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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Joined By JOE SATRIANI, BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG At 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' Benefit Concert (Video)

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield played a four-song acoustic set last night (Thursday, May 15) at the first annual "Acoustic-4-A-Cure" concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California. The event benefitted the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, and featured solo sets,...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Black Hole Halo'

The self-titled fifth album from Anglo-Swedish modern metal powerhouse SONIC SYNDICATE, will be made available on July 4 via Nuclear Blast. Commented SONIC SYNDICATE guitarist, main songwriter and founding member Robin Sjunnesson: "We decided to go with this one as a 'self-titled' release. Mainly be...

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Former DIO Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO With Two Original Songs

Ex-DIO guitarist Craig Goldy has released two songs that pay tribute to his former bandmate, legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). Former QUIET RIOT frontman Mark Huff contributed lead vocals to "Hole In My Heart" and "Dark Rainbow", which ar...

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DREAM THEATER Unveils Career-Spanning Box Set: 'The Studio Albums 1992-2011'

Roadrunner Records has announced the release of an epic box set from the legendary DREAM THEATER. "The Studio Albums 1992-2011" arrives in stores everywhere on July 8. "The Studio Albums 1992-2011" collects the first 10 studio albums from DREAM THEATER's groundbreaking two-decade-plus career, from 1...

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VADER: New Song 'Triumph Of Death' Available For Streaming

"Triumph Of Death", a brand new song from Polish death metal veterans VADER, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Tibi Et Igni" (a Latin phrase which translates to "For You And Fire"),which will be released on May 30 via Nuclear Blast. The follow...

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TOMMY LEE Says New MÖTLEY CRÜE Song 'All Bad Things Must End' Is 'Pretty Heavy' And 'Really Melodic'

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee has confirmed to Billboard.com that he has finished laying down the drums for "All Bad Things Must End", a brand new CRÜE track the band hopes to release to coincide with its "The Final Tour", which kicks off July 2 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "We're just mixing (the song) ...

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FAILURE Unveils First New Music Since 1996's 'Fantastic Planet'

FAILURE quietly unveiled the song "Come Crashing" overnight via Bandcamp. The song marks the band's first new music since the 1996 release of the landmark album "Fantastic Planet", and arrives as the Los Angeles trio embarks on its first North American tour in seventeen years. "Come Crashing" is als...

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DAVE GROHL To Host HBO Documentary Series

FOO FIGHTERS have confirmed that the making of their upcoming eighth album — due out this fall on Roswell/RCA — will be accompanied by an as yet untitled HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey during which the record was created. In the series, directed by FOO FIGHTERS founder Dave Grohl, the...

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MASTODON To Film 'High Road' Video

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will film a video for the song "High Road" on Saturday, May 24 in the Los Angeles area. The band is looking for "both eccentric character actors and real-life Live Action Role Playing enthusiasts." The group adds: "We are looking for elves, orcs, wizards, range...

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Batting Practice With METALLICA At San Francisco's AT&T Park (Video)

The San Francisco Giants' second annual "Metallica Night" will be held on May 16 when the Giants play the Miami Marlins at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Fans can buy ticket packages that include exclusive merchandise and benefit a good cause in addition to a night of baseball and METALLICA festivi...

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KILLER BE KILLED Talks To GOOGLE PLAY About Debut Album (Video)

KILLER BE KILLED, the new band comprised of Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, ex-SEPULTURA),Greg Puciato (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN),Troy Sanders (MASTODON) and Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA),recently sat down with Google Play to discuss its new self-titled album. You can now watch the chat below. "Killer...

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HOUR OF PENANCE's 'Reforging The Crown' Video Premiere

"Reforging The Crown", the new video from Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Regicide", which was released on May 13 via Prosthetic Records. The CD features cover artwork (seen below) by Gyula Havancsák (ANNIHILATOR, DESTRUCTION,...

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DIO Artist MARC SASSO Discusses 'This Is Your Life' Cover Artwork

Heavy metal artist Marc Sasso (DIO, HALFORD, ADRENALINE MOB) recently completed the cover art and package design for the new Ronnie James Dio tribute CD, "This Is Your Life". The cover art, which depicts many of heavy metal's greatest icons charging into battle, was a labor of love for the artist wh...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Featured In New GUITAR CENTER Commercial

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield is featured in a new commercial for Guitar Center, the largest chain of musical instrument retailers in the world. The 30-second clip was cut from a longer video that the retailer filmed to accompany a cover story about METALLICA in Guitar Center's catalog, Dustin H...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED Interviewed By SROmaginc.com (Audio)

SROmaginc.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked what was the most difficult thing about jumping into a band like GUNS N' ROSES that was already so enormously popular, Dizzy told GlideMagazine.com...