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AC/DC Plays First Full North American Show In Over Five Years: Photos, Video Footage

AC/DC played its first full North American show in over five years on Friday (April 10) when the band headlined the first of two shows at the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in Indio, California. Aside from two songs performed at the Grammy Awards in February, this also marked the first ful...

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SUN & SAIL CLUB: 'The Great White Dope' Album Preview

A preview of SUN & SAIL CLUB's new album, "The Great White Dope", is available below. The CD will be released on May 12. SUN & SAIL CLUB is the band featuring Bob Balch (FU MANCHU) on guitar, Scott Reeder (FU MANCHU, SMILE) on drums and Scott Thomas Reeder (KYUSS, FIREBALL MINISTRY, THE OBSE...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'If We're Going To Put Out A Record, We'd Better Stand Behind It'

Australia's The Rockpit recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Rockpit: Do you find that maybe (compared to) the responses on the last few albums that on [the latest OPETH C...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Makes First Public Appearance Since SKID ROW Singer Switch (Video)

Video footage of former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach singing last night (Wednesday, April 8) at Lucky Strike in Hollywood, California. Bach's performance, which was part of the weekly "Jam Night" at the venue, marked his first public appearance since SKID ROW fired its lead vocalist of the past...

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SEVEN WITCHES Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

SEVEN WITCHES is putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to 2013's "Rebirth", tentatively titled "The Way Of The Wicked". The new CD is being mixed by Joey Vera (FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT, MOTOR SISTER) and will be distributed by ILS/Caroline in the U.S. SEVEN WITCHES leader Jack Frost say...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Singer's 29-Year-Old Wife Diagnosed With Stage 3 Colon Cancer

Stacy Hatrix, the wife of MUSHROOMHEAD singer Jeffrey Nothing, also known as Jeff Hatrix (born Jeffrey Lewis Hetrick),has been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. She started chemotherapy today and a GoFundMe.com campaign has been launched to help defray her medical costs. A message on the site re...

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What Makes A Band 'Heavy Metal'? FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO And RICH WARD Weigh In

VH1 Classic's centerpiece in original programming, "That Metal Show", recently got up close and personal with Rich Ward and Chris Jericho of FOZZY. Watch the clip below. Asked what makes a band "heavy metal," Ward said: "I think 'heavy' is a way that you carry yourself. I think heavy metal is someth...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN: Why We Fired JOHNNY SOLINGER And Announced TONY HARNELL Same Day

Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page) conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan earlier in the week. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On singer Johnny Solinger's...

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MORGAN LANDER: KITTIE Documentary Is As Much About Finding Forgiveness As It Is About Telling A Story

Guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander of the Canadian metal band KITTIE spoke to The London Free Press about the group's upcoming 20th-anniversary documentary, which is being directed by Rob McCallum ("Missing Mom"). "It's really exciting," Lander said. "This has been as much a journey of overcoming obst...

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THE DOORS Guitarist ROBBY KRIEGER Featured In New Video From Ex-KYUSS Singer JOHN GARCIA

The official video for "Her Bullets Energy", a song from former KYUSS and current VISTA CHINO frontman John Garcia, can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by guitarist Robby Krieger of THE DOORS, is taken from Garcia's self-titled solo album, which was released in August 201...

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GWAR Issues Statement Regarding WILLIAM BROCKIE Lawsuit

The surviving members of the theatrical shock rock band GWAR have responded to the lawsuit filed by the father of Dave Brockie, the group's late founder, accusing them of stealing Dave's artwork, bass guitars and cremated remains, and refusing to return them to his family. GWAR's official statement...

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SKID ROW Fired JOHNNY SOLINGER A Few Hours Before Announcing TONY HARNELL As His Replacement

SKID ROW fired singer Johnny Solinger (pictured) over the phone a few hours before announcing ex-TNT vocalist Tony Harnell as his replacement, the band revealed in a new interview. Solinger, who joined SKID ROW in 1999, released a statement on Monday (April 6) claiming that he had "decided to leave...

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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES's MEAN MAN Schedules First Live Show

MEAN MAN, the new band fronted by former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes, will celebrate the release of Chris's new album, "Shitting Bricks", with a special show on May 2 at at Le Ferrailleur in Nantes, France. MEAN MAN is: Chris Holmes: Lead Guitar, Vocals Thomas Cesario: Guitar Pascal Bei: Bass Ga...

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SKID ROW Recruits Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL

SKID ROW has recruited former TNT vocalist Tony Harnell (pictured) as the band's new lead singer following the departure of the group's frontman of the past 15 years, Johnny Solinger. During an appearance on today's (Monday, April 6) edition of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Tru...

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Singer JOHNNY SOLINGER Quits SKID ROW

Singer Johnny Solinger has announced his departure from SKID ROW. He says in a statement: "I have decided to leave SKID ROW to pursue my solo career. The past 15 years has been a great experience and I have appreciated the opportunity to be the lead singer in one of the most prominent bands of ...