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Is Rock Dead? SEETHER, BUCKCHERRY Members Weigh In

SEETHER's Shaun Morgan and BUCKCHERRY's Josh Todd have responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine earlier in the month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilli...

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IN FLAMES: 'Siren Charms' Cracks U.S. Top 30

"Siren Charms" the eleventh album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, sold around 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 26 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2011's "Sounds Of A Playground Fading", opened with around 14,000 units to la...

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Video Premiere: AMARANTHE's 'Drop Dead Cynical'

"Drop Dead Cynical", the new video from Gothenburg, Sweden's AMARANTHE, which is known for fusing melodic metal with elements of EDM, can be seen below. The clip was once again helmed by Swedish director Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company AB, who has previously worked with HAMMERFALL, DIMMU...

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THE CROWN To Release 'Death Is Not Dead' Album In January

Reactivated Swedish death/thrash metallers THE CROWN will celebrate their 25th anniversary with the release of a new studio album, "Death Is Not Dead". The CD's cover artwork was created by Björn Gosses of Killustrations and can be seen below. Says the band: "So, what's new in THE CROWN camp? Well,...

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SLIPKNOT Struggled To Find 'Exact Wording' For New Album Dedication To Late Bassist

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that the band wanted to pay tribute to its late bassist Paul Gray with the group's fifth studio album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", but struggled to get the right wording for the CD title. "We had a handful of [ideas] that we were kind of bandying about," Taylor told Mis...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JEREMY SPENCER Offers Word Of Advice To Those Struggling With Alcohol Addiction

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer urges anyone battling alcohol or drug addiction to seek out help before it's too late. The drummer, who celebrated two years of sobriety in January, released his autobiography, "Death Punch'd: Surviving Five Finger Death Punch's Metal Mayhem", on Septem...

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DREAM THEATER: 'Strange Déjà Vu' Performance Clip From 'Breaking The Fourth Wall' DVD

Progressive metal giants will release "Breaking The Fourth Wall (Live From The Boston Opera House)", a live Blu-ray/DVD set of the band's one-of-a-kind performance from the Boston Opera House on March 25, 2014. Produced by the band's own John Petrucci, filmed and directed by Pierre and François La...

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MEGADETH's Previously Unreleased Video For 'Back In the Day' Sees Light Of Day

10 years ago, MEGADETH's tenth studio album, "The System Has Failed", was released. In honor of that day (September 14),the band uploaded a previously unreleased video for the track "Back In the Day". This cli[ was produced in 2005 and not made available until now. In other news, Universal Enterpri...

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COREY TAYLOR: SLIPKNOT 'Couldn't Find A Direction' Following PAUL GRAY's Death

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that the band had a hard time finding a "direction" in the four years since the passing of the group's bassist Paul Gray and credits the SLIPKNOT fans for helping the band get through the pain of losing one of its key members. "There were a handful of moments wher...

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BUSH's GAVIN ROSSDALE Doesn't Think Rock Is Dead

During an appearance on the September 9 edition of "The Howard Stern Show", BUSH frontman and songwriter Gavin Rossdale was asked if he feels that rock and roll is dead and whether he agrees that there aren't rock gods anymore. "I don't think it's dead," Gavin replied. "I think nothing is ever dead...

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COREY TAYLOR Laughs Off GENE SIMMONS' 'Rock Is Dead' Remark

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has a response to KISS bassist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead" and it's a simple "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA." The singer posted his reply on Twitter after a fan asked him if "rock music [is] dead like Gene Simmons said." Simmons told Esquire maga...

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DROWNING POOL's 'Sinner' Album To Be Reissued As Two-Disc 13th-Anniversary Edition With Bonus Tracks

Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL will celebrate the 13th anniversary of their debut album, "Sinner", by performing the LP in its entirety on the 20-date "unLUCKy 13th Anniversary 'Sinner' Tour", which is set to kick off in late October. Support on the trek will come from LIKE A STORM, A BREACH OF S...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER To GENE SIMMONS: 'Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Dead'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has issued a response to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine last week — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilliance, somewhere, wa...

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DROWNING POOL To Perform Entire 'Sinner' Album On 13th-Anniversary Tour

Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL will celebrate the 13th anniversary of their debut album, "Sinner", by performing the LP in its entirety on the 20-date "unLUCKy 13th Anniversary 'Sinner' Tour", which is set to kick off in late October. "Sinner" was certified platinum within six weeks of its releas...

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Greenville, Kentucky Police Department Distances Itself From EXODUS Fan's Arrest

The Greenville, Kentucky Police Department has released a statement distancing itself from the recent arrest of an EXODUS fan for making "terroristic threats" after he posted the lyrics to the band's song "Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)". 31-year-old James Evans posted the following on Facebook on...