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SAMMY HAGAR Fires Back At DAVID LEE ROTH Over 'Credibility Issue' Comments

Ex-VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar has fired back at the band's current singer, David Lee Roth, over comments Roth made about the possibility of VAN HALEN ever performing Hagar-era material with Dave on vocals. Speaking to Billboard earlier this month, Roth was asked if he would ever consider tacklin...

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WHITESNAKE's 'The Purple Album: First-Week Sales Revealed

WHITESNAKE's "The Purple Album", which revisits singer David Coverdale's time as the frontman for DEEP PURPLE's "Burn", "Stormbringer" and "Come Taste The Band" studio albums, sold around 6,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 84 on The Billboard 200 c...

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STEEL PANTHER's FOXX, ZADINIA Talk Solo Album, TV Show, DAVID LEE ROTH And NICKI MINAJ (Video)

Artisan News recently conducted an interview with bassist Lexxi Foxx and drummer Stix Zadinia of Los Angeles glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER. You can now watch the chat on YouTube. In a 2014 interview with The Morning Call, Zadinia stated about STEEL PANTHER's third album, "All You Can Eat", whic...

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SOILWORK To Release 'The Ride Majestic' Album In August

Sweden-based melodic death metal experts SOILWORK will releas their tenth studio album, "The Ride Majestic", on August 28 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded by David Castillo (OPETH, KATATONIA) at Studio Gröndal and was produced and mixed by Jens Bogren (KREATOR, AMON AMARTH) at Fascination Stre...

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IN FLAMES: Fan-Filmed Footage Of RIVER CITY ROCKFEST Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of IN FLAMES' May 24 performance at the River City Rockfest in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. IN FLAMES' latest album, "Siren Charms", sold around 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 26 on The Billboard 200 chart. "S...

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REFUSED: New Song 'Françafrique' Available For Streaming

Reunited seminal Swedish hardcore band REFUSED will release its new album, "Freedom", on June 30 via Epitaph. The CD was produced by Nick Launay (ARCADE FIRE, Kate Bush, Nick Cave) except for the songs "Elektra" and "366", which were helmed and co-written by Shellback, the Swedish pop superproducer...

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IN FLAMES' ANDERS FRIDÉN: 'I Want To Challenge Our Listeners A Little Bit'

On May 15, Sofa King Cool conducted an interview with with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if IN FLAMES' ever-evolving sound is the result of the changes in the musical climate around the band, Anders said: "Honestly, I don't give a flyi...

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MEGADETH And ANTHRAX Bassists Are Putting Finishing Touches On ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE Full-Length Album

In a recent interview with the "White Line Fever" podcast (hear audio below),MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the status of ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE, his project with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello which released its self-titled EP back in January 2014. "Actually, Frank and I have been in t...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Says His Critics Are 'Wasting Their Hate'

WHITESNAKE singer David Coverdale has responded to fans who have critized his decision to release "The Purple Album", which revisits his time as the frontman for DEEP PURPLE's "Burn", "Stormbringer" and "Come Taste The Band" studio albums. "The Purple Album" features reworked versions of songs from...

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MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Dismisses Criticism Over OPETH's Musical Direction

Lady Obscure recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the chat below. Asked for his opinion about some OPETH fans' position that Mikael should have started a side project under a new name instead of taking the...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Rules Out Performing SAMMY HAGAR-Era VAN HALEN Songs

VAN HALEN singer David Le Roth was interviewed last night (Sunday, May 17) backstage at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can watch the chat below. Asked if he would be open to working on new music with VAN HALEN in the near future, Roth said: "Everybody has a different work ethic...

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TONY IOMMI Releases New Video Message In Support Of 'Great Lefty: Live Forever' Tribute Album

Tanzan Music and "Tony Iommi Fan-Tastic" team of Iommi supporters together with Facebook communities "Tony Iommi The Man The Master The Legend" and "Global Black Sabbath Convention" have released a compilation tribute in honor of BLACK SABBATH's true heart and soul, legendary riffmaster Tony Iommi....

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VAN HALEN Performs At BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS After Being Introduced By TAYLOR SWIFT

VAN HALEN opened tonight's (Sunday, May 18) Billboard Music Awards with a blazing rendition of the band's smash hit "Panama". The aging rock act was introduced by pop superstar Taylor Swift, a move which got mixed reviews on social media. One viewer tweeted: "When VAN HALEN is introduced by Taylor S...

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More Footage Of NICK MENZA And DAVID ELLEFSON Rehearsing During MEGADETH's Failed 'Rust In Peace' Reunion Attempt

More video footage has been posted online of former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza jamming with the band's bassist, David Ellefson, at Dave Mustaine's house/studio in Southern California in December 2014 as part of what turned out to be a failed attempt at a reunion of MEGADETH's classic "Rust In Peace...

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Rock Writer JOEL MCIVER To Deliver Heavy Metal Lecture At University Of Helsinki

The University Of Helsinki in Finland is delighted to announce that the best-selling author Joel McIver (pictured) will be a guest lecturer on its forthcoming three-week academic course about the history of heavy metal music and its importance in contemporary western society, held by PhD candidate P...