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HELLYEAH Teams Up With LOYAL STUDIOS For 'High-Concept Video'

Loyal Studios in Burbank has become a favorite for artists looking to produce high-definition greenscreen music videos. The two stages in Burbank and Santa Monica have a history of hosting great talents from Snoop Dogg, to Jason Bonham, to Ray J and Bret Michaels, as well as producing videos for Nic...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Reveals His Favorite METALLICA Songs

FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. recently spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about his top five favourite METALLICA songs. You can watch the video below to hear him talking about each of his selections. Gus G.'s favorite METALLICA songs: 01. Master Of Puppets 02. Enter Sandman 03. Through The Nev...

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VINNY APPICE Says His Reunion With BLACK SABBATH Is 'Not Gonna Happen'

Former BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL and current KILL DEVIL HILL drummer Vinny Appice says that it would be hard to turn down the opportunity to play with BLACK SABBATH again if he was asked to replace original SABBATH drummer Bill Ward , who announced in February that he could not participa...

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TESTAMENT: New Audio Interview With ALEX SKOLNICK

On April 3, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO),one of the most legendary and influential thrash metal guitarists. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. In a recent interview with Decibel magazi...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY: 'Demonocracy' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Demonocracy", the new studio album from Arizona death metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY, sold 4,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 87 on The Billboard 200 chart. JOB FOR A COWBOY's sophomore full-length CD, "Ruination", opened with around 10,600 units bac...

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How The Internet Changed Heavy Metal; Video Report Available

Metal Injection has unveiled the third episode of its series which turns the camera onto the people working behind the scenes in the music industry, "On The Record". This is the second of a five-part series focusing on "A Decade Of Metal." Each week, some of the heavyweights that make the heavy meta...

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DEMON HUNTER's 'True Defiance' Cracks U.S. Top 40

"True Defiance", the sixth full-length album from Seattle-based Christian metallers DEMON HUNTER, sold 12,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 36 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on April 10 via Solid State Records. Produced by...

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Legendary Drummer VINNY APPICE Interviewed (Video)

In early March, WatchMojo.com conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). You can now watch the chat below. The self-titled debut album from KILL DEVIL HILL — the band featuring Appice, Rex Brown (PANTERA, DOWN) on bass, Mark Z...

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Report: Former PANTERA Bassist Owes $450,000 To Government In Back Taxes And Penalties

According to USA Today, former PANTERA/DOWN and current KILL DEVIL HILL bassist Rex Brown owes $449,567 to the federal government in back taxes and penalties. Five tax liens have been filed by the Internal Revenue Service, including the most recent and largest lien, for $210,157, in his former home...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SLAUGHTER Members Perform JUDAS PRIEST Classic With SIN CITY SINNERS

Drummer Blas Elias (SLAUGHTER) on and bassist Chris Kael (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH) joined SIN CITY SINNERS on stage last night (Sunday, April 15) at Las Vegas, Nevada's Ovation (inside Green Valley Ranch Resort) to perform a cover version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To São Paulo Fans: 'Please Try And Understand We Are People Just Like You'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach performed at Carioca Club in São Paulo, Brazil last night (Saturday, April 14) as part of a short South American headlining tour. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. After the show, Bach posted the following message on his Facebook page: "...

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BURY TOMORROW: 'Lionheart' Video Released

"Lionheart", the new video from the U.K. metalcore act BURY TOMORROW, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's second album, "The Union Of Crowns", which will be released on July 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. "We are unbelievably honoured to be signing to Nuclear Blast," said the the group i...

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LARS ULRICH Has No Recollection Of HULK HOGAN Asking To Audition For METALLICA

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has shot down professional wrestling legend and reality TV star Hulk Hogan's recent claim that Lars once asked him if he wanted to join METALLICA as the band's bass player. Speaking to The Sun in January, Hulk Hogan said, "I used to be a session musician before I was a...

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FIREWIND To Release 'Wall Of Sound' Digital Single

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND — who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. — will release their new album, "Few Against Many", in Europe on May 21 via Century Media Records and in North America on May 22 through DisManic, Inc. via eOne Distribution. The CD was mixed by Jaso...

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FOREIGNER's 'Alive & Rockin'' To Receive CD Release In May

Eagle Rock Entertainment has set a May 29 release date for FOREIGNER's "Alive & Rockin'", recorded at one of Europe's most popular hard rock fests, the 2006 Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany. This nine-track concert, previously released on DVD only (Eagle Rock Entertainment) is now...