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STATUS QUO Drummer Quits

STATUS QUO drummer Matt Letley has decided to leave the band after 12 years. He will make his final live appearance with Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown and John "Rhino" Edwards on Wednesday, December 19, at the O2 Arena in London. Says Letley: "It's been a fantastic journey over the past twe...

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EUROPE Performs Early Track To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Rock-SM Appearance

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE celebrated the 30th anniversary of their appearance at the Swedish rock talent contest Rock-SM this past Thursday, December 13 by performing the song "In The Future To Come" at Hovet in Stockholm during the Scandianvian leg of their "Bag Of Bones" tour. Fan-filmed video f...

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THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT: More Video Footage From The Studio

Dutch extreme metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT entered the studio in September to begin recording their fourth full-length album, "Tetragrammaton", for an early 2013 release via Season Of Mist. Songtitles set to appear on the the follow-up to 2008's "Trivmvirate" include "Human Wave Attack", "Drugs,...

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OBITUARY: Audio Interview With DONALD TARDY

Omar Cordy of Metal Army America recently conducted an interview with drummer Donald Tardy of Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. In an interview with Denmark's Metal Revolution, vocalist John Tardy was asked about OBITUARY's switch from R...

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DVD About Former DECAPITATED Singer COVAN To Be Made Available This Week

After nearly a year of preparation, recording, and production, Mystic Production will release the "Covan Wake The Fuck Up" on December 12. The set was produced by Red Pig Productions and Creative Music. In January 2012, the "Covan Wake The Fuck Up Tour" swept through 10 Polish cities in support of D...

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SLASH Says SCOTT WEILAND Has Been Fired From STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

Slash says that singer Scott Weiland's interest in rejoining VELVET REVOLVER — which has been on hiatus since Weiland was kicked out of the band in April 2008 — is motivated at least in part by the fact that Scott was recently fired from STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. Speaking to the Minneapolis/St. Paul radi...

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Legendary YAMAHA Bass Artist BILLY SHEEHAN Holds Intimate Clinic For Fans

Yamaha Artist Services Burbank (YASB) hosted iconic bass player Billy Sheehan and over 40 of his fans during Billy Sheehan Attitude Bass Day. Fans from across the United States and as far away as Korea and Japan attended the free, daylong event, which featured performances, a question-and-answer ses...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Spends 64th Birthday Recording Vocals For New BLACK SABBATH Album

Ozzy Osbourne spent part of his 64th birthday yesterday (Monday, December 3) recording vocals on the new BLACK SABBATH album at a Los Angeles studio. A photo of Osbourne in the studio laying down tracks on the CD can be seen below. As previously reported, BLACK SABBATH took part in a photo shoot on...

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SLASH Records Song For 'Nothing To Fear' Soundtrack

Slash has revealed via Twitter that he has recorded a song over the weekend for the first horror film from the guitarist's production company, Slasher Films, called "Nothing To Fear". "Myles [Kennedy, singer of Slash's solo band and ALTER BRIDGE] did a fantastic vocal," Slash added. "[It sounds] hau...

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BLACK SABBATH Taps Famed British Photographer/Artist SAM TAYLOR-WOOD For New Photo Shoot

BLACK SABBATH took part in a photo shoot earlier today (Friday, November 30) with famed British photographer/artist Sam Taylor-Wood. A photo of SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne taken at the shoot can be seen below (courtesy of Ozzy's Facebook page). BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi clarified the statu...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN Drummer Says He Is Not Playing On New CARCASS Studio Album

German death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN have shot down as false rumors that their drummer, Matthias Voigt (pictured below),is playing on the upcoming comeback album from reactivated British extreme metal legends CARCASS. In a statement posted on the HEAVEN SHALL BURN Facebook p...

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ARSIS On Lineup Changes, Upcoming Album

HardRockRVA recently conducted an interview with Noah Martin (bass) and Jim Malone (guitar, vocals) of Virginia-based melodic tech-death metal masters ARSIS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. HardRockRVA: What have you two been up to in the last year or so? Drummer Mike Van Dyne left...

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WENDY O. WILLIAMS Statue Throbblehead Now Available

Wendy O. Williams, the unforgettable leader of THE PLASMATICS, is now available as a special-edition statue Throbblehead! This Throbblehead captures Wendy's incredible 1982 look and is limited to 100 numbered units. It stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of a lightweight polyresin coated with a spe...

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Into the Future

It's not fanaticism to say BAD BRAINS remains one of the most important bands to ever touch the earth. It may take a number of years in-between releases, when a BAD BRAINS album drops, nothing else in the underground seems as relevant for at least a month. Their Marley-esque totem lifting of a highe...

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THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT: Video Footage From The Studio

Dutch extreme metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT entered the studio in September to begin recording their fourth full-length album, "Tetragrammaton", for an early 2013 release via Season Of Mist. Songtitles set to appear on the the follow-up to 2008's "Trivmvirate" include "Human Wave Attack", "Drugs,...