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GENE SIMMONS: Yes, Rock 'Truly' Is Dead

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has once again defended his controversial "rock is dead" comment, blaming the technology and fans for the current state of affairs. Simmons told Esquire magazine in September — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was mu...

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LINKIN PARK Launches Venture Capital Firm

After recently consulting with Harvard business experts and professional investors, LINKIN PARK has launched its very own venture capital firm called Machine Shop Ventures. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the company was quietly founded earlier this year after the band spent time studying the work...

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IMMORTAL Frontman's ABBATH To Debut New Song At This Weekend's TUSKA Festival

ABBATH, the new band led by the iconic Norwegian black metal legend, will make its live debut this weekend at the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland. The group is headlining the Inferno stage on Saturday night, June 27. Bass duties for ABBATH will be handled by a man familiar to metal fans across t...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We Try To Align Ourselves With The People Who Are Smartest'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Billboard.com about how far the digital music industry has come since 2000 when the band launched legal action against Napster, claiming that the pioneering music file-sharing service was illegally allowing users to download METALLICA tracks without paying roya...

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AEROSMITH Drummer JOEY KRAMER's 'Rockin' & Roastin'' Coffee To Further Expand Retail Presence

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer has announced a partnership between his 100% USDA organic certified coffee company Rockin' & Roastin' and Crossmark, the leading sales and marketing services company in the consumer goods industry. With this new partnership, Rockin' & Roastin' will further expan...

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SAINT ASONIA Feat. STAIND, Ex-THREE DAYS GRACE Members: Second 'Making-Of' Webisode Available

The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the self-titled debut album from SAINT ASONIA, the new act featuring ex-THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier and STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok, can be seen below. Due on July 31 via RCA, the CD is available n...

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Former MEGADETH Members Unleash Debut ACT OF DEFIANCE Video 'Throwback'

"Throwback", the first video from ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass),can be seen below. The song is taken from ACT OF DEFIANCE's...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: 'I Would Have Loved For GARY HOLT To Have Been More Involved With Writing'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya spoke to Jason Roche of LA Weekly about "Repentless", the band's first CD to be recorded after the passing of SLAYER's co-founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013. "Me and Jeff, our relationship was that we would have dialogue and communicat...

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ALICE COOPER Wins 'Best Radio Show' Award At RELENTLESS KERRANG! AWARDS

United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., an independent leader in the creation and marketing of network radio programming, has announced that its long-running network radio show "Nights With Alice Cooper" was named "Best Radio Show" at the Relentless Kerrang! Awards in London last week. For Alice Coope...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: New Song 'Deflowering The Maidenhead, Displeasuring The Goddess' Available For Streaming

"Hammer Of The Witches", the eleventh studio album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be released on July 10 via Nuclear Blast. A track from the CD, "Deflowering The Maidenhead, Displeasuring The Goddess", can be streamed below. Comments CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Flith: "'Deflo...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Says APPLE MUSIC 'Did The Right Thing' By Deciding To Pay Artists During Free Trial

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx brought his knowledge of, and experience with, music streaming to major media outlets this week. Associated Press and CNBC's "Closing Bell" interviewed Sixx for major pieces on Apple's change of mind on its decision not to pay musicians any royalties during its three-m...

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Video: BRIAN MAY Plays Official QUEEN Game

In the four-minute clip below, QUEEN guitarist Brian May tests his knowledge of his own band by playing QUEEN's brand new and only official game. The QUEEN game is now available on both the Apple and Google app stores. Solve puzzles, complete trivia and win real-world QUEEN merchandise, all with QUE...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Rejoined By Drummer JIMMY CHAMBERLIN For MARILYN MANSON Tour

Original SMASHING PUMPKINS drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has rejoined the band for their 2015 North American tour with MARILYN MANSON. Chamberlin, who hasn't played with the group since 2009, will sit behind the kit when the group begins "The End Times Tour" July 7 in Concord, California. The drummer lef...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's SUPERJOINT Performs In Europe For First Time Ever; Video Available

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo's SUPERJOINT RITUAL project — now known simply as SUPERJOINT for legal reasons — played its first-ever European show at this year's Hellfest on June 21 in Clisson, France. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtesy...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS: 'I F**king Hate Heavy Metal'

In the August 2015 issue of Guitar Player magazine, MASTODON's Brent Hinds offered his thoughts on his band being lumped in with all the other "heavy metal" groups. "I never really liked heavy metal in the first place," he said. "I came from Alabama playing country music, surf rock, rockabilly, and...