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Former KORN Guitarist's LOVE AND DEATH Signs With TOOTH & NAIL RECORDS

LOVE AND DEATH, the band fronted by former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, has inked a deal with Tooth & Nail Records. The group's full-length debut is tentatively due on November 6. LOVE AND DEATH's debut EP, "Chemicals", was released on April 24. Regarding his decision to call his group LOV...

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LYNYRD SKYNYRD Members Talk About Working With BRET MICHAELS On His Solo Album

Later this year, Bret Michaels will release his new album, "Bret Michaels And Friends: Get Your Rock On". The effort features some of the rocker's famous friends helping him out on various tracks. Among them are Rickey Medlocke and Gary Rossington from LYNYRD SKYNYRD, who lent their talents to Bret'...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says New Songs Are Heavier Than Anything The Band Has Put Out In Years

New QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre has revealed that he is currently laying down vocals on demo versions of some of the band's new material. He says, "[I am] loving the new songs. [They are] refreshing, not dated, and heavier than anything put out in years! Oh yeah!" La Torre, who says that QUEENS...

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CRASHDÏET: Backstage Footage From New York City Concert Posted Online

Video footage of Swedish glam rockers CRASHDÏET warming up backstage for their August 24 performance at The Studio at Webster Hall in New York City can be seen below. CRASHDÏET recently spent time at Kingside Studios outside Stockholm, Sweden with producer Otto Wellton recording the follow-up to 201...

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GREAT WHITE Interviewed On 'Rockline' (Audio)

GREAT WHITE — Mark Kendall (lead guitar),Scott Snyder (bass),Audie Desbrow (drums),Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Terry Ilous (lead vocals) — was interviewed on last night's (Wednesday, September 12) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. You can...

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA: Inside The New Album Concept (Video)

A one-minute video explanation of the concept of the new album from New York progressive rockers COHEED AND CAMBRIA can be seen below. COHEED AND CAMBRIA's sixth studio album, a double concept album entitled "The Afterman", will be released in two separate full-length volumes. The first volume, "The...

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WHITESNAKE, CHICKENFOOT, FOZZY Members Featured On New MICHAEL SWEET Solo Album Samples

Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER has released audio samples of two more songs from his upcoming solo album, to be issued via Big3 Records along with his new autobiography. The newly released tracks available for preview are "Unsuspecting", featuring CHICKENFOOT drummer Kenny Aronoff;...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY: Video Interview With JONNY DAVY

PureGrainAudio.com conducted an interview with vocalist Jonny Davy of Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY backstage at the Heavy T.O. festival on August 12 at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. JOB FOR A COWBOY's new album, "Demonocracy", sold 4,900...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Releases More Solo Album Samples

Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER has released audio samples of four songs from his upcoming solo album, to be issued via Big3 Records along with his new autobiography. The tracks available for preview are "I'm Not Your Suicide", a co-write with Blair Daly; a cover of the NEIL YOUNG cl...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE Drummer KIM RUZZ Resurfaces In METALRUZZ

According to the En Lejemorder Ser Tilbage blog, former MERCYFUL FATE drummer Kim Ruzz (a.k.a. Kim Thyge Jensen) has resurfaced in a brand new Danish heavy metal band called METALRUZZ. The news of Kim's return to the rock scene was first reported by a local Danish newspaper, Ugenyt, which inexplicab...

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WHITESNAKE Members To Hit The Road With STEAMROLLER

After a year-long world tour promoting the latest release from their legendary band WHITESNAKE, guitarist and songwriter Doug Aldrich, bassist and singer Michael Devin decided to come together with ZAPPA drummer-percussionist extraordinaire Joe Travers and pursue the adventure of their homegrown ban...

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Rise

Despite the shakeups and separatism that recently plagued Pittsburgh power metallers ICARUS WITCH, the core principle of this band has remained pure of heart. 2005's "Capture the Magic" and 2007's "Songs For the Lost" were sharp, retro-spirited classic metal barrages that corralled everything the or...

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Hardrock Legends Vol. 2

Too hot to handle indeed! If you ever wondered what all the fuss over Michael Schenker's guitar playing was about, then check out this 1981 MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) performance from 1981 and all questions will be answered. "Hardrock Legends Vol. 2" captures MSG on January 24th at the Markthalle...

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VINNIE PAUL, FRANK DIMINO, CARROT TOP To Appear In New KING KOBRA Video

A video for the new KING KOBRA song "Have A Good Time" was filmed last night (Friday, September 7) at Vamp'd in Las Vegas, Nevada. The track will be featured on the band's next album, due in early 2013 via Frontiers Records. The song was pre-recorded and was played four times as the band shot ...

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ANDY LA ROCQUE Talks KING DIAMOND, BLACK Project In New Interview

Arto Lehtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with Swedish producer and KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: It's [been] about five years [since the release of the last KING DIAMOND album, "Give Me Your Soul...Ple...