Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Warren DeMartini of RATT. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" in January 2013, RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer stated about the band's current status: "We're getting ready to do a ...
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Alice Cooper, Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER), Vince Neil (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Tom Keifer (CINDERELLA), Rob Zombie, Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and all four members of KISS are among the musicians who performed on December 5 at a concert and live auction to raise money for the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy at The Orleans Arena in Las ...
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Everyone loves hearing or sharing holiday memories at this time of year, and rock 'n' roll stars are no different. Here are a few of The Pulse Of Radio's favorite seasonal anecdotes collected over the years: Most Christmas memories are good ones, but sometimes the holiday season can be traumatic as well — especially for ...
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On October 31, GuitarMania.eu conducted an interview with SKILLET frontman John Cooper in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. SKILLET's new album, "Rise", debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard album chart, selling 60,000 copies in its first week of release. The band's ninth studio offering also debuted at No. 1 on ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of RATT's entire October 20 performance at the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Wanted Man 02. I'm Insane 03. In Your Direction 04. You Think You're Tough 05. Way Cool Jr. 06. Nobody Rides For Free 07. ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of RATT performing its classic song "Round And Round" on October 20 at the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. Speaking to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" this past January, RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer stated about the band's current status: "We're getting ready ...
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On September 27, Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas conducted an interview with former Roadrunner Records A&R chief and current Nuclear Blast Entertainment president Monte Conner for the "Metal Hammer" radio show on TeamRock Radio. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. Roadrunner Records celebrates its three-decades-plus legacy as one of the ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, SKILLET has always made music a family affair, with frontman John Cooper and his wife, keyboardist Korey Cooper, bringing their kids on the road for several years now. But the Coopers expanded on that recently by including both their son and daughter on their latest album, "Rise". John Cooper ...
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On August 14, Spence of the 95-7 The Rock Station conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" this past January, Blotzer stated about the band's current status: "We're getting ready to do a ...
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TheRockRevival.com's Matt Bishop conducted an interview with SKILLET frontman John Cooper backstage at Musikfest 2013 on August 4 at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. You can now watch the chat below. SKILLET's new album, "Rise", sold 60,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. ...
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Resurrected cult classic progressive thrashers TOXIK have recruited Ralph Santolla (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, DEICIDE) as their new second guitarist. Josh Christian, TOXIK's founding member and lead guitarist, comments on Ralph's addition to the group: "Ralph was the first choice. I had talked to other friends about tour spots and playing as guests, but the new material ...
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Roadrunner Records celebrates its three-decades-plus legacy as one of the most highly regarded labels in heavy metal and hard rock history by releasing a four-CD boxed set covering a broad spectrum of heavy music with tracks from dozens of the world's most legendary artists. The set, due for release on October 1, includes 54 tracks ...
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Jonas Nachsin has been appointed general manager worldwide for Universal Music's Spinefarm Records. The label, an international specialist in hard rock and metal music, was founded in Finland in 1990 and has been part of Universal Music since 2002. Under Nachsin's leadership, Spinefarm Records will significantly increase its investment in A&R and build its teams ...
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Shabby Hasan of In The Now Magazine conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby "Blotz" Blotzer on July 19 at The Cotillion Ballroom in Wichita, Kansas. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" this past January, Blotzer stated about the band's current status: "We're getting ready ...
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Lisa Berigan of Big 100.3, Washington D.C.'s home for bigger and better classic rock, recently conducted an interview with guitarist Matthias Jabs of German hard rock legends SCORPIONS. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. On SCORPIONS' ongoing farewell tour: Matthias: "It's a sad thing to say, but ...
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"Rise", the new album fom the two-time Grammy-nominated rock band SKILLET, sold 60,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD's explosive start was fueled by the success of a four-song rollout at iTunes which saw the first two ...
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Reactivated cult classic prog-thrashers TOXIK have released a snippet of their first recorded song in twenty-four years. The fifty-second clip, which is available for streaming using the SoundCloud widget below, is a rough pre-mix demo — without vocals — of "Crooked Crosses" off the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 1989's "Think This". TOXIK's founding member and lead ...
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Metal Rules! TV recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Sanders of reactivated cult classic prog-thrashers TOXIK. You can now watch the chat below. TOXIK has announced the addition of SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner to the group's ranks. Guitarist and founding member Josh Christian commented on Bittner's addition: "I couldn't have hoped for a ...
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A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have taken to Twitter in response to the news that Chi Cheng, the bassist for the DEFTONES, died yesterday at the age of 42. Chi had been in a semi-comatose state for more than four years after being seriously injured in a car accident in November ...
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Los Angeles glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER have revealed that they will perform at the wedding of NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger and singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. A video message from STEEL PANTHER guitarist Satchel and bassist Lexxi Foxx in which share their excitement about taking part in such an event can be seen below. Kroeger contributed ...
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Veteran rockers RATT got the race day started this past Sunday, March 24 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, where they performed a pre-race concert at 10 a.m. on the FanZone main stage. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Speaking to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" this past ...
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Reactivated cult classic prog-thrashers TOXIK have announced the addition of SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner to the group's ranks. Guitarist and founding member Josh Christian comments on Bittner's addition: "I couldn't have hoped for a better situation. Jason is probably the best case scenario in every respect. Not only is he a sick drummer, but ...
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HALESTORM was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 55th annual Grammy Awards, which was held this past Sunday night (February 10) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. HALESTORM was nominated for the track "Love Bites (So Do I)" , from the band's 2012 ...
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Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the ...
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A new four-minute video clip in which Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE discuss the recording process for their fourth studio album, "Temper Temper", as well as some of their most memorable moments from the road can be seen below. "Temper Temper" will be released in North America on February 12. The LP will be ...
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A guitar tutorial with Michael "Padge" Paget of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE in which he shows you how to play the band's new song "Breaking Point" can be seen below. "Breaking Point" comes off BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's fourth studio album, "Temper Temper", which will be released on February 12. The LP will ...
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Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release their fourth studio album, "Temper Temper", on February 12. The LP will be available in both standard and deluxe editions on RCA Records. A video breakdown of the last seven tracks from the album can be seen in two parts below. "Temper Temper" was once again produced ...
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Reactivated cult classic prog-thrashers TOXIK are currently seeking a full-time drummer for recording and live performances. Guitarist Josh Christian comments on the hunt: "We've written a dozen plus songs for the record and we need to get the rhythm section fleshed out. Tad [Leger] is definitely going forward with LUCERTOLA so we need a recording ...
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Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release their fourth studio album, "Temper Temper", on February 12. The LP will be available in both standard and deluxe editions on RCA Records. A video breakdown of the first four tracks ("Breaking Point", "Truth Hurts", "Temper Temper" and "P.O.W.") from the album can be seen below. "Temper ...
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Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will release thier fourth studio album, "Temper Temper", on February 12. The LP will be available in both standard and deluxe editions on RCA Records. "Temper Temper" was once again produced by Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, GOOD CHARLOTTE), who worked on the group's last LP, 2010's "Fever", and was ...
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