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Former UFO Bassist PETE WAY Completes Radiotherapy Treatment For Prostate Cancer

Former UFO bassist Pete Way says that he has completed his 38-day radiotherapy treatment for the prostate cancer with which he was diagnosed last year. "[I am] very slowly getting my energy back," he writes on his Facebook page. "I'll get the result as to whether it's worked in a couple of months so...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Joined By JOE SATRIANI, BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG At 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' Benefit Concert (Video)

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield played a four-song acoustic set last night (Thursday, May 15) at the first annual "Acoustic-4-A-Cure" concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California. The event benefitted the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, and featured solo sets,...

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HELLYEAH's MAXWELL On Split With Guitarist, Bassist: It Was A 'Toxic Situation' That 'Turned Into A Cancer'

HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell was interviewed on the Jacksonville, North Carolina radio station Rock 105.5 at this year's Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held May 3-4 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, HELLYEAH...

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TONY IOMMI Says BLACK SABBATH's Performance At London's Hyde Park Could Be Band's Last-Ever Concert

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has told Metal Hammer magazine that the band's headlining appearance at the Barclaycard British Summer Time festival at London's Hyde Park may turn out to be the legendary heavy metal group's final gig. The July 4 event will see SABBATH perform alongside SOUNDGARDE...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I'm Not Your Suicide' Solo Album First-Week Sales Revealed

"I'm Not Your Suicide", the new full-length solo album from Michael Sweet, frontman for the Chiristian hard rock band STRYPER, sold around 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 154 on The Billboard 200 chart. The future remains bright for Sweet, who...

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JUDAS PRIEST's Co-Founding Guitarist ERNIE CHATAWAY Dead At 62

JUDAS PRIEST's co-founding guitarist Ernie Chataway has died at the age of 62. He was reportedly battling lung cancer for quite some time before his death. The original JUDAS PRIEST lineup, featuring Chataway, singer Al Atkins, bassist Bruno Stapenhill and drummer John Partridge, came together in 19...

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DIO Artist MARC SASSO Discusses 'This Is Your Life' Cover Artwork

Heavy metal artist Marc Sasso (DIO, HALFORD, ADRENALINE MOB) recently completed the cover art and package design for the new Ronnie James Dio tribute CD, "This Is Your Life". The cover art, which depicts many of heavy metal's greatest icons charging into battle, was a labor of love for the artist wh...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says BLACK SABBATH's Tours Aren't Long Enough For Him To Get Sick Of Playing The Songs

In a brand new interview with DigitalProductionME.com, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler was asked how has the advancement in sound technology has been to the band's type of music over the four decades of SABBATH's existence. "Well, we've never let technology divert from running a band," he replie...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist MIKE INEZ: 'We're Just A Real Family Kind Of Organization'

Robert DiGiacomo of Atlantic City Insiders recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. On how they approach making music nowadays: Inez: "We approach it as a new band. We try to keep it fresh. If we start thinking...

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PARADISE LOST Guitarist GREGOR MACKINTOSH's VALLENFYRE: 'Splinters' Video Released

"Splinters", the video for the title track of the second full-length album from VALLENFYRE, the U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside members of MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES and DOOM, can be seen below. Due on May 12 in Europe and on...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Must Protect Bats Before Converting Barn Into Home, Council Says

According to BBC News, Ozzy Osbourne's planning permission to convert a barn on his British family home in Buckinghamshire into housing has been turned down because of the impact it could have on the bats which live there. Osbourne, who once claimed he bit the head off a live bat, had applied to ...

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DIO: 'Strange Highways' Performance Clip From 'Live In London: Hammersmith Apollo'

On May 13, Eagle Rock will release DIO's "Live In London: Hammersmith Apollo" on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD and digital formats. Filmed at London, England's Hammersmith Apollo on December 12, 1993, this previously unreleased concert film captures the then newly reformed DIO band on the last night of their Eu...

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WENDY DIO Talks To ALICE COOPER About 'This Is Your Life' Tribute Album (Audio)

Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, was interviewed on a recent edition of Alice Cooper's radio show, "Nights With Alice Cooper". You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Ronnie James Dio is one of the most beloved figures in rock history. H...

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Video: Reunited U.K. Death Metallers CANCER Perform In Telford

A two-camera mix of the reunited classic lineup of U.K. death metallers CANCER — John Walker (guitar, vocals),Carl Stokes, Ian Buchanan (bass) and Barry Savage (lead guitar) — performing on May 2 at The Haygate, Telford, England can be seen below. CANCER in 2005 released a "comeback" studio album,...

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DAVE MUSTAINE's Daughter ELECTRA Sings NEIL YOUNG's 'Heart Of Gold' With STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET (Video)

Michael Sweet, frontman for the Chiristian hard rock band STRYPER, has just released a new full-length solo album, "I'm Not Your Suicide", and his first autobiography, "Honestly: My Life And Stryper Revealed", via BIG3 Records. The official video for Sweet's cover of Neil Young's "Heart Of Gold", a...