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Members of Queensryche appear to be at odds with frontman Geoff Tate, as the band’s members have formed a new side project without him.

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I checked out a teaser trailer on Loudwire.com earlier. I couldn't figure out what the message Sid Wison was trying to get across. It was borderline disturbing trying to wrap my head around what the hell was going on. Luckily a couple hours later, Corey Taylor tweeted what the video was all about. But he still managed to be all "cryptic" about the damn thing.

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With their new disc ‘The Strange Case Of…’ blazing up the charts, recently wrapping up the Mass Chaos tour with Godsmack and Staind and currently preparing for the Carnival of Madness tour to kick off later this summer, it’s no surprise that fans are enamored by Halestorm and their music, but according to Lzzy Hale, it’s a two way street.

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It came as a surprise earlier this month when Against Me! rocker Tom Gabel revealed that she had been dealing with transgender dysphoria over the years, and that she had decided to start living life as a woman.

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There are literally thousands of bridges in Los Angeles, but only one can be the one Anthony Kiedis sings about in the 1992 Red Hot Chili Peppers ballad ‘Under the Bridge.’ The song, an ode to the City of Angels as seen through the eyes of a junkie, took the underground funk-rock act to No. 2 on the Billboard charts, forever changing the lives of Kiedis and his compatriots.

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We’re not sure if Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears had this in mind last fall when he expressed his desire to work with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, but regardless, it’s pretty awesome.

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There has been rumors that Pantera is considering a reunion. As we all know, the band could not be complete without the legendary Dimebag Darrell. And the band feels that the thought of a reunion could bring back haunting memories of the past. But, hypothetically, if they were to reunite, not a lot of guitarists could match what Dimebag brought to music. The only person who even comes close is Zakk Wylde.

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The tributes keep coming in for late Beastie Boys emcee Adam Yauch. Just last weekend, ‘MCA Day‘ took place in New York’s Union Square, while the state’s senators took a moment to recognize Yauch on the floor with a resolution recognizing his musical and philanthropic accomplishments. Billboard reports that the residents of Brooklyn have now started a Facebook petition to have the city’s Squibb Park renamed in honor of Yauch, who grew up in Brooklyn Heights.

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James 'Munky' Shaffer called into the Blaze Morning Show to talk about some bands he's currently into, if he remembers being in Missoula last year and what we can expect from JDevil's DJ set next month at Big Sky Brewing

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Fresh off his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his former band Guns N’ Roses, guitar great Slash returns with his second solo disc, ‘Apocalyptic Love.’

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Loudwire had a blast at this year’s Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio, but the highlight came when we were called upon by the rock gods to sit in a room and have a conversation with Rob Zombie. The rocker and filmmaker was incredibly gracious and offered insight into a number of items on his plate.

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Papa Roach are gearing up for a busy summer, as the hard rockers are playing the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival this August and also readying a shiny new album. Speaking with Army Sergeant Russell Toof of American Forces Network Europe, frontman Jacoby Shaddix revealed that fans should expect a new Papa Roach album by this September.

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