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APOCALYPTICA Signs With ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC

Eleven Seven Music Group has announced the signing of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA for the following territories: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and South East Asia. The band's new album will be released in April 2015. "Successful...

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JOE PERRY Says His Autobiography 'Goes A Little Deeper Than The Usual Sex-Drugs-And-Rock-And-Roll Book'

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry spoke about his recently released memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith", during an appearance on "Good Day Book Club" on FOX-TV's "Good Day New York". You can watch the segment below. Said Perry: "This book goes a little deeper than the usual sex-drugs-and-ro...

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SODOM To Release 'Sacred Warpath' EP

German thrash metal veterans SODOM will release a new EP, "Sacred Warpath", on November 28 in Germany, December 1 in the rest of Europe and late January 2015 in the USA via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort will be made available on CD, 10-inch clear vinyl (limited to 1,000 copies) and as a digital downlo...

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BLACK SABBATH's Touring Drummer TOMMY CLUFETOS Praises OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Charisma'

BLACK SABBATH's touring drummer Tommy Clufetos, who also plays in Ozzy Osbourne's backing band, pays tribute to rock's Prince Of Darkness in a new video teaser for "Memoirs Of A Madman", the singer's solo career retrospective that was released on October 7. Says Clufetos in the clip, which can be se...

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BEHEMOTH To Release 'Xiadz' Limited-Edition Vinyl EP

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will release the limited-edition, hand-numbered 12-inch EP called "Xiadz" in November. The EP will be made avaialble in three vinyl colors. "Xiadz" is strictly limited to 500 vinyl copies worldwide and will not be available on CD. Black vinyl, black-gold splatter, a...

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Father Of QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE Found Dead

**UPDATE**: Todd La Torre has released the following statement via his Facebook page: "As many of you have become aware, my father is no longer with us. I haven't disclosed anything to the press, as to preserve some privacy during this time. It has since been made aware to the public by the media, r...

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CARCASS' JEFF WALKER: 'We Seem To Have Somehow Attracted A New Generation Of Younger' Fans

Daniel P. Carter of Scuzz TV conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker and guitarist Bill Steer of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingd...

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LACUNA COIL's SCABBIA: 'We Want To Make Ourselves Happy And Show That We Are Honest With Our Music'

Daniel P. Carter of Scuzz TV conducted an interview with vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can now...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Comments On GENE SIMMONS' 'Rock Is Dead' Remark

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx is the latest musician to respond to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine last month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. ...

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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Defends His AVENGED SEVENFOLD Takedown, Says It Was Done 'Out Of Love'

Robb Flynn of San Francisco metallers MACHINE HEAD has defended his withering and amusing takedown of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest album, "Hail To The King", explaining that bands "should be accountable to each other" and claiming that his comments were made "out of love." In a lengthy critique which...

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JOE PERRY Says His Second Wife Didn't Know About AEROSMITH When They First Met

In a brand new interview with Radio.com, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry spoke about his 30-year marriage with second wife Billie Paulette Montgomery, with whom Perry tied the knot in 1985. "I feel bad for guys that have reached a certain amount of fame and fortune, whether they're sports guys or acto...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Has Started Demoing Material For Next Album, Says Singer JESSE LEACH

Vocalist Jesse Leach of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has revealed that the band has commenced the songwriting process for its next studio album, tentatively due next year. In the latest video update on his official web site, Leach states (see video below): "[We're] starting to demo, sta...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON To Release 'Drown' Single In December

British deathcore act BRING ME THE HORIZON will release a brand new single, "Drown", on December 7 via Epitaph. A new full-length album is tentatetively due to be recorded early next year for a late 2015 release. BRING ME THE HORIZON's fourth CD, "Sempiternal", has sold 220,000 copies in the United...

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SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH: 'You've Gotta Write Music For Yourself And Enjoy What You Do'

SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph says that no band has ever managed to have the kind of career where every one of their albums was universally praises by critics and fans alike, explaining that most "good" songwriters compose music for themselves first. Commenting on the criticism that is constantly leve...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Bogotá Clinic

Fan-filmed video footage of former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo's October 2 clinic at La Hamburguesería Colina in Bogotá, Colombia can be seen below. In a recent interview with Brazil's Portal 7, Lombardo was asked if he has any plans to ever get back together with the members of S...