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Video: DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED Plays First Show In Two Years
DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — played its first show in two years on March 3 at Slim's Last Chance in Seattle. The concert was a benefit event for DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED guitarist Mike Squires's mother, who is battling cancer. Video foo...March 5, 2015
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TONY MARTIN, VINNY APPICE, MARK BOALS Pay Tribute To TONY IOMMI On 'Great Lefty: Live Forever' Album
Tanzan Music and "Tony Iommi Fan-Tastic" team of Iommi supporters together with Facebook communities "Tony Iommi The Man The Master The Legend" and "Global Black Sabbath Convention" have announced the release of the compilation tribute in honor of BLACK SABBATH's true heart and soul, legendary riffm...March 2, 2015
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Report: Rock Concert Could Damage Hearing After Only 28 Seconds
The World Health Organization, which recommends ways countries can cooperate more closely to protect global public health, says that 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of permanently damaging their hearing by listening to "too much, too loudly" and that over 43 million people between...March 2, 2015
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: Don't Blame TENACIOUS D For Winning 'Metal' GRAMMY
TENACIOUS D was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 57th annual Grammy Awards, which was held on February 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. TENACIOUS D was nominated for its cover version of the DIO classic "The Last In L...February 27, 2015
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LAMB OF GOD Singer RANDY BLYTHE's Memoir 'Dark Days' Gets Official Release Date
Da Capo Press has set a July 14 release date for LAMB OF GOD vocalist Randy Blythe's memoir, "Dark Days: My Tribulation And Trials". Random House purchased the foreign rights to the book and will act as publisher in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The memoir, which puts emphasis...February 25, 2015
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NAPALM DEATH: First 'Apex Predator - Easy Meat' Track-By-Track Breakdown Video
British/American grindcore legends NAPALM DEATH released their 15th studio album, "Apex Predator - Easy Meat", on January 27 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD's striking artwork, which can be seen below, was created by Danish designer Frode Sylthe (Friktion.com),wh...February 25, 2015
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DEATH ANGEL Drummer WILL CARROLL Breaks Bone In Right Foot While Taking Out Trash
San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have been forced to cancel their appearance at the Metal Against Cancer event on February 28 at the 120 Tavern in Marietta, Georgia. DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll (pictured) broke his foot in an accident and the band tried to arrange for a stand-i...February 22, 2015
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Reveals Heavy Metal's Bloody Origins In New Animated Short
A new animated short which tells the story of how the tragic accident which caused BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi to lose the tops of two of his fingers was inadvertently responsible for the creation of the heavy metal guitar sound which defines the genre and has reverberated through the ages to...February 19, 2015
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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Undergoes Cancer Treatment
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have released the following statement: "Just before Christmas, MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson visited his doctor for a routine check-up. This led to tests and biopsies which revealed a small cancerous tumour at the back of his tongue. A seven-week course of c...February 19, 2015
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Y&T's DAVE MENIKETTI: 'We're Hopeful That We'll Have New Product Out Next Year'
Episode 260 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with Y&T's founder and frontman Dave Meniketti. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about Y&T's plans to release a follow-up album to 2010's "Facemelter", Meniketti said: "We're pl...February 18, 2015
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STEEL PANTHER: KANYE WEST's Music Sounds Like 'Hamster Turds' And 'A Donkey Fart'
Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER have posted a musical response to Kanye West following the rapper's unexpected appearance onstage this year's Grammy Awards, accusing him of sounding like everything from "hamster turds" to "a donkey fart." They also referenced KISS frontman Paul Stanle...February 15, 2015
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WENDY DIO, TENACIOUS D Comment On GRAMMY 'Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance' Win
TENACIOUS D was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 57th annual Grammy Awards, which was held on Sunday, February 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. TENACIOUS D was nominated for its cover version of the DIO classic "The L...February 11, 2015
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BUMBLEFOOT Explains 'Unnecessary Confusion' Surrounding SCOTT WEILAND's Involvement With ART OF ANARCHY
Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: You have a brand new album on the way this February. What can you tell us about "Little Brother Is Watching" and what ...February 11, 2015
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OZZY OSBOURNE Must Pay $27,000 To Rid His Home Of Bats
According to The Pulse Of Radio, the bats may finally be having their revenge on Ozzy Osbourne for defiling a corpse of one of their own species all those years ago. The Prince Of Darkness must shell out $27,000 to have a colony of bats removed from his estate in Buckinghamshire, England. The bats w...February 10, 2015
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Former METAL MANIACS Editor KATHERINE LUDWIG Dies After Battle With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Former Metal Maniacs editor Katherine Ludwig died yesterday (Friday, January 30) a little after 1:00 p.m. at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York. She passed very quickly and peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's Reed Mullin had this to say about Katherine Ludw...January 31, 2015
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