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MEGADETH On Touring, 'Big Four' Concerts And Lineup Changes

Amy Harris recently conducted separate interviews with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from each chat follow below. Amy Harris: You are a classically trained guitarist, right? Can you tell me, how do you think that prepared you for MEGADETH and to pl...

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URN Hard At Work One New Album

Chicago, Illinois gothic/folk metallers URN are working on their new album, "A Hard Winter's Journey", at Bombshelter Studios in Chicago with producer Dan Precision (RISE AGAINST, NAKED RAYGUN) and at Studio 101 in Melbourne, Florida with Dominic St. Charles (ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB). The band is als...

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URIAH HEEP To Perform Entire 'Demons And Wizards' Album On U.S. Tour

Progressive rockers URIAH HEEP will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of their classic fourth album, "Demons And Wizards" by performing the LP in its entity at select U.S. shows this fall. "Demons And Wizards" is regarded by many fans and critics alike as URIAH HEEP's best album, often r...

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DRAGONFORCE: New Video Interview With HERMAN LI Posted Online

Matt Bishop conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE on April 23 at Theatre Of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can now watch the chat below. DRAGONFORCE's new album, "The Power Within", sold 5,800 copies in the United States in its fi...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN's First Meeting With RONNIE MONTROSE

Several months before his death, the late, great Ronnie Montrose contributed to hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", by legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on the guitarist's story of meeting Eddie Van Halen. Montrose: "The first tour...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Joins WARBEAST On Stage In Texas; Video Available

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo joined WARBEAST on stage on April 21 at The Rail Club in Fort Worth, Texas to perform the song "Scorched Earth Policy". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. The event served as a celebration of the marriage of RIGOR MOR...

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LAMB OF GOD, DETHKLOK, GOJIRA: North American Tour Officially Announced

LAMB OF GOD and DETHKLOK will join forces for a 32-show North American tour kicking off on August 1 in Seattle, Washington. The three-time Grammy Award-nominated band from Richmond, Virginia and the world's most brutal animated death band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" animated series will shred...

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OVERKILL Frontman Interviewed On 'The Pit' (Audio)

"The Pit", the nationally syndicated classic metal radio show hosted by long time hard rock radio DJ Cutter, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. OVERKILL is c...

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LACUNA COIL: Quality Philadelphia Footage Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of LACUNA COIL's May 8 concert at Theater Of The Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be viewed below. LACUNA COIL kicked off its "Dark Legacy" tour on April 7 at Soma in San Diego, California. The band's only headlining run in the United States in 2012 feat...

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ULVER: 'Magic Hollow' Video Released

"Childhood's End", a collection of classic psychedelic tracks recorded by the Norwegian band ULVER in late 2011, is due out in North America on June 5. The set sees the band re-interpret classic psychedelic tracks from the late 1960s. The album includes ULVER's unique versions of tracks from THE 13T...

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HALFORD Guitarist To Serve As Guest Professor At School Of Rock's First Overnight 'Metal Camp'

Who needs pottery wheels and lanyards when you can have electric guitars and headbanging? From August 19 to 25, young metalheads ages 12 to 18 can get their fix with School Of Rock's first-ever Metal Camp at Camp Lakota in the Catskill Mountains of New York. This seven-day, six-night experience teac...

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'Iron Man: The Best Of Black Sabbath' Due In June

Sanctuary has set a June 4 U.K. release date for "Iron Man: The Best Of Black Sabbath". "Iron Man: The Best Of Black Sabbath" is a 14-song collection of classic tracks from across BLACK SABBATH's first eight albums — including tracks from 1970's debut "Black Sabbath" and follow-up "Paranoid", 1971's...

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WARRANT Guitarist's SUNSET STRIPPED Releases 'Let's Drink Wine Tonight' Single

SUNSET STRIPPED, which features in its ranks WARRANT guitarist Erik Turner, has released a new single, "Let's Drink Wine Tonight", via iTunes. An audio sample is available below. Commented the band: "This song goes out to wine lovers everywhere especially to our home town Temecula Wine Country where...

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TURBONEGRO To Release 'Sexual Harassment' In June

Norwegian five-piece TURBONEGRO will release its ninth studio album, "Sexual Harassment", digitally on June 13 via Volcom Entertainment. Fine quality LPs and CDs of "Sexual Harassment" will be available in August. The first single from the album, "You Give Me Worms", recently premiered on Vice, and...

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ZAKK WYLDE, SLASH Talk About Passing Of JIM MARSHALL (Video)

Artisan News spoke to Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards about the passing of revolutionary amp pioneer Jim Marshall OBE. You can watch the report below. As previously reported, rock and roll's b...