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Rock Author MICK WALL Issues Challenge To AXL ROSE

Renowned biographer Mick Wall, journalist for many music publications since the 1980s and the author of acclaimed biographies of LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA, AC/DC and THE DOORS, among other bands, has issued an open invitation to GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose to a sit-down to address the...

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EVANESCENCE's 'My Immortal' Covered By HARP TWINS (Video)

Identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt have released a new album, "Harp Attack 2", featuring 14 harp duet covers of rock and metal songs from the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and 2000s, plus a 15th bonus track featuring special guest musicians. "Harp Attack 2" track listing: 01. Dance Of Death (IRON M...

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STONE SOUR: Entire 'Meanwhile In Burbank…' EP Available For Streaming

STONE SOUR's "Meanwhile In Burbank…", a five-song EP featuring covers of legendary artists BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA, KISS, JUDAS PRIEST and ALICE IN CHAINS, can be streamed in its entirety below. The effort was released digitally via iTunes on April 28. Recorded live at Room 237 in Burbank, Californ...

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STONE SOUR's Third Covers EP Will Include Version Of VAN HALEN's 'Unchained'

STONE SOUR will release two more EPs of cover songs following the arrival of its first one, "Meanwhile In Burbank…", on April 18 as a Record Store Day exclusive. STONE SOUR vocalist Corey Taylor revealed that the next two will be titled "Straight Out Of Burbank" and "No Sleep 'Till Burbank" and will...

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New RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album 'A Light In The Black' Due In May

Massacre Records will release the two-CD album "A Light In The Black - A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio" on May 22. The label states in a press release: "Ronnie James Dio was a hero and inspiration to many musicians, such as Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Doro Pesch and Axel Rudi Pell, and rumor has it ...

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AXL ROSE Makes Last-Minute Appeal To Indonesia's Heavy Metal-Loving President To Stop Executions

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose made a last-minute appeal to Indonesian president Joko Widodo to spare the lives of the two Australians who were sentenced to death in 2006 for trying to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of the so-called Bali Nine group,...

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Video: METALLICA's 'Seek & Destroy' Gets 'Hillbillified' By STEVE'N'SEAGULLS

Finnish band STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS, which made headlines in 2014 by releasing its dueling banjo-standup-bass-washboard-and-more take on the IRON MAIDEN classic "The Trooper", has released a video for its cover version of METALLICA's "Seek & Destroy". Check it out below. What became a genuine intern...

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STONE SOUR's 'Meanwhile In Burbank…' EP To Receive Digital Release This Week

STONE SOUR's "Meanwhile In Burbank…", a five-song EP featuring covers of legendary artists BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA, KISS, JUDAS PRIEST and ALICE IN CHAINS, will be released digitally via iTunes on April 28. Recorded live at Room 237 in Burbank, California, "Meanwhile In Burbank…" was initially made...

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METALLICA's 'St. Anger' Is Loved By JIMMY PAGE And JACK WHITE, Says Producer BOB ROCK

During an appearance on the latest installment of the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, producer Bob Rock (pictured) defended his work on METALLICA's controversial 2003 LP "St. Anger" by saying that both LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page and former THE WHITE STRIPES frontman Jack White "took the time to say h...

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Official AGNOSTIC FRONT Documentary 'The Godfathers Of Hardcore' Begins Production

Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma are lynchpins of New York Hardcore (NYHC),and their band AGNOSTIC FRONT played a key role in defining, shaping and establishing the cultural code of conduct for the still-thriving movement. Film and music video director Ian McFarland ("Rungs In A Ladder: Jacob Bannon",...

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ANTHRAX Drummer CHARLIE BENANTE To Miss Few Weeks Of VOLBEAT Tour; JON DETTE To Step In

Drummer Charlie Benante (pictured) will miss the first few weeks of ANTHRAX's spring North American tour with VOLBEAT so that he can undergo physical therapy in his continuing battle with carpal tunnel syndrome. He will once again temporarily be replaced by Jon Dette, who has previously played with...

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KERRY KING Doesn't Know How Anybody Can Be In MEGADETH With 'Crazy' DAVE MUSTAINE

In the latest edition of Loudwire's "Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?" signature series, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was invited to prove and disprove what's written about him online. You can watch the chat below. Asked about his brief involvement with MEGADETH during the band's early days (Kerry played...

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METALLICA's 'No Life 'Till Leather' Was One Of Top-Selling Releases Of 'Record Store Day'

METALLICA celebrated Record Store Day last weekend with the release of an exact duplicate of the band's 1982 cassette demo tape, "No Life 'Till Leather". The limited-edition cassette was made available exclusively in independent record stores on April 18. It features artwork copies from drummer Lars...

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MIKE PORTNOY On His Rumored Project With DAVID ELLEFSON, ALEX SKOLNICK: 'It's A Great, Great Metal Album'

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) spoke to Loudwire about his recently announced metal project in which he is collaborating with a couple of other well-known musicians — rumored to be Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and David Ellefson (MEGADETH). He s...

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STONE SOUR To Release Two More Covers EPs Containing Songs From MÖTLEY CRÜE, BAD BRAINS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

STONE SOUR is planning on releasing two more covers EPs to follow "Meanwhile In Burbank…", a five-song "Record Store Day" exclusive EP featuring covers of legendary artists BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA, KISS, JUDAS PRIEST and ALICE IN CHAINS. According to STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor, each of the foll...