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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO To Release 'Veritas' In March
The ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO returns with its fourth album, "Veritas", on March 29. "Veritas" (Latin for"Truth") is AST's first release on innovative jazz label Palmetto Records. The 11-track album contains nine original compositions, a cover of METALLICA's "Fade To Black" and a bonus remix of the song "B...January 20, 2011
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HELMET, SAINT VITUS, CROWBAR: 'Metalliance Tour' Dates Announced
The inaugural Metalliance Tour — featuring HELMET, SAINT VITUS and CROWBAR — will run through the U.S. from March 17 through April 5. Legendary alternative metal band HELMET will perform their 1992 platinum-selling release of "Meantime" in its entirety. The Interscope Records release gave the band m...January 18, 2011
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METALLICA Guitarist Joins TOOL On Stage In Hawaii (Video)
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett joined TOOL on stage during the band's January 14 concert at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. They played a partial cover of METALLICA's "Orion" and before segueing into the TOOL song "Lateralus". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be vi...January 17, 2011
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METALLICA Book Author Says 'St. Anger' Album Is 'A Work Of Art'
Justin Donnelly of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with renowned British rock journalist Mick Wall about Mick's newly released book, "Metallica: Enter Night - The Biography". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On why he decided to write the book: Mick: "Well, there's a c...January 11, 2011
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CROWBAR Frontman Interviewed On 'Wytching Hour' (Audio)
WYKKED WYTCH vocalist Ipek conducted an interview with Kirk Windstein (DOWN, CROWBAR, KINGDOM OF SORROW) for the November 18, 2010 edition of "Wytching Hour" show on Metal Messiah Radio. You can now stream the chat below. "The Cemetery Angels", the new video from CROWBAR, can be viewed below (courte...January 10, 2011
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HELMET, SAINT VITUS, CROWBAR To Join Forces For 'Metalliance Tour'
The inaugural Metalliance Tour — featuring HELMET, SAINT VITUS and CROWBAR — will run through the U.S. from March 17 through April 5. Legendary alternative metal band HELMET will perform their 1992 platinum-selling release of "Meantime" in its entirety. The Interscope Records release gave the band m...January 10, 2011
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METALLICA: 'Fade To Black' Photo Exhibition To Be Held In London
According to Classic Rock magazine, a special METALLICA 30th anniversary photo exhibition will take place at Proud Camden in London, England starting next month. Titled "Fade To Black: Metallica By Bill Hale", it chronicles the band in their early years, photographed by Hale between 1982 and 1984. T...January 4, 2011
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ESP Unveils METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD And KIRK HAMMETT Signature Guitars
ESP has announced two brand new guitar models from METALLICA's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett. The James Hetfield Snakebyte is a brand new body style for ESP and LTD in 2011. It has a set-neck construction at 24.75" scale, with a mahogany body and neck, and an ebony fingerboard with 22 XJ frets. Th...January 4, 2011
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BUZZOV*EN Announces February Tour
Continuing to devastate America one tour at a time, sludgemongers BUZZOV*EN today announce their third tour installment since reuniting early in the year. Hitting all new markets throughout the Southern and Southeastern U.S. this time, the band will hit the old dusty trail again in early February wi...December 29, 2010
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Former BROKEN HOPE Guitarist Attends 'The Ultimate Metallica' Exhibition In Australia
Former BROKEN HOPE/current LUPARA guitarist and author Jeremy Wagner last month attended legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin's first-ever Australian exhibition of METALLICA photos taken between 1985 and 2010. In addition, Wagner gave both Ross Halfin and METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett autograp...December 28, 2010
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CROWBAR: 'The Cemetery Angels' Video Released
"The Cemetery Angels", the new video from New Orleans sludge metal legends CROWBAR, can be viewed below (courtesy of ARTISTdirect.com). The clip was filmed on December 5 in New York City with director Dale "Rage" Resteghini. Commented CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein via Twitter: "Froze [in...December 28, 2010
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BUZZOV*EN In Denver: Interview, Performance Footage
"Superskum" (web site) conducted an interview with "Dixie" Dave Collins (BUZZOV*EN, WEEDEATER) on December 19, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is BUZZOV*EN performance footage from the Denver concert. BUZZOV*EN recently completed its first U.S. headlining t...December 26, 2010
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METALLICA Manager PETER MENSCH Sells Greenwich Home For $7.25 Million
According to BlockShopper.com, Peter Mensch — a co-owner of Q Prime, a talent management company that handles the careers of such artists as METALLICA, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SHANIA TWAIN and JOSH GROBAN — sold a home at 267 W. 11th St. in New York City for $7.25 million on November 12. The ...December 20, 2010
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Author Discusses 'Metallica: Enter Night - The Biography' In New Interview
Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with renowned British rock journalist Mick Wall about Mick's newly released book, "Metallica: Enter Night - The Biography". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: I've been reading the new METALLICA biography...December 14, 2010
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CROWBAR Frontman On Rehab, Upcoming Album And The Future Of DOWN
Elliot Levin of NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR, DOWN, KINGDOM OF SORROW). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hard Rock Music Examiner: In college I remember a couple of friends going to rehab, and coming back and saying that was...December 13, 2010
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