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HIM's VILLE VALO, MIKKO 'MIGÉ' PAANANEN Featured In Latest Episode Of 'Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?'

Vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Migé" Paananen of Finnish "love" metallers HIM are featured in Loudwire's latest "Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?" segment. In the 13-minute clip below, the musicians go deep into their past, starting all the way back before HIM even existed. They also go into the...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'm Constantly Trying To Keep MEGADETH On The Cutting Edge Of Stuff'

Adrian Garro of Rock Cellar Magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Cellar Magazine: When you're not on the clock as "Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH," what do you do for fun? Any specific hobbies? Dave Mustaine: W...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'I'm A Great Believer In Self-Improvement And Self-Survival'

George Varga of the San Diego Union-Tribune recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. San Diego Union-Tribune: It's hard to imagine the pain and taunting you endured growing up without a right ear, an experience you vi...

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PAUL STANLEY Says GENE SIMMONS' Reality TV Show 'Wasn't Reality'

In the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley reveals that he never appeared — despite many requests — in any of the 167 episodes of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' reality show, "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", "because it wasn't reality." He added: "To creat...

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FEED HER TO THE SHARKS Signs With VICTORY RECORDS

Victory Records has announced the signing of Melbourne, Australia's FEED HER TO THE SHARKS. The five-piece modern, melodic, metalcore act has established itself by aggressively touring Australia with ASKING ALEXANDRIA, SUICIDE SILENCE, AUGUST BURNS RED and others in addition to a spot on the 2013 Wa...

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HIM: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of New York City Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of HIM's March 14 performance at Irving Plaza in New York City can be seen below. Early albums from HIM were recently digitally reissued via The End Records, with deluxe versions in multiple configurations to come this summer. The albums that have been reissued are the band'...

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HIM: Early Catalog Digitally Reissued In U.S. Via THE END RECORDS

Early albums from Finnish "love" metallers HIM were recently digitally reissued via The End Records, with deluxe versions in multiple configurations to come this summer. The albums that have been reissued are the band's 1997 debut "Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666", 1999's "Razorblade Romance", 2001's "...

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FAKE IDOLS: Debut Album Cover Artwork, Release Dates

Italian hard rockers FAKE IDOLS will release their self-titled debut album via Lifeforce Records on the following dates: April 25: Digital worldwide April 29: North America May 2: Germany, Austria, Switzerland May 5: Rest of Europe The CD was recorded at Raptor Studios and features a special guest a...

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KAYSER: 'I'll Deny You' Video Released

KAYSER, the Swedish band featuring former SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Spice and ex-THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND drummer Bob Ruben, will release its new album, "Read Your Enemy"Listenable Records. Says band: "Incorporating the fundementals of rock and metal with vivid musicianship, KAYSER bring you 'Read Y...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL: 'Most Of The Music That Is Offered By So-Called Extreme Metal Bands Is Not Extreme'

Kim Kelly of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On BEHEMOTH's tenth album, "The Satanist": Nergal: "You probably talk to artists every day that say, 'Yeah, thi...

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CAGE THE GODS To Release 'Badlands' In March

British rockers CAGE THE GODS will release their full-length debut, "Badlands", in North America on March 25 via The End Records. As featured in the recent issue of Classic Rock magazine 2014's "Hottest New Bands" double-page spread, CAGE THE GODS are new and exciting; they are British and young; th...

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FAKE IDOLS Sign With LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Italian hard rockers FAKE IDOLS have inked a deal with Lifeforce Records. The band's self-titled debut album is scheduled for a late April release. The CD was recorded at Raptor Studios and features a special guest appearance by CRUCIFIED BARBARA singer Mia Coldheart. According to a press release, t...

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IMPENDING DOOM's DAVID SITTIG Speaks To ROCK HARD LIVE (Video)

David Dye of Rock Hard Live conducted an interview with bassist David Sittig of Southern California juggernauts IMPENDING DOOM on December 5 at the Assembly in Sacramento, California. You can now watch the chat below. IMPENDING DOOM's new album, "Death Will Reign", was released on November 5 via eOn...

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Unblackened

Back in March of this year, Zakk Wylde and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY put together a special treat at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, a scaled-back, relaxed retrospective set filled with ten BLS songs, three from the PRIDE & GLORY days and four selections from Zakk's 1996 solo album, "Book of Shadows". "Unb...

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NASTY IDOLS Singer ANDY PIERCE Dead At 45

Vocalist Andy Pierce (real name: Anders Persson) of Swedish hard rockers NASTY IDOLS died on Thursday, December 5 after suffering a brain hemorrhage at the home of his girlfriend in Denmark. He was 45 years old. "We, the band members, have been talking a lot and it is a shock," NASTY IDOLS guitarist...