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Halestorm Muse Over New Album, Randy Blythe, ‘Glee’ + More

It's no secret how much we love Halestorm here at GRD. From the first time we saw them live when they performed at our Bud Light Bash in September of 2009, we were hooked. The band just released their second studio album, The Strange Case Of..., in April and spent the last night of their headlining tour at the Intersection in Grand Rapids. Halestorm sat down with us to chat about the new record, how far they've come as a rock group, the Randy Blythe situation and more.

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Vinnie Paul and Tom Maxwell Talk New Hellyeah Album, Pantera Reunion, Potential Tour, and More!

HELLYEAH's new album Band of Brothers was released this past week! If you like heavy and hard driving metal, well, Band of Brothers may be for you! The guy's of HellYeah have gone back to their roots and brought back some of the sounds of the bands they have been inspired by or have played in. Basically meaning you get a record full of Mudvayne, Damage Plan, Pantera, and NothingFace. Not a bad combo! I chatted with drummer Vinnie Paul and Tom Maxwell, and they want you to know how this record goes! HELLYEAH!

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Rob Zombie Says Entitled Attitude Can Kill a Lot of Music Careers

Rob Zombie has a pretty solid grasp on the music industry at this point, having started with White Zombie and now spending over a decade as a solo artist, so he speaks from a place of knowledge and young rockers would be wise to be taking notes.

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Slipknot’s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan Talks Mayhem Festival, Knotfest + Upcoming Album

Percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan of Slipknot was the guest on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show this past weekend. Crahan talked about how the importance of headlining Mayhem Festival this year, his mindset onstage, what launching Knotfest means to him and much more. If you missed Full Metal Jackie’s show, read the full interview with Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan below:

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JT and Dave Kim Interview Foxy Shazam at Wingstock 2012 [VIDEO]

With Wingstock 2012 going down on Saturday, WGRD had the opportunity to sit down with a bunch of bands. JT and Dave Kim chatted with Foxy Shazam. Check out the video for the full interview.

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Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook Talks Trespass America, Metal Community + More

This year's Rock on the Range festival has come and gone, but we still have great stories to share. Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook talked to us about their upcoming Trespass America tour, how tight-knit of a group metal fans are, balancing their love of music with business and more.

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Raine Maida
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Wingstock Artist Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida Reflects on 20 Years of OLP, New Album, ‘Gravity’ + More

We are less than two weeks away from Wingstock 2012, June 16 at Fifth Third Ballpark. Our Lady Peace, Pop Evil, Dokken, WaylandFoxy Shazam and Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys are set to make this one night to remember. Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida shared his thoughts on the band's new album, Curve, two decades of OLP, his passion for mixed martial arts and more.

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2012 Playboy Playmate of the Year Jaclyn Swedberg — Playboy Girl of the Week [INTERVIEW]

If beauty and charm had a name it’d surely be Jaclyn Swedberg. Having just been announced the 2012 Playboy Playmate of The Year in early May, the beautiful 22-year-old still seems to be innocently elated. Last April she was graced with the title of Miss April 2011 and since then has had an incredibly successful, not to mention fun, career at Playboy.

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Halestorm Drummer Arejay Hale Gushes About New Album, Rock on the Range + More

It's been a few days since the 2012 edition of Rock on the Range came to a close Sunday night (May 20). We're still recovering from the long weekend, but enjoyed every minute of it. We were able to talk to some awesome bands in Columbus, OH during the festival. One of those bands was Halestorm, who performed on the main stage Saturday afternoon. Drummer Arejay Hale shared his thoughts on the band's new album, The Strange Case of..., the growth of the band and more.

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Rob Zombie Talks Upcoming Album, New Film ‘Lords of Salem’ + More [Video]

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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Foxy Shazam
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Wingstock Artist Foxy Shazam Talk Overdue Success, Sexy Dutch Accents + More

Wingstock artist Foxy Shazam were in town for a GRD show a couple of weeks ago at The Intersection in downtown Grand Rapids. Frontman Eric Sean Nally and trumpeter Alex Nauth joined us for a conversation about their new album, The Church of Rock and Roll, how the band was able to stand out, sexy Dutch girls and more.

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Phil Anselmo Talks Solo Album, Pantera Reunion, Rock Hall of Fame, And More!

Pantera is one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Pantera brought us Dimebag Darrell, unforgettable songs like 'Walk,' 'Cowboys from Hell,' '5 Minutes Alone,' and so much more. Getting the opportunity to talk to Phil Anselmo, the lead singer of Pantera and Down, was quite the trip. Seems like there is a lot going on in Phil's world, and he wants you to know about it.

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