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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: Quality Nottingham Footage Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED's October 12, 2009 performance in Nottingham, England can be viewed below (courtesy of "snakepituk"). DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED is the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. Drummer Geoff Reading recently left DUFF MCK...

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Death Metal Pioneers Contribute Recipes To 'Hellbent For Cooking' Cookbook

Members of pioneering death metal bands AUTOPSY, POSSESSED, DEATH, REPULSION, SLAUGHTER, OBITUARY, MASTER, and OBSCURITY are among the more than a hundred metal bands from over thirty countries who have submitted favorite recipes to "Hellbent For Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook", by Annick "The Mo...

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Former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK Drummer Enters 'Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew'

Former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone is one of eight patients featured on the latest "Celebrity Rehab" spin-off, "Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew", which will tackle the mostly unexamined world of sex addiction. It debuts Sunday, November 1 at 10:00 p.m. on VH1. Addictions are nothing new, and mo...

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CARMINE APPICE To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

Legendary drummer and philanthropist Carmine Appice was recently interviewed by Alice Cooper for the "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show to support the recent GUITAR ZEUS CD release, "Conquering Heroes". The interview is scheduled to run on Alice's show on Tuesday, October 20 as part of the annual...

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DC4 Drummer To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Shawn Duncan, drummer for ODIN and DC4, will be the special guest on the next edition of the nationally syndicated radio program "Hard Rock Nights", airing the week of October 16-22. Duncan will talk with host JT about DC4's latest CD, "Explode", working with his brothers Jeff and Matt in the projec...

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SLAYER's 'World Painted Blood' Deluxe Edition To Include 'Playing With Dolls Horror' Short

It was only a matter of time before SLAYER's lyrics leapt off the printed page and made their wanton way to the visual medium. The band's discography is gorged with tales of mass murderers, serial sadists and drooling deviants of every stripe — vicious mental cases just begging for a cinematic recep...

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PRAYING MANTIS, MACHINES OF GRACE: New Audio Interviews Posted Online

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #41 — in which host Bob Nalbandian interviews guitarist Tino Troy from the classic NWOBHM band PRAYING MANTIS and vocalist Zak Stevens from MACHINES OF GRACE/SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA — is available for download at this location (M4A file, 25 MB). "Turn The Tide"...

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NEVERMORE's JEFF LOOMIS: Video Footage Of Gothenburg Guitar Clinic Available

Video footage of NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis's October 10, 2009 clinic at Andreasson Music in Gothenburg, Sweden can be viewed at this location. More clips are available at this location. Loomis recently inked a deal with Rock House Method — the fastest growing and most widely used musical inst...

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WILL HAVEN Rejoined By Vocalist GRADY AVENELL

Sacramento, California's WILL HAVEN has been rejoined by vocalist Grady Avenell. Commented the band: "After a little time off and doing a few benefit shows for our brother Chi Cheng of the DEFTONES [who remains in a semi-conscious state 11 months after being gravely injured in a car crash in Norther...

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ALCATRAZZ: European Dates Announced

Having completed successful gigs in Japan, U.S., Bulgaria and Mexico, ALCATRAZZ featuring Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, IMPELLITTERI) will embark on a tour of Europe in November/December. The trek will consist of dates in Germany, Netherlands, Austria and the Czech Republic. Since ALCATRAZZ never tou...

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MNEMIC: New Songtitles Revealed

Danish modern metallers MNEMIC recently entered the studio to begin recording their fourth studio album, "Sons Of The System", for a January 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The band is recording at its own studio and at the Antfarm facility in Aarhus, Denmark with Danish producer Tue Madsen...

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THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL: Promo Video Released

Providence, Rhode Island's freshly-minted metallic hardcore powerhouse THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL has unleashed a promo video for their upcoming debut, "Awaken", which is due out on guitarist Nick Sollecito's own Angle Side Side Records on November 17, 2009 . Featuring the vocal talents of ex-KILLSWITCH...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: ROCK HALL 'Was One Of The Best Events To Happen In Our Career'

John Soeder of The Plain Dealer conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett before the band's September 29, 2009 concert in Dallas, Texas. The question-and-answer session follows below. The Plain Dealer: METALLICA has enjoyed its share of momentous occasions. How big a deal was gett...

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DEVILDRIVER: Video Interview With JEFF KENDRICK Posted Online

Spencer Matulaitis of PureGrainAudio.com conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Kendrick of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER on August 14, 2009 at the Toronto, Ontario, Canada stop of this year's Thrash And Burn tour. Watch the five-minute chat below. "Pray For Villains" sold around 14,60...

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ANNIHILATOR: 'Live At Masters Of Rock' DVD Release Dates Announced

Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR will release their new DVD, "Live At Masters Of Rock", on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 30 Europe: November 2 Australia: November 2 USA, Canada, Asia: to be announced The cover artwork for the set — which was filmed/recorded on...