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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD, KIRK HAMMETT To Play Anthem Before Game 4 Of Stanley Cup Final

METALLICA's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett will perform the U.S. national anthem before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night (June 6) at SAP Center in San Jose, California. Says METALLICA: "Our congratulations to the San Jose Sharks for wi...

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JERRY CANTRELL, GLENN HUGHES To Visit Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for 'SoundExchange Influencers' Interview

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will host a "SoundExchange Influencers" series interview with ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Glenn Hughes of DEEP PURPLE on June 2 at 7 p.m. The "Influencers" series brings music legends together to discuss their influence...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Debut Album To Be Released On Limited-Edition Hybrid SACD

Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity will release the critically acclaimed debut album by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE on limited-edition Hybrid SACD. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's first album is a mix of punk, metal, hardcore and politically resonate rap. Every song is full of energy with smart lyrics and...

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Video: DISTURBED Drummer Joins SIXX:A.M. On Stage At RIVER CITY ROCKFEST

Drummer Mike Wengren of DISTURBED joined SIXX:A.M. on stage on May 29 at the River City Rockfest in San Antonio, Texas to perform the SIXX:A.M. song "Life Is Beautiful". Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below (courtesy of Chris Ramon). The first volume of "Prayers For The Damned", the new double...

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DAVID DRAIMAN On DISTURBED's Pyrotechnics-Laden Stage Show: 'We Blow It Up Pretty Good'

Cameron Buchholtz of the Rock 100.5 The KATT radio station conducted an interview with DISTURBED frontman David Draiman at this year's Rocklahoma festival, which was held May 27-29 at Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking...

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Video: METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Performs With RODRIGO Y GABRIELA At BOTTLEROCK Festival

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo once again joined RODRIGO Y GABRIELA — the dynamic Mexican duo who became international world-music superstars with their self-titled album of aggressive acoustic guitars and irresistible Latin rhythms — on stage on May 29 at the BottleRock festival in Napa, Califor...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Joins CORROSION OF CONFORMITY On Stage In Oakland: Photos, Video

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield joined CORROSION OF CONFORMITY on stage last night (Sunday, May 29) at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California to perform the song "Seven Days", which appeared on C.O.C.'s 1994 album "Deliverance". Video footage and photos of his appearance can be seen below. CORROSI...

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SIXX:A.M. Members Join DISTURBED On Stage For U2, THE WHO Covers (Video)

SIXX:A.M. members Nikki Sixx and James Michael joined DISTURBED on stage on May 27 at this year's Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma to perform cover versions of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and THE WHO's "Baba O'Riley". Video footage of their renditions can be seen below. D...

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KORN Forced To Cut ROCK IN RIO LISBOA Set Short Due To Technical Issues (Video)

KORN's set at the Rock In Rio Lisboa festival in Lisbon, Portugal last night (Friday, May 27) was halted three times due to technical issues before the band finally gave up after only six songs. The initial power failure occurred during the opening track of KORN's set, "Blind". The band then left th...

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LARS ULRICH: New METALLICA Album 'Will Be Done This Summer'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Metal Forces about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" album. He said: "We're now coming towards the end of the musical creative process and we're starting to look ahead and the process of how we're gonna s...

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SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: 'Rig Tour' From FRET 12 (Video)

Fret12 has uploaded "rig tour" video featuring SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. Check it out below. During an appearance at last year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Holt unveiled his new signature model based on the ESP Eclipse. The Gary Holt signature models come in a high-end ESP versio...

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Heavy Metal Youngsters UNLOCKING THE TRUTH Release 'Monster' Video

"Monster", the new video from UNLOCKING THE TRUTH — the heavy metal band from Flatbush, Brooklyn made up of three African-American boys, guitarist/vocalist Malcolm Brickhouse, bassist Alec Atkins and drummer Jarad Dawkins — can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming debut full...

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Video: PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX Joins DISTURBED For RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Cover

Jacoby Shaddix of PAPA ROACH joined DISTURBED on stage at this past weekend's Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio to perform a cover version of the RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE classic "Killing In The Name". Video footage of their rendition can be seen below. DISTURBED has been a playing a few...

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DISTURBED Allows Deaf 'Dancing With The Stars' Contestant To Use Band's Cover Of 'The Sound Of Silence'

Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd's freestyle dance on Monday night's (May 23) "Dancing With The Stars" was set to DISTURBED's take on SIMON & GARFUNKEL's "The Sound Of Silence". The pair used the track after Nyle, who is deaf, penned a letter to the band asking their permission to incorporate th...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER Says Heavy Metal Bands Using Backing Tracks In Concert Are 'Lying' To Fans

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with DESTRUCTION vocalist/bassist Schmier. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On making of DESTRUCTION's new album, "Under Attack": Schmier: "It's the biggest time off that we had between albums — four years — so we had eno...