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KREATOR Frontman Featured In German Photo Exhibition
The Folkwang Museum in Essen, Germany — the hometown of veteran thrashers KREATOR — has launched the exhibition "A Star is Born - Photography and Rock Since Elvis". The exhibition includes a photo of KREATOR mainman Mille Petrozza, which you can view below. As previously reported, Mille has contribu...July 26, 2010
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AC/DC Celebrating 30th Anniversary Of 'Back In Black'
On July 25, 1980, AC/DC released "Back In Black" in the U.S., followed by the album's U.K. release on July 31. It was the band's first album without lead singer Bon Scott, who had died a few months earlier after passing out and choking on his own vomit following a long night of drinking. The ...July 26, 2010
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'Sex Tips From Rock Stars' Book To Receive U.S. Release In October
Available in bookstores across Europe and scheduled for release in North America and Australia on October 1 is "Sex Tips From Rock Stars: In Their Own Words" — the new book from rock historian Paul Miles. Published by Omnibus Press, "Sex Tips From Rock Stars: In Their Own Words" is the first confess...July 23, 2010
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Interviewed On 'The Red Switch'
OHM:/ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland was recently interviewed by "The Red Switch" show, which airs on York University's CHRY 105.5 FM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now listen to the chat below. Poland is currently a member of the jazz fusion band OHM:, also featuring Kofi Bak...July 21, 2010
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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Go There Once, Be There Twice' DVD Preview Available
A preview clip of Sammy Hagar's (CHICKENFOOT, ex-VAN HALEN) upcoming DVD "Go There Once, Be There Twice" features a live version of "Red" with video footage covering four decades of Hagar's career. The four-minute clip, which was produced and edited by Paul Ware, can be viewed below. It Books, an im...July 17, 2010
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Video Interview With JOEL STROETZEL
Peter Bailey of the "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with guitarist Joel Stroetzel of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at this year's Download festival, which was held June 11-13, 2010 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. Vocalist Howard Jones recently retu...July 1, 2010
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AIRBOURNE Guitar-Lesson Videos Available
Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar lesson videos with Dave Roads and Joel O'Keeffe of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by AIRBOURNE: * "Six Licks With Airbourne" * "Tips For Bending Strings" * "How To Add Dyn...July 1, 2010
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AIRBOURNE Frontman Interviewed On 'The Right To Rock'
TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #100),featuring an interview with vocalist/guitarist Joel O'Keeffe of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE. The chat lasts approximately 30 minutes and is available for streaming using the audio player below. "No Guts. No Glory.", the sophomore...June 30, 2010
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SAMMY HAGAR Signs Deal To Publish Autobiography
It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced a deal to publish Sammy Hagar's autobiography, tentatively titled "Sammy Hagar Red", in 2011. Hagar, the multi-platinum Red Rocker, is best known as the bombastic frontman of VAN HALEN, one of the biggest-selling rock groups in history, and...June 28, 2010
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KREATOR: 'Destroy What Destroys You' Video Released
"Destroy What Destroys You", the new video from German thrashers KREATOR, can be viewed below. The performance footage for the clip was shot during the band's on October 17, 2009 show with EXODUS at Espacio Broadway in Santiago, Chile. The video was directed by Chilean video artist Carlos Toro, who...June 25, 2010
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KREATOR: 'Hordes Of Chaos - Ultra Riot' Box Set Details Revealed
German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will re-release their latest studio album, "Hordes Of Chaos", as a high-quality box set via SPV/Steamhammer on the following dates: Germany: July 9 Rest Of Europe: July 12 USA: August 10 Entitled "Hordes Of Chaos - Ultra Riot", the box set includes the "Hordes Of...June 23, 2010
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Late METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON: More Previously Unheard Interview Audio Released
A longer, never-before-heard edit of an interview with late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, conducted by Ken Kitt of Metal Fanzine on January 31, 1984 in Cortland, New York (after METALLICA's show at the Riverboat in Rochester, New York) can be streamed in the Vimeo clip below. (Note: The previously...June 17, 2010
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AIRBOURNE Frontman's Death-Defying Guitar Solo
According to Roadrunner Records, Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE have a reputation for putting on a killer live show. Their passion for rock and roll shines through as they barrel through their songs with energy and enthusiasm, chugging beers (even smashing the cans on their heads on occasion) and...June 16, 2010
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Former OPETH Drummer Joins Forces With SADUS Bassist
Swedish drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH) has joined forces with bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TESTAMENT, DEATH, ICED EARTH),vocalist Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE),and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis in a brand new project called SOEN. According to Martin (pictured below),the band's music "will...May 28, 2010
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AIRBOURNE Frontman Interviewed By MTV MUSIC BLOG
Jon Wiederhorn of the MTV Music Blog recently conducted an interview with guitarist and vocalist Joel O'Keefe of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE. The podcast can now be streamed using the audio player below. "No Guts. No Glory.", the sophomore album from AIRBOURNE, sold around 6,000 copies in the...May 26, 2010
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