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MEGAROCK All-Star Heavy Metal Cover Band To Perform At 'Long Live Rock' Benefit

MEGAROCK — a brand new heavy metal cover band featuring vocalist Walter Figueroa (ATTACKER, SEVERED HAND),guitarists Jack Frost (SAVATAGE, SEVEN WITCHES, BRONX CASKET COMPANY) and "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM),bassist Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X),and drummer Taz Marazz...

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SCAR SYMMETRY, Ex-DIO, ONWARD Guitarists Featured On 'Shredding Across The World' CD

Shredguy Records will be release "Shredding Across The World... Volume Two" on February 10. After the success of "Volume One" (which featured Tore Moren of JORN, among others),"Volume Two" promises to be bigger and better!! This time 17 guitar players will be featured on 15 tracks. Guitarists inclu...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Interviewed By Chicago's WLUP-FM 97.9; Video Available

WLUP-FM 97.9 (Loop 97.9) morning personality Byrd conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich when the band performed at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on January 26, 2009. Watch the seven-and-a-half-minute chat below. METALLICA will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...

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SWASHBUCKLE, AUGURY Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST After Winning MySpace Band Contest

Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal act BLACKGUARD (formerly PROFUGUS MORTIS),New Jersey's crazy pirate metal drunks SWASHBUCKLE and Canadian progressive death metallers AUGURY have been signed to Nuclear Blast Records after being selected as the winners of the label's "MySpace Band Contes...

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METALLICA: Philadelphia Footage With Soundboard Audio Posted Online

Video footage of METALLICA performing the songs "Creeping Death" and "Cyanide" on January 17, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be viewed below (Note: The clips feature soundboard audio). METALLICA will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, it was announced at a press confe...

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KEEL Signs With CHAVIS RECORDS

Reactivated '80s hard rock band KEEL has inked a deal with the Maryland-based label Chavis Records. The group plans to release a new CD by summertime. Chavis CEO Bill Chavis commented: "Everyone at CR is beyond excited about having KEEL join the family, not to mention that KEEL is undoubtedly one of...

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KEEL And KIX Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA 2009 Festival

On Monday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. EST, singer Ron Keel will announce on "Eddie Trunk Live" on Sirius/XM Radio that the reunited KEEL has been confirmed for a prime slot on the main stage at the third annual Rocklahoma, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in ...

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OBSCURA: Another New Song Posted Online

German death metallers OBSCURA have posted another brand new track, "Cosmogenesis", on their MySpace page. The song is the title cut of the group's second full-length album, which will be released in the U.S. on February 17 via Relapse Records (March 2 internationally). The CD features guest appeara...

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GUNS N' ROSES, SYMPHONY X, HALFORD Members To Perform At 'Long Live Rock'

On January 30 and 31, Dexter's Entertainment Complex in Riverdale, New Jersey will present "Long Live Rock", a two-night musical spectacular boasting an all-star team-up of tri-state talent. A great way to kick off the Superbowl weekend, "Long Live Rock" will feature performances and appearances by...

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MAYNARD KEENAN Answers Questions About PUSCIFER Live Debut; Video Available

A mock press conference-style question-and-answer session with TOOL vocalist Maynard James Keenan about the forthcoming live debut of his side act PUSCIFER in Las Vegas can be viewed below. The clip, which was produced by Mike King of Flea Circus Films in Los Angeles, is said to be "sort of a 'Dr. S...

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IN THIS MOMENT Members Cover IRON MAIDEN's 'Run To The Hills'; Video Available

"Talking Metal"'s Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy covered IRON MAIDEN's "Run to Hills" with IN THIS MOMENT members Maria Brink, Chris Howorth and Jeff Fabb. The never-before-heard track, engineered and mixed by GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, was recorded live at the Gibson Guitars sho...

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METALLICA: Philadelphia Backstage Jam Footage Posted Online

Video footage of METALLICA jamming backstage prior to the band's January 17, 2009 concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be viewed below. METALLICA will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, it was announced at a press conference in New York on January 14. Joining the band as...

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METALLICA Confirmed For Austria's NOVA ROCK Festival

METALLICA has been confirmed for this year's Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 19-21 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). Other headliners are PLACEBO and DIE TOTEN HOSEN. METALLICA will perfo...

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METALLICA: Quality Boston Photos Posted Online

Quality photos of METALLICA's January 18, 2009 concert at TD Banknorth Center in Boston, Massachusetts can be found at EmpyreLounge.com. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. That Was Just Your Life 02. The End Of The Line 03. Harvester Of Sorrow 04. For Whom the Bell Tolls 05. One 06. Broken, Bea...

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DC4 Added To KEEL Reunion Show

DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, has been added to the KEEL reunion show on January 31 at Club Vodka (at the K...