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METALLICA Performs 'Frayed Ends Of Sanity' Live For First Time Ever; Video Available

METALLICA played the "…And Justice For All" song "Frayed Ends Of Sanity" live in its entirety for the first time earlier tonight (Wednesday, May 28) at the Sonisphere festival in Helsinki, Finland. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. METALLICA's setlist for the Helsinki co...

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METALLICA To Play 'Frayed Ends Of Sanity' Live For First Time At Tonight's Helsinki Concert

METALLICA is expected to play the song "Frayed Ends Of Sanity" live in its entirety for the first time at tonight's (Wednesday, May 28) Sonisphere festival in Helsinki, Finland. For years, METALLICA has teased the track in a variety of ways throughout the set, but quickly abandoned it, veering sharp...

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METALLICA's 'Black' Album Becomes First LP To Hit 16 Million In SoundScan Sales

According to Billboard.com, METALLICA's self-titled 1991 LP has become the first album to sell 16 million copies since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991. The set — often referred to as "the black album" — shifted another 2,533 units for the week ending May 25, bringing its cumulative...

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HIGH ON FIRE Begins Work On New Album

California heavy rockers HIGH ON FIRE have begun work on their new, as-yet-untitled studio album. The trio — guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, drummer Des Kensel and bassist Jeff Matz — has convened for strategic writing sessions in both New Orleans, Lousiana and Oakland, California, with early reports...

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GWAR To Open Restaurant In Richmond

GWAR has announced plans to open a restaurant later this summer in the band's hometown of Richmond, Virginia. GWAR is known throughout the Universe for its outrageous stage show, irreverent humor and head-pounding music, but now it has turned its demented eye to the food service industry. GWAR has j...

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On The Tour Bus With BROKEN HOPE (Video)

Digital Tour Bus, which gives fans "an all-access pass" to the tour buses that their favorite bands travel in, has posted its latest "Bus Invaders" episode, focusing on reformed death metallers BROKEN HOPE. The nine-minute clip, which was filmed April 4 in Joliet, Ilinois, can be seen below. BROKEN...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Says There Are 'High-Quality Record Companies' Interested In His New Band

Ex-DIO guitarist Craig Goldy has released two songs that pay tribute to his former bandmate, legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). Former QUIET RIOT frontman Mark Huff contributed lead vocals to "Hole In My Heart" and "Dark Rainbow", which we...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: Our Legacy Is Too Important To Us To Do Things Only For The Money

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has confirmed to Guitar World magazine that fans can expect to hear new music from the band sometime around the launch of CRÜE's "The Final Tour" this summer. "[Guitarist] Mick Mars and I just recently wrote a really cool track that we'll probably release sometime in t...

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Former DIO Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO With Two Original Songs

Ex-DIO guitarist Craig Goldy has released two songs that pay tribute to his former bandmate, legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). Former QUIET RIOT frontman Mark Huff contributed lead vocals to "Hole In My Heart" and "Dark Rainbow", which ar...

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DIO Artist MARC SASSO Discusses 'This Is Your Life' Cover Artwork

Heavy metal artist Marc Sasso (DIO, HALFORD, ADRENALINE MOB) recently completed the cover art and package design for the new Ronnie James Dio tribute CD, "This Is Your Life". The cover art, which depicts many of heavy metal's greatest icons charging into battle, was a labor of love for the artist wh...

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DEATH DEALER: 'Hammer Down' Video Released

"Hammer Down", the new video from DEATH DEALER, the band featuring MANOWAR and the DICTATORS guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman alongside vocalist Sean Peck (CAGE),guitarist Stu Marshall (producer and guitarist for such voices as Udo Dirkschneider and Steve Grimmett),bassist Mike Davis (HALFORD, L...

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ROB ZOMBIE: 'I'm Very Scatterbrained' And 'Can't Focus On One Thing At A Time'

Matt Parker of Music Radar recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Music Radar: Most people struggle to master even one creative avenue. What's been key for you in developing those different skill sets to a professional level? Rob: I think th...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says Identity Of Next Album's Producer Is 'Certainly Not Gonna Surprise Anybody'

During a brand new interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic". "We're just doing our best," Ulrich replied (hear audio below). "I mean, what am I gonna...

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JOE SATRIANI Interviewed By ALICE COOPER (Audio)

Rock guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani was interviewed on the May 2 edition of Alice Cooper's radio show, "Nights With Alice Cooper". You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, released "Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio...

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DEVILDRIVER Tentatively Scheduled To Enter Studio In November

Alan Daly of Dublin Concerts conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Spreitzer of California metallers DEVILDRIVER when the band played in Dublin, Ireland on April 8. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Dublin Concerts: "Winter Kills" has already been out eight months, and you guys s...