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MARTY FRIEDMAN Announces 'Wall Of Sound' U.S. Tour With SCALE THE SUMMIT And THE FINE CONSTANT

Following last week's album announcement, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has now unveiled his headlining tour in support of his latest scorcher, "Wall Of Sound". The 22-show trek will feature support from Houston's top progressive outfit SCALE THE SUMMIT along with Madison, Wisconsin-based...

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LIONIZE To Release 'Nuclear Soul' Album In September

Maryland-based rockers LIONIZE will release their new full-length studio album, "Nuclear Soul", on September 8 in digital, CD and LP formats. The video for the first single, "Blindness To Danger", can be seen below. "Nuclear Soul" follows the band's widely praised 2014 album, "Jetpack Soundtrack", a...

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MR. BIG: Interview, Acoustic Performance As Part Of 'BackStory Events' Online Series

On Saturday, June 10, BackStory Events and Guitar World presented an intimate conversation with Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey and Matt Starr of MR. BIG at the Cutting Room in New York City. They discussed their upcoming album, "Defying Gravity", and covered career highlights a...

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CLUTCH Has Written 'A Handful Of Tunes' For Next Studio Album

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have written "handful of tunes" for the follow-up to 2015's "Psychic Warfare", with plans to enter the studio later in the year. Speaking to Metal Wani's Adam Hayward at this weekend's Download festival in the U.K., CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster said (hear audio below): "We...

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CHRIS JERICHO On FOZZY: 'We Wouldn't Be Doing This If It Wasn't Good'

James Geiser of Antihero Magazine conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho at this year's edition of the Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held May 5-7 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. You can watch the full chat below. A few excer...

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FOZZY To Tour Europe With HARDCORE SUPERSTAR

After extensive touring in the U.S., as well as a quick trip to the U.K. for the prestigious Download festival this weekend and two one-off shows in the U.K., FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has announced a full European co-headlinin...

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Former PANTERA, OZZY OSBOURNE And SEBASTIAN BACH Security Guard 'BIG VAL' BICHEKAS Dies

"Big Val" Bichekas, former bodyguard for PANTERA, Sebastian Bach and head of security for Ozzy Osbourne and ALICE IN CHAINS, has died. His passing was confirmed by both PANTERA and Bach, with the former SKID ROW singer writing on his Facebook page: "My heart goes out to the family and friends of Big...

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Legendary Noise Rock Trio UNSANE To Release 'Sterilize' Album In September

Southern Lord has announced the label's new partnership with legendary New York City-based noise rock group UNSANE for the September 29 release of the band's eighth studio album, "Sterilize". The disc closes a five-year gap since the 2012 release of UNSANE's "Wreck" LP through Alternative Tentacles...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Joins BAD BRAINS For Surprise New York City Performance: Video, Photos

Punk/hardcore pioneers BAD BRAINS played a surprise set last night (Thursday, June 8) at the opening of an art gallery curated by the band's bassist, Darryl Jenifer. The "Mind Power" art show at Okayplayer's Okay Space in Williamsburg saw Darryl joined by his bandmates Paul "H.R." Hudson, Gary "Dr....

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SLIPKNOT Announces New Documentary, 'Day Of The Gusano'

SLIPKNOT. A genuine sonic phenomenon, a nine-piece force of nature and one of heavy music's most important, recognizable, uncompromising and creatively ingenious bands. Yet to their millions of fans across the world, affectionately known as "maggots," SLIPKNOT aren't just a group, they're also a c...

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DISTURBED's Cover Of SIMON & GARFUNKEL's 'The Sound Of Silence' Certified Double Platinum

DISTURBED's cover version of SIMON & GARFUNKEL's "The Sound Of Silence" was officially certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America on May 26, commemorating more than two million units' worth of sales and streams. The RIAA's certification program was launched with the...

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SLIPKNOT Is Teasing KNOTFEST MÉXICO Concert DVD

SLIPKNOT is teasing a June 9 announcement which is expected to include details of the band's new concert DVD. The set will apparently contain footage of the group's December 5, 2015 performance at Knotfest México which was part of SLIPKNOT's tour in support of its latest album, 2014's ".5: The Gray...

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EDDIE VEDDER To Host Exclusive Guest DJ Session on SiriusXM's The Beatles Channel

SiriusXM announced today that The Beatles Channel, the new channel created in collaboration with and fully authorized by THE BEATLES' Apple Corps Ltd., will feature special, exclusive guest DJ sessions with a variety of musicians, actors, celebrities and more — all of whom will host extensive specia...

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TOM KEIFER: Release Of Debut Solo Album 'Launched A Whole New Really Special Time In My Life'

As a "thank you" to his fans who have supported him and his debut solo album, 2013's "The Way Life Goes", for the past few years by attending one packed show after another, CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer entered a Nashville studio in March 2016 to record with four-time Grammy Award-winning producer/...

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Video Premiere: GREAT WHITE's 'Big Time'

GREAT WHITE's video for the song "Big Time" can be sen below. The clip was filmed in Yucaipa, California and was directed by Todd E. Braley. "Big Time" is taken from GREAT WHITE's new album, "Full Circle", which was released on June 2. The effort sees the band re-teaming with its original producer,...