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BILLY CORGAN Settles Lawsuit With TNA Wrestling

Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. and THE SMASHING PUMPKINS leader William "Billy" Corgan announced that they have completed an agreement to resolve Corgan's litigation against Impact Ventures, parent company of TNA Impact Wrestling. Anthem has acquired Corgan's loan to Impact Ventures on undi...

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NIGHTWISH, SYMPHONY X, BLIND GUARDIAN, KAMELOT Members To Perform With AYREON Next Year

Ayreonauts take notice and mark September 15 and 16 of 2017 in your calendars! These are the days that you can experience AYREON live. AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen has chosen the best songs from the AYREON albums and "Star One" to create an exclusive live AYREON show: "Ayreon Universe". The show...

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Box Set From Grunge Pioneers MOTHER LOVE BONE Lands On Five Charts

According to Billboard.com, "Mother Love Bone: On Earth As It Is", a reissue set of works from Seattle rock band MOTHER LOVE BONE, debuts on five charts dated November 26, including Top Rock Albums, where it bows at No. 28 with 3,000 copies sold. The collection was made available on November 4 throu...

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Legendary Drummer KENNY ARONOFF Releases 'Sex, Drums, Rock 'N' Roll!' Autobiography

"Uncommon" is the name drummer Kenny Aronoff chose for his Los Angeles recording studio, and there could be no better word to describe the life and career of the man who, through boundless drive, creativity, and energy, has established himself as one of the most influential — and in-demand — drummer...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On 'Hardwired' Lyrics: 'It Is Not SHAKESPEARE, I Know That'

The four members of METALLICA were recently interviewed by the band's official fan magazine So What! about their forthcoming album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", due for release on the group's own Blackened Recordings on November 18. A few excerpts follow. On the musical direction of "Hardwired.....

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'Lullaby Renditions Of Iron Maiden' Due In November

Rockabye Baby! — which transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies — will release "Lullaby Renditions Of Iron Maiden" on November 4. Album description: "Haven't slept in days, mom and dad? Don't run for the hills. If you've only got two minutes to bedtime, spin these calming...

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'This Is Spinal Tap' Co-Creator Sues VIVENDI For $125 Million

Harry Shearer, who played bass guitarist Derek Smalls in the 1984 "mockumentary" "This is Spinal Tap", has filed a $125 million lawsuit against Vivendi, the French media group that holds the rights to the movie. Shearer alleges that Vivendi, which acquired the film in 1989, engaged in fraud to hide...

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Box Set From Grunge Pioneers MOTHER LOVE BONE Due In November

"Mother Love Bone: On Earth As It Is", a reissue set of works from Seattle rock band MOTHER LOVE BONE, will be made available on November 4 through UMC (via Stardog Records). MOTHER LOVE BONE was established in 1988 by ex-GREEN RIVER members Jeff Ament, Bruce Fairweather and Stone Gossard, ex-MALFUN...

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MARTIN VAN DRUNEN On Split With HAIL Of BULLETS: 'I Was Absolutely Not Happy Anymore'

Martin Van Drunen (PESTILENCE, ASPHYX) has broken his silence about his departure from Dutch death metallers HAIL OF BULLETS, saying that he was "absolutely not happy anymore in the band." Van Drunen's exit from HAIL OF BULLETS was announced in November 2015. The remaining members of the group state...

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IRON MAIDEN Announces European Tour With SHINEDOWN

Rock legends IRON MAIDEN continue their hugely successful "The Book of Souls" world tour into 2017 with a series of European arena shows opening in Antwerp, Belgium on April 22, MAIDEN's first visit to this city since 1981 on the "Killers" tour! The band then travel to Germany for shows in Oberhause...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Talk About 'Repentless' Video Trilogy

When the members of SLAYER were approached by Nuclear Blast America's general manager Gerardo Martinez to make a music video for "Repentless", the title track of the band's 2015 label debut, they thought it was going to be a cool, one-off music video. Little did they know. Martinez put the band toge...

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SLASH's 'Work Ethic Is Non-Stop,' Says CONSPIRATORS Bassist TODD KERNS

Todd Kerns, the bassist for Slash's backing band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, was recently interviewed by Sally Steele of VegasRocksTV.com. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he has gotten any "noble advice" from Slash in their years of playing together, Todd said: "He's not the ki...

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CINDERELLA Guitarist JEFF LABAR Is Studying To Become Professional Cook

CINDERELLA guitarist Jeff LaBar has enrolled in the culinary arts associate degree program at The Art Institute Of Tennessee. Says LaBar: "I was hesitant to post anything about it, fearing a backlash from CINDERELLA fans who miss the band. I kept it to myself through the enrollment process, but now...

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SAMMY HAGAR Apologizes To VAN HALEN: I'm Sorry For Anything Bad I Said About You

Sammy Hagar has apologized to his former VAN HALEN bandmates, explaining that he just wants to be "friends." In a clip from this week's episode of "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" airing on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network),Hagar says (see video below): "The whole VAN HALEN issue, I really put that behind me...

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ANTHRAX To Play Brooklyn's Saint Vitus Bar To Benefit GILDA'S CLUB NYC

With October designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, New York born-and-bred thrash/metal icons ANTHRAX have announced a very special concert to be held at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus Bar on Friday, September 16. "This has to be the most intimate show we've played since the early 80s which makes it s...