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'KISS Rocks Vegas Day' Declared In Las Vegas

Clark County Commission declared today (Friday, November 7) "Kiss Rocks Vegas Day" in honor of KISS's nine-show residency at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The infamous rock group made an over-the-top Maverick Helicopters arrival at the property on Wednesday, November 5 and kicked of...

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SOUNDGARDEN: Cover Version Of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE's 'Thank You' Available For Streaming

On November 24, SOUNDGARDEN will release the long-awaited 3-CD rarities collection "Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path". Among the set's seven unreleased tracks is a brand-new recording, "Storm", recorded in May this year with producer Jack Endino in Seattle. You can pre-order the album...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI: Drummer Switch 'Was As Smooth As Any Bandmember Change Could Have Gone'

Guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER was interviewed on the October 25 edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked if the...

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OBITUARY's 'Inked In Blood' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Inked In Blood", the ninth studio album from Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY, sold around 5,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 75 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's last CD, 2009's "Darkest Day", opened with around 1,200 units to landed a...

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JIMMY PAGE Talks To CLASSIC ROCK Magazine About Making Of 'Led Zeppelin IV' (Video)

LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page recently spoke to UK's Classic Rock magazine about the reissue of the band's "Led Zeppelin IV" album. Check out the clip below. The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign got off to a remarkable start in June as deluxe editions of "Led Zeppelin", "Led Zeppelin II" and "Led Z...

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PHIL COLLINS Recalls LED ZEPPELIN Reunion 'Disaster'

Phil Collins says that LED ZEPPELIN's reunion show at Live Aid on July 13, 1985 was "a disaster" and claims that he realized it was "a mistake" as soon as the band started playing. The GENESIS drummer took the stage at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium for LED ZEPPELIN's first live performance since the de...

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STATIC-X Frontman WAYNE STATIC Dead At 48

Singer/guitarist Wayne Static (born Wayne Richard Wells) of the industrial metal band STATIC-X has passed away at the age of 48. His death was confirmed by Wayne's publicists at FiXT Publicity. There has been no official confirmation of the cause of death, but some of Static's music industry colleag...

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DEVIL CITY ANGELS Featuring POISON, CINDERELLA, Ex-L.A. GUNS Members: 97X Performance Footage

Video footage of DEVIL CITY ANGELS, the band featuring former L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns alongside drummer Rikki Rockett (POISON),bassist Eric Brittingham (CINDERELLA),and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Brandon Gibbs (CHEAP THRILL),performing on October 27 in the studios of 97X, the commercial cl...

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Watchers of Rule

Metalcore favorites UNEARTH are back following their 2011 album "Darkness in the Light", and what's changed in the interim are a new drummer, a few modifications and even better playing from a band that's already long been at the head of their class. In other words, UNEARTH does what they do best: b...

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DEVIL YOU KNOW: 'It's Over' Video Released

"It's Over", the new video from DEVIL YOU KNOW — the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED) — can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ramon Boutviseth, who has previously worked with TRIVIUM, NONPOINT, DARKEST HOUR,...

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ARMORED SAINT To Return With New Studio Album In 2015; First Songtitles Revealed

Veteran Los Angeles metallers ARMORED SAINT have inked a new deal with Metal Blade Records for the release of the band's next studio album, due in 2015. "We have been with Metal Blade for the last three records now," ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush said during an appearance on the inaugural episode o...

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DEVILDRIVER Parts Ways With Drummer JOHN BOECKLIN, Guitarist JEFF KENDRICK

Drummer John Boecklin and guitarist Jeff Kendrick have exited DEVILDRIVER, the California-based band fronted by COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara. Dez says: "Nothing dramatic [happened], [and there were] no drag-down fights; [it was] just time to move on. He added: "As I have said previously, DEVILDRIV...

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JIMMY PAGE: Why LED ZEPPELIN Didn't Continue After JOHN BONHAM's Death

In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, legendary LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page was asked why the band didn't take time to heal and rebuild itself following drummer John Bonham's death in 1980. "LED ZEPPELIN wasn't a corporate entity," he replied. "LED ZEPPELIN was an affair of the...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI: 'It's Really Hard' To Write Short Songs

Guitar Interactive magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Asked about the shorter, more compact nature of some of the songs that appear on DREAM THEATER's latest, self-titled alb...

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SOUNDGARDEN To Release 'Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path' 3-CD Rarities Collection

On November 24, SOUNDGARDEN will release the long-awaited 3-CD rarities collection "Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path". Among the set's seven unreleased tracks is a brand-new recording, "Storm", recorded in May this year with producer Jack Endino in Seattle. You can pre-order the album...