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THE DAMNED THINGS Taps BRENDON SMALL For 'We've Got A Situation Here' Video
THE DAMNED THINGS — the new band featuring members of FALL OUT BOY (Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley),ANTHRAX (Scott Ian, Rob Caggiano) and EVERY TIME I DIE (Keith Buckley, Josh Newton) — has tapped Brendon Small, the co-creator of Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", to write and direct the video for the song "W...October 27, 2010
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AC/DC's 'Back In Black' Named One Of 'Best Australian Albums' In New Book
AC/DC's classic 1980 LP "Back In Black" has secured the No. 2 spot in "The 100 Best Australian Albums", a book which names the best Australian albums of the last 50 years. It places each album in order (from 1 - 100) and discuses why each album deserves its place. It tells the story behind ...October 27, 2010
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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING Answers Fan-Submitted Questions
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently answered fan-submitted questions for Fret 12. The entire question-and-answer session can be viewed in ten parts below. SLAYER will release the "World Painted Blood" translucent red-vinyl seven-inch single on November 26 via Metal Club, a group of record stores th...October 26, 2010
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SLAYER: 'World Painted Blood' Red-Vinyl 7" Single Due In November
SLAYER will release the "World Painted Blood" translucent red-vinyl seven-inch single on November 26 via Metal Club, a group of record stores throughout the U.S. and Canada that work to connect the vibrant metal community with their local record store. Limited to 2,500 copies, the single will featur...October 26, 2010
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AC/DC: 'The Ultimate Illustrated History' Book Author Interviewed
Voyageur Press has has just released "AC/DC High-Voltage Rock 'N' Roll - The Ultimate Illustrated History", which follows the band from its roots in Sydney, Australia, to its most recent releases and sold-out world tours. No stone is left unturned, from the band's formation and early gigs on the clu...October 25, 2010
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METALLICA: 'Enter Night - The Biography' Book Due Next Month
Renowned British rock journalist Mick Wall will release a new book, "Metallica: Enter Night - The Biography", in hardcover via Orion in the U.K. on November 11. The book's official description: "Alongside contemporaries SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX, METALLICA came to prominence in the Eighties as on...October 25, 2010
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Sheffield Heavy Metal Metal Scene Profiled In New Book
It was desperate times for Sheffield and the wider South Yorkshire region in the 1980s. Deep recession had thrown tens of thousands on the dole and its traditional steel industry lay in ruins. But far from accepting its plight, Sheffield became a U.K. leader in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal ro...October 25, 2010
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RAVEN Frontman: No Other Band Sounds Like Us
Rock & Rolla recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock & Rolla: You guys have been kicking since 1974. 36 years later here you are. What's the secret behin...October 24, 2010
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SLAYER Drummer Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT
On October 21, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California as part of the Jägermeister Music Tour with ANTHRAX and MEGADETH. You can now watch the chat below. For the first time in its nea...October 24, 2010
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THE DAMNED THINGS: 'Ironiclast' Cover Artwork Unveiled
THE DAMNED THINGS — the new band featuring members of FALL OUT BOY (Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley),ANTHRAX (Scott Ian, Rob Caggiano) and EVERY TIME I DIE (Keith Buckley, Josh Newton) — will release its debut album, "Ironiclast", in North America on December 14 (one day earlier internationally) via Islan...October 21, 2010
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SLAYER Guitarist Interviewed On AUX's 'Hard' (Video)
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was interviewed for an episode of "Hard" on the AUX music channel out of Canada when the band played in Toronto, Ontario at the end of July. The segment can now be viewed below. For the first time in its near-30-year history, SLAYER, the single most distinctive and radica...October 20, 2010
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: New Video Interview With MICHAEL 'PADGE' PAGET
Earlier this month, Mike Sullivan of ExploreMusic conducted an interview with guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. You can now watch the chat below. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE recently tapped award-winning filmmaker Nigel Dick (GUNS N' ROSES, BLACK SABBATH, DEF LE...October 18, 2010
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TOM MORELLO, ROB HALFORD Remember RONNIE JAMES DIO On 'That Metal Show'; Sneak Peek
A sneak peek at the the first episode of the sixth season of "That Metal Show" can be viewed below. "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, is back and ready to rock out starting on Saturday, October 16 at 11 p.m. According ...October 14, 2010
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Gets His First-Ever Tattoo On 'L.A. Ink' (Video)
DEF LEPPARD lead guitarist Phil Collen and his new wife, costume designer Helen L. Simmons, got their first tattoos for the October 13 episode of "L.A. Ink", which features 28-year-old tattoo artist Kat Von D (born Katherine Von Drachenberg). Check out video footage of their appearance on the show a...October 14, 2010
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EUROPE Frontman To Host Radio Show On U.K.'s PLANET ROCK
Joey Tempest, best known as the lead singer for Sweden's biggest multi-million album selling hard rock band EUROPE, will host his ownradio show on U.K.'s leading classic rock radio station Planet Rock. Joey will be joining Planet Rock's star-studded line up of DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, Alice Cooper...October 14, 2010
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