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BUCKCHERRY, HELLYEAH, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE DAMNED THINGS To Team Up For 'Jägermeister' Tour

Jägermeister, the brand known for decades of involvement with rock bands, continues to own the concert circuit with the 2011 Jägermeister Music Tour featuring BUCKCHERRY. The Jägermeister Music Tour kicks off January 19 in San Diego, California and plays 26 shows across the nation in celebration of...

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PAUL STANLEY Joins 'NOH8' Campaign

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has joined the "NOH8" campaign, started by American fashion photographer Adam Bouska as a response to Proposition 8, the notorious initiative that passed in 2008 and banned same-sex marriage in California. The "NOH8" campaign is a silent protest made up of photog...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Announces Special Acoustic Show In Oklahoma

ALICE IN CHAINS will perform a very special acoustic show on February 5, 2011 at Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 3 at 10 a.m. Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS' October 8, 2010 concert at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington can be viewed at...

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NIKKI SIXX Ends His Digital Life As Part Of 'Buy Life' Fundraising Effort

Nikki Sixx has joined forces with Keep a Child Alive's (KCA) co-founders Leigh Blake and Alicia Keys for the launch of the Digital Death campaign as part of KCA's larger fundraising effort Buy Life. On Wednesday, December 1, World AIDS Day, Nikki Sixx along with fellow celebs Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga,...

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MONSTER MAGNET Guitarist Interviewed By U.K.'s UNDERKILL TV (Video)

Underkill TV conducted an interview with MONSTER MAGNET guitarist Phil Caivano on November 18, 2010 at the Millennium Music Hall in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. "Mastermind", the long-awaited new album from MONSTER MAGNET, sold around 3,000 copies in the United S...

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DAVE RUDE BAND To Release New CD-Single At San Francisco Show

DAVE RUDE BAND, the power trio led by the TESLA guitarist, will release an exclusive CD-single in San Francisco, California on Friday, December 10. The band's headlining performance at Bottom of the Hill will serve as the release party for the brand new track "Own The Night". Commented singer/guitar...

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HIGH ON FIRE: New Video Interview With MATT PIKE

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike of the Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE prior to the band's November 7, 2010 performance at this year's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. HIGH ON FIRE has b...

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How NAPALM DEATH's MITCH HARRIS Gets His Crushing Sound

Ever wondered how Mitch Harris of NAPALM DEATH gets his crushing guitar sound? Well, now we can officially reveal to you the tone settings that Mitch dials into his Framus Dragon to get his trademark grindcore sound, a sound which influenced generations of musicians playing heavy music... On your Fr...

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Diehard METALLICA Fan From Australia Wins Contest To Interview His Favorite Band

According to The West Australian, a die-hard METALLICA fan from Perth, Australia named Lee Rekman was chosen from eight finalists in a competition run by MySpace to interview two members of his favorite band at their November 10 concert in Sydney. Rekman posted a video to the "Get Close Australia" p...

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RINGS OF SATURN Signs With UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS

Northern California extremists RINGS OF SATURN have inked a deal with Unique Leader Records. The band's debut album, "Embryonic Anomaly", which was originally made available by the band earlier this year, will be re-released on March 1, 2011. The CD was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Bo...

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PERRY FARRELL Presents Precision Guided Musicians Art Basel Miami Beach and PGM Art Grant

JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell will head south to Miami in December during Art Basel Miami Beach, a cultural and social highlight for the art world and the most important art show in the United States. There he will present a one-of-a-kind experience with Precision Guided Musicians (PGM). S...

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MONSTER MAGNET Mainman Interviewed On 'Mars Attacks' (Audio)

MONSTER MAGNET mainman Dave Wyndorf was interviewed by host Victor M. Ruiz for the latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast. You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. "Mastermind", the long-awaited new album from MONSTER MAGNET, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in...

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MONSTER MAGNET: More 'Mastermind' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Mastermind", the long-awaited new album from MONSTER MAGNET, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #34 Germany: #38 Norway: #41 Austria: #70 Switzerland: #84 Holland: #139 USA: #165 UK: #192 "Mastermind" sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of r...

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HELMET Mainman Says He 'Doesn't Care' About Reviews

Shannon Joy of the LA Music Blog recently conducted an interview with HELMET mainman Page Hamilton. An excerpt from the chat follows below. LA Music Blog: "Seeing Eye Dog" came out a couple of months ago, and I feel like you've literally been nonstop since its release. Obviously, you've had a chance...

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NIKKI SIXX's 'This Is Gonna Hurt' Book: Cover Unveiled, New Release Date Announced

HarperCollins imprint William Morrow has set an April 26, 2011 tentative release date for MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx's new book, "This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx". "This Is Gonna Hurt" is part photo, part journal — but all Nikki...