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ICARUS WITCH To Support Y&T

Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH will support Y&T on their July/August 2010 tour. ICARUS WITCH will continue promoting its recent release, "Draw Down The Moon", this time with former DIRTY LOOKS guitarist/backing vocalist Christopher Shaner as the new frontman and PAUL DI'ANNO axema...

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ICED EARTH Announces Select Dates In North America

ICED EARTH has confirmed four North American tour dates for the fall. Meant as an "escape from the studio," these exclusive shows will also get fans the chance to see ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer's new project SONS OF LIBERTY on stage for their first-ever live performances. Sep. 10 - Wa...

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IRON MAIDEN To Return To Ottawa, Canada For CISCO OTTAWA BLUESFEST

After an 18-year absence, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will return to Canada's capital city on July 6 to play at the world-famous Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest. Commented the band: "The last time MAIDEN played in Ottawa was during the 'Fear Of The Dark Tour' in 1992 so are well overdue a return...

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HOLY GRAIL Frontman Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold'

Vocalist James Paul Luna of the Los Angeles-based quintet HOLY GRAIL was interviewed on the April 10 edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. The program is now available for streaming using the audio player below. HOLY GRAIL has been hand-picked to open for classic metal icons ARMORED SAINT at thei...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Performs With Wife On KQRC 98.9 THE ROCK

Pearl Aday — ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's wife and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf — took part in an interview and performed an acoustic version of the song "Mama" at the studios of the Kansas City, Missouri radio station KQRC 98.9 The Rock. Watch video footage of her appearance below. Pear...

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ARMORED SAINT Drummer Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Drummer Gonzo Sandoval of California metal veterans ARMORED SAINT was interviewed on this past Sunday's (April 18; rescheduled from March 14) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. ARMORED SAINT will...

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FREE Bassist Interviewed On 'Long Live Rock'

Bassist/songwriter Andy Fraser of FREE was interviewed on last Sunday's (April 18) edition of the "Long Live Rock" radio show. Andy discussed his recently released single, "This Is The Big One", which is about climate change; as well as his upcoming album, due later this year. Other topics included...

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JUDAS PRIEST Specials To Air On HD NET

Find yourself dreading going back to work or school most Sunday nights? Well, JUDAS PRIEST is offering to blow away any Sunday blues you may be experiencing on the evening of April 18, when two kick-ass PRIEST programs will air on HD NET at 6:25 p.m. EST and 6:55 p.m. EST, respectively. First up wil...

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VENOMIN JAMES Drummer To Start Chemo Treatments

Jared Koston, the 40-year-old drummer of the Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band VENOMIN JAMES who has been diagnosed with two brain tumors stemming from stage IV melanoma cancer, is scheduled to start chemo treatments next week at University Hospital in Cleveland. "The doctor wants Jared to try a tria...

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PRONG To Support FEAR FACTORY On U.S. Tour

PRONG will support FEAR FACTORY on a U.S. tour in May. Joining Tommy Victor, frontman and founder of PRONG, on the trek are Tony Campos (STATIC-X) on bass, and Alexei Rodriguez (3 INCHES OF BLOOD) on drums. In an odd and incestuous twist, Tommy, Tony, and FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell were in M...

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Learn To Play BAD COMPANY, FREE

Can't get enough of BAD COMPANY? Then check this out. Lick Library's Mike Casswell brings you the definitive "Learn to Play Free" and "Learn to Play Bad Company" guitar lessons. These DVDs are released following BAD COMPANY's recent U.K. tour. With its minimalist blues-rock approach, FREE was one of...

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EXTREME: New 'Take Us Alive' DVD Preview Clip Posted Online

Reunited Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME will release the "Take Us Alive" live CD and DVD on April 23 in Europe and May 4 in the U.S. via Frontiers Records. A sample of the DVD's opening track, "Decadence Dance", can be viewed below. In 2008, following a 13-year hiatus, EXTREME returned to the st...

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SLASH's Solo Band Performs First-Ever Show; Video Available

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) played the first full set with his solo band past Saturday, April 10 at the Roxy in Hollywood, California. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Dirty Little Thing 02. Mean Bone 03. Nightrain 04. Back From Cali 05. Beggars and Hangers O...

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BONAFIDE Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Sweden's self-proclaimed masters of "genuine, dirty, in-your-face cock rock" BONAFIDE have parted ways with drummer Sticky Bomb "due to musical and personal differences" and have replaced him with Niklas Mattsson. The band states, "Niklas, who also torments skin in Stockholm heavyweights BACKDRAFT a...

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SLASH, TOM MORELLO, KIRK HAMMETT Among Best Rock Guitarists

According to BBC News, former RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist John Frusciante has been voted the best guitarist of the past 30 years. Frusciante, who left the group in 2008, beat GUNS N' ROSES star Slash, MUSE's Matt Bellamy and Johnny Marr of THE SMITHS to the top spot. Some 30,000 people took ...