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Former MURPHY'S LAW/DANZIG Guitarist Launches Two New Bands

Guitarist Todd Youth (MURPHY'S LAW, D-GENERATION, DANZIG) has launched two new bands, THE ROYAL HIGHNESS and CAPRICORN. Commented Youth: "THE ROYAL HIGHNESS is my new band. All the members have worked together before. Skye (lead vocals, ex-BULLETS AND OCTANE) had been in THE CHELSEA SMILES and sang...

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UVA Basketball Players Interviewed In Case Of Missing METALLICA Fan

Jason Taylor of Examiner.com reports that unidentified members of University of Virginia's men's basketball team have been interviewed as witnesses in the disappearance of Morgan Harrington. Harrington, who has been missing since October 17, disappeared after being separated from friends while atten...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Performs At 'Cure Parkinson's' Benefit Event; Video, Photos Available

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler was in New York over the weekend to perform as part of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson's", a benefit thrown by Michael J. Fox at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Also appearing at the event were Roger Daltrey, Gregg Allman, and Elvis Costello. Watch video...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Pens Foreword To 'Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs' Book

"Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs Of The '80s And The True Stories Behind Their Lyrics" provides exclusive insight into the creative process behind the top metal songs of the 1980s. Available for pre-order now and in stores early January 2010 via Course Technolo...

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QUEEN's 'Absolute Greatest' Ships More Than 250,000 In U.K. First Week

QUEEN's "Absolute Greatest", released by EMI Records, entered the album charts at 3 yesterday, having shipped in excess of 250,000 units in the first week of sales. After Brian May and Roger Taylor's triumphant appearance on the QUEEN-themed "X Factor" (U.K. reality-TV talent competition) the weeken...

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STONE SOUR To Enter Studio In January

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has told AOL's Noisecreep that his other band, STONE SOUR, will probably go into the studio in January "for two or three months" to record its third album for a late spring/early summer release via Roadrunner Records. "We've already got ten tunes fully written and anot...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Performs At 'Cure Parkinson's' Benefit Event

According to The Boston Globe, AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler was in New York over the weekend to perform as part of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson's", a benefit thrown by Michael J. Fox at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Also appearing at the event were Roger Daltrey, Gregg Allman,...

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SLIPKNOT's CRAHAN, TAYLOR Discuss 10-Year Anniversary Of Debut

On October 20, 2009, Mike Sullivan of ExploreMusic.com conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan and vocalist Corey Taylor. The 29-minute chat is now available for streaming below. The special-edition CD/DVD reissue of SLIPKNOT's self-titled debut album sold around 4,60...

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SABBAT's MARTIN WALKYIER Interviewed; Audio Available

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) recently conducted an interview with British vocalist Martin Walkyier (SABBAT, SKYCLAD). The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. In late October, Walkyier issued the following update regarding his current musical activities:...

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ALL ENDS Drummer Checks In From The Studio

Swedish hard rock band ALL ENDS entered the studio on November 2 to begin recording its second full-length album for an early 2010 release. The forthcoming CD will mark the recording debut of the group's new singer, Jonna Sailon, who replaced Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte...

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IMMOLATION Completes Recording New Album

Veteran death metallers IMMOLATION have finished recording their eighth album Millbrook Sound Studios in New York with longtime producer Paul Orofino for an early 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the band's final studio blog at DecibelMagazine.com. IMMOLATION's new album will contai...

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SLIPKNOT Singer Weds In Las Vegas

According to People.com, SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor married Stephanie Luby this past Friday (November 13) at Las Vegas's Palms Hotel, where the wedding party walked down the aisle to METALLICA's "For Whom The Bell Tolls". 350 wedding guests packed the hotel's Pearl Concert Theater, in...

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Former QUEEN Bassist Shuns The Spotlight

Grant Rollings of U.K.'s The Sun reports: While the surviving members of QUEEN prepare to perform to millions of "The X Factor" viewers (U.K. reality TV competition),there will be one noticeable absentee. Bassist John Deacon, 58, a man who has turned his back on everything that Simon Cowell's hit I...

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LITA FORD Breaks Her Silence About 'The Runaways' Movie

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford is finally speaking out about the infamous bio-pic on her former band, THE RUNAWAYS, which stars Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett, Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie, and Scout Taylor Compton as Lita. "Most people would want to be in a movie, but I sure didn't want anything t...

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QUEEN's MAY, TAYLOR To Perform On U.K.'s 'The X Factor'

The Sun reprots that QUEEN legends Brian May and Roger Taylor will perform the band's classic song "Bohemian Rhapsody" on the U.K. reality music talent show "The X Factor". According to the report, May and Taylor have been secretly coaching the remaining contestants ahead of tomorrow's show — which...