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HOUSE OF LORDS To Release 'Precious Metal' In February

Frontiers Records will release the new HOUSE OF LORDS studio album entitled "Precious Metal" on February 21, 2014 in Europe and February 25, 2014 in North America. "Precious Metal" is HOUSE OF LORDS' ninth studio album, following up the critically acclaimed "Big Money". This brand new release, recor...

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DREAM THEATER: To Be Nominated For A GRAMMY For A Second Time Is Just Mindblowing

DREAM THEATER's spirit of adventure and fearless musical virtuosity continues to reap dividends for the progressive metal titans who've just earned their second Grammy nomination, this time for "Best Metal Performance" for their single "The Enemy Inside" from their current self-titled album on Roadr...

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LAST IN LINE Featuring SWEET SAVAGE's RAY HALLER: Video Recap Of LOUD PARK Appearance

Vivian Campbell's former SWEET SAVAGE bandmate Ray Haller filled in for Jimmy Bain at LAST IN LINE's October 20 performance at the Loud Park festival at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. A 13-minute video recap of Haller's trip to Japan with LAST IN LINE can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the...

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Earth

English experimetallists MONSTERWORKS describe themselves as "progressive thrash supermetal," but that's not quite hitting it on the head with full blunt. What can be said is that their latest album "Earth" is a challenging culture clash of metal and prog theories hoisted from as far back as the 196...

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Destiny of the Gods

The Detroit-based metal troupe COVEN from the mid-Eighties is not to be confused with the more notable Seattle thrashers of the same name arriving shortly after these guys. Having originally hung up their leathers in the early nineties after releasing one album, "Worship New Gods", the renamed COVEN...

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Live Fast Die Loud

For a contemporary heavy music market where intricacy is valued more than ever, once in a while, straightforward and simple wins the day. Chuck Garric, veteran bassist for Alice Cooper and affiliate of a Who's Who list in hard rock and metal ranging from Ronnie James Dio to Steven Tyler to CHEAP TRI...

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Video: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Sings ALICE IN CHAINS Classic With RED SUN RISING

Fan-filmed video footage of singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) joining RED SUN RISING — a fully independent rock band from Akron — on stage on November 30 at The Kent Stage in Kent, Ohio to perform the ALICE IN CHAINS classic "Man In The Box" can be...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA's BEN BRUCE Talks To 'The Mike James Rock Show' (Video)

Devon Dann of "The Mike James Rock Show" recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ben Bruce of the British metalcore act ASKING ALEXANDRIA. You can now watch the chat below. ASKING ALEXANDRIA's third album, "From Death To Destiny", sold 38,000 copies in the United States in its first week of r...

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VADER Begins Recording New Album

Polish death metal veterans VADER have entered Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland to begin recording their new album for an early 2014 release. The band is laying down a total of 14 songs, including four bonus tracks, for the new CD, which is tentatively titled "Tibi Et Igni", a Latin phrase which tr...

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BOBBIE BROWN Interviewed On TOTALLY DRIVEN RADIO (Audio)

Totally Driven Radio, the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 to 11 p.m. EST time on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, recently conducted an interview with actress, model, and glam rock icon Bobbie Brown. You can now listen to the chat below. (Note: Bobbie joins...

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Ex-ACCEPT/BANGALORE CHOIR Singer DAVID REECE Discusses New Solo Album On 'Hard Rock Nights' (Audio)

American singer David Reece was recently interviewed on the "Hard Rock Nights" syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Reece, though brought up on a diet of Conway Twitty and Tammy Wynette, has been sharing his bluesy rock voice with the world since the late...

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HAMMERFALL To Return In 2014

Two years ago, Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL announced a creative break after celebrating their 15th anniversary of their legendary debut, "Glory To The Brave". "We are taking a pause to ensure that we have another 15 years ahead of us," guitarist Oscar Dronjak said at the time. "The plan is...

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Former L.A. GUNS Guitarist STACEY BLADES Launches LET IT RAWK

The Vegas strip had nothing on the Sunset Strip when it came to rock 'n' roll, and a new multi-media show is bringing that experience to the stage in a special sneak preview. LET IT RAWK will debut in the Chrome Showroom at Santa Fe Station and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 18 ...

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Video: EXTREME Guitarist Performs 'More Than Words' On 'The Voice'

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt performed the band's hit song "More Than Words" with contestants Cole Vosbury, Will Champlin and James Wolpert on yesterday's (Tuesday, December 3) episode of NBC's hit reality singing competition "The Voice". You can watch video footage of his appearance below. Nu...

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ENTHRALLMENT: New Song 'Mummified Ante Mortem' Available For Streaming

"Mummified Ante Mortem", a brand new song from Bulgarian death metallers ENTHRALLMENT, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track comes off the band's fourth album, "The Voice Of Human Perversity", which will be released in early 2014 via Rebirth The Metal Productions and Grindhead...