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FATES WARNING Guitarist Doesn't Get Why JOHN ARCH Fans Can't Like RAY ALDER

Patrick Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with founder/guitarist Jim Matheos of American progressive metal veterans FATES WARNING. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: [FATES WARNING singer] Ray [Alder] sounds as strong and melodic [on the band's new a...

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JOE PERRY Reportedly Out Of Hospital, Resting At Home

According to Premiere Networks, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has been discharged from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York after collapsing on stage Sunday night during a HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES show in Brooklyn, New York. He is said to be resting at home in suburban Boston. Meanwhile, the VAMPIRE...

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WHITESNAKE: Video Footage Of Villafranca Di Verona Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of WHITESNAKE's July 14 performance in Villafranca di Verona, Italy can be seen below. WHITESNAKE is continuing to tour in support of its twelfth studio album, "The Purple Album", which was released in May 2015 via Frontiers Music Srl. The effort is billed as "a re-imaginati...

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Watch Reunited GUNS N' ROSES Perform 'Sorry' Live For First Time

The reunited partial classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES played the "Chinese Democracy" song "Sorry" live for the first time last night (Thursday, July 14) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Prior to reuniting with gui...

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NIKKI SIXX's MÖTLEY CRÜE Catalog Acquired By DOWNTOWN

Downtown Music Publishing has acquired rock icon Nikki Sixx's complete MÖTLEY CRÜE publishing catalog featuring hits such as "Dr. Feelgood", "Girls, Girls, Girls", "Kickstart My Heart" and "Home Sweet Home". Downtown previously served as Sixx's administrator of these copyrights. As part of the agree...

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SIXX:A.M.: Teaser For 'Prayers For The Damned' Video

A teaser for the official video for "Prayers For The Damned", the title track of the new double album from SIXX:A.M., can be seen below. The full clip will make its online debut later this month. The first volume of "Prayers For The Damned" was released on April 29 via Eleven Seven Music. SIXX:A.M....

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN: 'I Feel Like I Get A New Kid Every Time I Release A New Album'

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen and bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen of Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT were interviewed by Joiz TV prior to the band's June 9 performance at the Greenfield festival in Interlaken, Switzerland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he had the same feeling w...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The End' Coming To TV Pay-Per-View And Video On Demand In The U.S. And Canada

Beginning July 16, music fans can experience the final performance from iconic rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE during a month-long pay-per-view and video on-demand run of "Mötley Crüe: The End". The once-in-a-lifetime event — held at the sold-out Staples Center in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve 2015 — will be...

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ELIMINATE Feat. Ex-DARK ANGEL, HIRAX, WHIPLASH Members: West Coast Dates Announced

ELIMINATE, the new band featuring former DARK ANGEL singer Don Doty, will embark on a short West Coast tour in August. Bay Area thrashers HATCHET will provide support on all dates. ELIMINATE is comprised of Doty, guitarists Scott Owen (HIRAX, SUBVERSION) and Henry Elizondo (DEVASTATION),bassist Joh...

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TED NUGENT Says DONALD TRUMP Is 'Not Perfect', Calls HILLARY CLINTON A 'Lying Scam Artist'

In a brand new interview with the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live", outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent was asked if he likes presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. He responded: "I like Donald Trump a lot. He's not perfect, but compared to this lying scam art...

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ALTER BRIDGE: 'The Last Hero' Album Artwork Unveiled

Orlando, Florida-based hard rockers ALTER BRIDGE will release their fifth album, "The Last Hero" on October 7 via Napalm Records in all territories excluding North America. The CD was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who helmed the band's previous three albums, "Blackbird" (2007),"AB III" (201...

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TARJA TURUNEN Says Her 'Darker Side' Makes Her Write And Create Music

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has explained the inspiration for the title of her forthcoming heavy rock album, "The Shadow Self", which will be issued on August 5 via earMUSIC. Said Tarja: "I [came across] an Annie Lennox interview some time ago on the Internet, and I was reading about her t...

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COREY BEAULIEU: Why TRIVIUM Doesn't Write Music On Tour Anymore

Pavillon webzine conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM when the band played at the French edition of the Download festival on June 12 in Paris. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether TRIV...

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Death Thy Lover EP

Just when some believed the mightyCANDLEMASS to be over, the band is back with its first batch of new material since 2012's "Psalms for the Dead". In the interim, CANDLEMASS dropped a compilation album, "Introducing", and "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus – Live at Roadburn 2011". Also in that time, Mats...

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Voices EP

Colorado hard rockers RED TIDE RISING have been together for eight years and just got a taste of success as their 2013 release, "The Rising", peaked at 75 on the Billboard Independent chart and struck as a No. 3 Heatseeker. Lead vocalist Matthew Whiteman only recently turned 21 (backtrack to how you...