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LAMB OF GOD, IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD Among 'Golden Gods' Nominees

According to The Sun Online, LAMB OF GOD is the favorite to walk off with the silverware at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The Virginia-based group is up for an impressive five gongs, including "Best Album", "Best Live Band" and "Best International Band". And the fifth annual Metal Ham...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Complete 'Black Rain' Details Revealed

OZZY OSBOURNE will release his new album, "Black Rain", on May 22 via Epic Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "I Don't Wanna Stop", "Not Going Away", "Thank God For The Almighty Dollar", "Civilize The Universe", "Black Rain", "Countdown's Begun" and "Trap Door". You can tell by look...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'This Is Absolution' Free Download Available

Roadrunner Records is offering a free download of the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE song "This is Absolution" from their "As Daylight Dies" album at this location. You can also get video commentary on "This is Absolution" and all the other "As Daylight Dies" tracks by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and vocalist Howa...

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SOUL EMBRACED Featuring EVANESCENCE Drummer: New Demo Track Posted Online

SOUL EMBRACED, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based band featuring EVANESCENCE drummer William "Rocky" Gray, has uploaded a new demo song, entitled "Kill This", on its MySpace page. SOUL EMBRACED has completed seven songs for its new album, tentatively titled "I Am the Dead". The band is currently in neg...

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CHTHONIC Members Comment On Upcoming OZZFEST Tour

Ozzfest will get a taste of the Far East as the Taiwanese black metal band CHTHONIC joins the traveling heavy metal festival's lineup this summer. "It's our pleasure to play Ozzfest as the first Asian extreme metal band," said CHTHONIC frontman Freddy. "We believe that we are going to lead a wave of...

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ANNIHILATOR: European Setlist Revealed

Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR kicked off their European tour yesterday (Sunday, April 8) as the support act for TRIVIUM in Dublin, Ireland. According to a posting a the band's official web site, the group's setlist was as follows: 01. Operation Annihilation 02. Clown Parade 03. King Of The Kill 04....

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BENEDICTUM: Live Cover Of SABBATH Classic 'Heaven And Hell' Posted Online

San Diego-based female-fronted power metallers BENEDICTUM have posted their version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Heaven and Hell", recorded last December during the band's European tour as the support act for DORO. Check it out on the official BENEDICTUM MySpace page. BENEDICTUM's acclaimed Locomot...

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SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Don't Practice At Home'

The U.K.'s "best-selling drum magazine" Rhythm (web site) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On training his left bass drum foot on his hi-hat: "IRON MAIDEN first did it in the song 'Ghenghis Khan' where the hi-hat is doing w...

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CAGE Signs Brazilian Deal With DYNAMO RECORDS

San Diego, California heavy metal band CAGE has signed a Brazilian deal with Dynamo Records for the release of its fourth CD, "Hell Destroyer". In addition, CAGE's acclaimed third album, "Darker Than Black", will be distributed for the very first time throughout Central and South America (except Mex...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Audio Interview With JOEL STROETZEL Available

ChroniX Radio, LLC, home of the Aggressive Radio Network and the self-proclaimed largest independent aggressive radio station on the net, recently sat down with Joel Stroetzel of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE to talk about the band's current tour, the group's new video and their latest CD, "As Daylight Dies". H...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist MICK MARS Signs Publishing Deal With CHERRY LANE MUSIC

Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., whose roster includes songwriters such as QUINCY JONES, JOHN LEGEND, WOLFMOTHER, and WILL.I.AM, has announced the signing of one of history’s original rock stars, Mick Mars of MÖTLEY CRÜE. Mars, the guitarist and co-songwriter of the band, had been previou...

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THE HIDDEN HAND's WINO Talks Politics

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with doom legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: I got to ask this question. Senator Dodd, Senator Clinton, or Senator Obama? W...

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JOHN MACALUSO To Release 'Union Radio' Album Next Month

Drum legend John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER) will release his new album, entitled "John Macaluso & Union Radio - The Radio Waves Goodbye", on May 25 via Lion Music. Guest musicians on the CD include James LaBrie (DREAM THEATER),keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij, si...

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Live: With Full Force

It does not get more visceral than CROWBAR. The "doomcore" band has been a consistently high quality, down-tuned rage machine for many years and never lost a step, the latest example, "Lifesblood for the Downtrodden", as good as anything they've ever released. "Live: With Full Force" takes the viewe...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For Entire VANS WARPED TOUR

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have been confirmed for the entire Vans Warped Tour, which is scheduled to kick off June 29 in Pomona, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A STATIC LULLABY (Jul. 24 - Aug. 25) THE ACTUAL (Aug. 10 - Aug. 25) AGENT ORANGE (Aug. 23 - Aug....