VH1 Classic’s “That Metal Show” is back and ready for another season of celebrating all things hard rock and heavy metal.
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Monthly Archives: March 2010
SINGLE BULLET THEORY: Cover Of DEATH Classic Available For Streaming
SINGLE BULLET THEORY’s cover version of the DEATH song “Spirit Crusher” can be streamed using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on “Songs” tab).
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PAUL STANLEY-Penned Track To Appear On Swedish ‘Idol’ Winner’s New Album
According to a posting on KISS’ official web site, KissOnline.com, a song written by the band’s guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley will appear on “Somewhere Between A Rock And A Hard Place”, the new album from Erik Grönwall, the 22-year-old winner of the 2009 season of “Idol”, Sweden’s annual reality show and singing competition.
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NINE INCH NAILS: Book About ‘Pretty Hate Machine’ Due Late Summer
DEVILDRIVER Guitar-Lesson Videos Available
Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring lesson videos from Mike Spreitzer and Jeff Kendrick of DEVILDRIVER.
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Paul Westerberg writes about Alex Chilton
The Replacements‘ Paul Westerberg recently penned an article about the tragic death of noted musician Alex Chilton last week. Westerberg, who wrote a song about Chilton while in the Replacements, wrote this:
HOW does one react to the death of one’s mentor? The great Alex Chilton is gone – folk troubadour, blues shouter, master singer, songwriter and guitarist. Someone should write a tune about him. Then again, nah, that would be impossible. Or just plain stupid.
Check out the story here.
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SOILWORK Frontman Explains New Album Title
Separate interviews with SOILWORK vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid and guitarist Peter Wichers regarding the recording process for the band’s new album, “The Panic Broadcast”, can be viewed below.
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Cokie the Clown performance gets weird
Fat Mike of NOFX and Fat Wreck Chords recently performed solo as Cokie the Clown at Emo’s in Austin, TX during SXSW. In what can be described as a strange, emotional, and intimate night with the singer, Fat Mike played a few songs acoustically and shared some really disturbing and depressing stories from his personal life, all while dressed in clown regalia linked to the band’s latest EP, Cokie the Clown.
The night included a song called “Drinking Pee,” and finished with, well, let’s just say that Pinpoint Music has a full rundown and that you might have to just read it yourself. There is also supposedly a video of the performance that has been uploaded to be downloaded, taken from the Vinyl Collective message boards, however it has not yet been tested by Punknews editorial staff, and you can download it here at your own risk.
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JOHN 5: More ‘The Art Of Malice’ Details Revealed
“The Art Of Malice”, the new album from ROB ZOMBIEex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5, will be released on May 11 via 60 Cycle Hum/Rocket Science Ventures.
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Tours: Street Dogs (Europe)
Street Dogs have announced two months of European shows.
ANACRUSIS: Two Newly Re-Recorded Tracks Available For Streaming
NIGHTINGALE Confirmed For Romania’s LABYRINTHIC METAL EVENING
NIGHTINGALE ? the Swedish band featuring acclaimed musician/producer Dan Swanö and his brother Dag ? will perform at the Labyrinthic Metal Evening festival, set to take place October 16 at The Silver Church Club in Bucharest, Romania.
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OBITUARY Guitarist Launches Weekly Radio Show
Guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) has issued the following update: “Just came back from Europe with OBITUARY.
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