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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I Meant No Disrespect To NIKKI SIXX Or MÖTLEY CRÜE'
STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet claims that he meant no disrespect to Nikki Sixx or MÖTLEY CRÜE when said that much of CRÜE's official biography, "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", and Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star", is...May 9, 2014
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IRON MAIDEN's TROOPER Beer Sells 5 Million Pints In First Year
According to The Publican's Morning Advertiser, IRON MAIDEN's Trooper beer has sold 5 million pints since its launch in May 2013, with almost half of it brewed for the export market (Trooper is currently distributed in 40 countries). As U.K. beer in general struggled to raise the bar, with sales dro...May 9, 2014
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Slams STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET For 'Talking S**t' In Order To Sell His Upcoming Book
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has slammed STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet for claiming that much of CRÜE's official biography, "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", and Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star", is "stretched" and "b...May 6, 2014
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Public Memorial Service For ANTISEEN Guitarist JOE YOUNG To Be Held In Charlotte
A public memorial service for Joe Young, the guitarist and founding member of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based punk-rock band ANTISEEN, will be held on Sunday, May 18 at Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte at 3 p.m. Young died on April 30 at the age of 54. The cause of death has not yet been disclose...May 3, 2014
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ANTISEEN Guitarist JOE YOUNG Dead At 54
Joe Young, the guitarist and founding member of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based punk-rock band ANTISEEN, died on April 30 at the age of 54. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. Formed in 1983, ANTISEEN — which derived its name from a distortion of the phrase "anti-scene" — backed up no...May 1, 2014
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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA: 'I'm Just A Bricklayer That Got Lucky'
MetalMouth.net recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of California metallers DEVILDRIVER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalMouth.net: DEVILDRIVER is a touring machine; you are literally always on the road. Is this still as important to you as your early days w...April 20, 2014
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Burn the Serum
SoCal trio KYNG have the potential to emerge as one the next great things in heavy music. A lot of effort went into refining their sound from their lauded 2011 "Trampled Sun" album and "Burn the Serum" should have no problem garnishing the same accolades, if not more. Along with RED FANG, KYNG is on...April 18, 2014
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Guilty of Everything
If you think Philadelphia's NOTHING sounds more than a bit like MY BLOODY VALENTINE, it's no coincidence. Founding member Domenic Palermo (vocals/guitars) has quite a sordid story to tell, which includes MY BLOODY VALENTINE's "Loveless" album as its hypothetical soundtrack. Prior to forming NOTHING,...April 18, 2014
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Badlands
From across the pond comes a British, Irish, Scot and Welsh union with a strong urge to rock out, mostly American style. These lads' ancestors probably could never have fathomed such a merger, but CAGE THE GODS have a common affinity for melodic blues and hard rock that transcends any carryover terr...April 18, 2014
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Dead Hymns
New York hardcore blasters TIGER FLOWERS have endeared themselves to their hometown heavies with a reputation for maniacal and deafening performances. Following their 2011 EP, the band releases their strategically messy and noisome debut full-length, "Dead Hymns". Apparently it's not enough for voca...April 18, 2014
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Drawers
The consensus analyzing French sludge disciples DRAWERS have unanimously cited this quintet to be chasing the heels of the mighty MASTODON, the "Remission" era, anyway. Permit me to endorse the consensus, even if comparing this album to "Remission" is like comparing any new death-thrash entrant to S...April 18, 2014
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Why MACHINE HEAD Decided To Cover IGNITE's 'Our Darkest Days / Bleeding' For 'Record Store Day' Single
Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has posted the latest installment of his online blog, "The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman... And Other Ramblings". It follows below in its entirety. "Sometime in late 2006, during the recording of 'The Blackening', I read a Revolver...April 17, 2014
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The Make Believe
This five piece angst sludge band from South Carolina have been together under the name DARKENTRIES since 2012, but the components were friends long beforehand. Their familiarity with one another was pushed to the nth by reportedly living in the same house together and slogging through the night on...April 17, 2014
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JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN: 'There Will Be No Reunion Of Original Lineup' Of VENOM
Jeff "Mantas" Dunn, original guitarist of the pioneering British "black metal" band VENOM, has released the following statement: "I wish to make an official statement regarding the rumours and speculation of a reunion of the original lineup of VENOM. "First of all, I will say that this is not meant...April 16, 2014
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Talks To Bolivian TV (Audio)
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba was interviewed by Bolivian TV ahead of the band's recent appearance in the country. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Ashba, who joined GUNS N' ROSES in March 2009 following the departure of Robin Finck, spoke to The Sydney Mornin...April 16, 2014
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