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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE Is 'Extremely Excited' To Hit The Road

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed in April 2012 that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. Dubbed LAST IN LINE,...

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DOKKEN: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Henderson Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of DOKKEN's May 11 performance at Henderson Pavilion in Henderson, Nevada can be seen below. DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin was unable to perform with the band for the last several months while he was recovering from surgery on his neck and shoulder for thoracic outlet syndrome...

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FALLING IN REVERSE Cancels Shows As Singer Awaits Birth Of First Child

Las Vegas rockers FALLING IN REVERSE have been forced to cancel the rest of their tour dates scheduled in May. According to a post on the band's Facebook page, singer Ronnie Radke "will not be able to appear as his girlfriend is about to give birth to their first child and he needs to be ...

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Backing Singer Says She Was 'Forced' By Management Of GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Quit Tour

Nina Noir (pictured below) was selected by Geoff Tate to take part in the 2013 QUEENSRŸCHE tour after making a guest appearance on the band's new album, "Frequency Unknown", says in an online posting that she was "forced" by QUEENSRŸCHE's management "into [the] decision" to discontinue her involveme...

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SCORPION CHILD: Second Trailer For Debut Album

Austin, Texas-based classic rock sensation SCORPION CHILD will release their self-titled debut album on June 21 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner. Produced and arranged by Chri...

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RUDY SARZO Spotlighted On 'American Latino' (Video)

Legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT) was spotlighted on a recent episode of "American Latino". You can now watch the segment below. Asked about his current gig as the touring bassist for the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, Sarzo told Frankie DiVita, ra...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Mike James Rock Show' (Video)

Devon Dann of "The Mike James Rock Show" recently conducted an interview with guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. You can now watch the chat below. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's fifth studio album, "Disarm The Descent", sold around 48,000 copies in the United States in its...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA: New Video Interview Posted Online

Jeremy Lafrentz of Backstage Entertainment conducted an interview with the British metalcore act ASKING ALEXANDRIA at this year's Lazerfest, which took place on Friday, May 10 at the Central Iowa Expo in Boone, Iowa. You can now watch the chat below. ASKING ALEXANDRIA's new song "The Death Of Me" wa...

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VINNY APPICE No Longer 'Disgusted' With DIO DISCIPLES

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) will fill in for Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO) on the following DIO DISCIPLES shows in July: July 18 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ The Rockpile July 19 - London, Ontario, Canada @ The Eastside Bar & Grill July 20 - Silver Cre...

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Video: GEOFF TATE 'Reacts' To QUEENSRŸCHE 'Frequency Unknown' Best-Video-Rant Contest

Deadline Music/Cleopatra Records launched a contest on April 26 for the best video rant on "how much you hate" "Frequency Unknown", the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE. The winner is being offered a free VIP trip to the June 29 show by Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE in Seattle along...

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FALLING IN REVERSE To Release 'Fashionably Late' In June

Las Vegas rockers FALLING IN REVERSE will release their second album, "Fashionably Late", on June 17 via Epitaph Records. It's the follow-up to the band's Top 20 debut, "The Drug In Me Is You". Since forming in 2008, FALLING IN REVERSE has racked up a fanatical fan base, so much so that the band's l...

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SYSTEM DIVIDE Recording Second Album

Extreme metal bulldozer SYSTEM DIVIDE — featuring current members of ABORTED and former members of DISTORTED — has entered Sound Division Studios in Hagen, Germany to begin recording its second full-length album entitled "The Cult Of Indifference". The band is tracking 11 brand new songs for the CD,...

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METALLICA's HETFIELD, TRUJILLO Interviewed At 'Revolver Golden Gods' (Video)

METALLICA members James Hetfield (guitar, vocals) and Robert Trujillo (bass) spoke to Metal Injection on the "black carpet" at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards on May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. According to The Pulse Of Radio, M...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Taps SASS JORDAN For 'Suite Sister Mary' Duet

Renowned drummer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy, known for his tours of duty with BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER, OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE, will fill in for Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, RHINO BUCKET) in the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE from June 2 to June 29. Sass Jordan (pic...

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METALLICA Guitarist Talks 'Kirk's Crypt' In New 'Orion Music + More' Promotional Video

At the second annual Orion Music + More festival, a music and lifestyle festival created by METALLICA and their friends at C3 Presents, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, a collector of horror movie memorabilia, will once again host Kirk's Crypt, a haunted house stocked with posters, film props, vint...