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ANNIHILATOR To Be Rejoined By Singer COBURN PHARR For 70000 TONS OF METAL Performances

ANNIHILATOR mastermind Jeff Waters has invited the band's former vocalist, Coburn Pharr, to feature in their performances when the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise sails to Jamaica in January 2015. Pharr was lead vocalist on ANNIHILATOR's critically acclaimed and best-selling 1990 release "Never, Neverlan...

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DOWN: Pro-Shot Footage Of BRUTAL ASSAULT Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of DOWN's August 9 performance at this year's edition of the Brutal Assault festival, which was held in Josefov, Czech Republic, can be seen below. DOWN's latest EP, "Down IV - Part Two", sold around 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release...

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TREMONTI: New Album Sneak Peek

TREMONTI, the band led by CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti, recently finished recording its second album for an early 2015 release. The follow-up to 2012's "All I Was" was helmed by producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH. Video footage from...

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STEEL PANTHER: Acoustic Performance Of Christmas Track 'The Stocking Song'

UK's Metal Hammer magazine has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER performing their first-ever original Christmas track, "The Stocking Song", on Monday, December 8 at the 12 Bar Club in London, England. Check it out below. Featuring STEEL PA...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Joined By SHADOWS FALL Drummer JASON BITTNER

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has announced the addition of drummer Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL) to the group's ranks. Bittner joins the veteran Arizona metallers as the replacement for Kelly Smith, who recently left the band to focus on family matters. Being as Kelly's need to move on wasn't a band decision,...

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ARCH ENEMY: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Pratteln Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY performing the song "My Apocalypse" on December 14 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY last month parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE). Loomis is making his live debut with ARCH ENEMY o...

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VINCE NEIL Partners With QUICKEE BURGERS Restaurant

As Las Vegas Nevada prepares to welcome its second Quickee Burgers location, the company announced today their iconic ownership team from the worlds of sports, music and television. Boxing icon Mike Tyson, frontman Vince Neil of the legendary rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE, along with television and film sta...

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ACE FREHLEY: PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Will Regret Decision Not To Perform At ROCK HALL Induction

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley recently spoke to VH1 about how his fascination with sci-fi and astronomy formed his alter ego, Spaceman; having something to prove when creating his 1978 solo album; and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame controversy. You can watch the chat in three parts below. Afte...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's Next Solo Album Will Be 'Very Different'

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo will spend some of the downtime from the road in 2015 working on a number of projects, including the follow-up to his 2013 solo album "Walk Through Exits Only". "It's going to be very different," he tells Yahoo! Music. "I feel like every solo e...

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Rock Or Bust

Hello again from the highway to you-know-where. Rock legends AC/DC come calling with their lean fifteenth album, "Rock Or Bust" and the title just might represent the factual mindset of the band as they trooped through well-publicized adversities to deliver it. Angus Young (who will likely be buried...

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STEEL PANTHER Has No Interest In Making 'Serious' Album

Singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. GUNS) of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER tells The Tennessean that, despite the band's cult band status, "now, with where we're at with 25 employees, trucks and buses, there's a lot riding on what comes out on our CDs. Plus, we're g...

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Video: Drunk PHILIP ANSELMO Meets Fans In Moscow

Philip Anselmo's (DOWN, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS) official YouTube channel has been updated with video footage of a drunk Anselmo meeting and signing autographs for fans in Moscow, Russia on June 29. 2014 when PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS performed in the city as part of the Park...

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SYMPHONY X 'Almost Done' Recording New Album

In true "no update until there's something to say" form, New Jersey's progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X have been quiet as of late. Don't let the silence fool you, though; they've been busy. So busy, in fact, that the new CD is almost done! Recording of the drums, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and...

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VAN HALEN’s DAVID LEE ROTH Gets Into Holiday Spirit With New Song (Audio)

VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth has offered up some festive cheer from Diamond Dave's Tiki Bunker. Check out his brand new original two-minute track in the YouTube below. Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar recently revealed that he would be open to another reunion tour with the group despite being...

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Canadian Prime Minister STEPHEN HARPER Performs GUNS N' ROSES Classic 'Sweet Child O' Mine' (Video)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper handled lead vocals and keyboards on a cover version of GUNS N' ROSES' classic "Sweet Child O' Mine" at the Conservatives' annual Christmas party in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 9. Backed by his new band the VAN CATS (apparently a play on vingt-quatre, to repres...