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KROKUS Frontman Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

Marc Storace, vocalist of Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS, paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio during an interview with Jason Coldiron for CWG Magazine/Metal Assault. You can now stream the audio clip below. "Hoodoo", the new album from KROKUS, was certified platinum in the...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer Schedules Clinics

Drummer Jason Bittner of Masschusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL has scheduled the following in-store clinics: June 15 - Daddy's Music - Williston, VT June 22 - Daddy's Music - Boston, MA For more information, check out the poster below. SHADOWS FALL's "Bark At The Moon" cover was featured on the deluxe...

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WHITECHAPEL: 'Breeding Violence' Song Available For Streaming

"Breeding Violence", a brand new song from Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL, is available for streaming using the audio player below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The track comes off the group's third album, "A New Era Of Corruption", due on June 8 via Metal Blade Records. The CD w...

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JOE BONAMASSA Reveals Why His Supergroup With HUGHES, BONHAM Nearly Broke Up

Guitarist Joe Bonamassa has revealed to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine that the band featuring himself, bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, keyboard player Derek Sherinian and drummer Jason Bonham now has a name — but he can't as yet make it public due to trademarking laws. He's also explained why the band...

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JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE To Launch This Fall; Details Revealed

JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE will celebrate the life and music of his father — the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham — in true epic fashion with a limited engagement of 30 concert dates in North America this fall. "This is a personal trip through my life with the music of LED ZEPP...

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JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N OUTZ To Guest On 'Rockline'

DOWN 'N OUTZ — a project fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, backed by THE QUIREBOYS and playing rare tracks connected only by MOTT THE HOOPLE — will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, July 14 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encour...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Video Interview With MICHAEL 'PADGE' PAGET

Angry Jay, Joe and Rudy from Darkness Descends recently conducted a short interview with guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. The chat is now available for viewing below. "Fever", the third album from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, sold 71,000 copies in the United St...

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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED To Hit The Road In July

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED — the new project led by acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) — is hitting the road. Fans will finally have the chance to watch Christy and vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Guitarist Comments On 'Animosity' Lineup Reunion

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman has commented on the reunion of the band's classic "Animosity" lineup — Mike Dean (bass, vocals),Weatherman and Reed Mullin (drums) — and the group's future plans. He said, "Mike Dean, Reed Mullin and I have been writing tunes and jamming. We're go...

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TRIVIUM Frontman: 'If It Weren't For JAMES HETFIELD, I Literally Wouldn't Be Here'

Roadrunner Records has posted a new interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM as part of the label's "Gear Nerd" series, where Roadrunner talks to its artists about their instrument of choice and what fuels their passion, influences their sound and all about the speci...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Australian Headlining Tour Announced

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will embark on a headlining tour of Australia in September, with support from BRING ME THE HORIZON and CANCER BATS. The dates are as follows: Sep. 05 - Perth, AUS - Challenge Stadium Sep. 07 - Adelaide, AUS - Thebarton Theatre Sep. 09 - Melbourne, AUS - Festiv...

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Confirmed: CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's 'Animosity' Lineup Reunited

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received confirmation that the classic "Animosity" lineup of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY — Mike Dean (bass, vocals),Woody Weatherman (guitar) and Reed Mullin (drums) — has reformed and is working on a new album. There are even some early-August shows lined up for the West Coast alr...

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JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N OUTZ: Debut Album Details Revealed

Sometimes the most interesting of projects arise from the most unusual of circumstances. So it is that the DOWN 'N OUTZ is a project fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, backed by THE QUIREBOYS and playing rare tracks connected only by MOTT THE HOOPLE…. Joe Elliott takes up the story: "When MOTT TH...

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Flat Black

There is so much familiarity involved in the music of SPEED X's "Flat Black" that half the battle is determining the reference points, many of which land on a wide swath of '90s hard rock with associated "alt" and radio-friendly elements. Fortunately, in the case of "Flatblack", it is a comforting s...

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SIN CITY SINNERS: 'Goin' To Vegas' Video Released

"Goin' To Vegas", the new video from SIN CITY SINNERS, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Jason Green and features cameos from adult-film stars Ron Jeremy and Sunny Leone, Vegas entertainer Carrot Top, plus musicians Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA),Bobby Blotzer (RATT) and Eric Do...