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COREY TAYLOR Prefers Las Vegas To Los Angeles

According to The Pulse Of Radio, STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor admits in a new chat with Noisecreep that he prefers Las Vegas, where he lives now, to Los Angeles, saying, "I've have a love/hate relationship with L.A. for a long time," he says. "There have been times where I've stayed the...

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LENG TCH'E Begins Recording New Album

Belgian grindcore act LENG TCH'E has commenced recording the follow-up to 2010's "Hypomanic". The band states: "We have begun tracking drums at Hearse Studio in Heule, Belgium with longtime friend Lander Cluyse. Recordings will continue over the following months because creating a masterpiece takes...

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DISTURBED's MOYER To Fill In For RUDY SARZO For Five GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Shows

John Moyer (pictured below),the bassist and back-up vocalist for the alternative metal band DISTURBED, will stand in for Rudy Sarzo on five dates in May and June with Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE as they play "Operation: Mindcrime" from start to finish. Rudy will take a short break to play with his ban...

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If You Hate GEOFF TATE's New QUEENSRŸCHE Album, He Wants To Hear From You

Do you really hate "Frequency Unknown", the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE? Have you already blogged about it online? Well, metal geeks, if you've got the balls to stand behind your opinion, then here is the contest for you. Stop hiding behind your computer keyboards an...

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TOXIK Singer Interviewed By METAL RULES! TV (Video)

Metal Rules! TV recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Sanders of reactivated cult classic prog-thrashers TOXIK. You can now watch the chat below. TOXIK has announced the addition of SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner to the group's ranks. Guitarist and founding member Josh Christian com...

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LOCRIAN Announces New Album Details

Experimental, dark ambient/noise trio LOCRIAN will release its new album, "Return To Annihilation", on June 25 via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded by Greg Norman (PELICAN, RUSSIAN, CIRCLES, SERENA MANEESH) at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago and was mastered by Jason Ward at C...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Austin Concert

The Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE hit the road earlier in the month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band's epic 1988 release, "Operation: Mindcrime", performing all fifteen songs from the album along with other well-known hits and rarities from the catalog they've compiled over...

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Video: JASON NEWSTED Answers Fan-Submitted Questions

Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted has uploaded a new 12-minute video clip in which he answers a number of fan-submitted questions. Check it out below. NEWSTED kicked off its first-ever U.S. tour this past Friday, April 19 at Red House...

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VILLE VALO: HIM 'Is Not Just About Music, It Is A Brotherhood'

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: You had your fair share of ups and downs along the way. To what do you attribute the longevity of the band? ...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: 'New And Improved' Mixes Of 'Frequency Unknown' Available

Deadline Music/Cleopatra Records is making available the "new and improved" mixes of "Frequency Unknown", the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, to any customers who have purchased the original mix version and are dissatisfied with the audio. Simply e-mail the label a scan...

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MELIAH RAGE: Preview Of Song With New Vocalist Available

A snippet of the song "These Scars"from MELIAH RAGE with Marc Lopes on vocals can be heard in the YouTube clip below. The track was released on Metal On Metal Records' annual compilation CD, "Compendium Of Metal Vol. 6", which contains mostly previously unreleased and rare tracks. Marc recorded his...

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NEWSTED: Video Footage Of Entire First Show

NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, kicked off its first-ever U.S. tour this past Friday, April 19 at Red House in Walnut Creek, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire concert can be seen below. The 14-date trek will conclud...

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Video: DROWNING POOL Performs Acoustic Version Of 'In Memory Of' For ALL THE RAGE TV

Video footage of Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL performing an acoustic version of the song "In Memory Of" for All The Rage TV at Hard Rock Café in Paris, France can be seen below. "In Memory Of" was released in August 2012 to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the passing of the band's origin...

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Video: SHADOWS FALL Drummer Joins EXODUS On Stage In Clifton Park

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner joined EXODUS on stage last night (Monday, April 22) at Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, New York to perform the EXODUS classic "The Toxic Waltz". Video footage of his appearance can be see below. Commented Bittner: "Last night I had the honor of stepping onst...

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SEPULTURA To Record Cover Of DEATH's 'Zombie Ritual'

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA will reunite with producer Ross Robinson (KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, SLIPKNOT) to record their next album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be tracked in June at Robinson's studio in Venice, California and will be co-pro...