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BLACK SABBATH, SLASH, MACHINE HEAD Honored At KERRANG! AWARDS

Rock stars galore, including BLACK SABBATH, Slash, TENACIOUS D and BLACK VEIL BRIDES were out in force tonight as The Kerrang! Awards 2012 Fuelled By Relentless Energy Drink took place in London. Big winners included BLACK SABBATH, YOU ME AT SIX, BLACK VEIL BRIDES, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and ENTER SHIK...

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THE CULT: New Video Interview With IAN ASTBURY

Lithium Magazine's Laurie Lonsdale recently conducted an interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. You can now watch the chat below. THE CULT's new album, "Choice Of Weapon", sold around 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 34 on The Billboard 2...

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The Complete Albums Collection

"Think 'heavy metal' and few bands come to mind as quickly as JUDAS PRIEST," reads a sentence from Greg Prato's liner notes from the 17-disc box (literally) set titled "The Complete Albums Collection". And who could argue that point with any semblance of a logical foundation? One could say the same...

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THE CULT Frontman: 'There's No Intention Of Trying To Emulate Any Of Our Previous Recordings'

Giorgio Mustica of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with THE CULT singer Ian Astbury. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: What was it like working with producer Bob Rock again? Astbury: Well, working with Bob is always a pleasure. He's a friend bu...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Joins MICHAEL MONROE On Stage In Hollywood (Video)

Duff McKagan (DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) joined former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe on stage this past Saturday night (June 2) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California to perform the HANOI classic "Taxi Driver" and a cover of THE STOOGES' "I Feel Alright...

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THE CULT Guitarist: 'Everything's A Little Too Instant, A Little Too Easy Right Now'

Patrick Prince of Powerline magazine recently conducted an interview with THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy. A couple of excertps from the chat follow below. Powerline: The [new THE CULT] album ["Choice Of Weapon"] seems so spontaneous and raw. I mean, there's no fucking around. It's right to the point...

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EUGENIC DEATH Signs With HEAVEN AND HELL RECORDS

North Carolina thrashers EUGENIC DEATH have inked a deal with Heaven And Hell Records. The band is currently in the studio recording its debut album, "Crimes Against Humanity", for a summer release. EUGENIC DEATH is an "uncompromising old-school thrash band" featuring Jonathan McCanless (guitar),Ke...

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ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL To Tour Canada

Fans in Canada and select cities in the northern part of the U.S. will finally have a chance to see what reviewers have called "the best metal tour of the year" when co-headliners ANTHRAX and TESTAMENT, joined by DEATH ANGEL, kick off a late-summer trek on September 14. Starting in Portland, Oregon,...

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THE CULT's 'Choice Of Weapon' Cracks U.S. Top 40

THE CULT's new album, "Choice Of Weapon", sold around 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 34 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was made available on May 22 via THE CULT's new label Cooking Vinyl. "Choice Of Weapon" is the follow-up to the ...

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GRAND MAGUS: 'The Hunt' Audio Samples, Track-By-Track Description

Swedish heavy rockers GRAND MAGUS released their new album, "The Hunt", in Europe on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD's cover artwork was created by Arik Roper (CATHEDRAL, HIGH ON FIRE, SLEEP),who also handled the art on GRAND MAGUS' "Iron Will" LP. "The Hunt" track listing: 01. Starlight S...

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DEMON HUNTER: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

Video footage of Seattle-based Christian metallers DEMON HUNTER rehearsing the song "We Don't Care" in preparation for their "Scream The Prayer" and "True Defiance" tours can be seen below. DEMON HUNTER's sixth full-length album, "True Defiance", sold 12,500 copies in the United States in its first...

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THE CULT Singer Marries BLACK RYDER Frontwoman

According to People magazine, THE CULT singer Ian Astbury married BLACK RYDER singer/guitarist Aimee Nash this past Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple reportedly met when Nash's band opened for THE CULT in Australia and that they had been engaged for several months. THE CULT's new album, "Cho...

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THE CULT Frontman: 'We Live In A Pick-And-Choose World'

Michael Christopher of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: Three years ago you declared, "The album is dead." Ian: Privately, I still believe it is dead — or at least the format is dead. Maybe the ....

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DEEP PURPLE: 'California Jam' Book Announced

According to Darker Than Blue, a new documentary book, "Deep Purple At The California Jam", will be published in the fall via Rufus Stone Limited Editions. Collecting together hundreds of black-and-white and color images from a number of photographers who had all area access to DEEP PURPLE's 1974 co...

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MASTODON: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire ROCK IN RIO LISBON Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of MASTODON's entire performance at this year's edition of the Rock In Rio Lisbon festival — shot yesterday (Friday, May 25) in Lisbon, Portugal — can be seen below. MASTODON is touring in support of its latest album "The Hunter", which was released by Reprise Rec...