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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT Goes On Hiatus
California metallers THE HUMAN ABSTRACT appear to have gone on indefinite hiatus following the band's recent split with both vocalist Travis Richter and eOne Music, the label that released the group's third full-length album, "Digital Veil". In a recent post on his Facebook page, THE HUMAN ABSTRACT...January 2, 2012
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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Talks Upcoming DVD In New Video Interview
During last month's Dimebash event at the Key Club in Hollywood, California, Artisan News spoke to guitarist Phil Demmel of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD about the status of the band's long-awaited DVD featuring footage from the mammoth tour in support of 2007's critically acclaimed...January 2, 2012
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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED, High School Buddy Remain Close After 33 Years
Kalamazoo Gazette has uploaded video footage (see below) of Jason Newsted, who played 15 years with the heavy metal band METALLICA, and Gary Kyes, paralyzed in a car crash, reminiscing in Kyes' recording studio at his Richland, Michigan-area home. The two became friends when both attended Gull Lake...January 1, 2012
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VELVET REVOLVER To Reunite With SCOTT WEILAND For 'A Concert For John O'Brien'
VELVET REVOLVER will reunite with singer Scott Weiland for a short one-off performance at "Love You Madly: A Concert For John O'Brien" on Thursday, January 12 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Also scheduled to appear are Adam Levine and James Valentine (MAROON 5),Sheryl Crow, To...December 29, 2011
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Start Writing New Album In January
Guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE revealed via Twitter earlier today that the band will start writing material for its fourth album in three weeks. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE released a deluxe CD/DVD edition of its third full-length album, "Fever", titled "Fever To...December 28, 2011
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TRIVIUM Frontman's 'Massive Royalty Check' Unveiled
Guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM has tweeted a note thanking the "state of the record industry" for what he called a "massive royalty check" that he recently received in the mail. Heafy also included a photo of the check in question (see below),which was made out for a who...December 28, 2011
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QUEENSRŸCHE's 'The Warning' To Be Reissued On Limited-Edition 180-Gram Audiophile Vinyl
QUEENSRŸCHE's classic first full-length album, "The Warning", which was originally released on September 7, 1984, will be reissued on limited-edition 180-gram audiophile vinyl with a gatefold cover on February 14, 2012. You can now pre-order the item at Amazon.com. "The Warning" was re-released on M...December 28, 2011
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OSBOURNE Family Mourns Loss Of Beloved Chihuahua On Christmas
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly revealed via her Twitter page that the family's beloved chihuahua Martin died. She wrote on Sunday (December 25),"today is a sad day in the Osbourne family house hold we lost R dog martin of 14 years. Devastated does not quite sum it up! #NotSoMerryXmas." Martin was f...December 26, 2011
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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Autobiography Pushed Back To 2013
Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with Ronnie James Dio's widow and manager, Wendy Dio, at a massive gathering on December 14 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) as...December 24, 2011
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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Announces West Coast Solo Dates
After touring extensively in 2011 with his band QUEENSRŸCHE, lead singer Geoff Tate has announced that he will do a handful of acoustic solo dates, billed as GEOFF TATE AND FRIENDS, beginning on Thursday, January 26 at Anthology in San Diego, California. What can fans expect on the brief run of date...December 23, 2011
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AMORPHIS To Launch New 'Mobile Backstage' Application Next Week
Finnish melancholic dark rock/metal icons AMORPHIS will launch a new Mobile Backstage application on December 28. According to the band, the free application, "which is our official digital fan club, [will offer] much more opportunities to interact with you, our fans, on iPhone, Android, Nokia and F...December 23, 2011
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Man Charged With Murder Claims He Was Involved With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY 'Cult'
According to Argus Leader, the convicted felon who confessed to slashing the throat of a 75-year-old South Dakota hospice nurse claimed that he became involved with a "cult" called the "Black Label Society," which he said was founded by Zakk Wylde, who fronts a band of the same name. James McVay, 41...December 23, 2011
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SLASH Says He 'Didn't Commit' To Attending GUNS N' ROSES' Upcoming ROCK HALL Induction
Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation, was interviewed by "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk on yesterday's (Monday, December 19) edition of "Eddie Trunk Live" on SiriusXM satellite radio. After Trunk tweeted that Peresman indicated during the interview tha...December 20, 2011
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Live: Made in Stoke 24/7/11
There is just no good reason to beat around the bush with metaphorical meanderings regarding Slash's double-disc "Live: Made in Stoke 24/7/11". It is one red-hot, ass-kickin' live album of mostly Slash solo and SNAKEPIT songs, and GUNS N ROSES classics. Guitar hero Slash, vocalist Myles Kennedy (ALT...December 18, 2011
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True Traitor, True Whore
This is the sound of venomous contempt, to say the very least. One-man black metal boundary-pusher Jef Whitehead (aka "Wrest") returned to the scene to use LEVIATHAN to express his deepest hatred toward the individual that he claims turned his life upside down with her allegations. There is need to...December 17, 2011
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