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W.E.T.: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records will release W.E.T.'s new studio album, "Rise Up", on February 22 in Europe and February 26 in North America. W.E.T.'s 2009 debut CD was one of the rare occasions when a band, created by the vision of a record label president, managed to generate a wave of enthusiasm and interest f...

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'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Presents $100K To T.J. Martell Foundation

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund is certainly doing its part to raise money, spread awareness, and, hopefully, one day find a cure for the same illness that took the life of one of rock's all-time great vocalists, Ronnie James Dio. The Dio Cancer Fund, upon its formation two years...

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THE PERSEVERING PROMISE Signs With PAVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT

Pavement Entertainment Inc. has signed the post-hardcore band THE PERSEVERING PROMISE to a three-album deal. The group will enter the studio in early 2013 to begin recording its new CD, to be distributed through MRI/RED in North America and SPV in Europe. THE PERSEVERING PROMISE has opened the ears...

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Cleveland Metal Bands Unite For Fourth Annual Holiday Food Drive

WJCU 88.7 FM and Auburn Records will host the fourth annual Iron Ingo Cleveland Metal Holiday Food Drive, a benefit concert for the Cleveland Foodbank, Friends Of The Cleveland Kennel and Lake Humane Society on Saturday, December 8 at The Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. Bands scheduled to per...

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IRON MAIDEN, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, LAMB OF GOD Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees

IRON MAIDEN, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX and LAMB OF GOD are among the nominees for the 55th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category are as follows: ANTHRAX - "I'm Alive" Track from:...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: OBAMA Added More To National Debt Than Previous 43 Presidents Combined

During MEGADETH's December 1 concert in Salt Lake City, the band's outspoken frontman Dave Mustaine repeated what PolitiFact.com has found to be "a largely inaccurate" GOP claim that the national debt has increased more under President Barack Obama than under all the previous 43 presidents combined....

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LED ZEPPELIN Honored By BARACK OBAMA For Contribution To American Culture (Video)

Legendary rock band LED ZEPPELIN was awarded America's greatest cultural honor, the Kennedy Award, by President Barack Obama at The White House in Washington on Sunday, December 2. Also honored at the event were comedian and television personality David Letterman, bluesman Buddy Guy, actor and direc...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Says DAVE MUSTAINE Was 'Absolutely Fantastic' To Work With

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was interviewed on the latest Metal Injection Livecast. You can now listen to the entire chat using the audio player below. (Note: The Friedman interview begins around the one-hour, 15-minute mark.) ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Frontman AXL ROSE: 'I've Always Wanted To Play In India'

GUNS N' ROSES' much-awaited multi-city concert tour in India this month will consist of three shows: in Bangalore on December 7, in Mumbai on December 9 and in Gurgaon on December 12. Tickets for the event, promoted by MOOZ Entertainment, are available in three categories — Silver ( Rs. 1,500),Gold...

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Video: AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Talks About Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center

The Geoffrey Beene Foundation has launches its 2012 Rock Stars Of Science campaign to honor leading scientists and next generation researchers at the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York. Joe Perry, AEROSMITH guitar legend and Rock Stars...

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KREATOR: 'Civilization Collapse' Video Released

On November 9, German thrash metal veterans KREATOR released a new seven-inch single, "Civilization Collapse" (retail version: black; Nuclear Blast mailorder-only version: red, yellow, white) and as a digital download. The single contains the title cut backed by the non-album track "Wolfchild", whic...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: Political Rants Have A Place At MEGADETH Concerts

During MEGADETH's November 24 performance at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the band's frontman, Dave Mustaine, took the opportunity to bash a writer for The Columbus Dispatch whose review of MEGADETH's Columbus concert four days earlier featured the headline "Megadeth: Thrash m...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Talks Las Vegas Residency In New Radio Interview

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott recently spoke to Las Vegas' 97.1 The Point radio station from his home in Dublin, Ireland about the band's upcoming nine-show residency at the 2,950-capacity The Joint at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and about how DEF LEPPARD has kept their sound intact o...

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TOOL, DEFTONES, SLASH, STONE SOUR Confirmed For OZZFEST JAPAN

Sharon Osbourne, in partnership with Japanese promoter Hayashi International Promotion (H.I.P.),recently confirmed the first-ever Ozzfest Japan. The two-day festival will debut Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe Arena, just outside of Tokyo, and will feature headlining...

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JAMES LOMENZO Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, 'The Amazing Race' In Video Interview

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with veteran hard rock bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DIO DISCIPLES, WHITE LION, HAIL!) at the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund's second awards gala, which was held on October 31 at the...