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FREE REIGN Is The Heaviest Band In Metal - Literally

Todd Archer of The Dallas Morning News reports: The lead singer is 6-8 with a shaved head and tattoos. The bass player is 6-6 and weighs 353 pounds. The drummer's head is shaved, too, and he also weighs more than 300 pounds. "We have the heaviest band in the world — literally," said ...

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LA PAZ Featuring DOOGIE WHITE: New Dates Announced

LA PAZ, the reunited Scottish band featuring former RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Doogie White, has scheduled the following U.K. dates: Jun. 18 - Zicos, Wishaw Jun. 19 - Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow Jun. 20 - East Kilbride Artburst Festival LA PAZ was formed in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the early 1980s b...

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HIRAX Frontman To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

HIRAX frontman Katon W. De Pena will be interviewed on this Sunday's (April 19) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. The follow-up to 2007's acclaimed EP "Assassin...

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OCEANO: 'Depths' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Depths", the debut album from the Chicago deathcore act OCEANO, sold 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at No. 16 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing ar...

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Do You Wanna Be In The New BUCKCHERRY Video?

California rockers BUCKHERRY are giving their fans a chance to appear in the band's video for the song "Talk To Me". Go to www.buckcherrytalktome.com and follow instructions on how to upload your video to YouTube for submission. You can enter as many times as you want. BUCKCHERRY has donated an acou...

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CHIMAIRA: Entire New Album To Be Streamed On MySpace

CHIMAIRA's new album, "The Infection", will be available for streaming in its entirety on April 16 and April 17 on the band's MySpace page. A teaser for the bonus DVD that will be featured in the limited-edition CD/DVD version of "The Infection" can be viewed below. Audio samples of all 10 tracks th...

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HARDLINE Singer To Guest On 'Allee Martell's Purrfect Timing'

HARDLINE/AXEL RUDI PELL vocalist Johnny Gioeli will be the special guest on Megarock Radio melodic hard rock program "Allee Martell's Purrfect Timing" today (Wednesday, April 15) at 8 p.m. EST. According to the show's hostess Allee Martell, the interview will be focused on "talking music and all abo...

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CHIMAIRA: Teaser For 'The Infection' Bonus DVD Available

A teaser for the bonus DVD that will be featured in the limited-edition CD/DVD version of CHIMAIRA's forthcoming album, "The Infection", can be viewed below. Audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on "The Infection" are available for streaming on Amazon.co.uk. "The Infection" will be...

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JOHN TEMPESTA Schedules European Drum Clinics

Powerhouse drummer John Tempesta (THE CULT, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, ROB ZOMBIE) has scheduled the following European drum clinics: April 15 - Hit it Drums & Percussion - Roden (NL) April 16 - Lemca Music - Brussels, Belgium April 17 - Lenzotti Strumenti Musicali - c/o Teatro La Tenda - Modena, Italy...

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HIRAX Frontman To Take Part In Online Chat

BigMusicGeek.com will host on an online chat with HIRAX frontman Katon W. De Pena on Sunday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. CST. To participate, log on to the BigMusicGeek.com GeekChat chatroom (free registration is required) and be ready to rock! Have question(s) that you'd like asked but won't be able to a...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist Performs With SIN CITY SINNERS In Las Vegas; Pro-Shot Footage Available

Professionally filmed video footage of guitarist Jason Hook (ALICE COOPER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH) and SLAUGHTER drummer Blas Elias performing with SIN CITY SINNERS at Ovation @ Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada can be viewed below. At the end of the song, Jason attempts to spin the guitar be...

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SLAUGHTER Drummer Performs With SIN CITY SINNERS In Las Vegas; Pro-Shot Footage Available

Professionally filmed video footage of SLAUGHTER drummer Blas Elias performing the band's track "Up All Night" with SIN CITY SINNERS on March 28, 2009 at Ovation @ Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada can be viewed below. SIN CITY SINNERS consists of Brent Muscat (formerly of FASTER PUSSYCAT),To...

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KISS Members Greet Fans In Santiago; Video Available

Video footage of KISS drummer Eric Singer and bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons greeting fans outside their hotel in Santiago, Chile can be viewed below. KISS kicked off its South American tour on April 3, 209 at the sold-out, 18,000-capacity Municipal De La Florida in Santiago. The group's setlist incl...

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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT Box Set Details Revealed

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT — the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame — will release a box set as...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Almost Feel Like Not Playing Any Solos And Letting CHRIS BRODERICK Do Them All

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Don't you just hate when you wake up and there is a song in your head, and then ten minutes later, you say, 'I wonder what ever happened to those guys,' and then later in the ...