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CHILDREN OF BODOM To Release Collection Of Covers

Bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith) of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM has told FemaleFirst that the band is planning on releasing a collection of covers sometime in the fall. The set is expected to feature most of the group's previously released cover versions, including the fo...

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HARLOW Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA Festival

Los Angeles-based band HARLOW has been confirmed for this year's Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. HARLOW will perform on Friday, July 10. Also scheduled to appear are KEEL, KIX, GYPSY PISTOLEROS and former SCORPIONS dr...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's Solo Performances Of 'Sugar', 'Hysteria' Posted Online

Video footage of DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell's January 10, 2009 solo performance at The Mint in Los Angeles, when he was opening for Lauren Monroe's band (featuring LEPPARD's Rick Allen on drums),can be viewed below. During his show, Vivian played his bluesy versions of the DEF LEPPARD cl...

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MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ZZ TOP Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and ZZ TOP have been confirmed for this summer's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DEF LEPPARD DEVILDRIVER DRAGONFORCE KILLSWITCH ENGAGE KORN LIMP BIZKIT MARILYN MANSON M...

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GOD DETHRONED Frontman Explains 'Passiondale' Lyrical Concept

Dutch melodic death metal band GOD DETHRONED will release its new album, "Passiondale", as a limited double digipak edition including a bonus CD. The double-digipak will feature stunning artwork (soon to be revealed) and two discs: the regular album plus a live recording from 2005 featuring nine son...

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HOUSE OF HEAVY: DEF LEPPARD Cover Available For Streaming

HOUSE OF HEAVY, the Swedish band formed by MASQUERADE bassist Henrik Lundberg and P.I.G. singer Mattias Wellhag, has posted its cover version of the DEF LEPPARD track "Billy's Got a Gun". The song comes off HOUSE OF HEAVY's debut album, out now on Metal Blade and Spiritual Beast. Commented Henrik: "...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Play Royal Albert Hall For TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

Teenage Cancer Trust announced today that Welsh metalcore band BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will headline Saturday night at the charity's renowned Royal Albert Hall shows in March this year. Tickets for the gig on Saturday, March 28, which are expected to sell out, go on sale this Friday (February 20) at...

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DORO PESCH: 'To Me, Metal Always Meant Freedom'

Sweden's Metalshrine web site recently conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like celebrating 25 years [as a heavy metal singer]? Doro Pesch: Oh, man, I tell you... I can't believe it. Time flew by. I st...

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METALLICA, SLAYER Featured In 'Rick Rubin: In The Studio' Book

This coming summer, ECW Press will issue the 300-page book "Rick Rubin: in the Studio" by biographer Jake Brown. Nearly three years of meticulous research went into the making of the book, which documents the roots of Rubin's rise as one of the industry's most singularly influential record producers...

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ANVIL To Play U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will perform at this summer's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The band, which is the subject of an acclaimed documentary "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", will play the Donington event after last appearing at Monsters Of Rock...

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DEF LEPPARD Artwork Part Of 'Vinyl Art' Exhibition

As part of A&D Gallery's exhibition of vinyl art, DEF LEPPARD sleeve designer Andie Airfix is currently showing a selection of his designs and original artwork. Andie's work for the band's albums "Pyromania", "Hysteria", "Adrenalize" and "Euphoria" was iconic from the start, instantly recognizab...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER Joins ROCKETT DRUM WORKS

According to a posting on former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler's MySpace page, Adler visited Rockett Drum Works (owned by POISON drummer Rikki Rockett) in Woodland Hills, California this past Saturday to check in on the construction of his very own Rockett premium maple kit. While he was there,...

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DEF LEPPARD, AEROSMITH, QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On 'NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads!'

The latest edition of the "NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads!" series will be released March 24. Only the strength of NOW could bring together for the first time rock heavyweights JOURNEY, AEROSMITH and DEF LEPPARD for "NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads!" Their "Faithfully", "I Don't Want To M...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Video Interview Available

HIP Video Promo has just uploaded an early 2008 interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spliced with footage from his video "(Love Is) A Bitchslap". Watch the five-minute clip below. Also available is professionally filmed video footage of Sebastian Bach and his solo band performing the...

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SCOTT 'WINO' WEINRICH: New Video Interview, Concert Footage Available

Guitar World's MetalKult.com has just posted a new video interview with Scott "Wino" Weinrich. Weinrich's musical pedigree includes time spent playing in ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND and SHRINEBUILDER. As a guitarist, he has helped define the modern stoner doom metal soun...