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AIRBOURNE Frontman Interviewed On 93.7 KCLB ROCKS!

Kevin Conklin of the 93.7 KCLB Rocks! radio station (web site) in Palm Springs, California conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Joel O'Keefe of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below.

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CORPUS MORTALE Preparing To Enter Studio

Danish extreme metallers CORPUS MORTALE are preparing to enter Antfarm Studio in Århus, Denmark with producer Jacob Olsen (PANZERCHRIST) to begin recording their third album for an early 2011 release. In other news, CORPUS MORTALE will embark on a short Eastern European tour in late September. A lis...

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Report: Die-Hard Fans Follow IRON MAIDEN Into The Digital Age

Rod Smallwood, IRON MAIDEN's longtime manager, told The New York Times that more than 800,000 copies of the band's latest album, "The Final Frontier", had been shipped to retailers around the world by the end of last week, with the group having sold about 85 million records in its 30-year career. "A...

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EVILE Working On New Material

British thrashers EVILE are working on material for a brand new studio album. EVILE, who recently won a coveted Metal Hammer Golden Gods award, will once again be working with producer Russ Russell. Commented EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake: "We're well on our way into writing the material for EVILE's...

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U.K. Vicar Hits Headlines, Defends SLAYER And BLACK SABBATH

Earlier this week a British cleric, Reverend Rachel Mann of St. Nicholas's in Burnage, Manchester, hit the national headlines because of an article she wrote in the Church Times. In the article she stated that Christians have much to learn from the "liberative theology of darkness" on which heavy me...

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SAMMY HAGAR Talks Next CHICKENFOOT Album, Upcoming Autobiography

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar tells Billboard.com that CHICKENFOOT has completed four songs and is "seven pieces of new music" into its second album. The band is now waiting for drummer Chad Smith to get a break his regular gig with the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, which is currently writing for the follow...

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KREATOR: Pro-Shot Footage Of ROCK HARD Performance Available

Professionally filmed video footage of KREATOR's performance at this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival — which was held May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany — can be viewed below. (Note: The footage originally aired on WDR's [German public TV] series "Rockpalast"....

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AIRBOURNE Frontman Interviewed At Montreal's HEAVY MTL

TheScore.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Joel O'Keeffe of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE at this year's edition of the Heavy MTL festival, which was held July 24-25, 2010 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. "No Guts. No Glory.", t...

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SAMMY HAGAR Interviewed By Lansing's Q106

Span of Lansing, Michigan's rock station Q106 conducted an interview with legendary rocker Sammy Hagar on July 14, 2010 at the Common Ground festival in Lansing. You can now watch the chat below. It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, last month announced a deal to publish Sammy Hagar's a...

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AC/DC To Release New Live Album

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson revealed during an appearance this past Thursday (July 29) on "The Chris Evans Breakfast Show" on U.K.'s BBC Radio 2 that the band will "probably bring a live album out" at some point in the not-too-distant future. (Hear audio excerpt from the interview below.) You can n...

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GLENN HUGHES: 'The Life Of A Rock Star' EP Samples Available

Legendary singer and bassist Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) will release his autobiography, "The Life, Near Death, And Rebirth Of A Rock Star: Deep Purple And Beyond", later this year via Foruli Publications. The book, co-written with Joel McIver and featuring an introduction by METALL...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: BRUCE DICKINSON Is A 'C**t' Who 'Needs A F**kin' Psychiatrist'

Ozzy Osbourne talked to BLACK SABBATH biographer Joel McIver for The Quietus this week. Excerpts from the chat, which covered subjects as diverse as Ozzy's recent legal case with Tony Iommi and the 2005 "egg-throwing incident" with IRON MAIDEN, follow. The Quietus: In 2005 your wife Sharon allegedly...

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AIRBOURNE And SLASH: Rock And Roll Appreciation

According to Roadrunner Records, legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) has namechecked Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE in various interviews of late. During a chat at U.K.'s Download festival, he said of AIRBOURNE, "those guys are phenomenal. As far as new rock and roll bands...

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AC/DC Frontman To Guest On BBC RADIO 2's 'The Chris Evans Breakfast Show'

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will be interviewed on "The Chris Evans Breakfast Show" on U.K.'s BBC Radio 2 tomorrow (Thursday, July 29) at 8:30 a.m. local time. For more information, go to this location. On July 25, 1980, AC/DC released "Back In Black" in the U.S., followed by the album's U.K. relea...

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SAMMY HAGAR Interviewed On San Francisco's 107.7 THE BONE

Lamont of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with legendary rocker Sammy Hagar prior to the singer's July 23, 2010 concert at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California as the support act for AEROSMITH. Watch the chat below. It Books, an imprint of HarperC...