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Skillet’s Former Guitarist Launches Skies Fall Media Group

When longtime Skillet guitarist Ben Kasica left the band in February of this year, fans were shocked. After all, Kasica had played the six-string with Skillet since he was 16, adding up to a full decade alongside the hard rockers. Kasica is opening up about his reason for leaving, and it turns out, he just felt it was time to take on new challenges.
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Rock Report: Incubus Prayer Alert, Rage Against the Machine Talk Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers Ready New Album

Incubus doesn’t seem like that bad of a band, right? Well, a group in the Philippines begs to differ on that. In fact, this pack has started an entire prayer campaign against the alternative rock guys because of the band’s moniker. More rock headlines this week include Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello talking about the band’s past ‘friendly competition’ with Tool and the Red Hot Chili Peppers dishing on new tracks.
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This Week in Classic Rock: Former Motorhead Guitarist Passes, Sammy Hagar Talks New Music

The most popular classic rock stories for this week include sad news for Motorhead fans, good news for Sammy Hagar fans and Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood picking up a radio hosting award.
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Soundgarden Guitarist Kim Thayil: ‘We Don’t Force Anything’

Soundgarden fans will never forget the moment they heard Chris Cornell was rounding up the troops for what would be one of the biggest musical reunions of 2010. Now the band is smack dab in the middle of their first full-scale tour in 14 years, and Soundgarden guitarist and co-founder Kim Thayil says the trek feels “natural.”
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As I Lay Dying Guitarist Releases Summer Alternative Clothing Line

When the guys of As I Lay Dying aren’t making uber-brutal metalcore, they, apparently, are really into fashion. Guitarist Phil Sgrosso has launched the summer collection for his new clothing line, Nomad Clothing, joining frontman Tim Lambesis, who also recently launched a clothing line.
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RED’s Emotionally-Drenched ‘Lie to Me (Denial)’ [VIDEO]

RED’s “Lie to Me (Denial)” music video is out this week, and you can view it, here. It’s one of RED’s most emotionally-drenched videos to date.
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12 Stones Launch Anti-Bullying Campaign; Release Lyric Video for ‘Bulletproof’ [VIDEO]

12 Stones fans, get pumped. Sept. 6 brings the release of the hard rockers’ new album, Only Human, their first collection of post-grunge mania since 2007. Watch the lyric video for first single, “Bulletproof,” here.
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Interview: Black Stone Cherry Drummer on New Album, 2011 Carnival of Madness Tour

Black Stone Cherry drummer John Fred Young says the band’s biggest accomplishment, to date, is simply “to still be out touring and making music after 10 years as a band.” Speaking from a tour stop in Bettendorf, Iowa, Young, 26, checked in with Audio Ink Radio about the new album and why he’s stoked for the 2011 Carnival of Madness Tour.
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Skillet’s John Cooper on ‘Transformers’: ‘We’ve Been Trying to Get a Song in a Movie for a Long Time’

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” raked in $116.4 million over this past July 4 weekend, according to early studio totals, making the alien-robot action film the highest-grossing opening of the year. Those checking out the soundtrack for the film will find hard rock band Skillet’s latest single, “Awake and Alive (Remix),” alongside Linking Park, Paramore, Staind and Theory of a Deadman on the compilation.
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Rock Report: Zakk Wylde Disses Vacations, Steven Tyler Says ‘Yes,’ Van Halen Bass Player Speaks Out

Rock news this week packed Zakk Wylde saying vacations are for “people who hate their job,” Steven Tyler talking American Idol and Michael Anthony of Van Halen and Chickenfoot speaking out.
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