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JOE SATRIANI To Host This Week's 'The Chop Shop'

While Steve Black takes time off this weekend to give thanks, master guitarist Joe Satriani will be stepping in to host "The Chop Shop". Satriani will play his latest single, "Light Years Away", from his new album, "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", which hit stores last month. Tune in to see what...

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SHIPROCKED Rocks Leviathan Back To The Depths

"Shiprocked 2010" was a resounding success as a capacity crowd of rockers and metal heads from the global village endured Mother Nature and showed that even the mightiest gale forces couldn't keep them from rocking 24 hours a day as Shiprocked returned to port in Fort Lauderdale November 14 after a...

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VINNY APPICE, RUDY SARZO, CARLOS CAVAZO, MARK SLAUGHTER To Peform At 'Jailhouse Rock' Benefit

On Sunday, December 5, Nashville's 12th & Porter is hosting a "holiday benefit" to raise funds for the Williamson County Literacy Council's efforts to raise awareness and funds for its GED and education programs. These "benefit" programs are offered to prison inmates and provide an educational r...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Quality Video Footage From Opening Night Of North American Tour

Fan-filmed video footage of the opening night of the North American leg of BLIND GUARDIAN's "Sacred Worlds And Songs Divine 2010 World Tour", which kicked off this past Friday, November 19 at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, can be viewed below. The trek, which is scheduled to conclude o...

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CHIMAIRA Bassist Quits; Temporary Replacement Announced

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA have released the following statement: "After a decade of good times and achievements, our friend and band mate Jim LaMarca [bass] has decided to retire from CHIMAIRA. We wish him nothing but the best as he settles in and starts a family. As for seeking a replaceme...

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It's Official: DISTURBED, KORN, SEVENDUST, IN THIS MOMENT To Take Part In 'Music As A Weapon V'

In what promises to be the hottest tour of winter 2011, KORN and DISTURBED, two of rock's biggest acts, are teaming up to co-headline next year's "Monster Energy Music As A Weapon V" tour. Support on the trek will come from SEVENDUST and IN THIS MOMENT. Jonathan Davis of KORN and David Draiman of DI...

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THE GATHERING Performs Acoustic Set In Arts Cuts Protest (Video)

Silje Wergeland (vocals),Frank Boeijen (keyboards) and Marjolein Kooijman (bass) of Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING played a short acoustic set yesterday (Saturday, November 20) at the Groene Engel in Oss, The Netherlands as a way of demonstrating against Dutch government's plans to slash art...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On November 16, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California during the band's North American tour with KEEP OF KALESSIN and EX DEO. Y...

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CHIMAIRA Guitarist Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' (Audio)

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features a brand new interview with guitarist Rob Arnold of Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA. The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below. CHIMAIRA will embark on a short headlining tour in late November...

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EX DEO: New Album Title Announced; Audio Interview Available

EX DEO — the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — will begin pre-production on its next album, "Caligula", once KATAKLYSM has completed its touring commitments in 2011. Iacono states, "Expect a revolutionary album that will breathe the word 'NEW' into a much-stagn...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: New Audio Interview With OBSIDIAN C.

On November 16, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Obsidian C. of Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California during the band's North American tour with NILE and EX DEO. You can now listen to the chat us...

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MALIGNO Mixing New Album

Mexican doom rockers MALIGNO are currently mixing their third album, tentatively titled "TFD", in Los Angeles, California with American producer/engineer Billy Anderson (MELVINS, NEUROSIS, CATHEDRAL, SLEEP). The CD was recorded by MALIGNO at La Nave studios in Monterrey, Mexico and features collabor...

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GWAR: 'Bloody Pit Of Horror' First-Week Sales Revealed

GWAR's new album, "Bloody Pit Of Horror", sold around 2,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The band's previous CD, "Lust In Space", opened with 5,000 units to debut at position No. 96 on The Billboard 200 chart. Fan-filmed video footage of GWAR's November 16, 2010 performa...

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DEATH ANGEL Announces More North American Tour Dates

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have announced the second leg of their North American tour in support of the band's latest release, "Relentless Retribution". The new batcj of shows will take place approximately two months after DEATH ANGEL's previously announced headlining run in J...

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IRON MAIDEN: Next Tour Announcement Coming Tomorrow

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have posted a new graphic on their official web site (see below) of the band's mascot, Eddie, holding the Earth in his right hand with the main focus being Europe, fueling speculation that the band will officially confirm more tour dates on the continent when...