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HOLE Guitarist Defends COURTNEY LOVE Against KURT COBAIN Murder Accusations

According to The Pulse Of Radio, original HOLE guitarist Eric Erlandson came to the defense of singer Courtney Love on Sunday (May 31) when a fan on Twitter accused Love of being involved in the "murder" of her husband, NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain. Despite clear and overwhelming evidence that Cobai...

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LEATHERWOLF Members Involved In Dispute Over Band Name

Original LEATHERWOLF drummer Dean Roberts and vocalist/guitarist Michael Olivieri have slammed the band's former members, Carey Howe, Geoff Gayer and Wade Black, for announcing that they were working on a new LEATHERWOLF studio album for a late fall release. Said Roberts and Olivieri in a statement:...

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SLASH: 'World On Fire' Performance Clip From 'Live At The Roxy 25.9.14' DVD

On September 25, 2014, shortly after the release of their "World On Fire" album, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS took the stage at the legendary Roxy Theatre on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The atmospheric venue, steeped in rock history, gave fans a brilliant opportunity to e...

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SIXX: A.M.'s JAMES MICHAEL On 'Modern Vintage': 'We Wanted To Find Out Who We Had Become As A Band'

SIXX: A.M. members D.J. Ashba (guitar) and James Michael (vocals) were interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the songwriting approac...

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Why Heavy Metal Fans Are Most Loyal

Spotify last month published data that found heavy metal has the most loyal fans across the world of any major genre by a wide margin. The music streaming service put together a series of charts and interactives showing the variety of musical genres online and how these genres vary around the world....

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Video: MICHAEL MONROE Joins SLASH On Stage In Helsinki

Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe joined SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS on stage on May 28 at Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland to perform two songs: "Doctor Alibi" and "We're All Gonna Die". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Asked in a 2007 inter...

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Video: WHITESNAKE's New Lineup Performs Live For First Time

WHITESNAKE's new touring lineup — David Coverdale (vocals),Joel Hoekstra (guitar),Reb Beach (guitar),Michael Devin (bass),Tommy Aldridge (drums) and Michele Luppi (keyboards) — made its live debut this past Thursday, May 28 at Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington. The band's setli...

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GILBY CLARKE, TONY MACALPINE Added To 'Axes & Anchors' Cruise

The upcoming five-day/four-night 2016 Axes & Anchors cruise — setting sail from Miami, Florida on February 20 aboard the Carnival Victory, stopping in Key West, Florida and Nassau, Bahamas, and docking back in Miami on February 24 — has announced two new artists to the cruise lineup. Gilby Clark...

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Original GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER Explains His 'Timing' Issues On 'Appetite For Destruction' Album

The latest episode of the "Inside Metal" TV show on TradioV features an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler. You can now watch it below. Speaking about GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album, 1987's "Appetite For Destruction", Adler said: "I have a new outlook on recording that reco...

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DEE SNIDER Slams 'Raiding The Rock Vault': It Is 'A Tribute Band Of A Bunch Of Add-On People'

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider has slammed the critically acclaimed Las Vegas production "Raiding The Rock Vault", calling it a "tribute band of a bunch of add-on people." "Raiding The Rock Vault" has been described as a "90-minute history of classic rock performed by members of some of the greate...

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STRYPER's 'Fallen' Album To Be Released In October

"Fallen", the new album from STRYPER, will be released worldwide on Friday, October 23. The CD was tracked at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts and will include a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "After Forever". STRYPER guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet recently s...

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Ex-HANOI ROCKS Singer MICHAEL MONROE To Release 'Blackout States' Album In October

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe will release his new studio album, "Blackout States", on Friday, October 16 via Spinefarm Records. The 13-track follow-up to 2013's "Horns And Halos" was produced by Chips Kiesbye (HELLACOPTERS, NOMADS) in Gothenburg, Sweden, and mixed by Petri Majuri in He...

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LINDEMANN Feat. RAMMSTEIN Singer, PAIN/HYPOCRISY Mainman: 'Praise Abort' Video Premiere

"Praise Abort", the first video from LINDEMANN, the new project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),can be seen below. The clip the creation of director (and longtime RAMMSTEIN col...

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Former RAGE Guitarist VICTOR SMOLSKI Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST For ALMANAC Project

ALMANAC, the new band led by former RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski, has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. He says: "After ten years of cooperation with Nuclear Blast, a friendship evolved. Nuclear Blast trusted in me a lot for my work as composer and producer of the NUCLEAR BLAST ALLSTARS 'Into The Li...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON On Next Album: 'There's Some Serious Depth To This Record'

On May 22, Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner and AXS.com conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the recording sessions for the follow-up to QUEENSRŸCHE's 2013 self-titled alb...