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HUNTRESS: 'Spell Eater' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Spell Eater", the debut album from Los Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HUNTRESS, sold around 700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 56 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and develop...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN's First Meeting With RONNIE MONTROSE

Several months before his death, the late, great Ronnie Montrose contributed to hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", by legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on the guitarist's story of meeting Eddie Van Halen. Montrose: "The first tour...

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SLASH: Another 'Guitar Center Sessions' Preview Clip Available

On Saturday, May 19, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and THE CONSPIRATORS — Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bass) — will appear on DIRECTV's The Audience Network for the season premiere of "Guitar Center Sessions" airing at 8:00 p.m. ET. For the first time ever, Slash and the band will perform an a...

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QUIET RIOT: Pro-Shot Footage Of M3 ROCK FESTIVAL Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's May 12 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. QUIET RIOT in March recruited Scott Vokoun as its new lead singer. The band played several shows in early February with ex-MONTROS...

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JACK RUSSELL Interviewed On 'Pod Zeppelin' Podcast (Audio)

Matt Cooper of the "Pod Zeppelin" podcast (web site),which is also heard on Extreme Talk XM 165, recently conducted an interview with JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says His Split With ICED EARTH Was 'Handled Poorly'

Brian Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his departure from JUDAS PRIEST: Owens: "Well, you know, we al...

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RIVAL SONS To Support GUNS N' ROSES In Germany, Netherlands

Californian blues-rockers RIVAL SONS have been confirmed as the main support act for GUNS N' ROSES for two shows in Europe this summer. RIVAL SONS will be joining GUNS N' ROSES at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on June 4, and then at the Warsteiner Hockey Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany on June 8....

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SAINT VITUS: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Lillie: F-65", the new album from doom metal progenitors SAINT VITUS, can be streamed in its entirety at NPR.org. The CD will be released in North America on May 22 via Season Of Mist. "Lillie: F-65" track listing: 01. Let Them Fall 02. The Bleeding Ground 03. Vertigo 04. Blessed Night 05. The ...

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SCOTT WEILAND Back With VELVET REVOLVER?

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has revealed to ABC News Radio that he has reunited with VELVET REVOLVER and is back making new music with the band. "We've all grown a lot," explains Weiland. "We're able to put egos and differences and old… conflicts aside and so that's really cool." He add...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Named Greatest Guitar Player In Australian History

According to The Daily Telegraph, AC/DC's Angus Young has been named the greatest guitar player in Australian history by Australian Guitar magazine. Tommy Emmanuel, COLD CHISEL's Ian Moss, Chris Cheney from THE LIVING END and Rick Brewster from THE ANGELS round out the Top Five. AC/DC guitarist Malc...

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ANIMETAL USA Schedules First-Ever U.S. Show

ANIMETAL USA — the American counterpart to ANIMETAL, the Japanese heavy metal band which specialized in metal covers of popular Japanese anime/tokusatsu theme songs — will make its U.S. live debut at the Anime Expo, which will be held June 29 – July 2 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. ANIMETAL U...

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH Frontwoman Interviewed On 'The House Of Zazz' (Audio)

On May 3, 2012, Alexis Brown of the Knoxville, Tennessee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH sat down with Sam Hatch of WWUH Radio's "The House Of Zazz", and chatted about the new lineup, the current tour, progress on a potential new album, her lyric-writing process, love of...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist Talks PUSHERJONES Project In New Interview

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with Dave Kushner about the VELVET REVOLVER guitarist's latest music endeavor, PUSHERJONES. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: PUSHERJONES combines visual and musical elements. What can you tell us about the pr...

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HUNTRESS: New Video Interview Posted Online

Montreal, Quebec, Canada metal radio show "Metal Attack MTL", which airs on MetalMessiahRadio.com, conducted an interview with Los Angeles-based, female-fronted metallers HUNTRESS when the band played in Montreal on April 25 as the support act for DRAGONFORCE. You can now watch the chat below. HUNTR...

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EUROPE Singer: 'We Said Goodbye To The Eighties'

Vocalist Joey Tempest of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE was interviewed by Musica Metal after the band's May 7 intimate three-song acoustic set at the Feltrinelli in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. When describing some of the songs off the band's latest album "Bag Of Bones", Tempest und...