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SLIPKNOT's JORDISON: RHYTHM Magazine Honor 'Is Bigger Than A GRAMMY To Me'

Joey Jordison of SLIPKNOT has commented on being named the greatest drummer of the last quarter of a century by the readers of U.K.'s Rhythm magazine. Jordison received 37 percent of the votes, with more than 38,000 people selecting him as their favorite drummer of the last 25 years. Joey said, "I'm...

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BLOODBATH Bassist Interviewed At Finland's TUSKA

Melissa Zappa of StalkerMusic.com conducted an interview with bassist Jonas Renske of the Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH at the thirteenth annual Tuska festival, which was held July 2-4, 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. BLOODBATH's "Breeding Death" (1999) albu...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS Interviewed At Finland's TUSKA Festival

Melissa Zappa of StalkerMusic.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE at the thirteenth annual Tuska festival, which was held July 2-4, 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. (Note: The inter...

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ANTHRAX Singer Schedules Solo Dates

ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna has scheduled a couple of solo dates before he embarks on the second leg of the "American Carnage" tour featuring ANTHRAX, MEGADETH and SLAYER: Sep. 10 - The Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY Sep. 15 - Grim's Roadhouse (formerly The Lighthouse) - Imperial, PA The prev...

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ACCEPT 'News Marathon' To Take Place One Day Before European CD Release

To support the release of their long-awaited new album "Blood Of The Nations", reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT have announced a 24-hour "news marathon" to take place the day before the album's European release on August 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. (The CD will be released in Japan on September...

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MICHAEL MONROE To Be Joined By NASTY SUICIDE For ANKKAROCK Performance

A very special show will take place this Sunday, August 15 as guitarist Nasty Suicide takes the stage with his former HANOI ROCKS bandmate Michael Monroe at the Ankkarock festival in Korso, Vantaa, in the greater Helsinki area of Finland. Steve Conte, Michael's regular guitarist, has had to cancel t...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'We Have Not Seen Fans So Happy In A Long, Long Time'

After debuting their new lineup to a sold-out audience in New York this past May and then traveling to Europe to devastate the masses with shows in 16 different countries in 80 days (including two shows opening for AC/DC),reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will return to tour the U.S. for the firs...

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SLIPKNOT's JOEY JORDISON Is 'The Greatest Drummer Of The Last 25 Years'

Seven days ago, U.K.'s Rhythm magazine kick-started an online poll to find out who its readers thought was the greatest drummer of the last quarter of a century. 102,000 votes later a winner has been crowned: none other than Joey Jordison of SLIPKNOT. Jordison received 37 percent of the votes, with...

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TRIXTER Guitarist Added To 'Whole Lotta Love' Tribute

TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown has been added to the list of musicians who appear the upcoming tribute album "Whole Lotta Love: An All-Star Salute To Fat Chicks". Steve puts a rock spin on the hit single "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)", made famous by current pop sensation MIKA. A celebratory affirmat...

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MICHAEL MONROE: Pro-Shot Footage From Japan's SUMMER SONIC Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe's performance at this year's Summer Sonic festival — which was held August 7-8, 2010 in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan — can be viewed below. As previously reported, Michael Monroe will release a new live album, "Another Night...

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Former ATHEIST Bassist Explains His Departure

Tony Choy, former bassist for the reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding his departure from the group: "This is a courtesy statement to all my fans due to the surprising comments by ATHEIST concerning my absence on the...

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ACCEPT: 'Blood Of The Nations' Mail-Order Digipak To Include Bonus Track

Nuclear Blast Records' USA webshop is now taking pre-orders for the exclusive North American mail-order digipak edition of ACCEPT's new album, "Blood Of The Nations". This exclusive release features the bonus track "Time Machine". The pre-order bundle includes an ACCEPT "Teutonic Terror" t-shirt and...

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ACCEPT: Pro-Shot Performance Footage Of Two New Songs Available

Professionally filmed video footage of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT performing two new songs — "The Abyss" and "Teutonic Terror" — at this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, which was held May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, can be viewed below. Also avai...

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ACCEPT, KING'S X: More U.S. Tour Dates Released

According to Ticketmaster.com, reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will join forces with veteran rockers KING'S X for a U.S. tour in September/October. So far the following dates have been released: Sep. 23 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Sep. 24 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live Sep. 25 - Sayrevill...

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ACCEPT: More Interview, Performance Footage From KAVARNA ROCK FEST

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT were interviewed when the band played at the at the Kavarna Rock Fest in Kavarna, Bulgaria on July 25, 2010. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the festival. ACCEPT's new...