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ROBERT PLANT To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement Award' At AmericanaFestUK

Robert Plant has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Americana Music Association UK. It is the group's highest honor and goes to a U.K. artist for outstanding contribution to the Americana genre over the span of a career. The AmericanaFestUK show will take place on Feb...

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NITA STRAUSS: 'You Can Go Out There And Be A Hot Chick And Shred It Up On The Guitar'

During a recent appearance on MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx's syndicated rock radio show "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx", Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, spoke about her newly launched all-female metal band WE START WARS. "I'm so excited," s...

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Legendary Rockers ZEBRA To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Of Debut Album With West Coast Mini Tour

Legendary rock band ZEBRA will celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of its debut album by performing the LP in its entirety. The group's first West Coast tour in three decades will take place in February and will feature all original members: Randy Jackson, Felix Hanneman and Guy Gelso. Founded in...

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Listen To METALLICA Perform 'Damage, Inc.' Live In Essen In January 1987

A previously unreleased recording of METALLICA performing the song "Damage, Inc." on January 25, 1987 at Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany can be streamed below. The track is taken from the upcoming reissue of METALLICA's seminal third album, "Master Of Puppets". The "Master Of Puppets" reissue will...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS To Return To Live Stage At Invitation-Only Concert For SiriusXM Listeners

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will make their return to the live stage on Tuesday, November 14 at a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM listeners at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. A special e-mail went out to select SiriusXM subscribers today offering "a limited number of complimentary...

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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Talks About LINDSEY STIRLING's Guest Appearance On 'Synthesis' (Video)

The fourth in a series of webisodes featuring footage from the making of EVANESCENCE's next album, "Synthesis", can be seen below. In the latest episode of "Inside Synthesis", we explore the making of "Hi-Lo", one of the two new tracks on the album, featuring a guest performance by famed violinist L...

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Day Of The Gusano

It takes mucho cojones—18 of them, apparently—to stage a giant, carnival-like festival for your first live appearance in a foreign country, and that's exactly what SLIPKNOT did in December of 2015 when they held the seventh Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico (about an hour's drive west of Mexico City). The...

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Original BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD's DAY OF ERRORS Announces West Coast Tour

DAY OF ERRORS, the three-piece band led by original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, will embark on a short West Coast tour in early December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 07 - Wow Hall - Eugene, OR Dec. 08 - High Dive - Seattle, WA Dec. 09 - Dante's - Portland, OR Dec. 12 - Great American M...

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ROBERT PLANT Says 'There Was A Lot Of Romance' About LED ZEPPELIN's End

Robert Plant was a guest on the "Charlie Rose" show on PBS Thursday night (October 26). He spoke with Rose about his new album, "Carry Fire", LED ZEPPELIN, what it means to be a frontman, and more. You can watch the interview below. Speaking about the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of LED ZEPPELIN's...

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EVANESCENCE Releases Orchestral Version Of 'Lacrymosa' From 'Synthesis' Album

EVANESCENCE has released a new version of its song "Lacrymosa". Taken from the band's next album, "Synthesis", which is due on November 10, the track features full orchestration in a completely synthetic world of beats and sounds, with help from arranger and composer David Campbell. "Synthesis" will...

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MY DYING BRIDE Frontman Shoots Down Split Rumors

Due to unforeseen personal circumstances, U.K. doom metal veterans MY DYING BRIDE have have regretfully canceled their appearances at four festivals in Europe: Eindhoven Metal Meeting in The Netherlands, Madrid Is The Dark in Spain, Aalborg Metal Festival in Denmark, and HRH Doom vs. HRH Stoner in E...

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ASESINO Guitarist DINO CAZARES Fractures Fibula; Band Cancels KNOTFEST MÉXICO Appearance

Due to unforeseen circumstances, ASESINO has canceled its appearance at this year's Knotfest México. ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares has a fractured fibula in his right leg from an accident and is unable to travel with the band. Dino, who also plays guitar in FEAR FACTORY, says: "I apologize and pr...

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AUTOPSY To Release 'Puncturing The Grotesque' Mini-LP; Listen To Title Track

Marking thirty years of depravity, highly influential U.S. death metal pioneers AUTOPSY return with the "Puncturing The Grotesque" mini-LP, containing seven tracks of blistering sickness, and their first new material since the pulverizing "Skull Grinder", on December 15. The release will be availabl...

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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE: 'Monsters And Heroes' Video

"Sinister", the first joint studio album by Carmine and Vinny Appice, will be released on October 27 through SPV/Steamhammer as CD digipack, double gatefold vinyl, download and stream. The official video for the disc's first single, "Monsters And Heroes", can be seen below. You're unlikely to find a...

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ROBERT PLANT Says He Writes To Suit His Mood

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Robert Plant has scored a Top 20 hit with his new album, "Carry On", marking his third release with his touring band, SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS. During a chat with The New York Times, he revealed that the album was dictated by the sound he and the band made, rather...