Duff McKagan (DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) will host this year's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards gala in London on November 13. LYNYRD SKYNYRD will perform and ZZ TOP will receive the Living Legend Award at the event, which will be held at the Roundhouse, Camden. Says McKagan: "I'm pretty honoured ...
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Chris Axe recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Chris Axe: You guys have a new DVD coming out in October that was filmed in Indonesia, What made you guys want to film that location and what can ...
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"Unscarred", the new video from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Black Flag", which was released on August 31 via AFM Records. The cover was once again created by German illustrator and designer Tim Eckhorst, who previously did illustrations for the Wacken Open Air festival ...
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Later this year, Bret Michaels will release his new album, "Bret Michaels And Friends: Get Your Rock On". The effort features some of the rocker's famous friends helping him out on various tracks. Among them are Rickey Medlocke and Gary Rossington from LYNYRD SKYNYRD, who lent their talents to Bret's cover of SKYNYRD's hit song ...
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A photo of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's Zoltan Bathory and Jason Hook behind the scenes from the BandFuse taping in Hollywood, California last week can be seen below. BandFuse: Rock Legends, a new interactive gaming experience that connects real guitars and microphones to your game console, will be released later this year and will feature ...
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Download the official Bret Michaels mobile app at this location for an exclusive listen to the POISON singer's new solo song "They Don't Make An App For That (The App Song)". This is the only place you'll be able to hear the track. LYNYRD SKYNYRD's Rickey Medlocke and Peter Keys and .38 SPECIAL's ...
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A teaser for "Unscarred", the new video from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be seen below. The track, which is available for download at all digital retailers, comes off the band's new album, "Black Flag", to be released on August 31 via AFM Records. The cover was once again created by German illustrator and designer ...
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The Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival kicked this past Friday, August 17 off in Kansas City, Missouri. To celebrate the tour launch, Uproar's Rick Florino spoke with Brent Smith from SHINEDOWN, Sully Erna from GODSMACK and Rick DeJesus from ADELITAS WAY. Read the question-and-answer session here and listen to the exclusive conversation using the ...
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Nicole Powers of SuicideGirls.com recently spoke to Rob Zombie about the progress of the recording sessions for his new album, tentatively due before the end of the year. "I'm really into this record right now," Rob said. "We have a long way to go, but it's the most free-sounding record I feel like ...
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"Unscarred", a brand new song from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track, which is available for download at all digital retailers, comes off the band's new album, "Black Flag", to be released on August 31 via AFM Records. The cover was once again created by German illustrator ...
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Canadian heavy metallers CAULDRON have announced the addition of drummer Myles Deck to the group's ranks. Myles spent much of his life living and playing in bands in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including blackened thrashers HELLACAUST, as well as fronting a Detroit-style punk rock outfit called MYLES DECK AND THE FUZZ. He replaces CAULDRON's former drummer, ...
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POISON singer Bret Michaels revealed in a new interview with The Columbus Dispatch that he is planning to make a movie about his life, starting with his youth in Pittsburgh, where he overcame his childhood health issues, first picked up a guitar and formed his first bands. "I want to tell the story," ...
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Peek From The Pit has uploaded a three-and-a-half-hour video review of this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can watch the footage — which includes live clips, interviews and press conferences — below. Featured bands: TREPALIUM CANNIBAL CORPSE OBITUARY LYNYRD SKYNYRD * MEGADETH * STEEL PANTHER ...
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Italy's TOMBSTONE HIGHWAY has inked a deal with Agonia Records. The band's debut album, "Ruralizer", will be released in the fall. Commented the group: "We're very proud of how the album came out and we strongly believe it's the perfect way to begin our legacy. People into heavy, ballsy southern-tinged hard rock should take note!" ...
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According to RollingStone.com, Bret Michaels hopes to get Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) to come in and redo "Go That Far", the theme from Bret's "Rock Of Love" reality-TV show, for the POISON singer's forthcoming solo album, "Bret Michaels And Friends: Get Your Rock On". Bret also wants CHEAP TRICK's Rick ...
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Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with progressive rockers URIAH HEEP at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of its classic fourth album, "Demons And Wizards" by performing the ...
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Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF will release a new studio album, "Black Flag", on August 31 via AFM Records. The cover was once again created by German illustrator and designer Tim Eckhorst, who previously did illustrations for the Wacken Open Air festival and various other bands. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. ...
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As a heavy-rock journalist and editor of Metal Hammer magazine, Kirk Blows gained a backstage pass into a crazy, chaotic and comedic world in which hedonistic habits, excess-fueled egos and behind-the-scenes bust-ups were as common as skin-tight spandex, gratuitous guitar solos and songs about Satan. Whether being threatened by MOTÖRHEAD, sipping soup with Ozzy Osbourne, ...
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Revolver TV conducted an interview with Rob Zombie and John 5 at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held May 18-20 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Bob Marlette has signed on to handle producing duties on the next ROB ZOMBIE studio album. Bob ...
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Bob Marlette has signed on to handle producing duties on the next ROB ZOMBIE studio album. Bob has worked with everyone from BLACK SABBATH and ALICE COOPER to WILSON PHILLIPS and LYNYRD SKYNYRD. Rob and his band of maniacs — John 5, Piggy D and Ginger Fish — entered the studio earlier this month to ...
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"Turn It Up", the new video from red-dirt metal rockers TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's long-awaited new album, "Peacemaker", which will be released on August 14 via Carved Records. This is the third studio CD for TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, which features the recording lineup of Big Dad ...
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LYNYRD SKYNYRD's Rickey Medlocke and Peter Keys and .38 SPECIAL's Bobby Capps have been added to the list of musicians who have recorded guest appearances on the forthcoming solo album from POISON singer Bret Michaels, "Bret Michaels And Friends: Get Your Rock On". Also scheduled to appear on the CD are Ace Frehley (KISS) and ...
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Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with Mick Box and Phil Lanzon of progressive rockers URIAH HEEP before the band's April 20 concert at Fabrik in Hamburg, Germany with NAZARETH. You can now watch the chat below. URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of its classic fourth album, "Demons And Wizards" ...
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Progressive rockers URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of their classic fourth album, "Demons And Wizards" by performing the LP in its entity at select U.S. shows this fall. "Demons And Wizards" is regarded by many fans and critics alike as URIAH HEEP's best album, often ranked against the preceding "Look ...
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Red-dirt metal rockers TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION will release their long-awaited new album, "Peacemaker", this summer via Carved Records. This is the third studio CD for TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION, which features the recording lineup of Big Dad Ritch (vocals), Randy Cooper (guitar), John Exall (bass), Wes Wallace (guitar) and Timmy Braun (drums). Recorded in Los Angeles, ...
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Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records has set an August 21 release date for "Last Of A Dying Breed", LYNYRD SKYNYRD's first studio album since the September, 2009 release of "God & Guns", which debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart and gave the band their highest debut since 1977. "Last Of A Dying Breed" ...
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Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF recently played an acoustic set at the studio of Hungary's national radio MR2 Petöfi Ràdio. The performance was attended by 35 fans who won tickets to the event in an online competition. Video footage of the band's appearance can be seen below. EKTOMORF's very special "acoustic" album, "The Acoustic", was released ...
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POISON singer Bret Michaels recently spoke to AZCentral.com about his forthcoming solo album, "Get Your Rock On", which is tentatively due this summer. "[It's a] really amazing record," Bret said. "I put a lot of hard work into this. And everyone that's on it, I'm not only friends with but fans of. I've ...
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Drummer Tomas Haake of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH was interviewed on last weekend's (March 16-18) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to
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Canadian musician Ian Thornley (BIG WRECK) tells Jam! Music that he was approached by VELVET REVOLVER to audition for the vacant vocalist position in the band a short time after their split with Scott Weiland. "I got a phone call from Slash — how fucking weird is that?" said Thornley. "And they had ...
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