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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Talks About His Role In 'The Devil's Carnival' (Video)

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan made his acting debut in "The Devil's Carnival", the new project Darren Lynn Bousman directed that is being seen as a companion piece of sorts to "Repo! The Genetic Opera". 2008's "Repo! The Genetic Opera" was hailed by The Hollywood Reporter as "the next...

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FLYING COLORS: Debut Album First-Week Sales Revealed

The self-titled debut album from FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) — sold 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 81 on The Bil...

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GODSMACK's Cover Of JOE WALSH's 'Rocky Mountain Way' Available For Streaming

GODSMACK's cover of JOE WALSH's "Rocky Mountain Way" can be streamed at Banana1015.com. The song will be featured on GODSMACK's first-ever concert album, "Live And Inspired", which will also contain a bonus disc of four newly recorded cover songs. According to Loudwire, the disc will contain 13 tune...

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VINCE NEIL Discusses Incident Which Led To Palms Ban

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil spoke to the Las Vegas Sun about his decision not to visit the Palms in Las Vegas again after he got into a Twitter war of words with the hotel-casino because he was told that booths at Palms' Little Buddha restaurant were for parties of four ...

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UNISONIC's Self-Titled Debut To Receive U.S. Release In May

The self-titled debut studio album from UNISONIC — the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske, guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS),bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou (both of Germany's PINK CREAM 69)...

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AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD Guests On JOE BONAMASSA's New Album

On May 22, internationally renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa will release a brand new solo album, "Driving Towards The Daylight" (J&R Adventures) — his "lucky" 13th CD. The effort was produced by Kevin "Caveman" Shirley (BLACK CROWES, AEROSMITH, LED ZEPPELIN) at Studio At The Palms in Las...

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SHINEDOWN's 'Amaryllis' Cracks U.S. Top 5

SHINEDOWN's fourth studio album, titled "Amaryllis", sold 106,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. SHINEDOWN landed the biggest debut of its career in July 2008 when its third album, "The Sound Of Madness", sold 50,000 cop...

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MASTODON Schedules Kalamazoo In-Store

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will take part in an in-store signing on Saturday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m. at Green Light Music in Kalamazoo, Michigan. MASTODON will play the Intersection, in Grand Rapids, Michigan later that night with OPETH and GHOST. For more information, go to this location...

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DEATH DIVISION Recording New Material, Working On Short Film

DEATH DIVISION — the heavy, technically aggressive and melodic band founded by bassist Jerry Montano (HELLYEAH, DANZIG, NOTHINGFACE),drummer Tim Yeung (MORBID ANGEL, DIVINE HERESY, HATE ETERNAL, NILE),vocalist/guitarist Sean de La Tour and lead guitarist Rick Di Marco — has started recording new m...

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MASTODON: Pro-Shot Footage Of London Concert

Professionally filmed video footage of MASTODON performing the song "Dry Bone Valley" on February 11 at the O2 Academy in Brixton, England (suburban London) can be seen below. MASTODON will hit the road for a spring North American tour in support of their current album "The Hunter", which was releas...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM In Pre-Production For New Studio Album

Long-running Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have commenced the pre-production sessions for their new album, tentatively due later in the year. Several photos from the studio can be seen at this location. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM last summer parted ways with drummer Craig Nielsen and was rejoined by...

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JOHN 5 Says Playing With ROB ZOMBIE Is 'Like Being With Your Best Friend On Tour'

Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, ex-MARILYN MANSON). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NY Hard Rock Music Examiner: What I really enjoyed about your last record was that it wasn't just instrumental metal...

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U.K. Edition Of SONISPHERE Festival Officially Canceled

The organizers of the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival have confirmed the cancelation of this year's event, which was due to take place July 6-8 at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire. The news first broke online last night when headliners QUEEN posted a message on their web site that their much...

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SHINEDOWN's 'Amaryllis' Projected To Sell 80K-90K First Week

SHINEDOWN's fourth studio album, titled "Amaryllis", is likely to sell between 80,000 and 90,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on...

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KAI HANSEN Says His Involvement With UNISONIC Does Not Mean End Of GAMMA RAY

Matt Phelps of Über Röck recently conducted an interview with German musician Kai Hansen (UNISONIC, GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Über Röck: I spoke to [UNISONIC/ex-HELLOWEEN singer] Michael [Kiske] a couple of years ago and that was when UNISONIC were ju...