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CHEVELLE's 'The North Corridor' Projected To Sell 28K-32K First Week

According to music industry web site Hits Daily Double, CHEVELLE's new album, "The North Corridor", is likely to sell between 27,000 and 30,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The SPS figure is expected to be between 28,000 and 32,000. SPS, a practice used by Billboard maga...

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DISTURBED Announces Fall Tour Dates With CHEVELLE

DISTURBED and CHEVELLE will team up for a short fall tour. Both bands hail from the Chicago area and CHEVELLE frontman Pete Loeffler said a new road trip together is long overdue. "It's been years since we've toured with these guys and they're from Chicago as well, so we've known them for years," he...

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Watch SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Smack Phone Out Of Hands Of Texting Fan

A short video clip of Corey Taylor smacking the phone out of the hand of a texting fan during a recent SLIPKNOT show can be seen below. The SLIPKNOT singer later explained his action by tweeting: "If you're gonna text, stay home." When a female fan told Taylor that she always sends a few texts ...

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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...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO: Record Labels Don't Nurture Bands Anymore

Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello when the band played in Switzerland on June 18. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he defines success in an age when bands are selling a...

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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER: I've Never Tried To Replace PETER CRISS Or ERIC CARR

During a brand new interview with Classic Rock Revisited, KISS drummer Eric Singer, who "portrays" original KISS sticksman Peter Criss's character in KISS's live show, spoke about how he feels about the fact that some fans continue to criticize him for wearing the "Catman" makeup."I know some fans g...

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STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET To Release 'One Sided War' Solo Album

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet will release his seventh solo album, "One Sided War", on August 26 via Rat Pak Records. Backing Michael on the record are WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra, EVANESCENCE drummer Will Hunt, bassist John O'Boyle and East Coast shred-master Ethan Brosh. "One Sided War" sh...

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Video: GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME Performs At Sweden's METALLSVENSKAN Festival

Video footage of OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, performing on June 4 at the Metallsvenskan festival in Örebro, Sweden can be seen below. Joining Tate in OPERATION: MINDCRIME's current touring lineup are guitarists Kelly Gray (QUEENSRŸCHE) and Scott Mo...

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JAY JAY FRENCH Doesn't Rule Out TWISTED SISTER Stage Return After 'Final' Tour

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked if thinks that there is a chance that TWISTED SISTER will pl...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI'ANNO Is Battling Cancer, Says BLAZE BAYLEY

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno is battling cancer but is "doing okay" and "is responding to treatment," it has been revealed. Back in May, it was announced that Di'Anno was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue, forcing him to cancel his previously announced June 2016 tour of Brazil....

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MIKE PORTNOY: Why Now Is Right Time To Bring DREAM THEATER's '12 Step Suite' To Life On Stage

Prog-rock fans are in for a treat on next February's Cruise To The Edge music vacation: iconic drummer and former member of DREAM THEATER, Mike Portnoy will — for the first time ever — perform the band's "12 Step Suite" in its entirety on the cruise. The music documents the musician's battle with al...

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CHEVELLE And DISTURBED Planning Fall Tour Together

According to The Pulse Of Radio, CHEVELLE and DISTURBED are planning to team up for a fall tour together, CHEVELLE frontman Pete Loeffler revealed to Billboard.com on Thursday (June 30). Both bands hail from the Chicago area and Loeffler said a new road trip together is long overdue. "It's been year...

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IN THIS MOMENT Recruits 3 BY DESIGN Drummer KENT DIIMMEL

IN THIS MOMENT has recruited drummer Kent Diimmel (3 BY DESIGN) to sit behind the kit for the band's current tour following the recent departure of Tom Hane. Growing up in the Northwest corner of Washington state in the small town of Clallam Bay, Diimmel developed a passion for drums at a young age...

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ICE-T's BODY COUNT To Release 'Bloodlust' Album In 2017

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, has set "Bloodlust" as the title of its next album, due in 2017 via Century Media Records. The group is recording the CD with producer Will Putney (MISS MAY I, UPON A BURNING BODY),who also helmed BODY COUNT's last effo...

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Video: OF MICE & MEN Performs New Song 'Pain' Live For First Time

OF MICE & MEN performed "Pain", the blistering first track and video from the band's much-anticipated new album, "Cold World", live for the first time last night (Tuesday, June 28) at the opening show of the group's tour with SLIPKNOT and MARILYN MANSON in Nashville, Tennessee. Fan-filmed video...