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GLENN HUGHES, CHAD SMITH: The Making Of 'Maybe I'm A Leo' (Video)

A video clip of vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, ex-DEEP PURPLE),guitarist Luis Maldonado and drummer Chad Smith (CHICKENFOOT, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) recording their cover version of the classic DEEP PURPLE track "Maybe I'm A Leo" for the "Re-Machined - A Tribute To Deep Purp...

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DEEP PURPLE: 14 Songs Ready For New Studio Album

According to the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, the band's bassist, Roger Glover, revealed in an interview with the Itar-Tass Russian news agency that DEEP PURPLE has completed work on 14 songs for a new studio album with producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL, ALICE COOPER, KAN...

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MACHINE HEAD: 'Imperium' Live Video Released

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have spent nearly two full decades establishing themselves as one of the best live acts in the hard rock and metal world, bringing venues and crowds to their knees night after night, for years at a stretch. Few, if any, of their peers can deliver the typ...

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BUCKCHERRY, RATT, ANTHRAX Members To Perform At Second 'Dio Stand Up' Cancer Fund Awards Gala

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL, will host its second awards gala on Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31 at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, California. Awards will be presented to sev...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Guitarist: ROCK HALL Induction Doesn't Have 'Anything To Do With Music'

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE are among 15 finalists for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2013, but the band's former guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, recently told Billboard he "couldn't care less" about the possible honor. Speaking to VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner, B...

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IRON MAIDEN Guitarist Featured On 'The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays The Music Of Rush'

Purple Pyramid Records, a division of Cleopatra Records, will release "The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays The Music Of Rush" on November 13. Nearly sixty musicians and thirty vocalists transform nine of RUSH's greatest hits into even more intricate, soaring orchestral works. The Royal Philharmon...

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Video: DOWN Performs In London

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's October 21 performance at Roundhouse in Camden, London, England can be seen below. "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP" sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Down IV Part I - ...

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'Metal Evolution' Creator Discusses Lost 'Extreme Metal' Episode With 'Radioactive Metal'

Canadian documentarian Sam Dunn of Banger Films ("Metal: A Headbangers Journey", "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage") was interviewed for the latest edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive Metal" is broadcast on Pure Rock Radio Thursday...

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THE SORROW: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Burial Bridge", a brand new song from Austrian metallers THE SORROW, can be streamed on the band's Facebook page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Misery Escape", which will be released on October 26 in Europe and November 6 in North America via Napalm Records. The CD was produced and...

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Former VENOM Drummer Performs With DOWN In Manchester (Video)

Video footage of former VENOM and MPIRE OF EVIL and current DEF-CON-ONE drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) joining DOWN on stage on Octoebr 19 in Manchester, England to perform the song "Bury Me In Smoke" can be seen below. "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP"...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: Sixth 'Afterglow' Webisode Released

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the Anglo-American rock group comprising vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER),Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL) and blues-rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, will release its third al...

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GEOFF TATE Discusses New Solo Album, Upcoming Tour

David Garlow of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: Your writing has always been quite deep and touches on emotions and politics quite often. What gives you inspiration when writing a song? Ge...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist's 'Blood & Guts': Third Episode Available

"Blood & Guts", the Nerdist YouTube channel web series hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, premiered on October 3. In the series' third episode episode (see below),join Ian as he gets the Fangoria splatter treatment when a mold is taken of his head, which is painstakingly recreated just in t...

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'Black Sabbath And Philosophy: Mastering Reality' Book Out Now

"Black Sabbath And Philosophy: Mastering Reality", a philosophical look at heavy metal's dark masters of reality, BLACK SABBATH, has just been published worldwide via The Blackwell Philosophy And Pop Culture Series. Ear-splittingly loud, for some, musically-challenging and with lyrics that speak of...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Guitarist Says GLENN HUGHES Tried To 'Bully' Him Into Doing Tour

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION guitarist Joe Bonamassa says that he was hurt by Glenn Hughes' attempt to "bully" him into taking their band on the road. The axeman also claims that he refused to participate in BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's one-off concert in England because he was concerned that Hughes would "...