Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz is one of 12 Broadway and rock stars featured in the new musical “The 12”, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, with music, lyrics and story concept by award-winning composer Neil Berg.
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According to The Pulse of Radio, Sammy Hagar is happy with the direction that his current band CHICKENFOOT is going, but couldn’t help speaking out about the lack of VAN HALEN’s progress.
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HARMAJA, the Finnish acoustic project featuring vocalist Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON, NORTHERN KINGS, ex-POISONBLACK), will release its new album, “Lento”, on April 21 through Wiima Music.
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Guitarist Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION) will join AGUA DE ANNIQUE ? the band led by former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen ? for several shows this spring/summer, starting with the group’s April 30 appearance at Rock’n Dark festival in Istanbul, Turkey.
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GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson has posted the fourth in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the band’s “Chinese Democracy” world tour.
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South German melancholists END OF GREEN have entered Munich’s Weltraumstudios with producer Corni Bartels to begin recording their seventh album, “High Hopes In Low Places”, for an August reelase via Silverdust Records.
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Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL have set “A New Era Of Corruption” as the title of their third album, due on June 8 via Metal Blade Records.
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The first photo of Slash’s new touring band ? featuring the VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist alongside vocalist Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE), bassist Todd Kerns (SIN CITY SINNERS, STATIC IN STEREO, AGE OF ELECTIC), rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck (WEEZER, GREEN DAY) and drummer Brent Fitz (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL) ? can be viewed below.
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Tawnee Kendall from Vado TV conducted a short interview with former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe at this year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) music conference and film festival, which was held earlier this month in Austin, Texas.
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Behind-the-scenes video footage from the photo shoot for GRAND MAGUS’ new album, “Hammer Of The North”, where you can hear one of the new tracks called “I, The Jury” in the background, can be viewed below.
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According to the Italian concert promoter Live, HEAVEN & HELL ? the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) ? will play three shows in Italy in early July: July 01 – Ippodromo Capannelle (Rock In Roma festival) – Rome, Italy July 03 – Alcatraz – Milan, Italy July 04 – Pordenone Fair’s Summer Garden – Po
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According to NME.com, METALLICA and BLACK SABBATH will team up for a special one-off joint 12-inch vinyl single to celebrate “Record Store Day” (April 17).
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Sydney, Australia’s extreme metal unit THE AMENTA has been added to the East Coast leg of the Australian BEHEMOTH / JOB FOR A COWBOY / GOATWHORE tour.
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