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ALICE IN CHAINS, LACUNA COIL, EUROPE, Others Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

ALICE IN CHAINS, LACUNA COIL, EUROPE, THERAPY?, DIR EN GREY, TERRORVISION, SICK OF IT ALL, MUNICIPAL WASTE, EVILE, RISE TO REMAIN, RENEGADES and PENDULUM have been confirmed for the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1 at Knebworth Park. The festival billing...

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Bochum GRIP INC. Jam Posted Online

Video footage of SLAYER's Dave Lombardo performing the GRIP INC. song "Hostage To Heaven" with his former GRIP INC. bandmate Waldemar Sorychta (guitar) on March 28, 2010 at House of Drums in Bochum-Wattenscheid during Dave's German drum-workshop tour can be viewed below. Lombardo is a Cuban-American...

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ABSOLVE Signs With PANOPTIC RECORDS

Panoptic Records has announced the signing of Montreal, Quebec, Canada's thrash/death metal band ABSOLVE. Produced by Kim Gosselin (BLACKGUARD) at Silver Wings Studios, the group's first EP, "Sadistic Crown", is described in a press release as "the highly anticipated re-education to a society in hea...

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HAIL!: New Bassist To Be Announced This Week

HAIL! — the all-star band featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER) — has scheduled the following dates: May 30 - Rock In Rio Festival - Lisbon, Portugal (with Megad...

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SLAYER Frontman Says He Can't Headbang Anymore Following Recent Surgery

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya was interviewed for this week's episode of Noisecreep's "Creep Show", which can be heard/viewed below. During the chat, Araya discussed the experiences that led to SLAYER's decision to leave the road and postpone the "American Carnage" and "Canadian Carnage" shows,...

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DIE HARD Parts Ways With Drummer, Prepares To Record New EP

Drummer Håkan Jonsson has left Swedish old-school death/thrash metallers DIE HARD in order to focus on his work with WATAIN and family life. His temporary replacement for upcoming live appearances is E. Forcas, who first performed with DIE HARD in Italy in Febraury. In other news, DIE HARD has signe...

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ANVIL Frontman Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL was interviewed on this past Sunday's (April 4) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Stor...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist To Guest On New MURDERDOLLS Album

MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars has recorded a guest appearance on the new MURDERDOLLS album, "Women and Children Last". A photo of Mars in the studio with MURDERDOLLS members Joey Jordison (also of SLIPKNOT) and Wednesday 13 can be viewed below. In a recent interview with ARTIStdirect.com, Jordison...

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ANVIL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Canadian metal legends ANVIL have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS BRUTUS CALIBAN CA...

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MURDERDOLLS: The Making Of 'Women And Children Last'

ARTIStdirect.com editor Rick Florino conducted an interview with Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13 of the resurrected MURDERDOLLS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTIStdirect.com: Do you feel like you're injecting more of a metal sensibility into the new music? Joey Jordison: Complete...

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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON Says Hollywood Show Was 'An Incredible Homecoming'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "What an incredible trip these past few weeks have been for all of us, band and fans alike! "We just finished the North American 'Rust In Peace' [20th-anniversary] tour at the Palladium in Hollywood Wednesday night [March 31] and it wa...

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ANVIL Bassist Interviewed

Bassist Glenn Five of Canadian metal legends ANVIL was interviewed in the Gibson showroom in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Watch the five-minute chat below. ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", was honored in the "Best Documentary" category at this year's Independent Spirit Awards...

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HIGH ON FIRE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

HIGH ON FIRE has been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AEROSMITH (US) ALDO NOVA (CAN) ALESTORM (UK) ANVIL (CAN) BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN) BEHEMOTH (PL) BIGELF (...

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SLAYER: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Appearance Rescheduled

SLAYER's first performance since bassist/vocalist Tom Araya underwent back surgery will take place May 20 on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (the appearance was rescheduled from its original date of November 4, 2009). SLAYER's "American Carnage" tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING At Germany's MUSIKMESSE; Video Available

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King took part in a signing session at this year's Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010 fair, which was held March 24-27, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Watch fan-filmed video footage of his appearance below. SLAYER's track "Hate Worldwide" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the "B...