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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN To Appear On Dutch Reality TV Show 'Beste Zangers'

NIGHTWISH vocalist Floor Jansen will appear on the next season of the Dutch reality TV show "Beste Zangers" ("Best Singers"). In each season, a number of well-known performers alternate as the central artist who picks songs out of his/her own repertoire to be sung by the others. The original perfor...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Attempts To Smash World's First 'Unbreakable' Guitar (Video)

Rock stars have been smashing guitars for decades, few with more enthusiasm than Swedish-born guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen. Sweden's Sandvik decided to test its cutting-edge technologies by building the world's first all-metal, unbreakable guitar and letting Malmsteen unleash his smashing skills...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Is Engaged To Girlfriend ALICIA DOVE

Corey Taylor has popped the question to his girlfriend Alicia Dove. The SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman announced the engagement by posting an Instagram photo of his bride-to-be wearing the ring that he gave her, along with the caption: "L'adorilust. Forever. And Ever." Asked by one of her Twitter...

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PAPA ROACH's JERRY HORTON On Being Experimental And Trying New Things: 'It's Something We've Always Done'

Ethan of the V100 radio station in Topeka, Kansas recently conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how important it is for PAPA ROACH to make a different-sounding album every time they go in to record, Jerry said: "We've done it ever...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Talks Early Musical Inspirations (Video)

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger were recently interviewed by "The 13th Floor". You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about her early musical inspirations, particularly when it comes to her singing technique, Lzzy said: "I was born in '83, so I grew up in the '90s as a...

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KING DIAMOND's Next Two Albums Will Tell 'Gruesome' Story: 'It's Gonna Be Very Creepy,' He Says

King Diamond was interviewed on the March 22-24 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A couple of excerpts follow. Full Metal Jackie: Since your last studio album, you underwent very serious heart surgery and y...

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Comedian JIM BREUER Says Opening For METALLICA Is 'Greatest Gig' He Has Ever Had

In a recent interview with the Courier Journal, comedian Jim Breuer called his stint as the opening act for METALLICA on the North American leg of the "WorldWired" tour the "greatest gig I ever had ever. Ever. Ever. It's like traveling with the best film, best TV show; this is hands down the greates...

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FOO FIGHTERS Guitarist CHRIS SHIFLETT To Release 'Hard Lessons' Solo Album In June

FOO FIGHTERS guitarist Chris Shiflett will release his fourth solo album, "Hard Lessons", on June 14 via East Beach Records & Tapes/Thirty Tigers. Produced by Grammy Award-winning Dave Cobb, the disc features 10 new songs, including the lead single "Welcome To Your First Heartache", which can be str...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Video Of 'Enter Sandman' Performance From Louisville

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Enter Sandman" on March 9 at Louisville, Kentucky's KFC Yum! Center can be seen below. METALLICA's concert at KFC Yum! Center shattered the venue's attendance record with a crowd of 23,084 fans on hand. The previous record was hel...

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DUFF MCKAGAN On How He Overcame His Greatest Weakness To Get Where He Is Today

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was recently asked by Forbes to name his greatest weakness and to talk about how he has overcome that weakness to get where he is today. Duff responded: "Probably my greatest weakness, I don't like to call it that anymore. That's part of the way I've gotten over it...

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METALLICA Sets Attendance Record At Indianapolis's Bankers Life Fieldhouse

According to IndyStar.com, METALLICA's March 11 concert at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana shattered the venue's attendance record with a crowd of 18,274 fans on hand. The previous record was held by Billy Joel, who drew 16,594 fans in 2017. Bankers Life Fieldhouse hosts more than 5...

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METALLICA Sets Attendance Record At Louisville, Kentucky's KFC Yum! Center

METALLICA's March 9 concert at Louisville, Kentucky's KFC Yum! Center shattered the venue's attendance record with a crowd of 23,084 fans on hand. The previous record was held by country legend George Strait, who drew 21,700 fans in 2014. "METALLICA was incredible from start to finish. The fans' exc...

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NEBULA To Release New Album In June

Desert rock titans NEBULA have extended their record deal with cult and fuzz rock label Heavy Psych Sounds. The band is currently working in the studio with producer Matt Lynch on its first new album in 13 years for a June release. Formed in 1997 by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano upo...

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STEPHEN CORONEL, Former Guitarist For Pre-KISS band WICKED LESTER, On Probation For 2014 Child Sex Crimes

According to The Island Packet, Stephen Coronel — who is best known as the original guitar player in WICKED LESTER, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's pre-KISS recording act — was released from prison Monday and transferred to South Carolina's Beaufort County Detention Center, where he is choosing to s...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Video For First-Ever 'Here Comes Revenge' Live Performance

METALLICA played the song "Here Comes Revenge" live for the first time last Saturday night (March 2) at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. METALLICA frontman James Hetfield told Virgin Radio that "Here Comes Reve...