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DUFF MCKAGAN's Cleveland Book Reading To Include Musical Accompaniment, Multimedia Presentation
Next Tuesday (March 20) see the paperback release of Duff McKagan's (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) critically acclaimed memoir, "It's So Easy (And Other Lies)", a raw, utterly candid autobiography that chronicles the unlikely story of the formation and rise of GUNS N' ROSES...March 15, 2012
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AC/DC's 'It's A Long Way To The Top' Used In AFL's 'Australia's Game' Campaign
The AFL today emphasized the national presence of Australian Football by launching its campaign for the 2012 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, titled Australia's Game, alongside a truly iconic Australian song, AC/DC's "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)". In an unprecedented first,...March 14, 2012
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QUIET RIOT Announces New Singer
QUIET RIOT has recruited Scott Vokoun as its new lead singer. The band is scheduled to play in Scottsdale, Arizona at the end of the month before embarking on a short tour in mid-April. QUIET RIOT played several shows in early February with ex-MONTROSE vocalist Keith St. John following the departure...March 14, 2012
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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN: 'When We're On Stage, It's Church'
SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan will appear at this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas next week, premiering his photo book "Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey" with a press party and question-and-answer session on Thursday, March 15. Earlier that afternoo...March 14, 2012
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'Queen: Days Of Our Lives' Documentary To Be Screened At Tribeca Film Festival
The QUEEN documentary "Days Of Our Lives" will be shown during the Special Screenings section of the 11th annual edition of the Tribeca Film Festival, set to take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City. "Queen: Days Of Our Lives" sees Roger Taylor and Brian May looking back at the band's ....March 13, 2012
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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Films 'Dark Fate Of Atlantis' Video
LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY has finished filming a video for the song "Dark Fate Of Atlantis" in Stockholm, Sweden with director Owe Lingvall of Dream Day Media (THE RASMUS, KAMELOT's "The Great Pandemonium"). The track comes off the band's new album, "Ascending To Infinity", which will be released on J...March 13, 2012
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CRASHDÏET Working On New Album
Swedish glam rockers CRASHDÏET are in the process of writing and recording pre-production demos for their as-yet-untitled fourth album. A two-minute "sneak peek" into the sessions is available below. CRASHDÏET's third album, "Generation Wild", was recently released on vinyl. This gatefold LP feature...March 11, 2012
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METALLICA Drummer Pens Foreword To SLIPKNOT Percussionist's Photo Book
SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan will appear at this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas next week, premiering his photo book "Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey" with a press party and question-and-answer session on Thursday, March 15. Earlier that afternoo...March 11, 2012
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New Video Footage Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Statue In Kavarna
The official unveiling of the monument dedicated to legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio in the Bulgarian Black-sea coastal town of Kavarna took place on October 23, 2010. Dio's road manager Steve Mignardi and DIO drummer Simon Wright (who also previously played with AC/DC) attended the e...March 8, 2012
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CRASHDIET Bassist Undergoes Surgery For Spinal Disc Herniation
Bassist Peter London of Swedish Swedish glam rockers CRASHDIET underwent surgery earlier this week after he was diagnosed with spinal disc herniation. A herniated (slipped) disk occurs when all or part of a disk in the spine is forced through a weakened part of the disk. This places pressure on near...March 8, 2012
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RUINED SOUL To Film 'Rewind' Video
Gothenburg, Sweden-based one-man metal project RUINED SOUL will film a video for the song "Rewind" on March 16 with Greenworks. Backing RUINED SOUL guitarist/mastermind Johnny Johansson during the video shoot will be the following musicians: * Patrik Johansson (ARISE) - Vocals * Jonathan Thorpengber...March 6, 2012
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CRASHDIET Bassist To Undergo Surgery For Spinal Disc Herniation
Swedish glam rockers CRASHDIET have been forced to cancel their March 9 appearance at the Rock The Night festival in Lichtenfels, Germany so that the band's bassist, Peter London, can undergo surgery after he was diagnosed with spinal disc herniation. Commented Peter: "Well, as some of you already k...March 6, 2012
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DYING FETUS: Performance Footage Of New Song Available
Fan-filmed video footage of Maryland extreme metallers DYING FETUS performing a brand new song, "Invert The Idols", on March 2 at Bogie's in Albany, New York can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Reign Supreme", which will be released mid-2012 via Relapse Records. The CD was...March 5, 2012
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DIABULUS IN MUSICA: New Audio Interview Posted Online
The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with Spanish female-fronted symphonic metallers DIABULUS IN MUSICA last week when they were in Belgium supporting former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. DIABULUS IN MUSICA will release their sopho...March 5, 2012
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BIOHAZARD In Melbourne, Australia During SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL (Video)
New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD have posted behind-the-scenes footage from their March 2 performance at this year's Soundwave Festival in Melbourne, Australia. Check it out below. BIOHAZARD's new album, "Reborn In Defiance", was released in Europe on January 20 via Nuclear Blast Records....March 5, 2012
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