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DEFENDER: New Song Available For Streaming

"Don't Fall Away", a brand new song from DEFENDER, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band led by guitarist Bill Hudson (CELLADOR, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, POWER QUEST),can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. According to Hudson, DEFENDER's long-awaited debut album will surface before mid-2012 and will in...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Buys Toys For Less Fortunate Kids (Video)

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE auctioned off the shirt the band's lead singer, Mitch Lucker, wore in their video for the song "You Only Live Once" and spent all of the money buying toys for less fortunate kids. Mitch said, "We assumed [the shirt] was gonna go for like 20 or 30 bucks, b...

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MASTODON Guitarist Claims That He Was Victim Of Online Auction Scam

Guitarist Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON has posted the following message on the band's official Facebook page: "I recently sold a guitar on eBay to a kid in Germany. Now, long story short, he didn't like the guitar so asked for a refund. I gladly said, 'Send the item back a...

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ELUVEITIE: New Song Available For Streaming

"Meet The Enemy", a brand new song from Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE, can be streamed on the band's Facebook page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Helvetios", which will be released on February 10, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented ELUVEITIE vocalist Christian "Chrigel" Glanzma...

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AMORPHIS To Launch New 'Mobile Backstage' Application Next Week

Finnish melancholic dark rock/metal icons AMORPHIS will launch a new Mobile Backstage application on December 28. According to the band, the free application, "which is our official digital fan club, [will offer] much more opportunities to interact with you, our fans, on iPhone, Android, Nokia and F...

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JOE LYNN TURNER's SUNSTORM To Release 'Emotional Fire' In February

Joe Lynn Turner's popular AOR side project with German/American producer Dennis Ward, SUNSTORM, will release its third album, entitled "Emotional Fire", on February 24, 2012 in Europe (February 28 in North America) via Frontiers Records. Born after Turner met with Frontiers Records' president Serafi...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Says He Underwent Knee Surgery

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows revealed to Kerrang! magazine that he underwent surgery earlier this year to correct a joint problem that left him in agony during the band's live performances. He said, "I had knee surgery because I was in pain all the time; I was wearing knee braces onstage. B...

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BUCKCHERRY Frontman: 'A Major Record Label Is Really Just A Bank'

Johnny Price of RockAndMetalNews.com recently conducted an interview with BUCKCHERRY frontman John Todd. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockAndMetalNews.com: How did signing with Eleven Seven Music change you guys? Did it free you up and give you more creative control? What was beh...

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D.R.I. In Denver: Interview, Performance Footage Available

"Superskum" (web site) conducted an interview with photographer and D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) bassist Harald "O." Oimoen before the band's December 14, 2011 concert in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the Denver show. Oimoen and fel...

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VOLBEAT Taps MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist For 'Gigantour'

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have tapped Hank Shermann of MERCYFUL FATE to play guitar on their their upcoming North American tour as part of "Gigantour". Shermann most recently shared the stage with METALLICA at one of four intimate shows which took place at the Fillmore in San Francisco a...

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ORANGE GOBLIN: New Song Available For Streaming

ORANGE GOBLIN, the heavy-hitting British metal band, will release its brand new studio album, "A Eulogy For The Damned", on February 14 (one day earlier internationally) via Candlelight Records. The ten-track offering was recorded at The Animal Farm studio in South London, produced and engineered by...

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MATT SORUM Confirms VELVET REVOLVER Is Auditioning OURS Singer

Matt Shea of Australia's The Vine recently conducted an interview with drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, THE CULT). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Vine: [VELVET REVOLVER] was the first time you were out front of a band. Not on stage of course, but just in ...

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AC/DC, MOTÖRHEAD, WARRANT, RATT, WHITESNAKE: Artist-Branded Wines Reviewed

Billboard magazine has put together a tasting at New York's City Winery and invited a panel of experts — three winos and Billboard's own editorial director, who puts it all in musical perspective — to sound off on 12 artist-branded wines, including those from AC/DC, MOTÖRHEAD, WARRANT, RATT and WHIT...

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COREY TAYLOR Says RICK RUBIN Is The 'Perfect' Guy To 'Produce' BLACK SABBATH's Reunion Album

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has just finished a solo tour where he combined acoustic performances with audience interaction and readings from his book "Seven Deadly Sins". But Taylor raised eyebrows on the tour by calling STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland a "lazy piece of sh...

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ELUVEITIE: 'Helvetios' Trailer Available

Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE will release their new album, "Helvetios", on February 10, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at New Sound Studio in Pfäffikon, a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, with producer Tommy Vetterli (a.k.a. Tommy T. Baron; CORONER/ex-KREAT...