Posted June 2, 2011 at 5:30 am | No comments
Suck It and See, the title of the Artic Monkeys’ new album, has been determined to be unacceptable for display in some U.S. Supermarkets. It will consequently be sold with a sticker over the title on the front of the album, although the title will still be visible on the side.
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Posted May 31, 2011 at 5:18 pm | No comments
According to NME.com, Slash has started working on his follow-up to his 2010 debut solo album entitled Slash. In a recent chat with Planet Rock Radio, the former Guns N’ Roses axe-man said that he would again work with Myles Kennedy, the singer of hard rock stalwarts Alter Bridge, but in a larger capacity.
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Posted May 31, 2011 at 4:38 pm | No comments
By: Staff Bravewords.com just released that hard rockers Chickenfoot are nearly finished with their new record. Chickenfoot, a supergroup of epic proportions, features Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen) on vocals, Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen) on bass, guitar legend Joe Satriani on guitar and the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith on the skins. Their new […]
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Posted May 31, 2011 at 3:18 pm | One comment
According to Billboard.com, metal legends Slayer are continuing to tour and play live without guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who is ill. However, Tom Araya, the band’s singer and bassist, assures that the group will not record any material in his absence.
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Posted May 31, 2011 at 2:48 pm | No comments
Monsters of Rock – The Voyage is a new metal cruise that will set sail in February 2012 for three days from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The organizers of the event have recently released an update:
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Posted May 30, 2011 at 6:12 am | No comments
Sludgy prog thrashers Mastodon have been hard at work on their follow-up to 2009’s Crack the Skye according to guitarist Brent Hinds. The heavily-tattooed Hinds, who resembles what could only be described as a mountain man, talked about the new record and his two side projects during a recent chat with Spin Magazine.
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Posted May 26, 2011 at 2:44 pm | No comments
In a short five minutes of free time at Liverpool SoundCity this past weekend, Radiohead drummer Phil Selway had a quick chat with the folks at Drowned in Sound. In that short span, he talked about his budding solo career and Thom Yorke’s dancing in Radiohead’s “Lotus Flower” video, but intriguingly, he dropped that The King of Limbs wasn’t intended to be their follow-up to 2007’s In Rainbows.
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Posted May 26, 2011 at 2:16 pm | One comment
According to Blabbermouth.net, Synyster Gates, lead shredder for Avenged Sevenfold told that A7X came incredibly close to splitting up after the 2009 death of their drummer James Sullivan aka “The Rev.” What kept them from doing so was their fans and Sullivan’s family.
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Posted May 25, 2011 at 4:33 pm | No comments
In an early morning post on their Facebook page, Australian rockers Silverchair have announced that they will not be making any more music. Labeling the split as more of an “indefinte hibernation,” recalling Blink 182’s already-recinded “indefinite hiatus,” the band has still left the door open in the future.
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Posted May 25, 2011 at 4:26 pm | No comments
They just unveiled the title of the record via Facebook: “We can exclusively reveal that the new Opeth album will be titled Heritage. The record is due for release through Roadrunner Records in September. More details to follow soon.”
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