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Ex-WHITESNAKE/DIO Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Exits 'Raiding The Rock Vault'

Former WHITESNAKE and DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich has exited the critically acclaimed Las Vegas production "Raiding The Rock Vault". Said Aldrich in a statement: "Today starts a new chapter for me. I'll be on permanent vacation from 'Raiding The Rock Vault'. "Thank you so much to all the fans that ha...

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GENTLEMANS PISTOLS Feat. CARCASS's BILL STEER: 'Hustler's Row' Album Details Revealed

Leeds, U.K.-based rockers GENTLEMANS PISTOLS, who feature in their ranks CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer, have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. The band's third album, "Hustler's Row", will be released on October 16. Says GENTLEMANS PISTOLS vocalist and guitarist James Atkinson: "'Hustler's Row' is a c...

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COREY TAYLOR: Music Business 'Can't Catch Up With The Technology'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor believes that record labels are continuing to lose the digital music battle or piracy war because they "can't catch up with the technology." Digital music sales are continuing to fall as the music business inches closer to an access-over-ownership model. S...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH, SHADOWS FALL, SCAR THE MARTYR Members: 'Legion Of Lies' Video

"Legion Of Lies", the new video from ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass),can be seen below. The track is taken from ACT OF DEFIAN...

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CHRIS CORNELL 'Would Always Be Open' To Playing With His Ex-AUDIOSLAVE Bandmates Again

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell says that he "would always be open" to working with his former AUDIOSLAVE bandmates again. AUDIOSLAVE featured Cornell alongside RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk. The band's albums were a 2002 self-titled de...

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RATT Bassist To Perform Band's Classics With Newly Launched RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER Project

Juan Croucier (RATT),Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE),Mike Moore and Toni Aleman have joined forces in a new project called RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER. The band will exclusively play songs from the RATT catalog. Having solidified the core of RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER (lead vocals, bass and drums),Juan and Pete s...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Condition Hüman' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE will release its new album, "Condition Hüman", on October 2 via Century Media. The CD was recorded in part at at Uberbeatz Studio in Washington with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who has previously worked with ROB ZOMBIE, HATEBREED, SOULFLY and SHADOWS FALL. Pre-Orders are available now...

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STRYPER: 'Fallen' Title Track Available For Streaming

"Fallen", the new album from STRYPER, will be released worldwide on Friday, October 16 via Frontiers. The CD was tracked at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts and will include a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "After Forever". The "Fallen" title track can be strea...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's July 31 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Anarchy-X 02. Nightrider 03. Breaking The Silence 04. The Whisper 05. En Force 06. The Warning 07. The Needle Lies 08....

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Pleads Not Guilty To Breaching Detention Rules

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleaded not guilty on Monday (August 3) to breaching the circumstances of his home detention. He is now facing an additional charge of possessing and consuming alcohol — a breach of the conditions of an eight-month home detention sentence handed down last month. The 61-year-o...

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'Decline Of Western Civilization' Director Was 'Horrified' By CHRIS HOLMES Pool Scene

Documentary filmmaker Penelope Spheeris spoke to Goldmine magazine about the the infamous scene in her "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" movie in which then-W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes can be seen guzzling vodka in his pool. "When I shot Chris Holmes, you know, I tho...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's Forthcoming Album 'Condition Hüman' Will Appeal To Both Old And New Fans, Says Singer

Arte conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield and singer Todd La Torre at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which is taking place this weekend in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NE...

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SAVATAGE Reunites For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Performance; Video Available

Last night, at the Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) music festival in northern Germany, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO) and SAVATAGE wowed 80,000-plus attendees with a never-before-attempted music festival performance. Following a 40-minute SAVATAGE set and a 40-minute TSO set, TSO and SAVATAGE band members,...

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AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD Collaborating With DEREK ST. HOLMES On New Album

As soon as AEROSMITH wraps up its tour in early August, the band's guitarist, Brad Whitford, will finish work on his second album with Derek St. Holmes, the voice of such early TED NUGENT songs as "Stranglehold" and "Dog Eat Dog". The first WHITFORD-ST. HOLMES album came out in 1981. According to Th...

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COREY TAYLOR Confirms He Recorded 'Nine Or Ten' Songs With VELVET REVOLVER

Corey Taylor of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR was the singer that came "closest" to replacing Scott Weiland in VELVET REVOLVER, but he was eventually ruled out of the running by Slash, who felt that Corey's voice "didn't have certain elements" the guitarist thought it needed. VELVET REVOLVER has still not...