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MACHINE HEAD's North American Tour To Feature No Support Acts

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD will embark on a North American headlining tour in January. The trek will feature no support bands — just a crushing two-hour set of "pure fucking MACHINE HEAD," according to a press release. Says MACHINE HEAD guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn: "We're doing...

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DOKKEN Parts Ways With Bassist SEAN MCNABB, Replaces Him With MARK BOALS

On the November 8 edition of "The Classic Metal Show", DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken announced that the band has parted ways with bassist Sean McNabb and has replaced him with Mark Boals (YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN). Said Don: "Sean is doing acting and solo projects and other bands. Sean's a very motivated guy...

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SAMMY HAGAR Predicts MICHAEL ANTHONY Will Be Back In VAN HALEN

Ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar was asked by VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner at this week's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour event in Hollywood if he knew anything about reports — which have since been debunked — that his former bandmates are currently mixing the follow-up to "A Different Kind Of Truth"....

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WAYNE STATIC Discussed Past Drug Use, Plans For New Solo Album Less Than Three Days Before Death (Audio)

Harold "Howie" Herula of the "Hard Edge Radio" show on TapDetroit.com conducted an interview with Wayne Static on October 29 — less than three full days before the STATIC-X frontman's death. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked about the lyrical themes covered on his 20...

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD: Procuring-Murder Charge Dropped

According to Stuff.co.nz, a New Zealand police charge of "attempting to procure murder" against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been dropped. The 60-year-old rocker, who is on bail and is set to reappear in court at the end of the month, still faces one charge of threatening to kill as well as possessio...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, JOE PERRY, DAVE MUSTAINE Honored At 'Classic Rock Roll Of Honour': Video Highlights

Hosted by UK-based Classic Rock magazine, the 10th annual Classic Rock Awards — the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour — celebrated some of the most influential and respected musicians in rock at the Avalon in Hollywood Tuesday night (November 4). A plethora of icons, innovators and straight-up legends att...

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GEOFF TATE: 'Record Company Executives Now Are Jumping Up And Down When You Sell Ten Thousand Records'

During a recent interview with the "10songs" podcast, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the dramatic changes in the record industry since his former band released its debut EP in the early 1980s. "When I started out years ago, our band wasn't able to get signed until we did our own record...

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SEETHER And PAPA ROACH To Team Up For Co-Headlining Tour; Exclusive Pre-Sale Available

Rock titans SEETHER and PAPA ROACH announced today they will join forces to co-headline a month-long nationwide tour beginning early 2015. The powerful double bill (itinerary below) kicks off on January 9 at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida and runs through February 7, with the final performance a...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JASON HOOK Recalls First Job Packing Donuts

During a brand new interview with Shan Man of the Phoenix, Arizona radio station 98 KUPD, guitarist Jason Hook of Las Vegas metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recalled his first-post high school place of employment. "My very first job was for $3.25 an hour I was a donut packer," said Hook, who grew u...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE: From Upholsterer To Hard Rock Star

Singer Todd La Torre, who was doing upholstery for nearly two decades prior to joining QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for Geoff Tate, spoke to Tampa, Florida's Great 38 WTTA about how he has managed to bring his skills as an upholsterer to his current line of work. "My grandfather was an upholsterer...

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DEF LEPPARD Featuring TRIXTER's STEVE BROWN: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Rancho Mirage Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of DEF LEPPARD's November 1 performance at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, California can be seen below. DEF LEPPARD has tapped TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown to fill in for Vivian Campbell while Vivian is undergoing stem-cell treatment in his continuing bat...

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JIMMY PAGE Talks To CLASSIC ROCK Magazine About Making Of 'Led Zeppelin IV' (Video)

LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page recently spoke to UK's Classic Rock magazine about the reissue of the band's "Led Zeppelin IV" album. Check out the clip below. The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign got off to a remarkable start in June as deluxe editions of "Led Zeppelin", "Led Zeppelin II" and "Led Z...

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COREY TAYLOR Says Online 'Trolling' Is So Prevalent 'Because People Can't Relate To One Another'

Corey Taylor recently teamed up with The You Rock Foundation to talk about depression and suicide in a video (see below). The SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman spoke about his own personal battles with depression, as well as detailing his attempted suicide — but also how he overcame those struggles with...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Says VIVIAN CAMPBELL May Be Out Of Hospital By Mid-November

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott spoke to Billboard.com about the status of guitarist Vivian Campbell, who is undergoing stem-cell treatment in his continuing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma. "The latest that I'm aware of with Viv, they were harvesting stem cells from him and do whatever they do in a P...

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ACCEPT: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Stampede' Video Shoot

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Stampede", the new video from German/American metallers ACCEPT, can be seen below. The clip was filmed on location in the high desert of California at the Devil's Punchbowl (a rock formation that looks like it's from another world) with director Greg Aro...