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EXTREME To Perform Entire 'Pornograffitti' Album On Japanese Tour
Reactivated Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME will pay their second album, "Pornograffitti", in its entirety at four shows in Japan in April. The dates are as follows: April 16 - Tokyo Dome City Hall - Tokyo, Japan April 17 - Tokyo Dome City Hall - Tokyo, Japan April 18 - Namba Hatch - Osaka, Japan...March 1, 2012
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MC5 Bassist MICHAEL DAVIS Dies At 68
Michael Davis, bassist influential late 1960s rock band MC5, has died of liver failure at the age of 68, the BBC reports. He had been undergoing treatment for liver disease for a month before he died at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California, his wife said. Davis was MC5's (short for "Motor City...February 19, 2012
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist To Take Part In Twitter Question-And-Answer Session With Fans
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen will take part in a Twitter question-and-answer session with fans on Wednesday, February 22 at 6 p.m. EST. Phil will be on the band's official Twitter page answering questions live. To post a question: In the "What's Happening" box on your Twitter profile, type your...February 19, 2012
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MEGADETH Bassist: The Only Reason We Talk About Our Faith Is Because People Ask Us About It
Pat Douglas of GreatFallsTribune.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On MEGADETH's 10th Grammy nomination, this time for "best hard rock/metal performance" for the single, "Public Enemy No. 1" (the award eventually went...February 17, 2012
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist VIVIAN CAMPBELL Interviewed At NAMM (Video)
Michael Berger of Engl TV conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention which took place January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch t...February 15, 2012
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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist: AXL ROSE Is 'A Great, Great Man'
Pat Healy of Metro recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metro: Walk me through a little bit of the waiting period, wondering if "Chinese Democracy" was ever going to be released. Dizzy: We've only got 15 minutes!...February 11, 2012
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DEF LEPPARD Drummer Releases Video Message Confirming POISON Tour
A short video message from DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen confirming that his band will tour the U.S. with POISON this summer can be seen below. In a recent interview with AOL's Noisecreep, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen stated about the band's upcoming road activities. "We're actually going to b...February 10, 2012
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BACH: 'I Don't Know If I Could Get Excited About Singing Other People's Songs Every Night'
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, who has made appearances in such reality-TV shows as "Celebrity Fit Club", "Gone Country" and "SuperGroup", tells InForum.com about the appeal of the small screen, "Cash … I like money. I don't sign up for reality TV shows thinking, 'Oh, I'm going to make somet...February 10, 2012
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FURYON: Making Of 'Gravitas' Part 2 (Video)
The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Gravitas", the debut album from U.K. metallers FURYON, can be seen below. The CD will be released on March 23 in Europe and March 27 in North America via Frontiers Records. FURYON is a new band from the U.K...February 8, 2012
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MR. BIG's ERIC MARTIN Says He 'Chickened Out' Of Auditioning For VAN HALEN (Video)
Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone recently conducted an interview with vocalist Eric Martin of MR. BIG. Martin spoke about never auditioning for VAN HALEN, and playing in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. You can now watch the chat below. Frontie...February 8, 2012
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It's Official: POISON To Tour With DEF LEPPARD This Summer
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has confirmed via Facebook that his band will tour with DEF LEPPARD this summer. Exact cities and dates have yet to be announced. In a recent interview with AOL's Noisecreep, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen stated about the band's upcoming road activities. "We're actua...February 6, 2012
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BUFFALO THEORY MTL: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online
BUFFALO THEORY MTL — the project featuring three former members of the now-defunct Montreal deathcore act GHOULUNATICS — entered Montreal, Quebec, Canada's Indica studios at the end of January to record six songs for its upcoming second album, entitled "Heavy Ride". The band states, "We are recordin...February 6, 2012
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F.K.Ü. Parts Ways With METAL ON METAL RECORDS
Swedish horror thrash metal moshers F.K.Ü. have issued the following update: "We have decided to part ways with Italy-based label Metal On Metal Records. "After starting work on our third album, 'Where Moshers Dwell', we were contacted by these very enthusiastic people about releasing an album with...February 3, 2012
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FURYON: Making Of 'Gravitas' Part 1 (Video)
The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Gravitas", the debut album from U.K. metallers FURYON, can be seen below. The CD will be released on March 23 in Europe and March 27 in North America via Frontiers Records. FURYON is a new band from the U.K....February 1, 2012
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BLEEDING THROUGH Frontman: 'No One Is Buying Records Anymore'
Vocalist Brandan Schieppati of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH has shared his feelings on the current state of the underground music industry, saying that "playing hardcore and metal is not a career move" and that none of the up-and-coming bands will ever become "rich" through making th...January 31, 2012
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