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Ministry Ink International Distribution Deal
First industrial aggro pioneers Ministry reunite. Now, the band has inked a record deal with AFM Records. It’s a worldwide deal and AFM plans to release the band’s “comeback” album ‘Relapse’ in March.
Nikki Sixx: Motley Crue’s Las Vegas Residency Will Launch Biggest Years of Career
Nikki Sixx has gone on record to say that Motley Crue‘s residency in Las Vegas, which will launch in February and run for three weeks, is only scratching the surface of what he believes “will be the biggest probably four to five years of the band’s career.”
Vince Neil Considering Split From Motley Crue After Las Vegas Residency
Things are thrilling in the Motley Crue camp, as the band gears up for the first-ever rock band residency in Las Vegas. However, despite all the hoopla and history making coinciding with the Feb. 3-19 stay in Sin City, singer Vince Neil said he is considering splitting from the band after the Vegas shows wrap.
Bleeding Through Reveal Cover, Track Listing + Song From ‘The Great Fire’
Want to scare the little kids in the neighborhood? Then take a listen to Bleeding Through’s ‘Faith in Fire’ and crank your speakers to the highest possible level while near a window. That’s how terrifyingly fast and brutal the Orange County band’s latest slab of blackened, keyboard-laced metalcore is...
GWAR Cancel European Tour
The last quarter of 2011 hasn’t been so good for GWAR. Followng the untimely death of guitarist Cory Smoot, the band has been forced to cancel its European tour for matters unrelated.
Slash Says He Has Not Committed to Attend Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions
For all the Guns N’ Roses fans hoping and praying that the members of the band (like Slash and Axl Rose) will be able to bury the hatchet and perform on stage together for the first time in years at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, don’t hold your breath just yet.
Tool Add More Dates to Tour
The hard rock scene’s most beloved enigmatic rockers -that’d be Tool– are gearing up to hit the road next month on a North American trek. The band has already added some new dates to their itinerary, much of which sold out at a rapid clip. Since Tool going on tour is not exactly a common occurrence, fan anticipation is at an all time high.
Lamb of God Post New ‘Resolution’ Teaser
Normally, you want to savor the holidays and enjoy some time off with family and friends, right? Well, Lamb of God just released the second teaser clip from their forthcoming platter ‘Resolution,’ which drops on Jan. 24, and it makes us want the holidays to fly by so we can get our hands on the whole thing so we can headbang until we burst blood vessels in our necks!
Watch Zakk Wylde Reincarnated As a Puppet
Guitar superhero Zakk Wylde has been transmogrified into a puppet in the new ‘Question of the Episode’ segment of a Foam Foolery cartoon. The cartoon borrows audio from the interviews that Revolver commissioned the always entertaining Wylde to do at the Metal Masters 2 clinic prior to the Big Four show in New York City earlier this year.
Duff McKagan Performs ‘You Could Be Mine’ With Guns N’ Roses
At last night’s Guns N’ Roses show (Dec. 16) at the Key Arena in Seattle, ex-GN’R bassist Duff McKagan hopped on stage to perform with his former band and its current lineup. Fans were likely expecting such a cameo, since McKagan’s band Loaded opened for GN’R and will do so again tonight (Dec. 17) at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia. Perhaps Canadian fans will be treated to the
Scott Weiland Goes Military in ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ Video
Scott Weiland is certainly doing his best to reinvent himself as a Rat Pack crooner with his holiday set ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.’ He has just issued a video (watch below) for his version of the wistful holiday standard ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas.’ The vid starts with a waving American flag and vintage footage of troops playing on the screen behind Weiland’s swaying silhouette.
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Drummer Matt Sorum Recalls Creative Battles That Led to Guns N’ Roses Split
Drummer Matt Sorum, who has manned the kits for Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and the Cult throughout his career, recently revealed details of his final days as the stickman for GN’R. With the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction looming, memories of those days are surely rising to the surface in vivid fashion.