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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer M. SHADOWS Talks About Development Of 'Hail To The King: Deathbat' Game (Video)

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has finally released its long-in-development mobile role-playing game, "Hail To The King: Deathbat". The game is available on the App Store and Google Play for $4.99. Video footage of AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows and developer Michael Stragey talking about the development of...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says He Can Pull Off Lead Vocals On Any Classic VAN HALEN Song

On October 14, former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony was interviewed on the "Lamont And Tonelli Show", which airs on the Bay Area rock station 107.7 The Bone. You can listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. After Anthony was told by the radio hosts that he is such a...

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RIOT V: 'Unleash The Fire' Trailer

The remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT are back and are ready to unleash the follow-up to 2011's reunion record "Immortal Soul". Due on October 22 in Scandinavia, October 24 release in Germany, October 27 release in the rest of Europe and October 28 in the U.S. and Canada via SPV/Ste...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's 'Drunken Show' (Video)

A very intoxicated Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS) was interviewed by EMP Rock Invasion on August 14 at the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. You can watch the chat below. Anselmo recently toured Europe with his backup band THE IL...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE Signs With FRONTIERS

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB — has inked a deal with Frontiers Music Srl. The group's debut CD...

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN: I Don't Really Believe That GENE SIMMONS Thinks Rock And Roll Is Dead

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT is the latest musician to respond to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine last month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not...

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GUS G. Featuring JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Video Footage Of West Coast Tour Kick-Off

Joe Dolan of JoeDolanPR.com has uploaded video footage of Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — performing on October 15 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California. Check it out below. Gus ...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE: I Never Really Liked The Term 'Rock Star'

QUEENSRŸCHE/ex-CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre has posted the following message on his official Facebook page: "Random thought: Personally, I never really liked the term 'rock star.' I don't even like being called one when someone does. "I don't like calling you all 'fans' because in my mind that...

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Says Touring With METALLICA Was A 'Dream Come True'

In a recent interview with ARTISTdirect, guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT spoke about his first meeting with METALLICA. "We have been huge fans of METALLICA since we discovered heavy rock," he said. "They're the biggest heavy rock band in the world...

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ARCH ENEMY: Multi-Camera Fan-Filmed Footage Of Moscow Concert

Multi-camera fan-filmed video footage of Swedish / American / Canadian metallers ARCH ENEMY performing the title track of their new album, "War Eternal", on September 27 at GlavClub in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. ARCH ENEMY played its first show with Alissa White-Gluz on May 23 at Turbohalle i...

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PRESIDENT OBAMA Impersonator REGGIE BROWN Joins Celebrity Rockers At 'Rock N' Bowl' (Video)

The T.J. Martell Foundation's Rock 'N' Bowl tournament, held last week at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, brought together a myriad of celebrity rockers, comedians and music industry executives to raise funds for cancer research. The event, chaired by Wendy Dio, president and co-...

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GUS G. Taps Singer JEFF SCOTT SOTO For West Coast Tour

Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — has tapped Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) to sing for Gus' backing band on his North American West Coast tour, which kicks...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist On '(r)Evolution': 'It Is Not A Throwback' And 'It's Not Something Completely New'

Guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL was interviewed on the latest 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 in the YouTube clip below. HAMMERFALL's new album, "(r)Evol...

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MERCYFUL FATE's HANK SHERMANN And MICHAEL DENNER Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Don't Break The Oath': Part One

Part one of a new video of MERCYFUL FATE guitarists Hank Shermann and Michael Denner playing the band's classic "Don't Break The Oath" album to celebrate the LP's 30th anniversary can be seen below. Says Shermann: "With the overwhelming feedback from the 'Melissa' 30-year anniversary video [which wa...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'KISS Never Stops'

KISS members Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer spoke to Artisan News at the September 21 event at the John Varvatos boutique in Hollywood where menswear designer John Varvatos and former BEATLES drummer and music icon Ringo Starr celebrated their #PEACEROCKS initiative. You can watch the report below. A...