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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER To Join Cast Of 'Rock Of Ages'?

According to Broadwayworld.com, TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider is rumored to be joining the "Rock Of Ages" cast on Broadway for a 10-week stint. BroadwayGirlNYC, a self-proclaimed "chick who has lucked into a life near Broadway," writes on her blog, "I have it on good authority that Dee Snider, lead ro...

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Portuguese Metal Fan Sings TRIVIUM At 'Ídolos' Audition (Video)

Video footage of a Portuguese teenager auditioning for "Ídolos", the Portuguese version of the "Pop Idol"/"American Idol" talent-search program, with a rendition of the TRIVIUM song "Ember To Inferno" (from the 2003 album "From Ember To Inferno") can be viewed below. (Note: The TRIVIUM song begins a...

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JUDAS PRIEST Featured In 'Memories In Music In The Midlands' Exhibit

Fans of JUDAS PRIEST have the opportunity to view an exhibit featuring the band. "Memories In Music In The Midlands" opened in Birmingham, United Kingdom and will run daily at the St. Pauls Gallery, 94 Northwood Street, until October 17. The exhibit features items from the personal collections of so...

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RONNIE WOOD Talks About Collaborating With SLASH, BILLY GIBBONS, EDDIE VEDDER On New Solo CD

Video footage of Ronnie Wood talking to the Artisan News Service about his collaboration with Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Eddie Vedder (PEARL JAM),Flea (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP) on Wood's seventh studio album, "I Feel Like Playing" (which is being released today...

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METALLICA's HETFIELD: 'The Fact That We Made It 30 Years Is Pretty Unbelievable'

Australia's Video Hits recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. You can now watch the 22-minute chat below. When asked if there are any plans for METALLICA to celebrate its 30-year anniversary in 2011, Hetfield replied, "Yeah, we've gotta do something; there'...

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LIBERTY N' JUSTICE: New Single Available For Streaming

Justin Murr, leader of the Christian rock band LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, has issued the following update: "This summer I was in the process of recording a 'new' LIBERTY N' JUSTICE double CD (14 covers and 12 originals) where 23 of the 26 songs are recorded and more than half are done with some very cool ....

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Beyond the Lighted Stage

If asked "what artist is ranked third in consecutive gold or platinum albums after THE BEATLES and THE ROLLING STONES" how would you answer? Pretty obvious given the title of this review that it is RUSH, but the vast majority of people would not think to guess the legendary Canadian trio. That in la...

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Beyond the Gate

It seems like I just reviewed a WRETCHED album. As it turns out, it was toward the end of 2009 when the North Carolina band released "The Exodus of Autonomy", an album that was little more than deathcore/modern death metal mediocrity. It was heavy, chunky, and basically just tolerable. Things have r...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show' To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

The sixth season of the distinguished "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, will be taped in Los Angeles the week of September 30 - October 5. Hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Cree...

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CHEVELLE: 'Shameful Metaphors' Video Available

"Shameful Metaphors", the new video from the Chicago-based trio CHEVELLE, can be viewed below. The clip was shot and directed by Frankie Nasso (MUDVAYNE, ALL THAT REMAINS, HELLYEAH) at the Dallas, Texas stop of this year's Carnival Of Madness tour. The band played the song only once and performed it...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist: 'New Songs Are Definitely In The Future'

A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel told Gun Shy Assassin in a new interview that there are plans to release new music after the band completes its short tour this fall. "New songs are definitely in the future," Howerdel said. "As to how they're packaged and how many, that's yet to be seen. .....

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MR. BIG Begins Recording New Album

According to Gibson,com, reunited hard rockers MR. BIG have entered a Los Angeles-area studio with producer Kevin "The Caveman" Shirley (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, AEROSMITH, JOURNEY, DREAM THEATER, THE BLACK CROWES, LED ZEPPELIN) to begin recording their new album — the first to feature all four of t...

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On The Road With GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist D.J. ASHBA - Episode 3

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist D.J. Ashba has uploadeda seven-minute video clip, "Las Vegas To London", featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the road. Check it out below. In an online posting, Ashba had the following to say about the response he has gotten from GUNS N' ROSES fans since he joined the gr...

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Former/Current Members Of KAMELOT, MASTERPLAN, AVANTASIA Featured On KAKTUS PROJECT CD

KAKTUS PROJECT, the brainchild of Sylvain Rouvière, has inked a deal with Metalodic Records. The band's debut album, "Superstition", which is "based on the melodic metal music of STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY, sprinkled with HELLOWEEN," according to a press release, is tentatively due before the end of the ye...

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SEVEN KINGDOMS Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Florida-based, female-fronted power metallers SEVEN KINGDOMS have amicably parted ways with bassist Miles Neff and have replaced him with Aaron Sluss. "I've been good friends with the members of SEVEN KINGDOMS for some time now, as well as a fan of the music," Aaron says, "so when Camden [Cruz, guit...