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ZAKK WYLDE's 'Bringing Metal To The Children' Book Due In May

William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has announced plans to release on May 10, 2011 the handbook to all things heavy metal — "Bringing Metal To The Children" by Zakk Wylde, guitar legend and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY frontman. Wylde invites all who dare onto the tour bus for tales of gl...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Members Remember PETER STEELE In New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine

Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine recently sat down with TYPE O NEGATIVE members Josh Silver (keyboards),Johnny Kelly (drums) and Kenny Hickey (guitar) to remember the band's lost leader, Peter Steele, who died in April. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Revolver: A couple of years ago, Pet...

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Wife: PAUL GRAY 'Wasn't Just A Drug Addict'

Brenna Gray, the widow of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray, has paid tribute to her late husband in the new issue of Revolver magazine, which remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. Paul Gray's body was found on May 24 in a hotel room in a Des Moines, Iowa suburb. A coroner ruled ...

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Former BROKEN HOPE Guitarist Attends 'The Ultimate Metallica' Exhibition In Australia

Former BROKEN HOPE/current LUPARA guitarist and author Jeremy Wagner last month attended legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin's first-ever Australian exhibition of METALLICA photos taken between 1985 and 2010. In addition, Wagner gave both Ross Halfin and METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett autograp...

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BEFORE THE DAWN Signs With Nuclear Blast Records

Finnish dark metal masters BEFORE THE DAWN have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's sixth album, "Deathstar Rising", is scheduled for release on February 25, 2011. The CD's cover artwork can be viewed below. Founded in 1999 and led by Tuomas Saukkonen, BEFORE THE DAWN has "managed to...

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METALLICA: Second Part Of LARS ULRICH Interview Posted Online

Dan Rutledge of Rip It Up magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich prior to the band's October 2010 concert in Auckland, New Zealand. You can now watch the second part of the chat below. METALLICA wrapped up its two-year-long "World Magnetic" tour on November 21 with the la...

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METALLICA Manager PETER MENSCH Sells Greenwich Home For $7.25 Million

According to BlockShopper.com, Peter Mensch — a co-owner of Q Prime, a talent management company that handles the careers of such artists as METALLICA, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SHANIA TWAIN and JOSH GROBAN — sold a home at 267 W. 11th St. in New York City for $7.25 million on November 12. The ...

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SIX REASONS TO KILL: New Song Available For Streaming

"Welcome To Forever", a brand new song from Koblenz, Germany-based extreme metallers SIX REASONS TO KILL, is available for streaming at this location. The track comes off the band's fourth album, "Architects Of Perfection", which is scheduled for release on January 28, 2011 via Massacre Records. "Ar...

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MEGADETH Presented With Double-Platinum Awards For 'The Big Four' DVD In Australia

The members of MEGADETH were presented with double-platinum-award plaques in Sydney, Australia last night (Saturday, December 18) for "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD, which sold over 30,000 copies in Australia. Commented MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson: "Last night was an awesome show...

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THE VERY END: New Song Available For Streaming

"The Leper", a brand new song from German metallers THE VERY END, can be streamed using the audio player below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The track comes off the band's sophomore album, "Mercy & Misery", which is scheduled for release on January 14, 2011 in Germany, January 17 in the rest o...

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THE VERY END Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Drummer Lars Janosch has left German metallers THE VERY END "due to changes in his private life" and has been replaced by Daniel Zeman (ENEMY OF THE SUN). A photo of the band's new lineup, taken on the set of the video shoot for the song "A Hole In The Sun", can be viewed below. ...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Confirmed For France's SONISPHERE

The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — has been confirmed as for the French edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place July 8-9, 2011 in Amnéville. Also scheduled to appear is SLIPKNOT. The "Big Four" will perform on Saturday, July 9. ME...

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New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine Pays Tribute To Hard Rock And Metal's Fallen Heroes

As we bid farewell to a year full of tragedy, the new issue of Revolver magazine — available on newsstands everywhere on December 21 — remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. The cover features a stunning painting by legendary comic-book artist J.G. Jones (Superman, Batman, Wan...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: New Video Interview With HENRIK OHLSSON

Bassy Stacy of BayAreaRocks.com conducted an interview with drummer Henrik Ohlsson of Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY on December 5, 2010 at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California. You can now watch the chat below. SCAR SYMMETRY's latest album, "Dark Matter Dimensions"...

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Author Discusses 'Metallica: Enter Night - The Biography' In New Interview

Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with renowned British rock journalist Mick Wall about Mick's newly released book, "Metallica: Enter Night - The Biography". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: I've been reading the new METALLICA biography...