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GREAT WHITE Guitarist Pays Tribute To His Father

Walter Ben Kendall Junior, father of founding GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall, has died at the age of 77. Commented Mark: "I just want to take a moment to share with all of you what he meant to me as my father. Without the support system that he built within my family, I wouldn't be ...

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LITA FORD Says Now Is The 'Perfect Time' For RUNAWAYS Reunion

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: There's a lot of bonus tracks [on your new album, "Living Like A Runaway"]. Was that the plan from the beginning? Lita: No,...

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Was VALERIE BERTINELLI The 'Yoko Ono' Of VAN HALEN?

According to The Pulse Of Radio, former Warner Bros. Records executive Ted Cohen aleges in a new LA Weekly interview that VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen's first wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, was at least partly responsible for the group's 1985 split with singer David Lee Roth. Cohen, who wa...

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GOTTHARD Plays 'Firebirth' CD-Release Show In Zurich (Video)

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD played a special invitation-only club gig on May 31 at Plaza in Zurich, Switzerland to celebrate the release of their brand new album, "Firebirth". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. "Firebirth" was released on June 1 via Nuclear Blast/Warner M...

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BILLY CORGAN To Host RUSH 'Clockwork Angels' Radio Special

According to the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, FMQB Productions, in association with Anthem/Roadrunner Records, will air a one-hour "Clockwork Angels" special titled "Inside Rush: Clockwork Angels" beginning the week of the new RUSH album's release on June 11. The special will be hosted by Billy Co...

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ASHENVEIL Featuring SYMPHONY X Bassist: New Video To Be Filmed This Month

ASHENVEIL, the new "ambitious" female-fronted metal band out of New Jersey featuring OPERATIKA drummer Yuri Liakhovitch and SYMPHONY X bassist Mike LePond, will film a video for one of the songs of their upcoming debut album, "Black Of Light", on June 16 in Hightstown, New Jersey. The clip will be s...

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SONATA ARCTICA: More 'Stones Grow Her Name' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Stones Grow Her Name", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #1 Hungary: #13 Switzerland: #21 Germany: #24 Austria: #29 Sweden: #37 Norway: #39 France: #54 Italy: #72 Holland: #72 Canada: #79 Belgium (Wallonia)...

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RUSH: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all 12 tracks that will appear on RUSH's new album, "Clockwork Angels", can be streamed at Walmart.com. The recording of "Clockwork Angels" began in April 2010 with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES) — who also collaborated with the band on their...

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RUSH: Exclusive Page-Turner Preview Of Classic Rock 'Clockwork Angels' Fanpack

On sale a full three weeks before the regular U.K. album release date, Classic Rock Presents Rush Clockwork Angels (fanpack edition) features RUSH's new CD, "Clockwork Angels", in full plus a 132-page magazine that forms the "ultimate sleevenotes" to the new album, with extensive and exclusive inter...

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FURYON: Audio Interview With CHRIS GREEN

Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Chris Green of U.K. metallers FURYON. You can now listen to the chat below. FURYON's debut album, "Gravitas", was released on March 23 in Europe and March 27 in North America via Frontiers Records. FURYON is a new band from...

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SONATA ARCTICA: 'Stones Grow Her Name' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Stones Grow Her Name", the new album from Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA, sold around 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 9 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing...

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DOKKEN Guitarist Checks In From The Studio

A short video message from DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin from the recording sessions for the band's new album, "Broken Bones", at "Casa Del Dokken" can be seen below. "Broken Bones" is scheduled for release in the fall via Frontiers Records. The drums for the CD were laid down at MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer To...

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SACRED REICH Guitarist Opens Rehab Burger Therapy

Guitarist Wiley Arnett of Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH is part owner of Rehab Burger Therapy, a new restaurant which opened earlier today in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rehab Burger Therapy was founded on the idea that everyone deserves a break and the belief it's actually therapeutic to slow...

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THE CASUALTIES Sign With SEASON OF MIST

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of the infamous New York City street punk band THE CASUALTIES. The group's new album was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Massachusetts with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (MUNICIPAL WASTE, MADBALL, HATEBREED) and will be released later in the year. THE CASUALT...

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GOTTHARD: New Video Interview Posted Online

Barbara Caserta of Italian web radio Linearock.it recently conducted an interview with guitarist Leo Leoni and singer Nic Maeder of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD. You can now watch the chat below. GOTTHARD's new album, "Firebirth", will be released on June 1 via Nuclear Blast/Warner Music. The CD was...