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MICHAEL SWEET Says He Wrote All The Songs For Next STRYPER Album In A Little Over A Week

During a recent interview with Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page),guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2013's "No More He...

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UGLY KID JOE's WHITFIELD CRANE Joins Forces With Original GODSMACK Guitarist LEE RICHARDS In RICHARDS/CRANE

UGLY KID JOE singer Whitfield Crane has joined forces with original GODSMACK guitarist Lee Richards in a new project called RICHARDS/CRANE. The new band's first single, "Black & White", is a duet with ALTER BRIDGE/SLASH singer Myles Kennedy. The track is taken from RICHARDS/CRANE's forthcoming d...

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Documentary Filmmaker DREW STONE To Direct 'The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film'

Director Drew Stone ("xxx All Ages xxx The Boston Hardcore Film", "'Who the F*$@ Is That Guy?' The Fabulous Journey Of Michael Alago') is slated to direct "The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film". Centered on the community and culture of the iconic New York hardcore music scene, the film will be prod...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Signs With SESAC For Songwriter Representation

Nikki Sixx, co-founder, bassist and primary songwriter for the legendary rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE, has signed with SESAC for songwriter representation, as of January 1. Sixx's songwriting catalog includes "Home Sweet Home", which, in addition to being a top hit for MÖTLEY CRÜE, has been covered by nu...

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MICHAEL VESCERA: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN 'Destroyed His Career' By 'Burning Bridges' And 'Pissing People Off'

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Michael Vescera says that the legendary Swedish axeman "could have been the biggest guitarist in the world today" had he not "destroyed his career" by "burning bridges and pissing people off." During a press conference in São Paulo, Brazil for last month's "Metal Singe...

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JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Releases 'Hard Habit' Single, Readies 'The Gauntlet' Album

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE, which features Jack Russell on vocals alongside former GREAT WHITE bassist-turned-guitarist Tony Montana (as a guitar player and keyboardist),bassist Chris Tristram, lead guitarist Robby Locher and drummer Dicki Fliszar, has released a new song in the style of the bluesy...

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SYMPHONY X's RUSSELL ALLEN: Fans Will Get Next Album When It's Finally Done

Metal Wani's Sairaj Kamath and William Richards recently conducted an interview with SYMPHONY X and ADRENALINE MOB singer Russell Allen. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about the progress of the recording sessions for SYMPHONY X's long-awaited follow-up to 2011's "...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE Members HANK SHERMANN, MICHAEL DENNER Tap SNOWY SHAW For Debut Album

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw, who has played with such legendary bands as MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, THERION, DIMMU BORGIR, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL, NOTRE DAME and SABATON, has finished laying down drums on the debut album from DENNER/SHERMANN, the new project featuring MERCYFUL FATE...

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GEORGE LYNCH: Video Footage Of NAMM Clinic

Video footage of George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SWEET & LYNCH) clinic at the ESP during last month's NAMM show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California can be seen below. SWEET & LYNCH — the new band featuring Lynch, guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rocke...

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SLAUGHTER Frontman MARK SLAUGHTER Releases 'Reflections In A Rear View Mirror' Solo Album

Singer/guitarist Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION) has released a solo album, "Reflections In A Rear View Mirror", via his official web site. The CD was mixed by legendary producer Michael Wagener (METALLICA, MEGADETH, ALICE COOPER, DOKKEN, SKID ROW) at his WireWorld studio outside...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Begins Recording Fifth Album

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have entered the studio with producer Colin Richardson (CARCASS, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD) and producer/engineer Carl Bown to begin recording their fifth album for a tentative summer release. Says the band: "We've been working hard on this record for over a...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Wasn't Asked To Produce Album

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has denied ever being in talks with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet about Sweet producing a Bach solo album. During Sweet's appearance on the January 19 edition of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Trunk Live", Michael was asked if there was any...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: Fans 'Are Gonna Be Shocked' When They Hear Next Album

Christian hard rockers STRYPER will enter the studio this weekend to begin recording their new album for a late spring/early summer release via Frontiers. The band's guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet told Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Trunk Live": "The [other] guys [in STRYPER]...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Thanks Fans For Support Following 'Unfortunate Altercation'

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has thanked fans for their support following Tuesday night's (January 27) altercation at the Corkscrew Saloon on the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California which led to his arrest. The 65-year-old musician, who was booked at the Inyo County Jail under thi...

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BILL WARD, MICHAEL SCHENKER, GLENN HUGHES To Take Part In 'Masters Of Metal' Camp

Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp is proud to welcome Micheal Schenker of UFO, SCORPIONS, MSG, along with legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward and Glenn Hughes of DEEP PURPLE as special guests at the Masters Of Metal camp. Some of the biggest heavy hitters in the world of metal are coming to Rock 'N'...