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MOTÖRHEAD's MIKKEY DEE On German Fan Who Suffered Bleeding In The Brain: 'I'm Sure The Guy Can Forgive Us'
MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee has commented on a recent news report that a German heavy metal fan suffered bleeding in the brain after a night of headbanging at a MOTÖRHEAD concert. The 50-year-old fan complained of a two-week constant headache while being treated at Hannover Medical School and told...July 9, 2014
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Study: Headbanging Can Cause Brain Injury
According to The Daily Beast, a new case study published in the medical journal Lancet has revealed that headbanging — described as violently shaking the head in time with the music, most commonly in the rock, punk and heavy metal music genres — can cause damage as the brain bumps up against the ...July 4, 2014
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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA Talks '1000hp' Single (Video)
GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna recently stopped by the Loudwire studio to talk about the band's current single, "1000hp" (One Thousand Horsepower). Check out the clip below. "1000hp" is the title track of GODSMACK's new album, which will be released internationally via Spinefarm Records on September 1...July 3, 2014
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GODSMACK To Release '1000hp' Album In Europe Via SPINEFARM
GODSMACK will release its new album, "1000hp" (One Thousand Horsepower),internationally via Spinefarm Records on September 1. The CD will be made available domestically on August 5 via Republic Records. Few bands have so consistently and successfully championed the cause of hard rock as GODSMACK. S...July 3, 2014
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: My Brother's Passing Brought DAVE MUSTAINE And I Closer Together
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that his brother's recent passing after battling cancer brought Ellefson and the band's leader, Dave Mustaine, "closer together." MEGADETH canceled a number of shows last month so that David could spend time with the rest of his family as they mourned the loss of...June 23, 2014
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JUDAS PRIEST's Real-Life 'Spinal Tap' Stories (Video)
JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner recently shared several hysterical stories of life on the road with Ultimate Classic Rock. You can watch the clip below. As previously reported, Tipton, Halford and Faulkner will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rocklin...June 20, 2014
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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Talks About Band's Fans On VH1's 'On Tap With Nik Carter' (Video)
VH1 Classic's syndicated radio show "On Tap With Nik Carter" (web site) recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner. The full chat aired last night. You can now see a preview clip below. JUDAS PRIEST's new studio album, "Redeemer Of Souls",...June 5, 2014
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DAVE GROHL To Host HBO Documentary Series
FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed that the making of their upcoming eighth album — due out this fall on Roswell/RCA — will be accompanied by an as yet untitled HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey during which the record was created. In the series, directed by FOO FIGHTERS founder Dave Grohl, the...May 15, 2014
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ACE FREHLEY's Real-Life 'Spinal Tap' Story (Video)
In the one-minute clip below, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley recounts a real-life "Spinal Tap" story to Ultimate Classic Rock. "I remember once we were on tour, and I woke up in Canada," Ace recalled. "I had dinner in Texas, and then we ended up in Mexico City, because we had a stadium show the...May 13, 2014
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Launches 'Full Shred' Column IN GUITAR WORLD
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has launched a new column and video series through Guitar World magazine, "Full Shred With Marty Friedman". Check out the first clip below. Says Friedman in his introductory message: "Hello, and welcome to my new [Guitar World] instructional column. It's good...April 26, 2014
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The Make Believe
This five piece angst sludge band from South Carolina have been together under the name DARKENTRIES since 2012, but the components were friends long beforehand. Their familiarity with one another was pushed to the nth by reportedly living in the same house together and slogging through the night on...April 17, 2014
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KISS' PAUL STANLEY: 'The Band Has Never Sounded Better And The Band Has Never Gotten Along Better'
Matt Wardlaw of the Cleveland Scene recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Cleveland Scene: A quote that stuck with me from [your memoir, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed"] was "we weren't SIMON & GARFUNKEL, we w...April 12, 2014
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TED NUGENT Announces 'Shutup & Jam!' Album, Tour
Legendary rocker Ted Nugent prepares to take America by storm with his "Shutup & Jam! Tour", kicking off July 3 in Wichita Falls at the Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium. Ted again joins forces with Greg Smith on bass guitar, "Wild" Mick Brown on drums and Derek St. Holmes on vocals and rhythm g...April 2, 2014
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Celebrate April Fool's Day With Complimentary Screening Of 'This Is Spinal Tap - The Special Features Version'
On April 1, movie and music fans alike will have the opportunity to erase "the thin line between clever and stupid" with "This Is Spinal Tap", the iconic 1984 film deemed a treasure by the National Film Registry, the Library of Congress and a legion of rock's biggest stars. On that day and continuin...March 31, 2014
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CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist JAMES MCILROY To Undergo Spinal Surgery
Guitarist James McIlroy of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH is scheduled to undergo surgery today (Saturday, March 15) to "repair his spine," which is "the very same shit that has kept him absent from the recent tour of Europe and caused him so much pain over playing the last few years," ac...March 15, 2014
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