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METALLICA T-Shirt Generates Money For Morgan Dana Harrington Scholarship Fund

According to NBC29.com, METALLICA has partnered with the Virginia Tech university bookstore to produce an "Enter Sandman" shirt, with the band's share of the proceeds to be given to the Morgan Dana Harrington Scholarship Fund in hornor of the Virginia Tech student who disappeared after leaving one o...

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MACHINE HEAD Forced To Miss Tonight's Portland Concert

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have released the following statement: "MACHINE HEAD are currently stuck on the side of the road a few hours outside of Portland after their bus broke down earlier this afternoon, and unfortunately must announce that they will miss tonight's show [with D...

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DOWN Guitarist Says Ex-Bassist REX BROWN 'Needed To Focus On Himself And Get Himself Together'

J. Bennett of Decibel recently conducted an interview with all five members of DOWN for cover story of the magazine's January 2013 issue. A few excerpts from the article follow below. On bassist Rex Brown's departure from DOWN: Pepper Keenan (guitar): "What happened with Rex? He's a great bass playe...

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TED NUGENT/Ex-DOKKEN Drummer Pleads Guilty To Driving Golf Cart While Drunk

According to WABI-TV, drummer Mick Brown (TED NUGENT, DOKKEN) pleaded guilty Tuesday to OUI (operating under the influence of intoxicants) in connection with an incident this past summer when he allegedly drove drunk in a golf cart in Bangor, Maine. He was fined $1,000. In exchange for the guilty pl...

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Classic RUSH Song Featured In New Car Commercial

"Fly By Night", the classic song from Canadian rockers RUSH, is featured in a new advertising campaign for the 2013 VW Passat. The 30-second commercial, which can be seen below, features a 40-something businessman stopping at a traffic light and rocking out to the song by playing air drums at the in...

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BARONESS Tour Bus Crash: BBC NEWS Video Report Available

A two-minute BBC News video report on the road accident that resulted in BARONESS's tour bus plunging more than 30 feet down an embankment near Bath, England can be seen below. According to Mirror.co.uk, the accident occurred when the 52-seater bus smashed through a fence near a viaduct in heavy rai...

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TED NUGENT/Ex-DOKKEN Drummer MICK BROWN Pleads Not Guilty To Drunkenly Stealing Golf Cart

According to Bangor Daily News, drummer Mick Brown (TED NUGENT, DOKKEN) pleaded not guilty through his attorney earlier today (Wednesday, August 15) to charges of operating under the influence of intoxicants, driving to endanger, theft and assault. Brown, 55, was arrested on July 8 after allegedly s...

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SLIPKNOT/SLAYER 'Mayhem' Show At Darien Lake Draws 21 Arrests Or Citations

According to The Batavian, 21 people were arrested or cited during the August 1 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, New York. Of the four people arrested, a 49-year-old man and a 27-year-old male were charged with disorderly conduct a...

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TED NUGENT/Ex-DOKKEN Drummer MICK BROWN To Guest On 93.3 KDKB's 'Headbangers At 11'

Drummer Mick Brown (TED NUGENT, DOKKEN) will guest on this coming Friday's (July 20) edition of the "Headbangers At 11" show on the 93.3 KDKB radio station with host Mike Gaube at 11:00 p.m. Arizona time. You can stream the program live via the Internet at www.kdkb.com. As previously reported, Brown...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS To Headline 'Euroblast Tour'

Euroblast Collective, Avocado Booking, InsideOut Music and Century Media Records have teamed up to bring you the finest in contemporary progressive metal with the first installment of the Euroblast Tour. The trek is headlined by former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis, who has been a heavy influence...

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HELLYEAH Frontman: We Quit Being Afraid Of Who We Are

Troy Culpan of May The Rock Be With You recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. May The Rock Be With You: How pumped are you to get [the new HELLYEAH album, "Band Of Brothers"] out to people? Chad: Oh, fuckin' I ...

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Police: TED NUGENT/Ex-DOKKEN Drummer MICK BROWN Arrested After Drunkenly Stealing Golf Cart

Drummer Mick Brown (TED NUGENT, DOKKEN) was arrested last night (Sunday, July 8) after allegedly stealing a gold cart and driving it recklessly while under the influence of alcohol in Bangor, Maine. At approximately 9:45 p.m., Bangor police officers Steve Jordan and Jim Dearing were working the conc...

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MARILYN MANSON, BAD RELIGION, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY To Perform At SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL

Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) organizers today announced that the fifth annual three-day music festival — taking place on the Sunset Strip Thursday, August 16 through Saturday, August 18 — will celebrate the music and legacy of THE DOORS. The festival will kick off with an exclusive VIP event h...

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METALLICA Frontman Films Public Service Announcement In Morgan Harrington Murder Case

Federal, state, and local law enforcement launched a multimedia campaign that includes two enhanced composite sketches of a suspect in the 2009 murder of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington. The unknown murder suspect is also connected by DNA to a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax City, Virginia. A...

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EUROPE Drummer Explains DOWNLOAD Festival Cancelation

Drummer Ian Haugland of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE has issued the following updateL "What a bummer at [U.K.'s] Download [festival]. We were forced to cancel the show due to the fucked up weather... We had a bad start already in the morning when the flight was two hours delayed from [Stockholm, Swed...