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GWAR: Last-Minute GWAR-B-Q Venue Change
The intergalactic metal maniacs of GWAR have announced a venue change for this year's epic edition of GWAR-B-Q, the band's annual festival of musical mayhem, bloodsport, scorched flesh and all-around debauchery. The event will now be held on Saturday, September 17 at Richmond, Virginia's beautiful N...September 13, 2011
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Heavy Metal And Hard Rock Musicians Comment On Their JUDAS PRIEST 'The Chosen Few' Selections
According to RollingStone.com, British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will release a new compilation album, "The Chosen Few", on October 11 via Legacy/Sony. The collection contains songs that were selected by some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world, including KISS' Gene Simmon...September 13, 2011
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AS I LAY DYING Covers SLAYER, JUDAS PRIEST On 10-Year-Anniversary Release
Grammy-nominted metallers AS I LAY DYING have announced the details of their upcoming release, "Decas", coinciding with the band's 10-year anniversary. With over a million units sold in the U.S. in just less than 10 years, the San Diego act will celebrate this milestone with the very special release...September 13, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST To Release 'The Chosen Few' Collection
According to RollingStone.com, British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will release a new compilation album, "The Chosen Few", on October 11 via Legacy/Sony. The collection contains songs that were selected by some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world, including KISS' Gene Simmon...September 12, 2011
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Looks Back On 9/11
Guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO) has posted the following message on his official web site: "As I trudged up the streets of Manhattan away from the two spheres of smoke, black serpents in the sky, I saw scores of fellow New Yorkers filing ou...September 12, 2011
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DREAM THEATER: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"A Dramatic Turn Of Events", the new album from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. The CD which marks new drummer Mike Mangini's recorded debut will be released in North America on September 13 via Roadrunner Records. The "A Dramatic...September 9, 2011
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MEGADETH Guitarist Talks Gear, Influences In New Video Interview
MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions for Fret 12. The entire question-and-answer session can be viewed in six parts below. Broderick joined MEGADETH in late 2007 as the replacement for Glen Drover, who left the group in order to focus on family lif...September 7, 2011
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DREAM THEATER To Tour Europe With PERIPHERY
Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER will embark on a European headlining tour in January 2012. Support on the trek will come from the Maryland-based experimental, progressive metal six-piece PERIPHERY. The dates are as follows: Jan 23 - Helsinki, Finland - Icehall Jan 25 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hov...September 7, 2011
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'American Idol' Metalhead JAMES DURBIN Signs Record Deal
James Durbin, the 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, California who was one of the finalists on the last season of "American Idol", has inked a deal with Wind-Up Records (EVANESCENCE, CREED). Commented Gregg Wattenberg, Wind-Up's Chief Creative Officer, "When the possibility of signing James Durbin...September 6, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Schedules New York City Signing Session
Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER will take part in an in-store signing session at Guitar Center (25 West 14th Street) in New York City on Friday, September 16 at 6 p.m. Attendance is strictly limited to 400 fans, so in order to guarantee yourself a spot in line, you must go to Guitar Center st...September 6, 2011
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JANE'S ADDICTION Partners With CITI For Unique Launch Shows For 'The Great Escape Artist'
On November 23 and November 25, 1988, alternative rock pioneers JANE'S ADDICTION took to the stage of Chicago's legendary Metro the city's destination for exciting new music to launch their seminal, ground-breaking album "Nothing's Shocking". On September 24 and 25, 2011, frontman Perry Farrell, gui...September 6, 2011
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Pursuit of Honor
"You realize, you're wondering what's the burning that you smell?" was a line from classic cut "Lethal Tendencies" by former Metal Blade artists HALLOWS EVE way back in the decade of the '80s. What's that have to do with the price of olives in Turkey? Not much; just that Detroit's BATTLECROSS is par...September 6, 2011
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IGGY AND THE STOOGES Forced To Postpone U.S. Tour
IGGY AND THE STOOGES have been forced to postpone their U.S. tour due to Iggy Pop breaking two bones in his foot. The injury happened on August 27 at the Peninsula Festival in Romania (see video below) and the rocker was told he will need to rest up for six to eight weeks. This means ...September 5, 2011
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MACHINE HEAD: 'Unto The Locust' Third Studio Webisode Released
The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Unto The Locust", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD, can be seen below. Due on September 27 via longtime label Roadrunner Records, the CD was recorded at JingleTown Studios in Oa...September 5, 2011
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MORTAL SIN Added To 'Thrashfest Classics' European Tour
Australian thrash metal veterans MORTAL SIN have been added to the "Thrashfest Classics" European tour, set to take place in November/December. The band's setlist will consist of material from the "Mayhemic Destruction" and "Face Of Despair" albums. Also scheduled to appear are co-headliners SEPULTU...September 2, 2011
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