE'

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet claims that he meant no disrespect to Nikki Sixx or MÖTLEY CRÜE when said that much of CRÜE's official biography, "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", and Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star", is...

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UNISONIC: 'For The Kingdom' EP Audio Samples

UNISONIC, the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS),bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou (both of Germany's PINK CREAM 69),will release a new EP, "For The Kingdom", on May 23 vi...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G. Talks To METAL HAMMER About Making Of 'I Am The Fire' Album (Video)

Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about his debut solo album, "I Am The Fire". Check out the clip below. "I Am The Fire" entered the official chart ...

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JOE SATRIANI Interviewed By ALICE COOPER (Audio)

Rock guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani was interviewed on the May 2 edition of Alice Cooper's radio show, "Nights With Alice Cooper". You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, released "Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio...

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TANKARD: First Part Of 'R.I.B.' Track-By-Track Breakdown (Video)

The first part of a track-by-track breakdown of "R.I.B." (Rest In Beer),the new album from German beer lovers and cult thrashers TANKARD, can be seen below. The follow-up to 2012's "A Girl Called Cerveza" was recorded at Studio 23 in Frankfurt, Germany and will be released on June 20 via Nuclear Bl...

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Speaks To FM99's TIM PARKER (Video)

On May 2, FM99's Tim Parker conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT backstage at Lunatic Luau 14 at Farm Bureau Live in Virginia Beach, Vriginia. You can now watch the chat below. VOLBEAT and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are teaming...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Speaks To THE AGE OF METAL (Video)

The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer on May 1 in Tempe, Arizona during the band's North American tour with SABATON and REVAMP. You can now watch the chat below. ICED EARTH's new album, "Plagues Of Babylon", sold around 6,300 copies in the United Stat...

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TESLA Bassist BRIAN WHEAT Talks To ROCK REBEL MAGAZINE About 'Simplicity' Album (Video)

Rock Rebel Magazine conducted an interview with TESLA bassist Brian Wheat when the band played on May 2 at the Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. TESLA's new studio album "Simplicity", will be released on June 6 in Europe viaFrontiers Records and on June 10 in...

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ALLEGAEON To Release 'Elements Of The Infinite' In June

Colorado-based modern melodic death metallers ALLEGAEON will release their new album, "Elements Of The Infinite", on June 24 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered in February-April 2014 by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio in C...

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Video: TESLA Performs Two New Songs At FRONTIERS ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of TESLA performing two news songs — "MP3" and "Ricochet" — on May 2 at the Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan, Italy can be seen below. The tracks are taken from the band's new studio album "Simplicity", which will be released on June 6 in Europe viaFrontiers Records and on J...

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DOWN: Entire 'IV - Part Two' EP Available For Streaming

DOWN's new EP, "Down IV - Part Two", can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Tracked at Nodferatu's Lair — iconic vocalist Philip H. Anselmo's home studio — and produced by Michael Thompson, Anselmo and DOWN, the new EP is the eagerly anticipated sequel to "Down IV - Part...

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DAVE MUSTAINE's Daughter ELECTRA Sings NEIL YOUNG's 'Heart Of Gold' With STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET (Video)

Michael Sweet, frontman for the Chiristian hard rock band STRYPER, has just released a new full-length solo album, "I'm Not Your Suicide", and his first autobiography, "Honestly: My Life And Stryper Revealed", via BIG3 Records. The official video for Sweet's cover of Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold", a...