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STATIC-X Frontman Discusses His Custom Dean Modifier (Video)

Video footage of STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static discussing his Custom 1-off USA-made Modifier guitar can be seen below. Bassist Brent Ashley left STATIC-X earlier in the month. His final show with the band took place on September 1 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. He wrote on his...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Entire Solo Album Available For Streaming

IRON MAIDEN bassist/founder Steve Harris's debut solo/side project album, "British Lion", is now available for streaming in its entirety at MetalHammer.co.uk. "British Lion" will be released in the U.S. on September 25 via Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Mixed by Kevin Shirley — whose credits inc...

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Upstate New York Town Going To Court To Block Heavy Metal Concert

According to PostStar.com, a small town in upstate New York is planning to file a lawsuit tomorrow (Thursday, September 20) seeking an injunction to prevent a planned heavy metal music festival from going ahead this weekend. The event, dubbed RedNeck Hellfest III, was originally scheduled to be held...

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ORGY To Film New Video This Weekend

ORGY — the reactivated "death pop" band from California — will film the live portion of their new music video this Sunday, September 23 at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood. The official lyric video for "Grime Of The Century", the first new single in over seven years from ORGY, can be seen below. T...

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DORO To Tour North America With SISTER SIN

German metal queen Doro Pesch will join forces with Swedish female-fronted heavy rockers SISTER SIN for a North American tour in February 2013. SISTER SIN and Doro have toured Europe together before and are now bringing their united metal mission to North America. Commented SISTER SIN frontwoman Liv...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD To Record DAYGLO ABORTIONS Cover

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will enter the studio later this week to record a cover of a DAYGLO ABORTIONS track, to be included on the upcoming DAYGLO ABORTIONS tribute album, due out in 2013. The song will be recorded with Reversed Records founder, producer/engin...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Schedules Hollywood Spoken-Word Appearance

Duff McKagan (DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) will celebrate the paperback release of his critically acclaimed memoir, "It's So Easy (And Other Lies)", on Monday, October 15 at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. Billed as "A Punk's Revue", the event will feature a m...

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QUEEN's 'We Will Rock You' Gets Special 10th-Anniversary-Edition Cast Soundtrack

Having recently celebrated its 10th birthday, and played over 4,000 performances to an audience of over 6.4 million in London alone, QUEEN and Ben Elton's West End smash hit show "We Will Rock You" will release a special 10th-anniversary edition of the original cast recording. Having already surpass...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Maiden England' West Coast Road Report (Video)

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have posted an eight-and-a-half-minute video report from the West Coast leg of their "Maiden England" tour. You can watch it below. The 34-date "Maiden England" tour was IRON MAIDEN's most extensive visit to North America for many years and included a number o...

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TANK: 'War Machine Live' DVD Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

British power metal mercenaries TANK — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar alongside ex-RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White and ex-BRUCE DICKINSON bassist Chris Dale and former HELLOWEEN drummer Mark Cross — will release a new DVD, "War Machine Live", on November 12 in Europe...

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TREMONTI: Story From The Road (Video)

A seven-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti's current solo tour can be seen below. The video "only scratches the surface of what has transpired in the 48-hour period leading up to this inaugural gig to kick off the 2012 TREMONTI f...

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TREMONTI Featuring WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: Video Footage Of 'Experience PRS' Performance

Video footage of CREED/ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo band performing on September 13 at Experience PRS in Stevensville, Maryland can be seen below. VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen made his first two appearances as part of TREMONTI on Tuesday (September 11) and Wednesday (September...

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TWISTED SISTER Singer Performs With HAUNTED BY HEROES On 'America's Got Talent' (Video)

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider joined HAUNTED BY HEROES, often called "the world's youngest rock band" by some, on the September 6 edition of "America's Got Talent" to perform the TS classic "We're Not Gonna Take It". You can watch video footage of the performance below. Northern California nati...

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'Randy Rhoads' Book Co-Author Interviewed On 104.1 THE BLAZE; Footage Of Hollywood Signing

Andrew Klein and Steven Rosen, authors of the new book about legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads, simply entitled "Randy Rhoads", took part in a book signing and question-and-answer session on September 8 at Book Soup (8818 Sunset Blvd.) in West Hollywood, California. Video footage of the event can be...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On Playing With TREMONTI: It Was So Perfect The Way This Worked Out

VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen made his first two appearances as part of CREED/ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo band on Tuesday (September 11) and Wednesday (September 12) as Tremonti kicked off his headlining stint on the annual HardDrive Live tour, presented by HardDrive Radio. Tu...