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LINKIN PARK, GODSMACK, SLAYER, PAPA ROACH, VOLBEAT, HALESTORM Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

After a record-breaking 2014 with over 60,000 fans in attendance, Rocklahoma — presented by Bud Light — returns to "Catch The Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma for its ninth year May 22, 23 and 24 with a lineup featuring top current rock artists and classic bands. America's Biggest Memorial...

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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA Says New Drummer AUSTIN D'AMOND Is 'More Than Capable' Of Replacing JOHN BOECKLIN

DEVILDRIVER — the California-based band fronted by COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara — will enter the studio later this year to record its new album for a 2016 release. The CD will mark DEVILDRIVER's first studio effort since the departures of drummer John Boecklin and guitarist Jeff Kendrick and addit...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Back In Recording Mode: Photos From Studio

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo has posted several new photos at Twitter from the band's latest recording sessions with singer Chester Bennington. STP's first effort with Bennington on vocals, an EP called "High Rise", came out in October 2013. It's not clear whether the group is now making...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Being Beige' Video Released

SMASHING PUMPKINS' video for the song "Being Beige" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album "Monuments To An Elegy", which was released on December 9, 2014 via Martha's Music/BMG. "Monuments To An Elegy" marks the iconic alternative band's eighth studio album and is the follo...

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MAD SEASON's 'Sonic Evolution' Concert Featuring SOUNDGARDEN, PEARL JAM, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members; Rehearsal Photos

SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell will perform with MAD SEASON featuring Mike McCready (PEARL JAM) and Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) plus the Seattle Symphony orchestra at a special "Sonic Evolution" concert at Seattle's Benaroya Hall on January 30. A couple of photos from the rehearsal se...

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DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Tourcoing Drum Clinic

Video footage of Dave Lombardo's (SLAYER, PHILM) November 19, 2014 drum clinic at EF2M in Tourcoing, France can be seen below. Lombardo was effectively fired from SLAYER after sitting out the band's Australian tour in February/March 2013 due to a contract dispute with the other members of the group....

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO's SOTO Band: 'Inside The Vertigo' Album Samples Available

Jeff Scott Soto — one of today's premier rock frontmen and vocalists — and a union of hotshot young musicians bring you a slamming blend of melody and muscle in some of the freshest power metal to surface in years present. Together they are SOTO, and their debut album, "Inside The Vertigo", will blo...

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GUNS N' ROSES, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD Members Featured On 'Randy Rhoads Remembered Vol. I' Album

Tish Tone Records has announced the release of a powerful, heartfelt album celebrating the legacy of legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT). Blessed by the Rhoads family and including a track by Randy's brother Kelle Rhoads, the CD's final tracks are being laid down as we speak...

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Original TROUBLE Drummer JEFF 'OLY' OLSON Quits THE SKULL

Original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson has decided to leave THE SKULL, the band he formed with fellow original TROUBLE member Eric Wagner (vocals) and longtime TROUBLE bassist Ron Holzner. "There is no animosity in the band and it was a friendly departure," reads a statement from Olson's wife and...

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SLAYER Guitarist GARY HOLT Says 'Implode' 'Doesn't Even Touch' Other Songs On Band's Next Album

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt, who has been touring with SLAYER for the past five years as the replacement for Jeff Hanneman, says that SLAYER's forthcoming album has a "dark and sinister" vibe and is "everything you hope a SLAYER album should be." SLAYER is currently putting the finishing touches on i...

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Swearing Words in Glasgow

Last year, ANTHRAX guitarist and scene mogul Scott Ian went on a spoken word tour throughout Europe and North America. Now before you start wondering if this gig is a thrasher's patter for mutineers and literati as Henry Rollins has conducted over the years, take a look at the title of this package...

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Ion Vein

Originally known as LATENT FURY when first coming together in the late eighties, multi-instrumentalist Chris Lotesto has soldiered on over the years with ION VEIN, keeping things largely centralized to his wares after weathering multiple lineup changes over the years. He's had a trusted drummer in t...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Biopic 'The Dirt' Picked Up By FOCUS FEATURES

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the long-awaited film adaptation of MÖTLEY CRÜE's biography "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band" has been picked up by Focus Features, the art house films division of NBCUniversal. The project is being helmed by "Jackass Presents: Bad...

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JEFF LABAR Explains Why CINDERELLA Hasn't Released New Studio Album In 20 Years

In a recent interview with BigMusicGeek.com, CINDERELLA guitarist Jeff LaBar was asked if he thinks there will ever be an all-new studio album from the band. "The last time we had a label behind us was back in 2000 and those are the demos that turned into Tom's [Keifer, guitar/vocals] solo record,"...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show' To Return Next Month

VH1 Classic's centerpiece in original programming, "That Metal Show", returns for its 14th season this February. The acclaimed hard rock/heavy metal talk show, hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine, will kick off the new season on Saturday, February 21 at a new broadcast time of 9:0...