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DIRGE WITHIN To Release 'Absolution' EP In August

Chicago's DIRGE WITHIN will release a new digital EP, "Absolution", on August 16. The three-song effort will give fans a taste of what's to come from the band's forthcoming sophomore album, due out in early 2012. According to a press release, "Absolution" "showcases what fans of DIRGE WITHIN have gr...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Play Mexico In October

According to the Mexican edition of Rolling Stone magazine, GUNS N' ROSES will play at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on October 18. Ticket pre-sale starts on July 26, with a general sale starting on July 28. GUNS N' ROSES' South American tour will include stops at the Rock In ...

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH: New Video Interview Posted Online

Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with the Knoxville, Tennessee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH at the fourth show of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on July 13 in Nampa, Idaho. You can now watch the chat below. STRAIGHT LINE STITCH's sophomo...

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ANTHRAX Bassist On New Album: 'I Haven't Been This Stoked In A While!'

Niclas Mller-Hansen of Sweden's Metal Shrine blog recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Shrine: I'm just wondering, since I've read a bit about the new album ["Worship Music"], how much of it was all new stuff that yo...

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New VAN HALEN Album Is 'F**king Killer,' Says SEVENDUST Drummer

SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose has reportedly heard at least some of the upcoming VAN HALEN album, and has described it as "fucking killer. Eddie [Van Halen, guitar] hasn't sounded this good since 'Balance'. Dave's [Lee Roth] voice sounds great. Alex [Van Halen, drums] is absolutely bombastic." More...

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SEBASTIAN BACH, NUNO BETTENCOURT Film Scene For 'Rock Of Ages' Movie

According to a posting on Sebastian Bach's Facebook page, the former SKID ROW singer and EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt spent "all night" earlier this week on the Miami set of the upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Rock Of Ages". Bach and Bettencourt will apparently appear in...

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GUNS N' ROSES/SIXX: A.M. Guitarist DJ ASHBA Interviewed On 'Heady Metal With Jeff Olson'

Guitarist DJ Ashba of GUNS N' ROSES and SIXX A.M. was interviewed on last night's (July 11) edition of "Heady Metal With Jeff Olson", the Internet radio show hosted by original TROUBLE drummer and RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below.

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DIRGE WITHIN: Performance Footage Of New Song

Fan-filmed video footage of DIRGE WITHIN performing a brand new song, "Memories", on July 10, 2011 at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin can be viewed below. DIRGE WITHIN 's debut album, "Force Fed Lies", came out on September 1, 2009 via E1 Music (formerly Koch Records). The CD was mixed by Jeff Ro...

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BRET MICHAELS Performs With KENNY CHESNEY In Cincinnati; Video Available

Contemporary country star Kenny Chesney had a surprise in store for concert-goers at his June 30 show in Cincinnati, Ohio. POISON frontman Bret Michaels was in attendance at and joined Chesney on stage to perform POISON's smash hit "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". Fan-filmed video footage of Bret's appea...

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MIKE PORTNOY Named 'Drummer Of The Year', 'Metal Drummer' In DRUMMIES Awards/Poll

Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has been honored in the "Drummer Of The Year" and "Metal Drummer" categories in Enter Music Publishing's annual Drummies awards/poll. Commented Portnoy: "WOW!! I just found out that I won Drum! magazine's 'Drummer Of The Year' award (as well as winning 'Meta...

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QUEEN: New Japanese TV Interview Posted Online

A recent Japanese TV video interview with QUEEN's Brian May and Roger Taylor in which they talk about the March 2011 earthquake in Japan, their first Japanese tour and the last days with singer Freddie Mercury can be seen below. March 14 saw the re-release of QUEEN's first five albums one of the mos...

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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER Is Heavy Metal's Top Drummer

LAMB OF GOD's Chris Adler has been named the #1 drummer in the "Metal" category in Modern Drummer magazine's 2011 Readers' Poll. The Readers' Poll results appear in the July 2011 issue of the magazine, available on newsstands now. 2011 Modern Drummer magazine readers' poll results in the "Metal" cat...

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MUTINY WITHIN Launches Vocalist Search

New Jersey-based metallers MUTINY WITHIN have parted ways with vocalist Chris Clancy and are currently seeking a replacement. Interested parties can contact the band at [email protected]. Regarding Clancy's departure from MUTINY WITHIN, the remaining members of the group state, "[Chris] worke...

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BROKEN TEETH: 'Bullet' Video Released

BROKEN TEETH's video for the song "Bullet" can be seen below. The track comes off the band's latest album, "Viva La Rock, Fantastico", which was released in January 2010 via Perris Records. Featuring 13 all-new tracks, the CD was written on the road during BROKEN TEETH's 2008-2009 "Blood on the Road...

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Czech Republic's SEVEN Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Czech heavy metal act SEVEN has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's new album, "Freedom Call", will be released on September 2. "We are very delighted to announce that the new record is being released under the Nuclear Blast label, which is one of the biggest and most professional la...