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'NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990' Book Due In November
"NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990", Tony Rettman's ambitious oral history, captures ten years of struggle, including the scene's regional rivalries with D.C. and Boston, the birth of moshing, the clash and coming to terms of hardcore and heavy metal, the straightedge movement, and the unlikely infl...August 4, 2014
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JANE'S ADDICTION's STEPHEN PERKINS To Lead 'Beat MS Drum Circle'
JANE'S ADDICTION drummer Stephen Perkins will lead the Beat MS Drum Circle on Sunday August 10 at the Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills, California. "MS has hit three family members of mine — yeah, three!" exclaims Perkins. "I'm hitting back! "For me, playing the drums feels so good, it's medicine. "L...August 4, 2014
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GUS G. Releases 'Blame It On Me' Video, Announces West Coast Dates
"Blame It On Me", the new video from 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, can be seen below. The song is taken from Gus' debut solo album, "I Am The Fire", which entered the ...July 31, 2014
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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Welcomes Baby Daughter
Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER) and his wife welcomed a new daughter named Lei Li Agostina Maria on Friday, July 25 at 7:19 p.m. The baby weighed in at 7 pounds and measured 19 inches. The news was revealed via PUSCIFER's Instagram account earlier today. Keenan has an 18-year...July 29, 2014
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FREHLEY To STANLEY And SIMMONS: If You Keep Bad-Mouthing Me, No One's Gonna Show Up At Your Tour This Summer
During a brand new interview with Guitar World magazine, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was asked why he thinks his former bandmates Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are always so quick to disparage him publicly. "I don't know," he replied. "I think they're just cranky. "For years, when I was fuck...July 29, 2014
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White Devil Armory
What's to be said about OVERKILL that hasn't been already? Perhaps we'll let Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth do some talking about the band's latest album, "White Devil Armory". States Blitz in a recent press release, "We don't have an identity crisis. We know what we are. We do this because we like it, fir...July 28, 2014
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The Righteous and the Butterfly
Everything that went down in the early 2000s between MUSHROOMHEAD and SLIPKNOT seems downright silly in retrospect. The notorious feud between these two acts was largely generated by Ohio metal fans, but the far-reaching spatter of "my masked metal band is better than YOURS" slung by said knucklehea...July 28, 2014
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Builders of the Future
Spider One never accepts defeat. So professed on the opening track "Invade, Destroy, Repeat" from POWERMAN 5000's new album, "Builders of the Future". POWERMAN 5000 has come many miles since "The Blood Splat Rating System" and "Mega! Kung-Fu Radio", even if the current mark on the destination map sw...July 28, 2014
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NONPOINT: 'The Return' Track Listing Revealed; 'Breaking Skin' Single Streaming
NONPOINT will release its eighth studio album, "The Return", on September 30 via Razor & Tie (one day earlier internationally via Metal Blade Records). After 17 years in the game, the Florida quintet sustains the same energy that sparked its foundation back in 1997. The riffs crack with intensit...July 22, 2014
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PRIMUS Drummer TIM ALEXANDER Recovering After Successful Heart Bypass Surgery
PRIMUS drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander underwent a successful bypass procedure earlier today to remove blockage from arteries near his heart. The band writes on its Facebook page: "The mighty Tim 'Herb' Alexander has pulled through surgery, the blockage from his heart has been removed with no complicat...July 21, 2014
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NONPOINT To Release 'The Return' Album In September
NONPOINT will release its eighth studio album, "The Return", on September 29 via Metal Blade Records (excluding North America). After 17 years in the game, the Florida quintet sustains the same energy that sparked its foundation back in 1997. The riffs crack with intensity, the bass and drums forge...July 21, 2014
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PRIMUS Frontman Asks Fans To 'Send Good Thoughts' To Ailing Drummer TIM ALEXANDER
PRIMUS vocalist/bassist Les Claypool has asked fans to keep the band's drummer, Tim "Herb" Alexander, in their thoughts as Alexander prepares to undergo a bypass procedure to remove blockage from arteries near his heart. Claypool writes on Facebook: "[Tim] is a strong Herculean fellow and we all exp...July 20, 2014
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PRIMUS And PUSCIFER Drummer TIM ALEXANDER Suffers Heart Attack
Drummer Tim Alexander, who has played with PRIMUS, PUSCIFER and A PERFECT CIRCLE, has suffered a heart attack and will undergo open heart-surgery in a couple of days. Alexander, 49, originally left PRIMUS in 1996 and played sporadically with the band in the early 2000s in addition to being involved...July 19, 2014
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GUS G. Teaches You How To Play 'Summer Days' From His Solo Album 'I Am The Fire' (Video)
The "Gus G. Tutorials" are a series of guitar lessons from 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, where he shows you how to play step-by-step riffs and solos from the tracks off his debut .....July 16, 2014
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AMORPHIS Talks To METAL4 At Germany's ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR (Video)
Metal4 conducted an interview with guitarist Esa Holopainen and vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS at this year's Rockharz Open Air festival on July 10 in Ballenstedt, Germany . You can now watch the chat below. AMORPHIS will perform a special concert at the...July 11, 2014
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