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'All Pens Blazing': A Heavy Metal Writer's Handbook Now Available

Ever wondered what it takes to be a heavy metal journalist? In "All Pens Blazing", Neil Daniels has interviewed a staggering 65 of the world's most successful writers of heavy metal and hard rock. Many of these writers are successful biographers, editors and long-standing freelancers who have interv...

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SOIL: 'Picture Perfect' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Picture Perfect", the new album from Chicago heavy rockers SOIL, can be viewed below. The CD will be released in the U.S. on October 20 via Bieler Bros. Records and three days later in Europe through AFM Records/Soulfood. "Picture Perfect" was created by the production team of...

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KIX To Open For JUDAS PRIEST In Maryland

Reactivated rockers KIX will open for JUDAS PRIEST on August 22 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. KIX's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Aug. 22 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, Maryland (w/ JUDAS PRIEST) Sep. 11 - Hager Hall Events Center - Hagerstown, Maryland...

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SLASH Talks About The Passing Of LES PAUL

Erin Broadley of L.A. Weekly conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash about the passing of guitar legend Les Paul. An excerpt from the chat follows below. L.A. Weekly: Are there any particularly memorable moments that stand out above the others from when [you and...

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VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, KISS Members Pay Tribute To LES PAUL

Former and current members of GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH,KISS, SKID ROW, TESTAMENT, ZZ TOP and BLACKFOOT have paid tribute to music icon Les Paul, just hours after news broke that the electric-guitar pioneer had died at age 94 of complications from pneumonia. Ace Frehley (KISS): "The music...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Apologizes To AC/DC For His 'Offensive' Comments

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "I just read the [Metal Hammer article where I talk] about Acca Dacca, and I am so disappointed in how I said what I said. "No excuses; I didn't say what I was trying to say, and what I said is rude and childish. ...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman In 'The Graves' Movie; Trailer, Interview Available

A trailer for the upcoming horror/thriller "The Graves" — which stars LAMB OF GOD vocalist D. Randall Blythe, Tony Todd ("Candyman") and Bill Moseley ("The Devil's Rejects") — can be viewed below. Also available is an interview with Blythe about the film, which was written and directed by former com...

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SHADOWS FALL To Tour Europe With FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL will team up with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH for a European tour in November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 11 - Cologne, GER - Live Music Hall Nov. 12 - Berlin, GER - Columbia Club Nov. 13 - Aarhus, NET - TBD Nov. 14 - Stockholm, SWE - Klubben Nov. ...

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SHADOWS FALL: 'Still I Rise' Video Available

"Still I Rise", the new video from Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by longtime SHADOWS FALL director Zack Merck at the Affliction warehouse in southern California, and was shot in the ring with actual Affliction fighters. Fans were invited to come down...

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Former ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist MIKE STARR Schedules Los Angeles Concert

Former ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr will perform live at the Dragonfly in Los Angeles, California on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. Starr will appear with his VH1 "Celebrity Rehab"/"Sober House" band, which he has dubbed SUPPASTARR. The music will consist of ALICE IN CHAINS hits. SUPPAST...

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METALLICA: 'All That Matters' Biography Coming In October

A new METALLICA biography, "All That Matters", is scheduled for release in October via Plexus Publishing. Written by Paul Stenning, the 320-book is "the first all-access biography to detail [METALLICA's] entire history from early childhood through to the present day based on exclusive interviews wit...

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SHADOWS FALL: 'Retribution' Deluxe Edition Detailed

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL will release their new album, "Retribution", on September 15 via Everblack Industries. The deluxe version of the CD will feature bonus covers of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Bark At The Moon", NUCLEAR ASSAULT's "Critical Mass" and CRO-MAGS' "Age Of Quarrel", along with a com...

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It's that old thing called heavy metal. Remember it? Some bands stick to the tried and true of great riffs, guitar solos that you can feel in your gut, actual singing, and songs that stand the test of time. Some labels do as well, such as traditional metal and doom outfit Shadow Kingdom Records — .....

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KORN In Recording Mode

According to a posting on producer Ross Robinson's Twitter profile, KORN has finished laying down drums for two new songs with Robinson at the helm. KORN singer Jonathan Davis recently told The Pulse of Radio that the group intends to get back to the sound of its early CDs on the forthcoming album....

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Talks About His Love For AC/DC

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about his love for AC/DC and how MEGADETH's live shows differ from those of the Anglo-Australian hard rock legends. "I love AC/DC and I've always been a fan of AC/DC," Mustaine said. "Bon Scott was my frontman. I love and...