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MR. BIG: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

MelodicRock.com has uploaded 45-second audio samples (see below) of all the tracks that will appear on "What If…", the new album from the reunited MR. BIG. The CD will be released in Europe on January 21, 2011 via Frontiers Records. The North American release, also on Frontiers Records, will follow...

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BUCKCHERRY Interviewed By KERRANG! Magazine (Video)

Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Josh Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson of Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY during the U.K. leg of the band's "Taste Of Chaos" tour with DISTURBED, PAPA ROACH and HALESTORM. You can now watch the chat below. BUCKCHERRY has released an original Christ...

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STRYPER: 'The Covering' Tentative Release Date Announced

"The Covering", the much-anticipated covers album from Christian hard rockers STRYPER, will tentatively be released on February 1, 2011 via Big3 Records. The band has already released its cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and as of today (December 14),KANSAS' "Carry On Wayward Son", which...

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IRON MAIDEN To Headline Poland's SONISPHERE; SLIPKNOT And MOTÖRHEAD Also Rumored

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will headline the Polish installment of the Sonisphere festival on Friday, June 10, 2011 at the 100,000-capacity Bemowo Airfield in Warsaw. According to Antyradio, the biggest rock radio station in Poland, SLIPKNOT and MOTÖRHEAD will also perform at the event,...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Performs At 'Rock N Roll Ribs' One-Year-Anniversary Celebration

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain appeared at the one-year-anniversary celebration of Rock N Roll Ribs, the recently opened barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain, guitarist Rick "Moby" Baum and close friend Mitch Tanne, on Sunday, December 12 in Coral Springs, Florida. McBrain, a Boca Raton resident...

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BUCKCHERRY Guitarist Interviewed By U.K.'s SONIC SHOCKS

Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with guitarist Keith Nelson of Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY. You can now watch the chat below. BUCKCHERRY has released an original Christmas song, "Christmas Is Here", via iTunes. Commented the band: "We have been wanting to write an original Christmas...

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MICHAEL MONROE, GLENN HUGHES, CLIFF EVANS Interviewed For 'Classic Rock And Metal Podcast'

Michael Monroe (HANOI ROCKS),Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),Cliff Evans (TANK) and John Wetton (ASIA) were interviewed for the December 2010 edition of the "Classic Rock And Metal Podcast". You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. According t...

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KAMELOT To Support IRON MAIDEN In Argentina

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT will support IRON MAIDEN on Friday, April 8, 2011 at Estadio Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires, Argentina. KAMELOT recently announced its highly anticipated return to Europe on the heels of the band's new album release, "Poetry for the Poisoned". The 2011 E...

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LINKIN PARK, AC/DC, GODSMACK, DISTURBED Among Top-Selling Hard Rock Albums Of 2010

Billboard magazine has published a list of the top-selling hard rock and metal albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Not all the albums on the list were actually released during 2010.) It is as follows: 01. Dark Horse - NICKELBACK 02. A Thousand Suns - LINKIN PARK 03....

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THRESHOLD Frontman's Debut Solo DVD Preview

Damian Wilson, singer with STAR ONE and AYREON, and frontman with the likes of THRESHOLD, HEADSPACE, RICK WAKEMAN and MAIDEN UNITED, is just about to release his exciting debut solo DVD. This two-disc set, titled "Cheers Lads! 20 Years Of Avoiding A Job", contains a superb recording of the DAMIAN WI...

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JOE PERRY To Join PAUL RODGERS At London Gig

According to Classic Rock magazine, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry will join Paul Rodgers at his London show on April 27, 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall. Perry's band THE JOE PERRY PROJECT supported BAD COMPANY (featuring Paul Rodgers) on a U.K. tour in April 2010. A few months ago, Rodgers shed light...

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MR. BIG: Acoustic Performance Footage Of New Song

Video footage of Eric Martin and Billy Sheehan of the reunited MR. BIG performing an acoustic version of the song "Stranger In My Life" to an invited audience at the Yamaha / Planet Rock "Off The Record" event at London, England's Ronnie Scotts in November 2010 can be viewed below. "Stranger In My L...

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STORMZONE: 'Secret Gateway' Video Released

"Secret Gateway", the new video from the Irish band STORMZONE, can be viewed below. The clip features footage from the band's performance at last year's Raismes Fest in Raismes, France. The song comes off the group's latest album, "Death Dealer", which was released in Europe on April 26 (three days...

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IRON MAIDEN, IN FLAMES Confirmed For Austria's NOVA ROCK Festival

IRON MAIDEN, IN FLAMES and FLOGGING MOLLY have been confirmed for next year's Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 11-13, 2011 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). The festival billing is shaping...

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THE SWORD: First-Ever Tab Book Released

"Age Of Winters", the first-ever guitar tab book from Austin, Texas luminaries THE SWORD, is now available at Music Dispatch. Published by Cherry Lane, the songbook contains note-for-note, artist-approved transcriptions of all nine songs on the band's critically acclaimed debut: * Barael's Blade * C...