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SAXON Parts Ways With Longtime Manager

After over 16 years working together, British heavy metal legends SAXON and their manager Thomas Jensen have come to a wholly amicable, mutual agreement to part ways and explore new working avenues. SAXON's venerable frontman Biff Byford said: "We have had a great and successful period with Thomas a...

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DAVE LOMBARDO To Play Drums For SUICIDAL TENDENCIES For European Shows

After a successful North American run as the support act for MEGADETH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has announced a return to Europe for some festival appearances as well as select headlining shows. Sitting behind the drum kit for SUICIDAL TENDENCIES once again will be former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. Th...

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LAST IN LINE: Full Track-By-Track Band Commentary On 'Heavy Crown' Album

Full-track-by-track commentary on "Heavy Crown", the debut album from LAST IN LINE — the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB — can be hea...

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DOPE Announces Dates For 'Die Mother F**ker Die' Reunion Tour

DOPE has announced the dates for its "Die Mother Fucker Die" U.S. reunion tour which will feature the band's classic lineup of Edsel Dope, Acey Slade, Virus and Racci Shay. This U.S. leg of the tour was successfully crowdfunded by the pre-order of the band's first-ever live album on DopeReunion.com....

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DANZIG's NSFW Video For Cover Of BLACK SABBATH Classic 'N.I.B.'

Glenn Danzig's NSFW (not safe for work) video for his cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "N.I.B." can be seen below. (***Warning: The clip contains partial female nudity.***) The track is taken from Glenn's covers record, "Skeletons", which came out last November in North America via Nuclear...

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The Astonishing

Coming into a DREAM THEATER album, one sometimes suspects the band is out to build their own "Tales From Topographic Oceans" minus YES's copious splooges of ultra-weirdness—the latter being a double album both revered and reviled. DREAM THEATER's latest work, "The Astonishing", is hardly "Topographi...

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Heavy Crown

In 2011, the classic lineup that supported Ronnie James Dio on his epochal recordings "Holy Diver", "Last in Line" and "Sacred Heart" had a jam reunion for fun. No doubt with the intent to heal from their leader's passing the year prior. Magic obviously sparked inside that studio, for Vivian Campbel...

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ENTOMBED Singer Loses Bid To Stop Former Guitarist From Selling Beverages Under Band Name

The battle between members of the Swedish metal band ENTOMBED over the rights to the group's brand name took another turn earlier this month when the Swedish Patent And Registration Office rejected ENTOMBED singer Lars-Göran "LG" Petrov's bid to stop guitarist Alex Hellid's trademark registration to...

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FEAR FACTORY Filming Music Video For 'Expiration Date'

Los Angeles industrial metallers FEAR FACTORY are filming a music video for their song "Expiration Date" with director Tommy Jones (KATAKLYSM, SOILWORK, LAMB OF GOD, CARCASS, TESTAMENT) of Videohammer Studios. The clip is expected to make its online debut in the coming weeks. "Expiration Date" is ta...

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MIKE PORTNOY: Lesson I Learned From METALLICA's LARS ULRICH

Former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy has told Classic Rock magazine that the best lesson he learned from another musician was something he observed from METALLICA's Lars Ulrich. He said: "Lars and I were doing an autograph session together for Tama drums, as we both...

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Former BUDGIE Guitarist JOHN THOMAS Dies

John Thomas, former guitarist for the Welsh hard rock band BUDGIE, passed away last night, shortly after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia. He was 63 years old. His death was confirmed by the band's longtime drummer Steve Williams who broke the news on Facebook. Williams wrote: "My friend an...

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GUS G. To Be Joined By Singer ROB ROCK, Members Of THE ABSENCE For Upcoming Tour

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — will embark on a mini North American headlining tour from April 15 to April 24. He says of the trek: "I'm stoked to announce that I'll ...

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SOULFLY To Tour U.S. With SUFFOCATION, BATTLECROSS

SOULFLY will embark on a four-week U.S. headlining tour in April. Joining them on the trek will be brutal death metal legends SUFFOCATION, Metal Blade recording artists BATTLECROSS, as well as ABORMALITY and LODY KONG. Comments SOULFLY mailman Max Cavalera: "We are coming again with another kick-in-...

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Video: FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G. Holds Clinic, Q&A Session During MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — took part in a clinic and question-and-answer session during this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise, the four-day, four-night voyage which set sail from...

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Hellelujah

DROWNING POOL, as a band, has worked hard to maintain its identity following the 2002 death of original singer Dave Williams. Following stints by Jason Jones and Ryan McCombs, DROWNING POOL appears to have mainlined their mojo with Jasen Moreno who joined the band in 2012, holding it down on the mik...