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TONY IOMMI On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Full Episode Available

Legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi was the featured guest on the premiere episode of season eight of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" on Saturday, August 20. You can now watch the entire episode below. The boys are back and ready to rock! Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson host th...

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TARJA TURUNEN Becomes Only Finnish Solo Artist To Ever Receive Gold Album In Germany

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen was presented with a gold plaque at the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbhl, Germany for sales in excess of 120,000 copies in Germany alone of her debut solo album, "My Winter Storm", making her the first Finnish solo artist ever to achieve such a goal. She joi...

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KITTIE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"I've Failed You", the sixth album from the veteran all-girl Canadian metal outfit KITTIE, is available for streaming in its entirety at Exclaim.ca. Due on August 30 via eOne Music, the CD was recorded at Beach Road Studios in Goderich, Ontario, Canada. The band once again worked with producer Siegf...

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METALLICA Frontman Calls 'West Memphis Three' Release 'Amazing'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the "West Memphis Three" were freed on Friday (August 19) after 18 years behind bars by a Jonesboro, Arkansas circuit court judge. The three men Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. were convicted as teenagers in 1993 of the murder of three eight-y...

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TARJA TURUNEN Presented With German Gold Album For 'My Winter Storm'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen was presented with a gold plaque at the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbhl, Germany for sales in excess of 120,000 copies in Germany alone of her debut solo album, "My Winter Storm". "My Winter Storm" was released in the U.S. in February 2008. The CD was made...

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KITTIE Frontwoman Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander of the veteran all-girl Canadian metal band KITTIE. The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below. ...

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TONY IOMMI On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Sneak Peek

VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" is back in Los Angeles and ready to shake things up for lucky season eight on Saturday, August 20 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Members of some of the biggest metal acts, including METALLICA and SLIPKNOT, grace the "That Metal Show" stage to give viewers a true power hour that al...

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MACHINE HEAD Bassist: 'We're Not That Smart, We're A Handful Of Musicians'

Zach Shaw of MetalInsider.net recently conducted an interview with bassist Adam Duce of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalInsider.net: Even though it's been four years since "The Blackening" came out, MACHINE HEAD have been going non...

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CRYPTOPSY Singer Launches Side-Project: THE ERA OF

THE ERA OF, the Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based progressive rock quartet featuring CRYPTOPSY frontman Matt McGachy, has completed work on its debut album, "Pelican Beach". Independently produced, the effort will be available for free download via the group's official web site, TheEraOf.com, in Septem...

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QUIET RIOT Movie: New Trailer Released

A new three-minute teaser for "Well Now You're Here There's No Way Back - The Quiet Riot Story" can be seen below. The synopsis for the film, which will be released through the festival circuit in 2012: "Our story follows Frankie Banali, a world-renowned drummer you probably remember from the '80s b...

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KISS Dropped From MICHAEL JACKSON Tribute Concert

According to TMZ.com, the promoters of the Michael Jackson tribute concert have dropped KISS from the event's billing because of negative comments KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made about Jackson in interviews the days and weeks after his death two years ago. Simmons spoke about his suspicions...

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KISS To Perform At MICHAEL JACKSON Tribute Concert

According to CNN.com, KISS will pay tribute to Michael Jackson in an October 8 concert that will also headline Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, Smokey Robinson, Cee Lo Green and JLS. Kevin Dorsey, who served as musical director for several Michael Jackson tours, will direct "Michael Forever: The Tri...

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KITTIE: 'Empires (Part 2)' Video Released

"Empires (Part 2)", the new video from the veteran all-girl Canadian metal outfit KITTIE, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's sixth album, "I've Failed You", which will be released on August 30 via eOne Music. The CD was recorded at Beach Road Studios in Goderich, Ontario, Canada. The...

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Frontman Interviewed By WYKKED WYTCH Singer On 'Wytching Hour'

WYKKED WYTCH vocalist Ipek conducted an interview with vocalist Johnathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke of Southern California metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE at the West Palm Beach, Florida stop of the Vans Warped Tour. The chat, which aired on the August 11, 2011 edition of "Wytching Hour" show on Metal Messiah...

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'Kiss Coffeehouse' To Open Las Vegas Location Next Year

According to a posting on KISS' official web site, fans from over 30 states and Canada (and some from as far away as Switzerland!) came to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Kiss Coffeehouse with KISS drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer. Tommy and Eric...