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DYING FETUS, THE ACACIA STRAIN, JUNGLE ROT Set For Sixth Annual 'Metal Alliance Tour'

The sixth annual "Metal Alliance Tour" will be headlined by DYING FETUS, with support from THE ACACIA STRAIN, JUNGLE ROT, BLACK CROWN INITIATE and rotating openers REAPING ASMEDEIA and NYLITHIA. The trek will make its way across United States and Canada starting on the East Coast in April. The dates...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI: 'Music Is Being Consumed In More Of A Passive Way'

Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metallers DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow RockSverige.se: Listening to the [new DREAM THEATER] album ["The Astonishing"], you really get the feel of a movie goi...

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AL JOURGENSEN Discusses Signing With NUCLEAR BLAST For SURGICAL METH MACHINE Project (Video)

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen's new project, SURGICAL METH MACHINE, will release its self-titled debut album on April 15 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded primarily at Jourgensen's home studio in Burbank, California with his longtime engineer Sam D'Ambruoso. The first in a series of trailers i...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Rules Out Doing Another DEVICE Album

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has ruled out doing any more albums with his industrial-flavored side project DEVICE, which released one CD in 2013 while DISTURBED was on hiatus. Asked by Cindy Scull of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle Rocks if DEVICE was over, Draiman said...

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ACE FREHLEY: 'I Really Can't Go Anywhere Without Getting Recognized'

In a brand new interview with Las Vegas Magazine, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley commented on the fact that his public profile is at its highest since the band's reunion tour twenty years ago. He said: "I really can't go anywhere without getting recognized. It all kind of snowballed with being...

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TOKYO BLADE's Classic 'Night Of The Blade' Lineup To Reunite For European Shows

British classic metal band TOKYO BLADE has announced the return of not one, but two vocalists who have formed part of the group's lineup in previous years. Vick Wright (1984-1985) and Chris Gillen (2008-2010) will rejoin the four original members Andy Boulton, Steve Pierce, John Wiggins and Andy Wri...

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Former BUDGIE Guitarist JOHN THOMAS Dies

John Thomas, former guitarist for the Welsh hard rock band BUDGIE, passed away last night, shortly after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia. He was 63 years old. His death was confirmed by the band's longtime drummer Steve Williams who broke the news on Facebook. Williams wrote: "My friend an...

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Video: DREAM THEATER Performs Acoustic Version Of PINK FLOYD's 'Wish You Were Here'

Classic Rock magazine has uploaded video footage of DREAM THEATER members John Petrucci (guitar),Jordan Rudess (keyboards) and James LaBrie (vocals) performing an acoustic cover version of the PINK FLOYD classic "Wish You Were Here" in Oslo, Norway. Check it out below. Said Petrucci: "'Wish You Wer...

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ACE FREHLEY Featured In 'Me And My Guitar' Interview With TOTAL GUITAR

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley recently showed U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine one of the initial run of signature Les Paul custom Gibson guitars made for him during his reunion era with KISS. Check out the clip below. Frehley will release "Origins Vol. 1", a collection of twelve newly recorded cl...

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Video: ACE FREHLEY Performs In Dallas

JAM Magazine has uploaded video footage of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley performing live at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas on February 28. Check out the clip below. Frehley will release "Origins Vol. 1", a collection of twelve newly recorded classics from Ace's formative years featuring som...

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LEE AARON To Release 'Fire And Gasoline' Album This Month

On March 25, Canadian rock artist Lee Aaron returns with her hotly anticipated new rock album, "Fire And Gasoline". Ever timeless, seemingly ageless, and artistically fearless, Aaron has sustained a three-decade strong career based on the powerful songwriting and vocal delivery that are at the heart...

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Video: PAUL STANLEY's SOUL STATION Performs At The Rose In Pasadena

Fan-filmed video footage of KISS frontman Paul Stanley's latest solo project, an R&B band called SOUL STATION, performing on February 28 at The Rose in Pasadena, California can be seen below. Regarding how the idea for SOUL STATION came about, Stanley told Rock Cellar Magazine: "Well, my roots a...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5 Releases 'Making Monsters' Video

"Making Monsters", the new video from former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jonny Coffin and Matt Zane and contains live footage that was edited and directed by Zane. "Making Monsters" will appear on John 5's new solo album, "Guita...

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Former ASKING ALEXANDRIA Singer DANNY WORSNOP Releases 'The Prozac Sessions' Audio Samples

Former ASKING ALEXANDRIA and current WE ARE HARLOT frontman Danny Worsnop has posted audio samples from his upcoming debut solo album, "The Prozac Sessions". Check them out at TheSnop.com. The singer, who is currently in Nashville seeking a suitable label to release the record, wrote on his Instagra...

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We Are Twisted F***ing Sister!

For about a year, I was an interviewer for Dee Snider's HouseOfHairOnline.com. It was a dream slot that, for me, opened doors in music journalism, and allowed me to speak with such guests as Ace Frehley, KK Downing, Doro Pesch, Matt Sorum, Bobby Blotzer and late KISS manager, Bill Aucoin, among othe...