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Avenged Sevenfold Bass Player Says Next Album Will Be Difficult Without the Rev [VIDEO]

When Avenged Sevenfold came out with their fifth release, 2010’s Nightmare, all ears turned towards the effort. It was Avenged Sevenfold’s first record without founding member and drummer James “The Rev” Sullivan, and many thought the band’s influence was over.
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Disturbed, Paramore, the Black Keys Make Gibson.com’s Top 10 Modern Rock Bands of the 2000s

Gibson.com recently counted down the Top 10 Modern Rock Bands of the 2000s, and the list includes everyone from Paramore to Disturbed to The Black Keys. Tons of great bands sprouted out of the post-grunge landscape of the new millennium, so this list carries a unique, quirky flavor.
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Metallica Contrubite to Movie Soundtrack for ‘Hesher’

Rock News: Metallica rarely allow the use of their songs in movies, but the metal band digs a new independent feature called, “Hesher,” so much, they’ve granted the filmmakers use of some of the band’s music.
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Ted Nugent Gets Political on the Simpsons

Donald Trump, move over. You’re not the only celebrity who has his eye on the Oval Office. It appears Ted Nugent will run for president when he lends his voice in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons, reports Entertainment Weekly.
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Gibson.com’s Top 10 ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances

Gibson.com recently named its Top 10 MTV Unplugged performances, and here they are! What are yours?
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Festival Announce: Eminem, Foo Fighters, Muse, Coldplay To Play Lollapalooza 2011

The Lollapalooza 2011 lineup dropped today, and many are saying this is the best collection of performers to ever play the fest. Good job, Perry Ferrell. “As excited as I am to watch this year’s legends perform at Lolla, I am also feeling the enthusiasm for the younger groups who are just now breaking,” festival founder Farrell said, in a statement.
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U2 Oust the Rolling Stones with Highest-Grossing Rock Tour of All Time

U2’s 360° tour, the most pricey touring production in rock ‘n’ roll history, has succeeded the Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang tour as the highest-grossing rock tour of all time.
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Interview [PODCAST]: Death Cab for Cutie’s Jason McGerr

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re well aware alternative rock band Death Cab for Cutie has a new album, “Codes and Keys,” slated to drop May 31. Death Cab for Cutie drummer Jason McGerr checked in with Anne Erickson via alternative station 94.1-FM The EDGE. Listen to the whole thing, here.
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Skillet Scores First-Ever No. 1 Active Rock Hit with Female Vocals

Memphis-based hard rock band Skillet are celebrating their first-ever #1 Active Rock song with “Awake and Alive,” which went from #4 to #1 this week.
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Nirvana Re-Releases Rare EP for National Record Store Day

Rock News: Grunge rock great Nirvana’s, Hormoaning, EP is set to be re-released on National Record Store Day, April 16. Originally only available during the band’s 1992 Australian tour, the EP features two original songs (“Aneurysm” and “Even In His Youth”), as well as covers taped during a 1990 BBC Peel Session.
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