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DREAM THEATER Drummer, FOZZY Singer To Guest On 'Friday Night Rocks'

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and Chris Jericho, a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar and lead singer of the heavy metal band FOZZY, will be the featured guests on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM on Friday, February 27. If you live in the U.S., y...

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DIECAST Announces New Bassist; Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Boston metalcore band DIECAST has announced the addition of bassist Eddie Barton (pictured below) to the group's ranks. DIECAST has kicked off a string of weekend dates which will run through April. The band says, "[the shows have] all been amazing so far... It's great seeing familiar faces and new...

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VH1 CLASSIC Continues To Rock With New Season Of 'That Metal Show'

VH1 Classic's hit series "That Metal Show" is back and badder than ever as it returns on Saturday, March 7 at 11:00 p.m. The outrageously funny weekly series returns to discuss and debate all the fist-pumping, headbanging, hard rock and metal acts of the past 40 years. "That Metal Show" premiered la...

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New QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist: 'I'm Gonna Play Every Song Note For Note'

QUEENSRŸCHE's new touring guitarist Parker Lundgren is featured in the band's fifth video podcast talking about his new role in the group. He states in the clip: "Well, coming into... Joining QUEENSRŸCHE, I know that I definitely have some big shoes to fill, because every guitar player they've ever...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Single Available For Streaming

"If I Were King", the first single off QUEENSRŸCHE's upcoming album, "American Soldier", is available for streaming on MP3.com. QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio release, the epic concept album "American Soldier", will be available from Atco/Rhino on March 31 for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and...

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Guitarist MIKE STONE Discusses His Departure From QUEENSRŸCHE

In his first interview since announcing his departure from QUEENSRŸCHE, guitarist Mike Stone tells "Rockin' Metal Revival" that he left the group on good terms. "Working with QUEENSRŸCHE has been awesome, and I don't have any problem with the guys in the band," he says. "It was time for me to move o...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Makers On 'Friday Night Rocks'; Video Available

On September 12, 2008, Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — were the featured guests on...

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GIRLSCHOOL To Support MOTÖRHEAD On U.K. Tour

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL will support MOTÖRHEAD on a U.K. tour in November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 11 - Plymouth, UK - Pavilion Nov. 12 - Bristol, UK - Colsten Hall Nov. 13 - Newport, UK - Centre Nov. 15 - Swindon, UK - Oasis Nov. 16 - Nottingham, UK ...

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IRON MAIDEN Named Best 'British Live Act' At BRIT AWARDS

IRON MAIDEN tonight pulled off a stunning victory by a reported landslide at the U.K.'s prestigious Brit Awards when they were voted best "Best British Live Act" by the public and their fans ahead of COLDPLAY, ELBOW, THE VERVE and SCOUTING FOR GIRLS. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court Arena...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Touring Guitarist Announced

According to postings on AnybodyListening.net's message board, The Breakdown Room, Parker Lundgren, a member of QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's solo band, has officially joined QUEENSRŸCHE as the group's new touring guitarist. Lundgren (pictured below),who is apparently engaged to Tate's daughter M...

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PEARL JAM: Songs From 'Deluxe' Edition Of 'Ten' Posted Online

Several tracks from the deluxe edition of PEARL JAM's 1991 debut album, "Ten", have been posted on the band's MySpace page. Included are cuts from PEARL JAM's "Unplugged" performance and the Drop In The Park concert which you can get in the "super deluxe" edition of "Ten". The deluxe edition of "Ten...

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VAN HALEN Album On Hold Until WOLFGANG Graduates

World Entertainment News Network reports that Eddie Van Halen has told Hustler magazine that VAN HALEN has put its plans for a new studio album on hold so that so the group's youngest member, Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie's 17-year-old son),can finish high school. Eddie Van Halen said, "We're just wait...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Three New Video Podcasts Available

QUEENSRŸCHE has posted three new video podcasts featuring footage related to the band's upcoming album, "American Soldier". The first is a sneak peek into the studio last November. The second is singer Geoff Tate describing the concept of the album. The third features bassist Eddie Jackson talking a...

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SUSPERIA's ATHERA To Perform With CHROME DIVISION At Germany's WINTERFIRE FESTIVAL

CHROME DIVISION, the Norwegian five-piece featuring DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (a.k.a. Stian Thoresen) on guitar, will perform at the Winterfire Festival at Hessenhallen in Giessen, Germany on February 21. Unfortunately, the band's frontman, Eddie Guz, will not be able to make the gig and will b...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks 'Guitar Hero', Upcoming BLACK LABEL SOCIETY 'Best-Of' Collection

Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with guitarist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Live-Metal.net: I don't know if anything official has been announced yet, but I hear there's going to be some sort of greatest-hits or best-of compil...