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25th Anniversary Of AEROSMITH's 'Permanent Vacation' Celebrated On 'In The Studio'

North American syndicated rock radio show "In The Studio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands" celebrates one of rock and roll's historical comebacks, AEROSMITH's "Permanent Vacation". After blazing through the mid-'70s with their first four studio albums, AEROSMITH had gone from "The T...

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LAMB OF GOD Announces eBay Memorabilia Auction for RANDY BLYTHE Defense Fund

While LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe is back home in America after five weeks in prison in the Czech Republic, his legal problems are far from over. Manslaughter charges are still hanging over Blythe, and at some point over the next few months he will have to return to Prague and stand trial. Faced...

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EVANESCENCE Singer Says Being Band Leader 'Has Never Been Easy'

Althought EVANESCENCE's early commercial success was an amazingly fulfilling experience, the band's lead singer, Amy Lee, is quick to point out that it did come with some drawbacks. "The success has been a wonderful thing, and I wouldn't want to change it," Lee tells The Dedham Transcript. "But I wa...

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SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR's COREY TAYLOR Reveals New Book Plans

Harry of the Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station 93X conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor at SLIPKNOT's first-ever Knotfest, an extraordinary two-date metal and hard rock festival whch took place on August 17 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and August 18 in Somerset, Wiscon...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G.: Video Footage Of Carle Place Clinic

Video footage of Greek guitarist Gus G.'s (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) August 7 clinic at Sam Ash in Carle Place, New York can be seen below. In a recent interview with About.com Heavy Metal, Gus spoke about how illegal music downloading and diminishing record sales have affected bands like FIREWIND. "...

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LAMB OF GOD: New Video Interview With CHRIS And WILLIE ADLER

Holland's FaceCulture conducted an interview with guitarist Willie Adler and drummer Chris Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD during the band’s recent tour of Europe. The brothers spoke about the moment they realized they could play music for a living, what their mother thinks of thei...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Imaginaerum' Film To Premiere At Helsinki's Hartwall Arena

NIGHTWISH's long-awaited "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — will be released theatrically in Finland on November 23. The movie will have its premiere on November 10 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, where the audience will be treated to both a full-scale NIGHTWIS...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Imaginaerum' Movie Soundtrack Due In November; Audio Samples Available

NIGHTWISH's long-awaited "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — will be released theatrically in Finland on November 23. The official soundtrack to the movie, dubbed "Imaginaerum By Nightwish: The Score", will be made available on November 9. "Imaginaerum By Nightwish: The...

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LITA FORD Performs Acoustic Set At Newbury Comics In Norwood (Video)

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford took part in a signing session and acoustic performance on August 19 at Newbury Comics in Norwood, Massachusetts. Fan-filmed video footage of her appearance can be seen below. Lita's new solo album, "Living Like A Runaway", was released on June 19 in North America via...

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GWAR Taps CANNABIS CORPSE Guitarist For Upcoming Album, Tour

The masked shredders of GWAR have tapped CANNABIS CORPSE/ANTIETAM 1862 guitarist Brent Purgason (pictured below) to replace their fallen bandmate and friend Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, who was found dead as GWAR was about to enter Canada on November 3, 2011. He was 34 years old. During an ap...

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COAL CHAMBER To Play First Los Angeles-Area Show In More Than 10 Years

COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, is in talks with the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California to play its first Los Angeles-area show in over 10 years. COAL CHAMBER played its first reunion dates in late February and early March as...

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VISION OF DISORDER: 'Set To Fail' Video Released

"Set To Fail", the new video from hardcore/metal veterans VISION OF DISORDER (a.k.a. V.O.D.),can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "The Cursed Remain Cursed", which will be released on September 18 (one day earlier in Europe) via Candlelight Records. Commented VISION OF DISORD...

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NIGHTWISH: New Photos From 'Imaginaerum' Movie Posted Online

NIGHTWISH's long-awaited "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — will be released theatrically in Finland on November 23. Several new photos from the "Imaginaerum" movie shoot can be found at this location. "Imaginaerum" is one of the projects which received grants from the...

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IRON MAIDEN Quietly Committed To Helping Ex-Drummer With MS

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN established the Clive Burr MS Trust Fund in 2002 to benefit their former drummer, Clive Burr, who is suffering from multiple sclerosis — a disease of unknown cause. The disorder is causing him intermittent numbness and can affect his balance. At present there...

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Guitar Talk With ZOLTAN BATHORY Of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH (Video)

On August 18, TheToneKing.com conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory at the Newark, New Jersey stop of the Trespass America tour. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has hit No. 1 at the Active Rock format with the b...