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BLACKWELDER Featuring PRIMAL FEAR, DIO DISCIPLES, Ex-ANGRA Members: 'The Night Of New Moon' Song Streaming

BLACKWELDER, the brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in power prog metal today, has inked a deal with Germany's GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The band is currently recording and mixing its as-yet-untitled album for a late 2014 release. The CD will be mixed by Matt Smith (THEOC...

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SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Returns To U.S. After Dubai Jail Stint

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have confirmed that their American drummer, James Kottak, arrived in the U.S. last night after spending a month in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates jail for insulting Islam. The band added in a statement posted on Facebook: "[James] will have to find the time to sort...

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ACE FREHLEY Claims He Does Not Take Personally Anything PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Say

On April 23 at the Revolver Golden Gods awars show in Los Angeles, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley spoke to Artisan News about the band's induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame following the April 10 ceremony at Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center. "Luckily, everybody was on their best b...

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SCORPIONS Release Statement Regarding Drummer JAMES KOTTAK's Arrest And Conviction In Dubai

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have released the following statement regarding the reports that their American drummer, James Kottak, will spend a month in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates jail after he was convicted on Tuesday morning of insulting Islam. "Dear fans, when James Kottak arrived in D...

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SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Jailed For Insulting Islam In Dubai Airport

According to The National, SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak will spend a month in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates jail after he was convicted on Tuesday morning of insulting Islam. The 51-year-old American musician had reportedly consumed five glasses of wine on an April 3 flight from Moscow to Dubai wh...

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BLACKWELDER Featuring PRIMAL FEAR, DIO DISCIPLES, Ex-ANGRA Members Signs Deal For Debut Album

BLACKWELDER, the brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in power prog metal today, has inked a deal with Germany's GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The band is currently recording and mixing its as-yet-untitled album for a late 2014 release. The CD will be mixed by Matt Smith (THEOC...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON: We Are Not Retiring

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has shot down reports that the band is retiring, telling U.K.'s Telegraph that the band is about to begin work on its 16th studio album. "We are definitely getting together in May in Vancouver," he said. "We're going to pick up some guitars, have a plonk, and see if ...

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Video: WARREL DANE Performs NEVERMORE Classics In Brazil

Fan-filmed video footage of Warrel Dane's (SANCTUARY, NEVERMORE) April 12 solo performance at the Led Club in Várzea Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. Guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams announced their departure from NEVERMORE in April 2011 due to personal differences with D...

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STRYPER Joined By Ex-DEATH/ICED EARTH Drummer RICHARD CHRISTY On Stage In New York City (Video)

Actor, comedian and acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) — who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show" — joined Christian hard rockers STRYPER on stage this past Saturday, April 12 at Stage 48 in...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says He Still Hopes To See DEEP PURPLE Inducted Into ROCK HALL

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich tells RollingStone.com that he still hopes legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE — who have been eligible for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for two decades now — will eventually get recognized by the Hall. "I'm not gonna get into the politics or all...

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PAUL STANLEY Says He 'Stands Behind' His Claim That ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS Are Anti-Semites (Video)

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley says that he stands behind his claim that former KISS members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss were anti-Semites who felt that the band was being "unfairly manipulated by money-grubbing Jews." Stanley — who, like fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons, is Jewish — has ac...

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EDGUY's TOBIAS SAMMET: 'We're Beyond Any Style, Beyond Any Label'

RockRevolt magazine recently conducted an interview with singer Tobias Sammet of German melodic metallers EDGUY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockRevolt: While your band is typically classified as heavy/power metal, where and how do you define it? How do you work to break the mol...

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NECROPHOBIC Rejoined By Singer ANDERS STROKIRK

Cult Swedish black/death metal act NECROPHOBIC has been rejoined by vocalist Anders Strokirk. Anders was in NECROPHOBIC during the years 1992-1994 and sang on the band's legendary debut album "The Nocturnal Silence" (1993). Says NECROPHOBIC in a statement: "Anders' voice is both strong and character...

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ROB ZOMBIE Interviewed By MOSHCAM At Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival (Video)

Moshcam conducted an interview with Rob Zombie during this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Rob Zombie is teaming up with "American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis to develop a project revolving around the Manson Family and its 1969 m...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Nancy Masterclass

Video footage of former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo's March 3 masterclass at Music Academy International in Nancy, France can be seen below. Lombardo sat out SLAYER's Australian tour in February/March 2013 due to a contract dispute with the other members of the group. Filling in for him was Jon Det...