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TOMMY LEE Says New MÖTLEY CRÜE Song 'All Bad Things Must End' Is 'Pretty Heavy' And 'Really Melodic'

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee has confirmed to Billboard.com that he has finished laying down the drums for "All Bad Things Must End", a brand new CRÜE track the band hopes to release to coincide with its "The Final Tour", which kicks off July 2 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "We're just mixing (the song) ...

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DAVE GROHL To Host HBO Documentary Series

FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed that the making of their upcoming eighth album — due out this fall on Roswell/RCA — will be accompanied by an as yet untitled HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey during which the record was created. In the series, directed by FOO FIGHTERS founder Dave Grohl, the...

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XANDRIA: 'Sacrificium' First-Week Chart Positions

"Sacrificium", the sixth album from German symphonic metallers XANDRIA, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany #25: Switzerland: #48 Austria: #71 UK: #176 "Sacrificium" was released on May 6 (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records. According to the band, the fo...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Is Surprised NIRVANA Was Inducted Into ROCK HALL Before PEARL JAM

ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell spoke to Cleveland.com about NIRVANA's recent induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, making them the first "grunge band" from the Seattle scene to be inducted. "It's well deserved," said Cantrell. "I loved those guys." But the singer-guitarist added, "I was su...

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AVATAR's JOHANNES ECKERSTRÖM Speaks To MusicMayhemMagazine.com (Video)

MusicMayhemMagazine.com conducted an interview with vocalist Johannes Eckerström of Swedish metallers AVATAR on May 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the band's U.S> tour with POP EVIL and ESCAPE THE FATE. You can now watch the chat below. AVATAR's new album, "Hail The Apocalypse", was relea...

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EDDIE VEDDER, TOM MORELLO, JOE PERRY More Come Out For Net Neutrality

According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM's Eddie Vedder, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello, AEROSMITH's Joe Perry and many other musicians and creative artists have signed a letter in favor of keeping net neutrality, the policy that makes the Internet a level playing field for all web...

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GUNS N’ ROSES Breaks Out LED ZEPPELIN, THE WHO, NEW YORK DOLLS Covers at Bethlehem Show

With dozens of bands congregating on Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the annual Rock On The Range festival, one of the event's headliners, GUNS N' ROSES, played a warm-up gig on Tuesday night (May 13) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the Axl Rose-led act broke out a slew...

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RUDY SARZO And FRANK BELLO Featured In Latest Episode Of FUSE's 'Metalhead To Head'

The seventh episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO,...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I'm Not Your Suicide' Solo Album First-Week Sales Revealed

"I'm Not Your Suicide", the new full-length solo album from Michael Sweet, frontman for the Chiristian hard rock band STRYPER, sold around 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 154 on The Billboard 200 chart. The future remains bright for Sweet, who...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks To ARTISAN NEWS About DOWN Lineup Changes, 'IV - Part Two' EP (Video)

Former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo spoke to Artisan News about DOWN's recent lineup changes and the making of the band's new EP, "Down IV - Part Two". You can watch the report below. DOWN's video for the song "We Knew Him Well", which features the band tearing up the track in clos...

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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR, LEXXI FOXX Talk To 'The Live Addiction' (Video)

On May 11, Steve-O of "The Live Addiction" conducted an interview with vocalist Michael Starr and bassist Lexxi Foxx of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER. You can now watch the chat below. STEEL PANTHER's third album, "All You Can Eat", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in...

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CALIFORNIA BREED Featuring GLENN HUGHES And JASON BONHAM: Fourth Behind-The-Scenes Clip

The fourth clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the self-titled debut album from CALIFORNIA BREED, the new band of 2014, built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham and 23-year-old newcomer guitarist-singer-songwr...

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Video Premiere: DOWN's 'We Knew Him Well'

DOWN's official video for the song "We Knew Him Well" can be seen below. The clip, which features the band tearing up the track in close quarters, was directed by JM Stelly and produced by Chris Trainor for LabProductions. Stelly previously worked with TO KILL A PARTY and Jason Martin while Trainor...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Says ANGELA GOSSOW's Decision To Leave Band 'Was Not Such A Huge Surprise'

Turk Gitar recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish / American / Canadian metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Turk Gitar: Firstly, we need to touch on vocal change. What is going to change in ARCH ENEMY after Alissa White-Gluz joined...

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Country Music Tribute To MÖTLEY CRÜE: Details Revealed

Big Machine Records, home to country superstars such as Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw has teamed up in a joint venture with Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music for the July 9 release of a country music tribute to MÖTLEY CRÜE. "Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe" includes fresh country takes...