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LED ZEPPELIN: Deluxe Editions Of 'Presence', 'In Through The Out Door' And 'Coda' Due In July

Deluxe editions of LED ZEPPELIN's final three studio albums: "Presence", "In Through The Out Door" and "Coda" will be released in July. The reaction to the first six LED ZEPPELIN album reissues has been extraordinary, with albums charting in the Top 10 around the globe whilst also garnering 5-star r...

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THE SWORD To Release 'High Country' Album In August

Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD will release their new album, "High Country", on August 21 via Razor & Tie. Recorded in Austin, the CD was produced by Adrian Quesada and mixed by J. Robbins. "High Country" features 15 new compositions and will be released simultaneously in CD and double...

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SLIPKNOT, FAITH NO MORE, DEFTONES, SHINEDOWN, JANE'S ADDICTION Set For AFTERSHOCK Festival

The fourth annual Monster Energy Aftershock festival will feature a spectacular music lineup of hard rock, alternative and metal artists, as well as an expanded festival site with onsite camping Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25 at its new home at Gibson Ranch just outside Sacramento, Cali...

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Noita

Finnish folk metal favorites KORPIKLAANI are back with their ninth album, "Noita", which is, according to the traditional connotation, a shamanistic healer versus the witchcraft tag forced upon it by pious delusion. Being the upbeat band KORPILAANI is, they celebrate the original inference by embrac...

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SLAYER: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of New Orleans Concert

RockShowTrader.com has uploaded video footage of SLAYER's April 26 performance at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans, Lousiana. Check it out below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. World Painted Blood 02. Postmortem 03. Hate Worldwide 04. Die By The Sword 05. Chemical Warfare 06. War Ensemble 07...

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METALLICA's Collaboration With LOU REED Was A 'Masterpiece,' Says DAVID BOWIE

Legendary singer-songwriter David Bowie has hailed "Lulu", METALLICA's controversial collaborative album with former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed, as a "masterpiece," calling it "Lou's greatest work." Bowie's opinion of "Lulu" was revealed during the speech Reed's widow, Laurie Anderson,...

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Raise the Dead: Live at Wacken

There's just no stopping Uncle Alice. While it's already been four years since his last studio recording, the highly entertaining sequel album "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", Alice Cooper is enjoying a revival in comic book form with a new series through Dynamite Comics. He also has another live package t...

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ALICE COOPER On His New Guitarist NITA STRAUSS: 'She Just Nails It Every Night'

During Alice Cooper's appearance on the February 9 edition of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Trunk Live", the legendary rocker spoke about the latest addition to his band, former THE IRON MAIDENS guitarist Nita Strauss. He said: "Well, we had Orianthi in the band, and Ori was gr...

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THE SWORD To Enter Studio In March

Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD will enter the studio on March 16 with producer Adrian Quesada to begin recording their fifth album for a late summer release via Razor & Tie. THE SWORD's fourth album, "Apocryphon", sold nearly 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of rele...

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JOHN CORABI Plays MÖTLEY CRÜE Songs During Warm-Up Set For 20th-Anniversary Tour (Video)

This past Tuesday, November 18, John Corabi, former lead singer of MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM and UNION, played a surprise warm-up show for his upcoming tour during which he will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the MÖTLEY CRÜE album that he appeared on by performing most of the songs from the LP with...

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Three Years After Release, METALLICA's 'Lulu' Has Yet To Surpass 35,000 In U.S. Sales

Since its release almost exactly three years ago, "Lulu", METALLICA's controversial collaborative album with former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed, has sold just under 33,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Issued on November 1, 2011, "Lulu" shifted 13,000 unit...

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SLAYER: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire Los Angeles Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's entire November 14 performance at The Forum in Inglewood, California can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. World Painted Blood 02. Postmortem 03. Hate Worldwide 04. Die By The Sword 05. Chemical Warfare 06. War Ensemble 07. Mandatory Suicide 0...

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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ On Females In Metal Bands: 'There Is A Tendency To Doubt Our Authenticity'

In a brand new interview with the Phoenix New Times, ARCH ENEMY's new Canadian singer Alissa White-Gluz was asked to name one of the most challenging things she has encountered as a woman in heavy metal. "You know, there's things you face every day as a woman, even if you aren't a singer ...

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KISS Kicks Off Las Vegas Residency: Fan-Filmed Video Footage

KISS kicked off a three-week Las Vegas residency, "Kiss Rocks Vegas", this past Wednesday night (November 5) at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Each night, the group is performing a mind-blowing show featuring a setlist create...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS: 'ALICE Is A True Professional, True Performer In Every Sense Of The Word'

THE IRON MAIDENS guitarist Nita Strauss, who recently joined Alice Cooper's touring band, was, spoke to NI Rocks about the actual experience of performing with the legendary rocker. "There's definitely a lot going on," she said. "There's a lot going on visually and a lot going on musically. You defi...