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By March, former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver axeman Slash will have his first solo album in stores, and according to one person who has heard material from the LP, "this album is going to be huge." When Slash initially revealed his plans to release a solo album, the first question fans wondered was who'd handle vocals on the disc...

In 1977, 'Bat Out of Hell' was the biggest rock album across the globe. Sung dramatically by Meat Loaf and written by Jim Steinman, the seven-song rock 'n' roll opera remains one of the biggest selling albums of all time. The material's stylistic breadth and technicality needed to be played by top-notch musicians for a tour to ever work...

Before there was Manowar, there was Thor. The self-described "rock warrior" started creating a buzz in his native Canada in the bodybuilding world and then through his infectious blend of primitive heavy metal and punk rock. Although he hasn't become a household name, many metal cultists hold Thor's discography and infamous live shows close to their hearts...

Calling all shower and car singers! Starting Jan. 12, 2010, Hollywood's first real Heavy Metal Karaoke gives the average metal fan a chance at super stardom. The event, which will be hosted by Phil Varone of Skid Row and Saigon Kick fame, operates like normal karaoke...

Genitorturers are a visual and audio spectacle. Their latest, 'Blackheart Revolution,' due out Nov. 3, is an album that pays a bit of homage to the members' musical history. "'Blackheart Revolution' is a pivotal album because it brings together all the elements of what inspired us each to play music," lead vocalist and vixen Gen told Noisecreep...

"I think the band wanted a name that was evocative, visual," Flying Machines guitarist John Wlaysewski explains to Noisecreep. "Flying Machines has that effect. People picture what they will when they hear the name, and I hope they get a sense of our music ambitions, our desire to 'take off,' both creatively and otherwise...

If ever a band's album sounded like its title it's the Red Chord's new disc 'Fed Through the Teeth Machine,' a carnage-spewing showcase of rapid-fire rhythm shifts, acrobatic guitar runs, seasick tremelo bends and regurgitated vocals. But the 'Teeth Machine' isn't a diabolical instrument of death like the machine in Stephen King's 'The Mangler,' it's an actual machine used by clothing factories to

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has opened its doors to more hard rock acts in recent years, with Metallica just this year joining previous entrants like Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Van Halen and, of course, the mighty Led Zeppelin. But despite a 40-year career that has seen him craft such enduring rock anthems -- such as 'Schools Out,' 'Elected,' 'Eighteen,' 'No More Mr...

Default frontman Dallas Smith has long been divorced and has a new girlfriend, but he still used songwriting to work through a lot of the changes in his personal life. Some can be heard on the lyrics to the rock band's new album, 'Comes and Goes,' but they're not all autobiographical...

Default frontman Dallas Smith joins Alice Cooper, Tico Torres (Bon Jovi), Kid Rock, Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe), Dave Farrell (Linkin Park), Jani Lane (Warrant), M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), and other rockers in hitting the golf course in his spare time. "I usual...