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KOBRA AND THE LOTUS To Release 'Prevail II' Album In April
KOBRA AND THE LOTUS will deliver the second part of its opus magnum one year after the successful release of rock juggernaut "Prevail I". Due on April 27 through Napalm Records, "Prevail II" is the proverbial yang to the yin and continues right where KOBRA AND THE LOTUS left off in 2017. Says vocal...February 2, 2018
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BRIAN JOHNSON: 'I Had A Great Run' With AC/DC
Brian Johnson has described his time with AC/DC as "a great run." The singer was forced to leave the band in March 2016, midway through its world tour in support of "Rock Or Bust", after doctors told him he faced total hearing loss if he continued to perform live. His replacement for the balance of...February 1, 2018
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TRACII GUNS On L.A. GUNS' Current Lineup: 'It Took 30 Years To Get The Band Just Right'
L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns was recently interviewed by RadioactiveMike Z. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On reuniting with vocalist Phil Lewis: Tracii: "What was great was hearing that sound, because I had played the song...January 29, 2018
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SKINDRED: 'Big Tings' Cover Artwork Unveiled; Studio Footage Available
The cover artwork for "Big Tings", the new album from the Welsh "ragga metal" band SKINDRED, can be seen below. The disc will be released on April 27 via Napalm Records. A single, "Machine", will precede the full-length effort, featuring vocals by REEF frontman Gary Stringer and guitar by Phil Campb...January 23, 2018
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JOE PERRY Set For In-Store Signing At NEWBURY COMICS In Boston
Joe Perry — legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of AEROSMITH — is set for an in-store album signing at Newbury Comics in his Boston, Massachusetts hometown. The signing — in celebration of his just-released solo album, "Sweetzerland Manifesto" — will start a...January 22, 2018
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SKINDRED Teases 'Machine' Video
Welsh "ragga metal" band SKINDRED will release its new album, "Big Tings", on April 27 via Napalm Records. A single, "Machine", will precede the full-length effort, featuring vocals by REEF frontman Gary Stringer and guitar by Phil Campbell of MOTÖRHEAD. The track was previously used as both the int...January 18, 2018
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JOE PERRY Joined By SLASH, JOHNNY DEPP, CHRIS ROBINSON At Record-Release Concert In L.A. (Video)
Joe Perry — legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of AEROSMITH — assembled an all-star band to perform alongside him at the sold-out record-release show last night (Tuesday, January 16) at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. The show came three da...January 17, 2018
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SKINDRED To Release 'Big Tings' Album In April
Welsh "ragga metal" and SKINDRED will release its new album, "Big Tings", on April 27 via Napalm Records. A single, "Machine", will precede the full-length effort, featuring vocals by REEF frontman Gary Stringer and guitar by Phil Campbell of MOTÖRHEAD. The track was previously used as both the intr...January 17, 2018
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Avatar Country
There are endless examples of metal artists taking themselves far too seriously. AVATAR is not one of those bands. The Gothenburg-based band's intentionally and ridiculously over-the-top brand of heavy metal continues to run through its latest, and seventh overall, full-length release: "Avatar Count...January 15, 2018
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JOE SATRIANI Says 'G3' Tour Was Created Because 'Success Had Isolated' Him From Everybody
Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani says his long-running "G3" tour was created because success had isolated him from his fellow musicians. The tour, which launched in 1996 with Satriani along with Eric Johnson and Steve Vai, has since showcased some of rock's best guitarists, including John Petrucci (DREA...January 14, 2018
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JOE PERRY To Be Joined By CHEAP TRICK, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, EXTREME Members At Los Angeles Concert
Joe Perry — legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of AEROSMITH — has assembled an all-star band to perform alongside him at the sold-out record-release show Tuesday, January 16 at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. The show comes three days befor...January 9, 2018
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AC/DC's MALCOLM YOUNG To Be Honored With Charity Concert
According to The Pulse Of Radio, late AC/DC co-founder and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young will be honored with a charity tribute concert in Australia this February. The event will take place at Melbourne's Corner Hotel on Saturday, February 17, the same day AC/DC released its debut album, "High Volt...January 9, 2018
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Asking Alexandria
The UK has infiltrated American agro rock with the likes of BRING ME THE HORIZON, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and, of course, ASKING ALEXANDRIA. You can read broad itching from the British press ripping on the Americanized syndrome of their metalcore-plying countrymen and they have...January 6, 2018
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Invincible
If you're Aron Erlichman, your HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD years must seem a lifetime ago, ditto for when he first laid down the tracks to his second solo album under his alter ego, "Deuce". The fourteen songs on "Invincible" were laid down five years ago, and due to legal entanglement, they're just now emerg...January 6, 2018
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN On Seeing AC/DC With AXL ROSE: It 'Was Two And A Half Hours Of Perfection'
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that the Axl Rose-fronted AC/DC concert he caught in New York City was "one of the best rock shows" he has ever seen. AC/DC postponed the last ten dates of its North American tour two years ago after doctors told singer Brian Johnson he faced a total loss of hearing...January 5, 2018
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