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ROB CAGGIANO On What It's Like To Nominated For GRAMMY With Both VOLBEAT And ANTHRAX This Year

VOLBEAT and ANTHRAX are among the nominees for the 56th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held this coming Sunday, January 26 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Grammy.com asked former ANTHRAX and current VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano what it feels like to be nominated twice for a Grammy this year...

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KVELERTAK Wins Norway's SPELLEMANN Award In 'Metal' Category

Norwegian rockers KVELERTAK were honored in the "Metal" category at the 42nd annual Spellemann awards (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Awards). The largest and oldest Norwegian music awards show was held last night (Saturday, January 18) at Konserthus in Stavanger, Norway and was broadcast li...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Guitarist Talks To MUSIC FEEDS About Carrying On After MITCH LUCKER's Death (Audio)

Mike Hohnen of Australia's Music Feeds recently conducted an interview with guitarist Chris Garza of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SUICIDE SILENCE survived the unthinkable, carrying on after the tragic death of frontman Mitch...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: 'Unanswered' Performance Clip Featuring PHIL BOZEMAN

On December 21, 2012, the metal community came together in an amazing way to celebrate the life of SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker and raise money for his daughter's future education (with an unforgettable evening of collaborative performances between past/present SUICIDE SILENCE members and eli...

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KVELERTAK Talks To Australia's HEAVY TV (Video)

Nelli Scarlet of Australia's Heavy TV conducted an interview with Norwegian rockers Norwegian rockers KVELERTAK at the Melbourne stop of their last Australian tour. You can now watch the chat below. KVELERTAK's sophomore album, "Meir", topped the official chart in Norway. The CD, which sold 1,800 co...

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DEVILDRIVER's FAFARA: 'I Have Books Of Lyrics That Will Probably Never Make It To Music'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Californian metallers DEVILDRIVER. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: If you want to start off by talking about the new album, "Winter Kills"... Dez Fafara: Well, we started a little bit at home be...

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DREAM THEATER To Be Joined By Berklee College Of Music At Boston Opera House

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have invited the esteemed Berklee College Of Music to join them for a one-of-a-kind show on the band's upcoming "Along For The Ride" North American tour when they visit the Boston Opera House on Tuesday, March 25. Tickets for this event start at $35 and are ava...

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BLACK SABBATH's '13' Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

BLACK SABBATH's "13" took the number one spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" Top 25 year-end album countdown show, which aired on January 3. "13" dominated the listener poll, receiving 30% more votes than second-place finisher, SAXON's "Sacrifice". AMON AMARTH's "Deceiver Of The Gods", MOTÖRHEAD's "Afte...

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DEATH Song 'Crystal Mountain' To Be Featured In 'Gargula Bloodrush' Game

The DEATH song "Crystal Mountain" will be featured in the new arcade game Gargula Bloodrush from Paranormal Games, a small south Australian indie game developer in Adelaide. Gargula Bloodrush is described as the 2D infinite runner that throws you into a nightmarish retro-style world of horror and go...

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DREAM THEATER Already Thinking Ahead To Next Album

Guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER tells Billboard.com that the band is already thinking ahead to its next studio album, which is not expected to arrive before the end of 2015 at the earliest. "Some initial conversations have already started," Petrucci says. "There are...

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Video: Getting To Know DE LA TIERRA Featuring SEPULTURA, MANÁ, Ex-A.N.I.M.A.L. Members

A 16-minute video introducing the members of Latin metal group DE LA TIERRA, consisting of Andreas Kisser, guitarist of SEPULTURA, Andrés Giménez, former leader of A.N.I.M.A.L., Sr. Flavio, bassist of LOS FABULOSOS CADILLACS, and Alex González, drummer of MANÁ, can be seen below. Roadrunner Records...

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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Begins Recording Third Album

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, the band led by brothers and founding SEPULTURA members Max (also of SOULFLY) and Igor Cavalera, has entered the studio to begin recording its third album for a mid-2014 release via Napalm Records. A couple of photos from the studio can be seen below. CAVALERA CONSPIRACY recentl...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY: 'We Do Love Us Some Jesus!'

Right before Christmas. Chris Robertson (vocals, guitar) of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY was baptized by the band's guitarist/vocalist, Ben Wells, with assistance from Kevin Estes and pastor Chad Lockhart at Highland Hills Community Church in Glasgow, Kentucky. Says the group: "We ended 2013...

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Artist On Artist: DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI And PERIPHERY's JAKE BOWEN

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci sat down with his nephew, PERIPHERY guitarist Jake Bowen, in an exclusive Roadrunner Records interview about music, family, working together and more. Check it out below. DREAM THEATER's spirit of adventure and fearless musical virtuosity continues to reap divid...

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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Recruits CONVERGE Bassist

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, the band led by brothers and founding SEPULTURA members Max (also of SOULFLY) and Igor Cavalera, has recruited Nate Newton (pictured) of CONVERGE as its new bassist. Said Newton: "Yes, I am playing bass on the new CAVALERA CONSPIRACY record. No... I am not going to leave CONVERG...