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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...

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KAI HANSEN Talks GAMMA RAY, UNISONIC In New Video Interview

HeavyWorlds.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen of German power metallers GAMMA RAY when the band played at the Winter Masters Of Rock festival on November 26, 2011 in Zlin, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. GAMMA RAY's latest release, "Skeletons & Majes...

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MUSHROOMHEAD: Milwaukee Concert To Be Webcast

The Rave Live will stream MUSHROOMHEAD's concert this Wednesday, December 14 from The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are ONE EYED DOLL and TENAFLY VIPER. The webcast is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT and will be available free of ...

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KATAGORY V: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Far Too Long", another brand new song from the progressive/power metal act KATAGORY V, can be streamed using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below. The track will appear on the band's upcoming fifth album, "Resurrect The Insurgence", to be released in 2012. Commented KATAGORY V bassist Dustin Mitchell:...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: A Dog Of A Birthday

Legendary heavy metal frontman Ozzy Osbourne celebrated his 63rd birthday last weekend at a bash where family and friends surprised the singer with a giant cake that looked like his Pomeranian (pictured below next to the cake). "Look how cool my dad's cake was, [it] was made to look like the second...

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Heavy Metal Video Racks Up Half Million Views After Being Named 'Most Awful' Clip Of 2011

"The King That Never Was", the new video from Cleveland metallers ALTERNATE REALITY, has racked up more than half a million views on YouTube after being named "The Most Epically Awful Video Of 2011" by Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo! Music's "Video Ga Ga" music blog. Parker writes: "Do not attempt to adjus...

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UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: 'Ignition' Cover Artwork Unveiled

UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS),will releas...

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Bay Area Metal Photographer Talks About METALLICA's Early Days In New Interview

Ian S. Port of SFWeekly.com recently conducted an interview with legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal photographer Brian Lew about the large-format hardcover photo collection "Murder In The Front Row: Bay Area Bangers And The Birth Of Thrash Metal". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below....

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ONSLAUGHT Announces First-Ever North American Tour

British thrash metal veterans ONSLAUGHT will cross the Atlantic for their first-ever North American tour in March 2012. The three-week trek will see the band performing a setlist spanning all its studio albums — "Power From Hell", "The Force", "In Search Of Sanity", "Killing Peace" and their latest...