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KISS Interviewed By Norway's VG TV (Video)

Norway's VG TV conducted an interview with KISS prior to the band's performance last night (Saturday, June 30) at the Kollen Sommerfestival in Solo, Norway. You can now watch it below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Detroit Rock City 02. Shout It Out Loud 03. Deuce 04. Makin' Love 05. I Love...

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MASTERPLAN Taps CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer For New Album

German/Norwegian melodic metallers MASTERPLAN have tapped Czech musician Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka (CRADLE OF FILTH) to lay down the drum tracks for the band's new album. Commented MASTERPLAN guitarist/mastermind Roland Grapow (formerly of HELLOWEEN): "We are very happy that we found Martin. He is...

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KISS Performs At Norway's Kollen Sommerfestival (Video)

KISS performed earlier tonight (Saturday, June 30) at the Kollen Sommerfestival in Solo, Norway. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Detroit Rock City 02. Shout It Out Loud 03. Deuce 04. Makin' Love 05. I Love It Loud 06. Crazy Crazy Nigh...

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ADRENALINE MOB: New Video Interview With MIKE ORLANDO

On Friday, June 29, Planetmosh conducted an interview with ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando before the band's concert at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. ADRENALINE MOB features in its ranks Orlando, singer Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X)...

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DEFTONES Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

According to EW.com, DEFTONES has set a tentative October 9 release date for its seventh album. Regarding the musical direction of the follow-up to 2010's "Diamond Eyes", DEFTONES vocalist Chino Moreno said, "Obviously we're an aggressive band — not the heaviest, but there's a lot of attack. But the...

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FOZZY: New Song 'Sandpaper' To Make Its Online Debut Next Week

"Sandpaper", the lead single from "Sin And Bones", the new album from FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — will make its online debut on July 5. The track will also be made available via iTunes on July 17. Fan-filmed video...

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USURPRESS To Release Debut LP This Summer

Selfmadegod Records will release the debut LP from Swedish death metal horde USURPRESS this summer. Following their "In Permanent Twilight" MCD released via Selfmadegod this past spring — in addition to recently released split EPs with PYRAMIDO (Plague Island) and BOMBS OF HADES (Doomentia) — the fi...

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DREAM THEATER: Video Report From The Road

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER — James LaBrie (vocals),John Myung (bass),John Petrucci (guitar and vocals),Jordan Rudess (keyboards and continuum) and Mike Mangini (drums) — launched a major North American headlining summer tour on June 15 in Rochester, New York. The tour includes stops a...

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VOLBEAT Frontman: Performing With KING DIAMOND 'Was One Of The Best Experiences'

Vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT has issued the following update: "At this year's Sweden Rock Festival, I had one of the best experiences and I'm still very much up in the air about it; it was a great emotional ride. King Diamond gave me an amazing opportun...

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Oceania' Cracks U.S. Top 5

"Oceania", the first new album in five years from THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, sold 53,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. Although the material on "Oceania" is part of the PUMPKINS' in-progress 44-song cycle, "Teargarden By K...

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SLASH Announces Headlining Tour

Slash and his band MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS — Myles Kennedy (vocals),Brent Fitz (drums),Todd Kerns (bass) and Frank Sidoris (guitar) — have announced a fall headlining tour starting September 4 in San Diego, California and wrapping October 3 in Los Angeles, California. The exclusive pres...

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MIKE PORTNOY Wins 'Best Drummer' And 'Best Progressive Drummer' In 17th Annual 'Drummies'

Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS) proves for a second straight year that his prog drumming makes him perhaps the most popular drummer in the world. Portnoy won "Best Drummer" and "Best Progressive Drummer", with more than 9,000 drummers voting in DRUM! ma...

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UNISONIC: Quality Video Footage Of HELLFEST Performance

Video footage of UNISONIC's June 15 performance at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which took place June 15-17 in Clisson, France, can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Unisonic 02. Never Too Late 03. King for a Day 04. My Sanctuary 05. March of Time (HELLOWEEN cove...

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PELICAN's LAURENT SCHROEDER-LEBEC Taking Indefinite Hiatus From Band

PELICAN, the post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois, has released the following statement: "It is with resignation that we report that our guitarist and founding member Laurent Schroeder-Lebec is taking an indefinite hiatus from the band. Many may have already noticed his absence from live shows...

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I AM I Loses Second Member In Less Than A Week

According to Über Rock, guitarist Greg Pullin has left I AM I, the new band led by former DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart — less than four days after it was announced the group was parting ways with its drummer Paul Clarke Jr. for "personal reasons." Comments Pullin: "As a young musician, I was ...