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SLAYER's 'When The Stillness Comes' Single To Be Made Available On Green, White And Bi-Colored Vinyl

"When The Stillness Comes", the first new track from SLAYER in nearly a year, will be available as part of Record Store Day on April 18. The song, accompanied by a live recording of "Black Magic", from the band's 1983 album "Show No Mercy" and recorded live at the 2014 Wacken Open Air festival, will...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Selling His 2006 'Gigantour' Laminate

Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) is selling his personal MEGADETH 2006 Gigantour laminate that he wore for the entire tour. He says: "[It] comes with the luggage laminate (bag tag) that was also used for that entire tour, as well as a MEGADETH guitar pick, and a signed 'United...

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SLAYER, KING DIAMOND, HELLYEAH, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Set For 'Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival'

The world's biggest heavy music touring festival, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival enters its eighth year with another fantastic heavy metal and hard rock lineup, featuring 13 bands performing on the Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage and the Victory Records Stage. The Rockstar Energy Drink M...

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SLAYER Completes Work On Eleventh Album, Sets Six Songs Aside For Follow-Up Effort

Even though SLAYER has only just completed work on its eleventh studio album, the band has already set aside several tracks for the follow-up CD, which is not expected for the next several years. During an appearance on this week's edition of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show", SLAYER guitarist Kerry K...

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BRUCE KULICK 'Waves Flag' For KISS's Non-Makeup Years

Natalia Britt of California Rock News conducted an interview with former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick prior to his ESP guitar master class clinic for 6-string.com. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his time in KISS, Kulick said: "KISS is one of those ban...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: First 'Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus' Trailer

Italian "cinematic" metallers LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY will release a new album, "Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus", on June 19 in Europe and June 30 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. The CD was composed and produced once again by Luca Turilli, responsible as always of all the orchestral and choral a...

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DARKOLOGY To Release 'Fated To Burn' In June

American metallers DARKOLOGY will release their sophomore album, "Fated To Burn", between June 8 and June 15 through Prime Eon Media and its partners worldwide on CD and digital formats. Multiple special package configurations will be made exclusively available through the band's webstore and a viny...

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Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN To Release 'Satan's Tomb' EP

Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP "Satan's Tomb", coming in 2015 on Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE world...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says JEFF HANNEMAN's Playing Will Not Be Featured On New Album

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has dismissed as "bullshit" a recent report that claimed the band's late axeman, Jeff Hanneman, was "physically present on one unnamed track" on SLAYER's forthcoming eleventh full-length album, tentatively due in August. In an interview with Revolver magazine, SLAYER bass...

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FILTER Joins Forces With PledgeMusic For Making Of Band's Seventh Studio Album

PledgeMusic has announced its partnership with FILTER for the recording of the band's seventh studio record, to be released on Wind-Up. Shoving a fist in the face of tradition has been FILTER's modus operandi since the release of its self-produced debut album, "Short Bus". The CD's rough-around-the-...

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RATT Drummer BOBBY BLOTZER Explains His New RATT EXPERIENCE Project

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer has released a statement explaining his reasons for assembling the RATT EXPERIENCE band which will perform not only the RATT hits, but also several deep album cuts, including many songs that have never been played live. Said Bobby: "While I had the right to go out and tour...

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Mother Of SLAYER Frontman TOM ARAYA Dies

According to a posting on SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya's wife Sandra Araya's Facebook page, his mother passed away on Thursday, April 2. Sandra Araya writes: "Today is a sad day for our family. Tom's mom, Tina, passed away [on Thursday]. We appreciate all the calls, text and messages. My handso...

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PRETTY BOY FLOYD Pays Tribute To KISS On 'Kiss Of Death' Album

PRETTY BOY FLOYD, the bad boys of Hollywood sleaze metal, take on the gods of New York glam on the bombastic tribute album "Kiss Of Death". Featuring 15 supercharged versions of KISS classics, including "Shout It Out Loud", "Detroit Rock City" and "I Love It Loud", the CD is a virtual wet dream for...

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GARY HOLT Says He Would Have 'No Shortage Of Riffs' If He Was Asked To Write For SLAYER

In a brand new interview with Fuse.tv, Gary Holt was asked how his status as the touring guitarist in SLAYER is different from his normal duties in EXODUS. "In EXODUS, I do most of the heavy lifting," he said. "Whereas SLAYER, that would be carried by [bassist/vocalist] Tom [Araya]. [With SLAYER] I...

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COAL CHAMBER's MIGUEL RASCÓN Recalls Waking Up Covered In Chips And Dicks

Sofa King Cool recently asked guitarist Miguel Rascón of COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, to recall a particularly funny story from the road. Miguel said (see video below): "Well, one thing that's pretty funny is, when we were in Europe...