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TESLA's 'Simplicity' Cracks U.S. Top 25

TESLA's new studio album, "Simplicity", sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 24 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on June 10 via Tesla Electric Company Recording's arrangement with Entertainment One Music and distr...

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ARCH ENEMY's 'War Eternal' Cracks U.S. Top 50

"War Eternal", the new album from Swedish / American / Canadian metallers ARCH ENEMY, sold around 8,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 44. The band's last CD, "Khaos Legions", opened with around 6,000 units back in June 2011...

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SLASH: Official 'World On Fire' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "World On Fire", the title track of the new album from Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and his backing band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, can be seen below. The song arrived at radio on June 13 and was released digitally on June 16. "World On Fire", the t...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'War Eternal' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"War Eternal", the new album from Swedish / American / Canadian metallers ARCH ENEMY, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #9 The Netherlands: #36 Finland: #5 UK: #85 Austria: #13 Switzerland: #16 Japan's Oricon chart (international artists): #7 Comments ARCH ENEMY guita...

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CLIFF BURTON's Pre-METALLICA Band TRAUMA Inks Deal With PURE STEEL RECORDS

Late bassist Cliff Burton's resurrected pre-METALLICA band TRAUMAhas inked a worldwide deal with Pure Steel Records. The group's recently completed new 10-song album will be released later in the year. Current TRAUMA lineup: * Donny Hillier (ex-BLACK SUNDAY DREAM) - Vocals * Kurt Fry (ex-HEIST, ex-M...

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TESLA: 'So Divine…' Video Released

TESLA's video for the song "So Divine…" can be seen below. The track is taken form the band's new studio album, "Simplicity", which is likely to sell between 8,000 and 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was...

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STEEL PANTHER Interviewed At KERRANG! AWARDS (Video)

Vocalist Michael Starr and bassist Lexxi Foxx of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER were interviewed by Sophie Eggleton at this year's Kerrang! Awards, which was held on June 12 at London, England's Troxy. You can now watch the chat below. STEEL PANTHER's third album, "All You Can Eat",...

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FOZZY's RICH WARD Talks To 'Midlands Rocks' At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival (Audio)

"Midlands Rocks" conducted an interview with FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward at this year's Download festival, which took place June 13-15 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. FOZZY will release its new album, "Do You Wanna St...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD: 'We Feel Like We Have Our Energy Back'

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield spoke to Sweden's "Morron Rock" show, which airs on the Rockklassiker radio station, about the settlement between singer Geoff Tate and his former bandmates in QUEENSRŸCHE over the rights to the group's name. "Everything has gone really well," Scott said. "It wa...

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IRON MAIDEN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Honored At METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

IRON MAIDEN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are among the artists who were honored at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The gala event was held earlier tonight (Monday, June 16) in London, England and featured performances by STEEL PANTHER, BLACK STONE CHERRY, THE DILLINGER ESCAP...

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MINISTRY To Release 'Last Tangle In Paris' CD/DVD In July

MINISTRY, the legendary, six-time Grammy-nominated, explosive and highly unpredictable band that brought industrial dance-metal music to the mainstream, will release "Last Tangle In Paris", a CD/DVD package that documents the band's 2012 "DeFiBriLaTour", featuring live performances, in-studio, rehea...

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GLASTONBURY Festival Organizer MICHAEL EAVIS Defends METALLICA Booking

Glastonbury festival's founder and organizer Michael Eavis has defended his decision to book METALLICA as one of the headliners of this year's event, claiming that no other band has been as "keen" to play the festival as the San Francisco-based heavy metal giants. METALLICA is the first metal act to...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO Speaks To KERRANG! Magazine At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival (Video)

Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with FOZZY singer Chris Jericho at this year's Download festival, which took place June 13-15 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. FOZZY will release its new album, "Do You Wanna Start A War", on July 22 via C...

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SLASH Interviewed By French Fan Site In Paris (Video)

SlashFrance.net conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) on June 6 in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. "World On Fire", the title track from Slash's upcoming album "World On Fire", is now streaming online. The track arrived at rock radio...

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Empire of the Undead

Seldom few would utter the name GAMMA RAY in vain and if so, they'd be met with disdain twofold from the metal community. GAMMA RAY may slip here and there, but they've historically delivered with more professional consistency than the majority of their peers. Having recently suffered the loss of th...