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MILEY CYRUS Covers NIRVANA's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' (Video)

18-year-old pop star Miley Cyrus delighted thousands of adoring fans by performing a surprise rendition of NIRVANA's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" during her April 29, 2011 concert in Quito, Ecuador. She introduced the song to the crowd, saying, "For this tour, I want to be able to do the music that ins...

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DOWN Gave Bassist REX BROWN 'An Ultimatum,' Says Guitarist PEPPER KEENAN

Michael Christopher of The Delaware County Daily Times' "Rock Music Menu" recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the next DOWN studio release: "We're kinda goin' backwards now. The first record came out a long time ago,...

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DESTRUCTOR Announces Bass Player Contest Winner

Cleveland, Ohio thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTOR have selected Wayne Richards from Parma, Ohio as the winner of their bass player contest. Richards currently plays in the bands SOULLESS and METAL PUNISHMENT. Richards will have the opportunity to play bass live on stage with DESTRUCTOR for the band's...

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DAVE GROHL Talks Playing 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Again

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl revealed in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly that he and former NIRVANA members Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear played the NIRVANA classic "Smells Like Teen Spirit" together for the first time in nearly two decades while the FO...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: JEFF HANNEMAN Wants To Play 'Big Four' Show In California

Steve Appleford of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: What's the latest with [SLAYER guitarist] Jeff Hanneman [who was recently forced to sit out shows after coming down with an infection thoug...

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WARRANT: 'Rockaholic' Track Listing, Audio Samples Available

Californian rockers WARRANT will release their new album, "Rockaholic", in North America on May 17 via Frontiers Records. At the helm of the CD is mega-producer Keith Olsen (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, SCORPIONS),with the mixing duties having been handled by Pat Regan (KISS, DEEP PURPLE, TED NUGENT)...

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SCORPIONS' 'Hurricane' Added To 'Rock Of Ages' Movie

According to World Entertainment News Network (WENN),director Adam Shankman has revealed he has added the SCORPIONS classic "Rock Me Like a Hurricane" to the collection of 1980s rock classics that are part of the Broadway musical "Rock Of Ages", which he is turning into a film. In a Twitter post ov...

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THREAT SIGNAL Video Footage From Pre-Production Sessions Posted Online

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have uploaded video footage from the pre-production sessions for the follow-up to their 2009 album "Vigilance". Check out the clip below. Commented THREAT SIGNAL vocalist and mastermind Jon Howard: "You may have thought lately, 'Where the f#*k has THREAT SIGNAL gone?...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Talks New DVD, Upcoming Album

Mark Holmes of Metal Discovery recently conducted an interview with bassist Alex Webster of Florida-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: So you have the "Global Evisceration" DVD just come out a couple of weeks ago. How much involve...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: Photos From 'Veritas' CD-Release Party

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, held a release party for its fourth album, "Veritas" (Latin for"Truth"),on Friday, April 8 at Tammany Hall in New York City. Check out photos of the event at TomCouture.com. A six-minute preview video fo...

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TOM CRUISE Training With AXL ROSE's Vocal Coach For 'Rock Of Ages' Film Adaptation

According to The Wrap, Tom Cruise is preparing for role as role in the upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Rock Of Ages" — which showcases popular rock songs from the '70s and '80s — by training with Axl Rose's vocal coach. The actor will star as Stacee Jaxx, an aging ...

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SLAYER Drummer Says CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist Is Doing 'Great Job' Filling In For JEFF HANNEMAN

Reini of Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo when the band played in Vienna, Austria on April 7, 2011 as part of the "European Carnage" tour with MEGADETH. You can now watch the chat below. On the first show SLAYER played with Pat O'Brien (CANNI...

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SLAYER With CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist PAT O'BRIEN: First Video Footage Posted Online

CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Pat O'Brien is filling in for EXODUS' Gary Holt while Holt spends a few days away from the SLAYER European tour to play with his own band EXODUS at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on April 10. Holt had been filling in for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman since the tou...

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TESTAMENT/ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Metal File' (Audio)

TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist and leader of ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, Alex Skolnick, was interviewed for the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's PAT O'BRIEN To Step In As SLAYER's Guest Guitarist

CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Pat O'Brien (pictured below) will fill in for EXODUS' Gary Holt when Holt leaves the SLAYER European tour to play with his own band EXODUS at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on April 4. Holt has been filling in for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman since the tour kicke...