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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER To Perform At Addiction Awareness Rally

Facing Addiction, a new, national organization that will serve as a voice for the over 85 million Americans impacted by addiction, has announced the "Unite To Face Addiction" rally, a free event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 4. At the rally, Facing Addiction, along with...

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GENTLEMANS PISTOLS Feat. CARCASS's BILL STEER: 'The Searcher' Song Available For Streaming

Leeds, U.K.-based rockers GENTLEMANS PISTOLS, who feature in their ranks CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer, will release their third album, "Hustler's Row", on October 16 via Nuclear Blast. The song "The Searcher", taken from "Hustler's Row", can be streamed below. Says GENTLEMANS PISTOLS vocalist and gu...

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AXS TV Gives LED ZEPPELIN A 'Whole Lotta Love' With Labor Day Television Event

AXS TV celebrates the 47th anniversary of LED ZEPPELIN's first live show this Labor Day, September 7, with "Whole Lotta Love", a nine-hour television event dedicated to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers. Jason Bonham, musician and son of LED ZEPPELIN's late drummer John Bonham, will host as AXS TV ai...

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The Essential Rob Halford

For JUDAS PRIEST fans, it's referred to (and in some cases, mocked) as "the Ripper years." However, it was more than just that seven year stretch from 1996 to 2003 when Tim "Ripper" Owens realized the dream a lifetime (and its correlating nightmares) by stepping into the boots of heavy metal royalty...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: Why I Decided To Call My New Band OPERATION: MINDCRIME

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke to SeattleSoundLive about his decision to name his new band after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988, "Operation: Mindcrime". He said: "Well, I chose that name for two reasons. The first and foremost reason is that I needed a name that will be recog...

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VINNIE PAUL Recalls Meeting EDDIE VAN HALEN For First Time

On August 2, former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott took part in a question-and-answer session at the DFW Acura Performance Showroom in Dallas, Texas. You can now watch video footage of the chat below. Speaking about the bands that inspired him to become a drummer,...

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Video: More Than 150 Drummers Play Along To AC/DC, MEGADETH Classics In Brazil

On August 9 at Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, approximately 156 drummers, among them women, children, seniors and people of all ages, brought their own drum kits to play along to AC/DC and MEGADETH songs as part of Bateras 100% Brasil, a project conceived by drummer Dino Verdade, owner of the...

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LAMB OF GOD's JOHN CAMPBELL: 'It Made Perfect Sense' For CHRIS ADLER To Play With MEGADETH

Levi Seth Buckley of Sticks For Stones recently conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether he was worried about how the track "Overlord" from LAMB OF GOD's new album, "VII: Sturm Und Drang...

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VINNY APPICE Reveals The Best And Worst Things About Being A Drummer

Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) took part in a press conference on May 29 in São Paulo during his recent workshop tour of Brazil. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Asked to name the best and the worst things about being a drum...

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BLIND IDIOT GOD To Tour Europe

Brooklyn, New York-based trio BLIND IDIOT GOD has signed on with Dutch booking agency Paperclip. Festival appearances and tour dates all over Europe are being planned for late 2015 through 2016. BLIND IDIOT GOD co-founder Andy Hawkins says: "Paperclip booked BLIND IDIOT GOD's first tours in Europe s...

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PRAYING MANTIS: New Song 'Tokyo' Available For Streaming

Frontiers Music Srl will release the tenth studio album from British rockers PRAYING MANTIS, titled "Legacy", on August 21. The "Legacy" song "Tokyo" can be streamed below. The early reactions to the new songs have been outstanding and there is a real buzz beginning to emerge that this could arguabl...

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DISTURBED Announces Spring 2016 North American Tour

Hard rock titans DISTURBED have announced a 2016 tour in support of their upcoming sixth studio release, "Immortalized". The tour, which kicks off March 11 in Vancouver, will offer a rare chance to see DISTURBED's arena-ready show in an up close and personal setting, such as The Fillmore in San Fran...

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FOZZY, OBITUARY, NASTY SAVAGE Members Join Forces In BLOOD DIVISIONS

Metal Blade Records has set an August 28 release date for the digital EP from new supergroup BLOOD DIVISIONS. BLOOD DIVISIONS features a "who's who" of metal musicians, including Chris Jericho, Dave Austin, Ralph Santola, Terry Butler, Greg Gall, Bill Owen, John Mahoney and Ben Meyer. The digital EP...

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'Black Metal Street Performer' Featuring Comedian DAVE HILL (Video)

Comedian Dave Hill recently headed to Times Square in New York City to school mofos on "Trve Norwegian Black Metal." A two-minute clip capturing the adventure can be seen below. Hill last year co-starred alongside former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo in the "Karate Kid"-inspired "Me...

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COREY TAYLOR, RANDY BLYTHE, NEIL FALLON Set For TEENAGE TIME KILLERS Special One-Off U.S. Performance

Following the July 31 release of their debut album, "Greatest Hits Vol. 1" (Rise Records),the ball-crushing, ragtag team of TEENAGE TIME KILLERS are pleased to confirm a once-in-a-lifetime and only U.S. performance on September 12 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California. Tickets go on sale Fr...