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DEVILDRIVER, LAMB OF GOD Members At Melbourne In-Store; Video Footage, Photos Available

DEVILDRIVER's Jeff Kendrick, Mike Spreitzel and Jon Miller, along with LAMB OF GOD's Will Adler, made an in-store appearance at Cranbourne Music in Melbourne, Australia February 27. Video footage and photos from the signing session can be viewed below. DEVILDRIVER has completed recording its fourth...

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IRON GIANT Wins 'Loud Recording Of The Year' Award

Canada's East Coast is not somewhere that is typically associated with heavy metal music, but that changed this past weekend at the 2009 East Coast Music Awards in Corner Brook Newfoundland when Moncton, New Brunswick's IRON GIANT was the first artist ever to receive the "Loud Recording of the Year"...

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FAITH NO MORE Bassist: First Rehearsal Was 'Much Better Than Expected'

Reunited influential '90s alt-metal band FAITH NO MORE rehearsed yesterday (Wednesday, March 4) for the first time in over 10 years, according to a Twitter update by the group's bassist, Billy Gould. "First rehearsal was good!" he said. "Much better than expected. By the end of May we should be comp...

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Former/Current Members Of KISS, SAVATAGE, QUIET RIOT To Guest On ROCK STAR & SUPER STAR Debut

Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA),Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT, RATT),Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Zak Stevens (SAVATAGE, CIRCLE II CIRCLE),Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Bruce Kulick (KISS) will reportedly make guest appearances on the upcoming debut album from R...

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FAITH NO MORE To Rehearse Today For First Time In More Than 10 Years

Reunited influential '90s alt-metal band FAITH NO MORE will rehearse today (Wednesday, March 4) for the first time in over 10 years, according to a Twitter update by the group's bassist, Billy Gould. FAITH NO MORE has been confirmed as the third headliner of this year's Download festival, set to tak...

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DIECAST: New Video Interview Available

Alex of AlexIsLegend.com conducted an interview with guitarists Kirk Kolaitis and Jon Kita and new bassist Eddie Barton of the Boston metalcore band DIECAST on February 20, 2009 in Taunton, Massachusetts. Watch the chat in three parts below. DIECAST last month kicked off a string of weekend dates wh...

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SUFFOCATION Checks In From The Studio

New York-based extreme metal pioneers SUFFOCATION entered the studio on January 31 with Joe Cincotta (who worked on the band's last two releases) to begin recording its new album, "Blood Oath". The follow-up to 2006's self-titled record will be mixed by Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH)...

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ICED EARTH: Audio Interview With JON SCHAFFER Available

ABORT Magazine has uploaded an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist and founding member Jon Schaffer conducted by Grimm Culhane during a stop on the band's recent North American tour. You can download the chat as an MP3 audio file at this location. ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Cruc...

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FAITH NO MORE Confirmed As Third Headliner Of U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

The reunited FAITH NO MORE has been confirmed as the third headliner of this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL BILLY TALENT BUCKCHERRY DEF LEPPARD DEVILDRIVER DRAGONFORCE DREAM THEATER FAITH...

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Backstage With BRENT SMEDLEY Of ICED EARTH

Evans Drumheads has posted a six-minute interview with ICED EARTH drummer Brent Smedley conducted last year. Watch the chat below. ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", sold 6,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "The Cr...

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IMMORTAL, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA

IMMORTAL, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and EVILE have been confirmed for the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a c...

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Reunited Original Lineup Of ELECTRIC BOYS Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

The reunited original lineup of the Swedish hard rock band ELECTRIC BOYS has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The event's organizers write in a press release: "ELECTRIC BOYS' debut, 'Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride', was an unprecedented t...

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MIKE PATTON To Perform At Chile's PEPSI MUSIC 09

According to HumoNegro.com, FAITH NO MORE singer Mike Patton will perform at the Pepsi Music 09 festival in Santiago, Chile. He will share the stage with former SOUNDGARDEN/AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell on March 25 at Movistar Arena. FAITH NO MORE made its reunion official with a statement sent...

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D-A-D, PRONG, WITCHBURNER, TRACEDAWN Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

D-A-D, PRONG, WITCHBURNER and TRACEDAWN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place May 29-31, 2009 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH AUDREY HORNE BULLET CHILDREN OF BODOM D-A-D D...

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SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Organizers To Make Special Announcement On Monday

The organizers of the Sweden Rock Festival — which is set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden — will announce a "very special" addition to this year's lineup on Monday, March 2 via the the Stockholm radio station 106.7 Rockklassiker. The band's identity will be revealed by host Tord K...