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EDDIE VAN HALEN's Media Blitz

We all know the signature sound, the trademark guitars, the incomparable songwriting, and the innovation. But fans of Eddie Van Halen will soon get a rare, up-close-and-personal peek behind the magic of the legendary guitarist. Throughout early February, Eddie Van Halen will be appearing in several...

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SAXON Films 'Battalions Of Steel' Video

British heavy metal legends SAXON have just shot a video for the song "Battalions Of Steel". The track comes off the band's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", which sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 o...

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PRETTY BOY FLOYD Announces New Drummer, Bassist

California rockers PRETTY BOY FLOYD have announced addition of WHITE LION drummer Troy Patrick Farrell and bassist Criss Sixx of the MÖTLEY CRÜE tribute band TRÜE 2 CRÜE to their lineup. Upcoming PRETTY BOY FLOYD shows: Feb. 13 - The Brixton - Redondo Beach, CA (w/ STEELHEART) Feb. 15 - The Coach Ho...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: New Audio Interview With TRAVIS RYAN Available

MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com recently phoned up vocalist Travis Ryan of from San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION and talked about writing and recording the band's new album, "The Harvest Floor", the advantages of working under pressure, getting Jarboe (SWANS) to guest on the album, animal r...

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SKINDRED Performs Acoustically On 101.7 FM KXFX; Video Available

Welsh ragga-metallers SKINDRED recently stopped by the Santa Rosa, California radio station 101.7 FM KXFX The Fox to play acoustic versions of two songs — their current single, "Trouble", and "Pressure", off the band's debut album. Watch footage of the performance below. SKINDRED released "Electric...

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BILLY SHEEHAN's Improvised Jam With ENRICO SANTACATTERINA At NAMM; Video Available

Legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) made a surprise appearance at the XOX stand at this year's NAMM show (which was held January 15-18, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California) and took part in an improvised performance with Enrico Santacatterina. Bi...

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DEATHSTARS: U.K. Headlining Tour Announced

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 08 - UK - Oxford - O2 Academy 2 Apr. 09 - UK - Sheffield - Corporation Apr. 10 - UK - Leeds - Rios Apr. 11 - UK - Leamington Spa - The ...

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AGENT STEEL, ATHEIST, HAIL OF BULLETS Confirmed For Finland's JALOMETALLI Festival

AGENT STEEL, ATHEIST and HAIL OF BULLETS have been confirmed for this year's Jalometalli metal music festival, set to take place August 14-15, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL ARTILLERY ASPHYX ATHEIST BURNING POINT DEATHCHAIN ELECTRIC...

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ATTACKER Members Recording UNIVERSITY OF LIFE Debut

ATTACKER drummer Mike Sabatini and bassist Lou Ciarlo are currently recording the debut release from their new project UNIVERSITY OF LIFE. According to a press release, "UNIVERSITY OF LIFE is more of a hard rock/blues-based band as opposed to ATTACKER's classic metal offerings, but still has some he...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: 'The Harvest Floor' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Harvest Floor", the new album from San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION, sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 16 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling...

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SOILWORK: '20 More Miles' Video Posted Online

"20 More Miles", the new video from Swedish metallers SOILWORK, can be viewed below. The clip was shot during the band's European tour, including at the Electric Weekend festival in Madrid, where SOILWORK performed with METALLICA. It contains footage provided by the band as well as material that was...

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BORKNAGAR Mainman Issues Studio Update

Guitar player/main composer Øystein G. Brun of Norway's BORKNAGAR has issued the following update: "After a week of intense work, we are now finished recording the drums for the upcoming BORKNAGAR album. All in all, nine songs have been recorded and we can assure you that this will be the most heavy...

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MAX CAVALERA: Video Interview Posted Online

DJ Troll conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA) on the CAVALERA CONSPIRACY tour bus at last year's one-day Ozzfest, which was held on August 9, 2008 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Watch the chat in two parts below. "Inflikted", the debut album from...

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EYES OF NOCTUM: Two Songs From Forthcoming Debut Posted Online

EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (son of actor Nicolas Cage),has posted two songs from its upcoming debut album, "Awakening", tentatively due in April through Morbid Rose Records. One of them is a full version of the track "Renaissance Pr...

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MISFITS/BLACK SABBATH Book Author Explores Satanism In Latest Offering

Author and veteran punk drummer Joel Gausten (PIGFACE, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN, THE UNDEAD) has published his latest offering, "Words From The Third Side: Essays on Sex, Satan & Success". An autobiographical tale, "Words" chronicles Gausten's experiences as a longtime member of the Church of Satan...