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Video: SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT Shows You How To Play 'The Devil In I'

On April 8, Fret12 released the latest installment of the "The Sound And The Story" instructional-documentary guitar DVD series starring Grammy Award-winning guitarist and songwriter Jim Root of SLIPKNOT. "The Sound And The Story" DVD series is quickly becoming known for featuring comprehensive guit...

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DEATH ANGEL To Perform At Amoeba Record Store In San Francisco

DEATH ANGEL will take part in a live performance and signing session on Thursday, May 26 at 5:00 p.m. at the Amoeba record store in San Francisco, California. DEATH ANGEL's new album, "The Evil Divide", will be released on May 27 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was once again recorded at AudioHammer studi...

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OVERKILL To Tour Europe With CROWBAR, SHREDHEAD, DESECRATOR

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will embark on a European headlining tour in November. Support on the trek will come from U.S. sludge metal kings CROWBAR, Israel-based metallers SHREDHEAD and Aussie thrashers DESECRATOR. Commented OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth: "Let the killing...

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ROB ZOMBIE's 'Electric Warlock Acid Witch' Album Cracks U.S. Top 10

ROB ZOMBIE's new album, "The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser", debuted at No. 6 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 41,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 5. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumpt...

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SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Calls TRUMP A 'Serial Liar', Says He Would Vote For SANDERS

SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, saying that controversial Republican candidate Donald Trump is a "serial liar" who refused to disavow former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke. Speaking to Artisan News, Holt said (see video below): "I think i...

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Rising Los Angeles Metal Band DEATH DIVISION Releases 'The Truth' Video

Rising metal band DEATH DIVISION has released a new single and video for "The Truth" ahead of upcoming tour dates throughout the Midwest and Southeast U.S. The single is off to a fast start at Active Rock radio, with 24 adds in the first two weeks. "The Truth" is taken from DEATH DIVISION's new EP,...

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New ROB ZOMBIE Album Projected To Sell 30K-35K Copies First Week

According to music industry web site Hits Daily Double, ROB ZOMBIE's new album, "The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser", is likely to sell between 30,000 and 35,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The SPS figure is expected to be between 34,000...

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GOJIRA To Tour North America With TESSERACT

French progressive metallers GOJIRA have announced details of a massive North American headline tour which will get underway this fall. The nationwide trek will see GOJIRA joined by TESSERACT and is set to kick-off September 21 at Silver Spring, Maryland's The Fillmore. From there, GOJIRA will trave...

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ROB ZOMBIE On Touring With SLAYER: 'It Wasn't Horrible, But It Wasn't The Perfect Match'

Rob Zombie will promote his new album, "The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser", with a number of festival appearances this spring and summer in addition to shows with DISTURBED and KORN. He told Headlines & Global News about why those bands fit well on a bill with Ro...

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Why ROB ZOMBIE Decided To Keep His New Album Short

Rob Zombie’s new album, "The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser", is out today (Friday, April 29),via UMe/T-Boy Records. In a video clip from Rolling Stone (see below),Rob explains how he arrived at the album title and how the record got made. On the making of "The Elec...

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DEATH ANGEL Releases Music Video For New Song 'Hatred United / United Hate'

"Hatred United / United Hate", the new video from San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL, can be seen below. The clip was directed and edited by Tommy Jones for Videohammer Studios during the recording sessions for the band's new album, "The Evil Divide", and features renowned tattoo artist Bo...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Surprised Him

During a brand new interview with Billboard.com, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach — who has toured with Axl Rose a number of times — was asked if the GUNS N' ROSES frontman's reunion with Slash surprised him. He responded: "Yes. Yes, it did. But I always thought that if you can go ...

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Did METAL CHURCH Use Fast, 'Thrash'-Style Riffing Before METALLICA? KURDT VANDERHOOF Weighs In

Australia's Sticks For Stones recently conducted an interview with METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On which band was formed first — METALLICA or METAL CHURCH: Kurdt: "[It...

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AYREON Signs With MASCOT LABEL GROUP

Mascot Label Group has announced the signing of AYREON, the highly acclaimed project from singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist / record producer Arjen Lucassen. The AYREON catalog, comprising seven studio albums, will be released on various digital platforms on April 22. Arjen Lucassen and Ma...

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ICED EARTH To Headline 'MTV Headbangers Ball' European Tour With ENSIFERUM, KATAKLYSM, UNEARTH

ICED EARTH will headline the "MTV Headbangers Ball" European tour in December. Support on the trek will come from ENSIFERUM, KATAKLYSM and UNEARTH. "Headbangers Ball" — a name that bears pure heavy metal nostalgia — will come to life again! By the end of this year, MTV's classic '80s show shall retu...