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PROTEST THE HERO To Release Live CD/DVD In July

Whitby, Ontario, Canada-based pop math metal act PROTEST THE HERO will release its new live CD/DVD on July 14 via Underground Operations/Universal Music Canada and Vagrant Records in the U.S. The disc is expected to include footage of the band's December 18, 2008 concert at the Sound Academy in Toro...

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KING DIAMOND's MATT THOMPSON Completes Drum Tracks For New AGHORA Album

KING DIAMOND's Matt Thompson has finished laying down the drum tracks for the as-yet-untitled third album from the Florida progressive metal act AGHORA. The sessions were held at Texas Indian Trails Studio with engineer and co-owner Alex Gerst. Guitarist/mainman Santiago Dobles states, "It was a gre...

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TESTAMENT Wants To Take Care Of Its Opening Acts

Pete Richards of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco thrash metal legends TESTAMENT. An excerpt from the chat follows below. ChartAttack.com: You're about to hit the road with UNEARTH and LAZARUS A.D. Did you have any involvement in setting up t...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

Guitarist Herman Li of British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN bassist John "J.D." DeServio will be the featured guests on this weekend's (May 9) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturday night between 9:0...

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DANGEROUS NEW MACHINE: Sample Of New Song Posted Online

DANGEROUS NEW MACHINE, the new band featuring former STEREOMUD singer Erik Rogers, has posted a sample of a brand new song, "What's Your Name", on the group's MySpace page. DANGEROUS NEW MACHINE is currently putting the finishing touches on a four-song EP entitled "Skeletons" with producer Rusty T....

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BENEDICTION: Footage From UK DEATHFEST Posted Online

Video footage of long-running Birmingham, U.K.-based extreme metallers BENEDICTION performing the song "Unfound Mortality" live at UK Deathfest on May 3 at Leeds University Union in Leeds, U.K. can be viewed below (clip uploaded by Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). BENEDICTION's latest a...

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'Rock of Ages' Metal Musical Scores Fives TONY Nominations

According to RollingStone.com, the hair-metal musical "Rock of Ages" — which is propelled by signature '80s rock anthems popularized by JOURNEY, TWISTED SISTER, JOAN JETT, PAT BENATAR, FOREIGNER, BON JOVI and REO SPEEDWAGON — received five Tony nominations this morning, including a nod for the prest...

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FAITH NO MORE Announces London Show

Influential '90s alt-metal act FAITH NO MORE will play a London warm-up show prior to the group's appearance at this year's Download festival. The band will headline London's O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, June 10. Tickets go on general sale this Friday, May 8. FAITH NO MORE will release "The Very...

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STEEL PANTHER, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, LAUREN HARRIS Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

STEEL PANTHER, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, LAUREN HARRIS and THE 69 EYES are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A DAY TO REMEMBER ANVIL ARCHITECTS AUGER BANE BACK...

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UNHOLY: Entire New Album To Be Streamed Online

"New Life Behind Closed Eyes", the new album from the Syracuse, New York-based quintet UNHOLY, wil be made available for streaming in its entirety on Lambgoat.com starting on Tuesday, May 5. Due on May 12 via Prosthetic Records, the follow-up to 2007's "Blood of the Medusa" (Lambgoat Records) was re...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Comments On Broken Shoulder: 'I'm Jinxed!'

Alexi Laiho, front man for the Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM, sustained a serious injury while on the road as part of the "No Fear Energy Tour" alongside with LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, GOD FORBID and MUNICIPAL WASTE. Laiho, who was recently named the world's "Best Metal Guitarist" in the 1...

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SLASH To Be Joined By ROB ZOMBIE Drummer, Ex-JANE'S ADDICTION Bassist On 'American Idol'

Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, SKID ROW, WARRANT, RATT) will join VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash for this week's "mentor" appearance on "Rock Week" on "American Idol", the annual reality show and singing competition. Keri says, "The show will air rehearsal...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Discusses Debut Solo Album; Video Available

Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a new six-minute interview with powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). Watch the clip below. Owens will hold a listening party for his first solo album, "Play My Game", at Scorchers...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN's DESERVIO: Photos, Video Footage Of Las Vegas Clinic

Full Metal Rock has uploaded photos and video footage of bassist John "J.D." DeServio's April 30, 2009 clinic at Sam Ash Music in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check them out at this location. The self-titled debut album from CYCLE OF PAIN — the brainchild of John "J.D." DeServio — was released on April 21 ...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Breaks F**king Shoulder, Vows To Continue F**king Touring

CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho broke his shoulder earlier this week after falling from his tour bus bunk while travelling with the rest of the band during the No Fear Energy Tour with LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, GOD FORBID and MUNICIPAL WASTE. Addressing the audience prior to laun...