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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: More 'The Land Of New Hope' First-Week Chart Positions

TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope" has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #7 Sweden: #42 Switzerland: #59 Norway: #80 Germany: #90 Released in North America on May 21 via Frontiers Records, "The Land Of New Hope"'s story takes place more than 40 years in the...

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JACK RUSSELL, DON DOKKEN, TONY MARTIN To Guest On HERMAN RAREBELL's 'Acoustic Fever'

Former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell will release a new album, "Acoustic Fever", at the end of June. The CD contains all-acoustic versions of 12 SCORPIONS songs Herman co-wrote while in the band. "Acoustic Fever" features Rarebell on drums alongside Robby Lochner (Rob Halford's FIGHT, Cherie Cur...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman Talks Gear With TheToneKing.com (Video)

The Tone King of TheToneKing.com recently talked gear wih guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. You can now watch the chat below. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's fourth album, "Temper, Temper", sold 44,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land...

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SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN: METAL INJECTION Video Report On Public Memorial Celebration

Metal Injection West Coast correspondent Johnny Orlando Jr. attended last Thursday's (May 23) public memorial celebration for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch his five-minute video report below. Check out photos of the event: * S...

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Former AC/DC Drummer CHRIS SLADE Continues Riding On His 50-Year Rock Roller Coaster

After a very successful start to their U.K. tour earlier this year, former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade with his band THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE is setting off again, this time visiting the Midlands, including the headlining on the Saturday night at the Rock And Blues Old School Weekender Festival in Pen...

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GREAT WHITE's MARK KENDALL Interviewed On Minnesota's ROCKIN' 101 (Audio)

Mark Kendall of GREAT WHITE joined Izzy Presley on Rockin' 101 in St. Cloud, Minnesota on May 23 to talk about the band's new video, "Shotgun Willie's"; his experience on the Monsters Of Rock cruise; and late WARRANT singer Jani Lane. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. GREAT W...

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SLAYER: More Photos, Video Footage Of Los Angeles Public Memorial Celebration

A gallery of photos from last Thursday's (May 23) public memorial celebration for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California can be found at DirtJunior.com. Also available is a one-hour video recap of the event. Members of SLAYER released a statement on May...

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CARCASS: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of MARYLAND DEATHFEST XI Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS' May 24 performance at Maryland Deathfest XI festival in Baltimore can be seen below. CARCASS has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records for the release of the band's comeback album, "Surgical Steel". Due in the fall, the CD was mixed by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ACC...

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JOE SATRIANI Discusses 'Unstoppable Momentum' Album In New Video

In a new three-part video, the incomparable guitar aficionado Joe Satriani discusses his inspiration behind the writing and recording of his 14th studio album, "Unstoppable Momentum". In part one, Joe discusses the concept of "Unstoppable Momentum", plus working with Mike Keneally and new collaborat...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says New Album Represents 'A Rebirth' For The Band

On May 25, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. The self-titled album from the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE will be released on June 25 via Century Media Records. The...

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PAPA ROACH Interviewed At Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville Festival (Video)

Shots and Stars' Gabriel conducted an interview with bassist Tobin Esperance and drummer Tony Palermo of Californian rockers PAPA ROACH at the third annual Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville festival on April 27 at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, Florida. You can now watch the chat below. PAPA...

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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: 'The Land Of New Hope' Cracks Finnish Top 10

TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope" has entered the official Finnish chart at position No. 7. Released in North America on May 21 via Frontiers Records, "The Land Of New Hope"'s story takes place more than 40 years in the future when most of the planet has been destroyed by natural dis...

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Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Discusses BURNING RAIN Album, WHITESNAKE Live Releases In New Interview

NI Rocks recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE and BURNING RAIN guitarist Doug Aldrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NI Rocks: I wanted to talk to you about your own band BURNING RAIN and the new album "Epic Obsession" which [was] released by Frontiers Records on Friday...

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TIMO TOLKKI Discusses AVALON "The Land Of New Hope' Album With RockEyez (Audio)

On May 12, RockEyez conducted an interview with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki about his TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope". You can now listen to the chat below. "A World Without Us", the second single from TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album "The Land Of New Hope", has been releas...

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GEOFF TATE On QUEENSRŸCHE: 'It's My Creativity, My Vision, My Art'

Rachel Belle, a feature contributor and personality on "The Ron & Don Show" on KIRO Radio, recently spoke to QUEENSRŸCHE lead singer Geoff Tate about the legal dispute between him and his estranged bandmates over the rights to the group's name. Tate, who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in June 2012 a...