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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' To Be Reissued With Live CD

"Polaris", the 2009 comeback album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, will be reissued as a two-CD digipack on May 21 via earMUSIC/Edel. In addition to the original album, the package will include a bonus disc containing 75 minutes of live material recorded during the "Polaris" tour and sp...

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MY RUIN Frontwoman Remembers PETER STEELE

MY RUIN frontwoman Tairrie B. has posted the following message on her band's official MySpace blog: "Yesterday the new issue of Kerrang! magazine came out in the U.K. and within its pages was a tribute to Peter Steele of TYPE O NEGATIVE who passed away on April 14th. "Upon hearing the news earlier t...

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Y&T: More 'Facemelter' Audio Clips Available

Audio samples of all 15 songs (including the Japanese and European bonus tracks) that are set to appear on "Facemelter", first studio album in 13 years from Californian rockers Y&T, are available on the Meniketti.com web site. Y&T, featuring original members Dave Meniketti and Phil Kennemore...

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JIMI HENDRIX's Personal Items Arrive At National Museum Of The American Indian

Personal items belonging to Jimi Hendrix arrived yesterday at the National Museum of the American Indian accompanied by his sister, Janie Hendrix. The items include a colorful patchwork full-length leather coat, a leather necklace and a leather pouch. These are among the very few of the rock legend'...

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EXODUS Fans Take Part In Video Shoot; Photos Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS filmed two videos on April 1 in Los Angeles with director Jon Schnepp ("Metalocalypse", the animated program about DETHKLOK, the world's most popular death metal band, on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim) on the old set of the television sitcom "Night Court". Eigh...

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JASON BONHAM's LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE To Hit The Road

According to a posting on the LED ZEPPELIN fan site LedZeppelinNews.com, drummer Jason Bonham (BONHAM, LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER) will announce his participation with a concert tour that will tell the story of LED ZEPPELIN from start to finish. LedZeppelinNews.com has learned that the drummer is plann...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast

The "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen (formerly of POISON and MR. BIG). The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Video footage of Kotzen's performance at the LÂG Guitars party during this year's NAM...

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ANATHEMA: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

U.K.'s ANATHEMA will release its eighth studio album, "We're Here Because We're Here", on May 31 via Kscope Records. Short audio samples of all 10 tracks that appear on the CD can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. "'We're Here Because We're Here' is ANATHEMA's most expansive album to date and b...

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LILLIAN AXE Begins Recording New Album

Louisiana-based rockers LILLIAN AXE have entered Sound Landing Studios in Covington, Louisiana to begin recording their tenth album, "Deep Red Shadows", for a July 20 release via Love & War Records. Ash Sivils, who created the artwork for LILLIAN AXE's last CD, 2009's "Sad Day On Planet Earth",...

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BUCKCHERRY: New Album Title Revealed

California rockers BUCKCHERRY have just completed work on their new album, "All Night Long", for a late summer release. The CD's title track will be the first single/video and is described in a press release as "an instant top-down summer anthem." In other news, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd and gui...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman On 'Smoke On The Water'

Harbant Gill of the Herald Sun recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Herald Sun: How did you come up with [the "Smoke On The Water"] riff? Gillan: The best things happen spontaneously. We were recording an album called "M...

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BEATALLICA: New Video Interview Posted Online

Elliot Levin of the New York Hard Rock Music Examiner conducted an interview with Jaymz Lennfield (vocals, guitar) and Kliff McBurtney (bass) of the Milwaukee-based band BEATALLICA — a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of THE BEATLES to the deep-throated ro...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER's Mother Discusses Her Son's Legacy, Long-Delayed Second CONTROL DENIED Album

Brazilian journalist Thiago Sarkis recently conducted an interview with Jane Schuldiner, mother of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner who passed away more than seven years ago after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor. The entire question-and-answer session fo...

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CHRIS CORNELL To Take Part In Benefit Concert

Chris Cornell (SOUNDGARDEN, AUDIOSLAVE) will perform an acoustic set at the The Roxy in Hollywood, California on Monday, May 3 at 8:00 p.m. as part of a benefit concert for the Fullfillment Fund. As a college access organization, the Fulfillment Fund provides first-generation, low-income students wi...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Schedules Middletown Meet-And-Greet

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda will take part in a meet-and-greet on Saturday, May 1 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at Alto Music in Middletown, New York. Eddie Ojeda's solo album, "Axes 2 Axes", was released in 2006. The CD features guest appearances by such acclaimed hard rock/heavy metal v...