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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Knockdown Dragout' Video Released

Sammy Hagar's video for his new single, "Knockdown Dragout", can be seen below (courtesy of RollingStone.com). Hagar enlisted three legendary musicians — Toby Keith, Mickey Hart and Taj Mahal — to round out the final three tracks on his first-ever rock collaborations album: "Sammy Hagar And Friends"...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Discusses LAST IN LINE In Audio Interview; More Slidebar Concert Footage

Vivian Campbell of LAST IN LINE and DEF LEPPARD was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". Campbell discussed reconnecting with his musical legacy and contribution on the first three DIO albums, the real story behind for his departure from DIO in the mid-'80s, LAST IN LIN...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says His Latest DREAM THEATER Comments Were 'Taken Completely Out Of Context'

Drummer Mike Portnoy says that his latest comments about his former band, DREAM THEATER, were "taken completely out of context" and he claims that he is "completely focused" on his present project, THE WINERY DOGS, "for the future." On July 30, Portnoy was interviewed by Chile's Radio Futuro prior t...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Interviewed On 'Metal Hammer' Radio Show (Audio)

Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates and vocalist M. Shadows for the "Metal Hammer" radio show on TeamRock Radio. You can now listen to the chat below. AVENGED SEVENFOLD will release its sixth studio album, "Hail To The K...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE Performs Live For First Time; Video, Photos Available

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring DEF LEPPARD/ex-DIO 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 — played its first-ever show (a warm-up to the band's U.K....

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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE: YouNow Online Video Chat Available

The Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE took part in an online video chat on Thursday, August 1 at YouNow.com. You can now watch the question-and-answer session at this location. QUEENSRŸCHE's new, self-titled album sold around 13,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release...

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DREAM THEATER Singer Will 'Eventually' Tour In Support Of New Solo Album

Raymond Westland of Ghost Cult magazine recently conducted an interview with James LaBrie (DREAM THEATER) and Matt Guillory (DALI'S DILLEMMA) about James' new solo album, "Impermanent Resonance" (InsideOut Music). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult: What's the thought behind...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE: First Rehearsal Photos Available

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed in April 2012 that he was planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. Dubbed LAST IN LINE,...

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ALICE COOPER Bassist's BEASTO BLANCO To Release 'Live Fast Die Loud' In The Fall

BEASTO BLANCO, the band led by ALICE COOPER bassist Chuck Garric, will release its full-length debut, "Live Fast Die Loud", this fall via Rat Pak Records. According to a press release, "Live Fast Die Loud" is "a straight-forward, balls-to-the-wall hard rock album that also features Chris Latham, Tom...

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Video: SAMMY HAGAR Performs New Single On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) and his band THE WABORITAS performed Hagar's new single, "Knockdown Dragout", last night (Thursday, August 1) on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno". Check out video footage of the performance below. Hagar enlisted three legendary musicians — Toby Keith, M...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer, Guitarist Talk To KERRANG! RADIO About 'Hail To The King' (Audio)

Kerrang! Radio's Loz Guest recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. Shadows and guitarist Zacky Vengeance. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. AVENGED SEVENFOLD will release its sixth studio album, "Hail To The King", on August 27. The long-awaited...

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Unreleased Recordings Of Guitar Legend TOMMY BOLIN To Be Made Available On New Compilation

A spectacular collection of rare and unreleased recordings from Tommy Bolin, famed guitarist of DEEP PURPLE, JAMES GANG and the BILLY COBHAM band, will be released on August 13 by Purple Pyramid Records. "Whirlwind", produced by Greg Hampton and Johnnie Bolin, features rare material from Bolin's jaz...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Turns 50 On Saturday

According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA singer/guitarist James Hetfield turns 50 years old on Saturday (August 3). Born in 1963 in Downey, California, James was the son of a truck driver named Virgil and a singer named Cynthia. Hetfield's parents were Christian Scientists and strongly disapproved...

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MIKE PORTNOY Would Rejoin DREAM THEATER 'In A Heartbeat'

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) was interviewed by Chile's Radio Futuro prior to THE WINERY DOGS' July 30 concert in Santiago. Asked what his relationship with his former bandmates in DREAM THEATER is like today and what he thought of the band...

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SLASH Talks To IGN About 'Nothing Left To Fear' Motion Picture (Video)

Legendary guitarist Slash was interviewed by IGN last month at Comic-Con in San Diego, California. You can now watch the chat below. Slash will release the soundtrack album for the first-ever motion picture he has co-produced, "Nothing Left To Fear", on October 4, the same day the film opens in sele...