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BYZANTINE: New Shows Announced

Reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 18 - X-Fest – Huntington, WV Sep. 19 - 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, WV (w/ MUTINY WITHIN) BYZANTINE recently parted ways with guitarist Tony Rohrbough and replaced him with Brian Henderson (SPLIT NIXON). BYZANTI...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Video Interview With BILLY CORGAN

Darren of 98.7 FM conducted an interview with Billy Corgae of SMASHING PUMPKINS at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California during this weekend's Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF). You can now watch the chat below. According to The Pulse of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS will likely take four years —...

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SLASH Interviewed At SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL

Darren of 98.7 FM conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California during this weekend's Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF). You can now watch the chat below. The Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) kicked off Th...

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SLASH Honored At SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL; Photos, Video Footage Available

The Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) kicked off Thursday, August 26 with a special tribute to the 2010 SSMF festival honoree Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) at the House Of Blues. MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister and ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell spoke at the event...

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DIVINE INFAMY Singer Reportedly Confesses To String Of NYC Heists

According to the New York Post, Shanna Spalding — the 28-year-old lead singer in the New York City-based death metal band DIVINE INFAMY (in which she performs under the stage name of Purgatory) — was arraigned in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday night (August 26) on two counts of robbery. She is suspe...

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Tour Returns For Second 2010 Run

For the first time in its history, Experience Hendrix, the concert tour that has wowed audiences revisiting the music and inspiration of Jimi Hendrix featuring an all-star lineup of music greats will be re-launched within a single calendar year. The Experience Hendrix tour crisscrossed the country t...

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MELECHESH Mainman Talks About Forthcoming Album In New Video Interview

The Wicked Witch of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with mainman and founding member Ashmedi of Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. MELECHESH's fifth album, "The Epigenesis", will be released on October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records...

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SLASH Rocks Virtual Airwaves With Debut Of A.P.E. Station 'SLASH FM'

Legendary guitar hero Slash is synonymous with rock n' roll, and now the monster musician is affixing his signature top hat, shades to the digital airwaves with the launch of his own A.P.E. Radio station, "Slash FM". The channel announcement comes on West Hollywood's official "Slash Day," Thursday,...

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MELECHESH: Second 'The Epigenesis' Trailer Released

The second in a series of video trailers for "The Epigenesis", the forthcoming fifth album from Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH, can be viewed below. "The Epigenesis" will be released on October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 11-song effort was recorded in the newly built Babajim Stud...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On Why He Didn't Attend METALLICA's HALL OF FAME Induction

Ryan Stewart of SuicideGirls.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SuicideGirls.com: Did you ever lose anything important that you attribute to drugs? Mustaine: Yes, a lot of things. My job in METALLICA. I also died...

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RICHIE KOTZEN: New Single Preview Available

Vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen (formerly of POISON and MR. BIG) will release a new single, "Angry Boy", on October 1. You can preview the song using the audio player below. Kotzen will kick off a European tour on October 14 in Istanbul, Turkey. A warm-up show will be held on October 8 at the Viper...

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AS I LAY DYING: 'Anodyne Sea' Performance Video Available

"Anodyne Sea" , the new performance video from San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING, can be viewed below. The clip — recorded on the "Cool Tour" — was shot, directed and produced by Russell Johnson and Chad Perkins. As previously reported, AS I LAY DYING has been nominated in the "Best Hard Rock Album...

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Former QUIET RIOT Drummer Interviewed On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali was interviewed by Norway's Metal Express Radio. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Without a doubt, THE heavy metal success story of the early '80s was none other than QUIET RIOT. After years of struggling in Los Angeles clubs (despite...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: Orange County Choppers Show Canceled

Due to a "scheduling conflict," the previously announced free BLACK LABEL SOCIETY show that was supposed to take place today (Monday, August 23) at Orange County Choppers' retail store and showroom (14 Crossroads Court) in Newburgh, New York has been canceled. The band states, "We apologize for any...

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GOATWHORE Forced To Cancel Today's OZZFEST Appearance

GOATWHORE — the New Orleans-based band featuring vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II (SOILENT GREEN) and guitarist Sammy Duet (ACID BATH, CROWBAR) — has been forced to cancel its appearance at today's (Saturday, August 21) Ozzfest in Hartford, Connecticut due to a "medical emergency" involving the group's b...