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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Visits GREG JACKSON's Martial Arts Academy (Video)

DEF LEPPARD lead guitarist Phil Collen (who is also a skilled Muay Thai kick boxer) and his Muay Thai fitness trainer (and former Muay Thai world champion) Jean Carillo were invited to spend the day with top premier MMA coach Greg Jackson at his training center, Jackson's Martial Arts & Fitness...

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WHITESNAKE Members To Hit The Road With STEAMROLLER

After a year-long world tour promoting the latest release from their legendary band WHITESNAKE, guitarist and songwriter Doug Aldrich, bassist and singer Michael Devin decided to come together with ZAPPA drummer-percussionist extraordinaire Joe Travers and pursue the adventure of their homegrown ban...

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Rise

Despite the shakeups and separatism that recently plagued Pittsburgh power metallers ICARUS WITCH, the core principle of this band has remained pure of heart. 2005's "Capture the Magic" and 2007's "Songs For the Lost" were sharp, retro-spirited classic metal barrages that corralled everything the or...

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Hardrock Legends Vol. 2

Too hot to handle indeed! If you ever wondered what all the fuss over Michael Schenker's guitar playing was about, then check out this 1981 MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) performance from 1981 and all questions will be answered. "Hardrock Legends Vol. 2" captures MSG on January 24th at the Markthalle...

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VINNIE PAUL, FRANK DIMINO, CARROT TOP To Appear In New KING KOBRA Video

A video for the new KING KOBRA song "Have A Good Time" was filmed last night (Friday, September 7) at Vamp'd in Las Vegas, Nevada. The track will be featured on the band's next album, due in early 2013 via Frontiers Records. The song was pre-recorded and was played four times as the band shot ...

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ANDY LA ROCQUE Talks KING DIAMOND, BLACK Project In New Interview

Arto Lehtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with Swedish producer and KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: It's [been] about five years [since the release of the last KING DIAMOND album, "Give Me Your Soul...Ple...

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ALPHA TIGER Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

German metallers ALPHA TIGER have inked a deal with Century Media Records. The band's new album, "Beneath The Surface", will be released in January . With their 2011 debut album, "Man Or Machine", the young and wicked ALPHA TIGER from Saxony already won over a lot of fans which was solidified by pla...

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HELLOWEEN And GAMMA RAY To Join Forces For 'Hellish Rock Tour Part II'

The Hellish Rock Tour in 2007/2008 — featuring HELLOWEEN and their very special guests GAMMA RAY — played 95 shows in 34 countries and left ecstatic metal fans in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America in its wake. HELLOWEEN's Hellish Rock Tour Part II has been announced and will start in March 2013...

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TANKARD: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Andreas "Gerre" Geremia of German alcoholic thrashers TANKARD. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. TANKARD's 30th-anniversary album, "A Girl Called Cerveza", was released on July 27 via the ba...

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GREAT WHITE Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

GREAT WHITE — Mark Kendall (lead guitar),Scott Snyder (bass),Audie Desbrow (drums),Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Terry Ilous (lead vocals) — will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, September 12 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans...

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HELSTAR: '30 Years Of Hel' DVD Preview Clip Available

Texas-based metal veterans HELSTAR will release "30 Years Of Hel", a DVD containing footage of the band's March 24, 2012 30-year-anniversary hometown show at Warehouse Live in Houston, on October 2 in North America (August 31 in Europe) via AFM Records. The DVD+2CD set will include footage of the ba...

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SLIPKNOT, HELLYEAH, CANNIBAL CORPSE Members To Attend Germany's 'Metal Hammer Award Show'

Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),Josh Rand (STONE SOUR),Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE),Vinnie Paul Abott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA) and Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY) are among the musicians who will attend this year's installment of the Metal Hammer Award Show, set to take place September 14 at Kesselha...

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RIVAL SONS: 'Keep On Swinging' Video Released

"Keep On Swinging", the new video from California blues rockers RIVAL SONS, can be seen below. The band once again worked with director Greg Ephraim, who also helmed the group's "Pressure And Time" and "All Over The Road" clips. Commented RIVAL SONS frontman Jay Buchanan: "Shooting the video for 'Ke...

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New QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE: 35-Minute Audio Interview Posted Online

On August 17, The German Empire conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE/CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre during CRIMSON GLORY's European tour. La Torre spoke about how he met QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton and how they started collaborating, first as part of the RISING WEST side project and...

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Original ANTHRAX Singer Performs 'Metal Thrashing Mad' In Hollywood (Video)

Multi-camera video footage of DEATHRIDERS — the power/thrash metal band led by former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin — performing on July 21 at the iconic Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California can be seen below. According to a press release, "at a recent DEATHRIDERS rehearsal at Ho...