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ACE FREHLEY Is 'Happier' Being A Solo Artist Than He Was Touring With KISS

In a brand new interview with The Oakland Press, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley revealed that he prefers recording and touring as a solo artist over being in the band. "I like running my own life now," Frehley said. "One of the things that made me crazy when I was in KISS was ...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Interviewed By CBS Sacramento (Audio)

CBS Sacramento recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer. During the chat, which can be streamed using the audio player below, Thayer spoke about replacing Ace Frehley in KISS; his best and worst onstage experiences; the forthcoming KISS album, "Monster"; and the band's curren...

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ADRENALINE MOB's MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Feel Like I'm In The World's Most Dangerous Band'

Wojtek Gabriel of Noizz Eater recently conducted an interview with ADRENALINE MOB drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and singer Russell Allen (also of SYMPHONY X). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noizz Eater: Many reviewers have complained about the cheesiness in the lyrics [on...

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KERRY KING, MIKE PORTNOY Added To MARSHALL 50th-Anniversary Event

The lineup for Marshall's 50th-anniversary event just got louder with the addition of more names to the already storming lineup. Former DREAM THEATER drummer and progressive metal legend Mike Portnoy joins hit songwriter and founding member of FREE, Andy Fraser, and all-round thrash metal superstar...

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HELLYEAH's 'Band Of Brothers' Cracks U.S. Top 20

"Band Of Brothers", the third album from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of r...

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KISS Performs Special Unplugged Set At Raleigh Fan Meet-And-Greet; Video Available

On Sunday, July 22 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the schedule was tight, and KISS' crew needed all available time to set up the massive stage for the evening's show. This left KISS without enough time to do a soundcheck. So, rather than cancel the soundcheck part of the KISS meet-and-greet, Paul Stanl...

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PAUL STANLEY Interviewed By NIKKI SIXX; Audio Available

KISS frontman Paul Stanley was recently interviewed on "Sixx Sense", the national radio program hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat below. MÖTLEY CRÜE and KISS' co-headlining tour — dubbed simply "The Tour" — kicked off on July 20 in Bristow, Virginia...

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SLIPKNOT Drummer Talks 'Antennas To Hell'

SLIPKNOT releases a greatest-hits package on Tuesday (July 24) called "Antennas To Hell". The set consists of 19 songs from the band's four major label studio albums, as well as live performances of "The Heretic Anthem" and "Purity", plus a remix of "My Plague". A 17-track bonus disc, "(sic)nesses:...

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KISS: 'Lick It Up' Performance Footage From Virginia Beach

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has uploaded video footage of the band performing the song "Lick It Up" on July 21 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Check it out below. KISS will release its 20th studio album, "Monster", on October 16 through Universal Music Enterprises. Described in a press rel...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: New Song Available For Streaming

Progressive rock/cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will release their new album, "The Parallax II: Future Sequence", on October 9 via Metal Blade Records. The CD, which clocks in at approximately 72 minutes, features artwork from Charlotte, North Carolina artist and designer Ch...

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VINNIE PAUL: Reforming PANTERA Without DIMEBAG 'Would Tarnish The Legacy Of The Band'

Ned of the WGRD 97.9 FM radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott as well as Vinnie's HELLYEAH bandmate Tom Maxwell. You can now listen to the entire 11-minute chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple o...

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EXODUS: Better-Quality Video Footage Of GRASPOP METAL MEETING Three-Guitar Attack

San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS inaugurated their summer festival season with a performance on June 2 at the Scion Rock Fest in Tampa, Florida. With Gary Holt still handling guitar duties for Jeff Hanneman on SLAYER's North American and European tours, EXODUS invited out none other than form...

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JELLO BIAFRA And THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Release 'Shock-U-Py!' Song

JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE are releasing two versions of their new song "Shock-U-Py!" as a pay-what-you-want digital download. The two versions are an acoustic sing-a-long mix and a heavier rock-a-long mix. The two song mixes are available right now on Jello's Bandcamp page....

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COREY TAYLOR Says PAUL GRAY's Musical Contributions To SLIPKNOT Were 'Almost Orchestral'

This past week, Zane Lowe of U.K.'s BBC Radio 1 conducted an interview with singer SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SLIPKNOT's current stint on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour is the band's first U.S. trek since the May...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON Welcomes Baby Boy

New York-based heavy metal singer Dan Nelson (BLACKGATES, TRED, ANTHRAX) is the proud father of a baby boy, Benjamin Nelson. Nelson recently settled a lawsuit he filed against ANTHRAX over the fallout from his departure from the veteran metal group. Details of the settlement were not made public. Ne...