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SLASH 'Extremely Happy' With Solo Album

Guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has issued the following update: "We're a little more than two weeks away from the LAYN [Los Angeles Youth Network] 'Slash & Friends' fundraiser, November 22nd at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California. George Lopez is hosting an indulgent...

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BENEDICTION: Footage From This Past Weekend's HELLFIRE Festival Posted Online

Video footage of long-running Birmingham, U.K.-based extreme metallers BENEDICTION performing the song "The Grey Man" at the Hellfire II festival on November 7, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England can be viewed below (courtesy of Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). BENEDICTION will tour...

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UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE: Audio Interview Posted Online

Sarjoo Devani of the Explicitly Intense web site recently conducted an interview with UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Vinnie Moore released his new solo album, "To The Core", in North America on May 26 via Holland's Mascot Records. Th...

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FAITH NO MORE: Pro-Shot Footage From Argentina's PEPSI MUSIC FESTIVAL Available

Professionally filmed video footage of FAITH NO MORE's November 1, 2009 performance at the Pepsi Music Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina can be viewed below. According to a recent Twitter message posted by FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould, the band is "now actively planning U.S. dates." More info...

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EUMERIA Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

EUMERIA, the brainchild of former OUTWORLD keyboardist Bobby Williamson, is recording its debut album at Origin Sound in Spring, Texas with producer Craig Douglas (HELSTAR, NECROFAITH, LYCOPHILE). Williamson says, "Due to an unfortunate injury to EUMERIA bassist Shawn Kascak's hand, the band has cho...

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'Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009': Video Footage Available

SB Arts TV has posted video footage from last night's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009, which were held at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England. Hosted by THUNDER's Danny Bowes, the awards were attended by the biggest names in rock royalty, including Iggy Pop, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi and Gi...

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IGGY POP, BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN Honored At CLASSIC ROCK Awards

According to Classic Rock magazine, the heavy hitters and major players of the rock music industry all gathered together tonight at the Park Lane Hotel in London to celebrate the winners of the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009. Hosted by THUNDER's Danny Bowes, the awards were attended by the...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT was interviewed for the latest episode of "The Governor's Ball". You can now stream the program in two parts below. TESTAMENT performed on August 10, 2009 at the New York City studios of Sirius XM as part of the satellite radio...

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CANCER BATS: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Video footage of Toronto, Canada's hardcore/metal band CANCER BATS performing a new song called "Darkness" on October 25, 2009 at Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland can be viewed below. CANCER BATS has set "Bears, Mayors, Scraps And Bones" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2010...

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AMORAL: New Video Interview Posted Online

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen and guitarist Ben Varon of Finnish metallers AMORAL when the band played in Vienna on October 20, 2009. Watch the chat below. AMORAL kicked off its European tour with AMORPHIS and BEFORE THE DAWN on October 2 at Nost...

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BRIAN JOHNSON's 'Rockers And Rollers' Automotive Autobiography Now Available

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson's "automotive autobiography," entitled "Rockers and Rollers", was released on October 15 through Penguin Books. A synopsis of the book reads as follows: By night, Brian Johnson sings in the biggest rock 'n' roll band on the planet. But by day, AC/DC's charismatic, flat-c...

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ANCARA's 'Chasing Shadows' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Chasing Shadows", the third album from Finnish hard rockers ANCARA, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 32. According to the group, the CD's release was "postponed by two months because the band decided to release the album independently though their own Dks Mu...

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JETBOY Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Sleazy Rock N' Roll Show'; Audio Available

On the latest episode of "The Sleazy Rock N' Roll Show" podcast, JETBOY guitarist and founder Billy Rowe talks about the early days of the band, the new material from JETBOY and offers a few stories about the likes of Lemmy, Slash, Stiv Bators and Sam Yaffa. The podcast can be streamed using the aud...

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HAIL THE VILLAIN Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of Canadian rock band HAIL THE VILLAIN. The group's debut album, "Population: Declining", will be released globally in March 2010 outside Canada. With soothingly coarse vocals and infectious melodies, HAIL THE VILLAIN prove their worth on songs such as th...

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METALLICA Guitarist Confirms LOU REED Jam, Comments On Missing Virginia Fan Case

Alan Cross of ExploreMusic.com conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett yesterday (Monday, October 26) prior to the band's concert at at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Watch the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow. On METALLICA's October 30, 2...