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STEEL PANTHER Frontman Interviewed By 'Rock Diva News' (Video)

Tina Fisher of Rock Diva News conducted an interview with vocalist Michael Starr of the outrageous and popular '80s-style "hair" band STEEL PANTHER on October 11 at the Gramercy Theater in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. "Balls Out", the sophomore album from STEEL PANTHER, sold near...

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COREY TAYLOR Talks VELVET REVOLVER, SLIPKNOT's Future At Solo Tour Kick-Off (Video)

STONE SOUR and SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor kicked off his solo tour last night (Monday, November 14) at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California. Called "An Evening With Corey Taylor", the concerts feature Taylor doing both spoken-word and acoustic performances, along with question-and-answer se...

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LAMB OF GOD Announces East Coast Dates

Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD will kick off the two-year "Resolution" tour with six East Coast club shows in late January. The band will also take part in in-store signings in four of the cities on show days. Details of these signings will be released the first week of January. The club d...

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POISON Drummer Working On 'Rockett Drum Works' Reality Show

POISON's Rikki Rockett is shooting a reality show about Rockett Drum Works, the drum company he owns which is staffed by drummers who pride themselves in high-quality, ultra-custom drums. Among the drummers playing Rockett Drum Works kits are former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone, ex-GUNS...

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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Takes Part In Online Chat (Video)

Bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH took part in video chat with fans on Friday, November 11. You can now watch the entire question-and-answer sessionbelow. The German branch of Nuclear Blast Records recently revealed the details of a number of different f...

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Exclusive: SEPULTURA Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have announced the addition of drummer Eloy Casagrande (GLRIA, ANDR MATOS) to their arsenal of world-class musicians, replacing Jean Dolabella as the band's full-time percussionist. The 20-year-old drum prodigy from So Paulo, Brazil, who won the Modern Drummer...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Talks About New Single/Video

Video footage of keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH talking about the band's new single/video, "Storytime", can be seen below (in Finnish, with English subtitles). The German branch of Nuclear Blast Records recently revealed the details of a number...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Issues Update On 'Imaginaerum The Movie'

Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has issued the following update: "It's Wednesday the 9th of November and the first single of [the new NIGHTWISH album] 'Imaginaerum' called 'Storytime' is finally out today. It's part one of a very long homecoming...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED: 'AXL Wants Us To Be A Band, So We're A Band'

Ross Raihala of TwinCities.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On why someone should go see GUNS N' ROSES when it's entirely possible the show won't even kick off until midnight: Dizzy: "Fair enough. I know w...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Demonstrates Signature Pickups (Video)

A three-minute video clip of FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. demonstrating his new signature series Fire Blackouts System pickups by Seymour Duncan can be seen below. The Gus G. Fire Blackouts System blends the power of active pickups and the response of passive pickups. "This system combine...

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FAITH NO MORE Singer Says 'There Are No Plans' To Write New Music

MovieWeb recently conducted a lengthy interview with FAITH NO MORE singer Mike Patton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MovieWeb: Now, you guys are in the midst of rehearsing for the upcoming FAITH NO MORE shows. Can you hint at any of the surprises that fans are really going to ...

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EVILE Announces European Headlining Tour

British thrashers EVILE will embark on a European headlining tour to promote their new album, "Five Serpent's Teeth". The trek, which is due to kick off on January 10 in Prague, Czech Republic, will feature support from PORTRAIT and DR. LIVING DEAD. Commented EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake: "The time...

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STEEL PANTHER's 'Balls Out' Cracks U.S. Top 40

"Balls Out", the sophomore album from the legends of the Sunset Strip, STEEL PANTHER, sold nearly 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 40 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Balls Out" was released on November 1 via Universal Republic Records. The follow-...

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THE MAN-EATING TREE: 'Armed' Video Released

"Armed", the new video from THE MAN-EATING TREE the atmospheric metal band featuring former SENTENCED drummer Vesa Ranta alongside current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE can be seen below. The clip was filmed by Mutant Koala Pictures, a production company based in the band's ho...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Storytime' Video Released

"Storytime", the new video from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, can be viewed below. "Storytime" will be released as a single on Friday, November 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. The song comes off NIGHTWISH's new album, "Imaginaerum", which is due in North America on January 10, 2012 vi...