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FREEDOM CALL: 'Live In Hellvetia' Trailer Available
Having sold over 35,000 copies of its debut, "Stairway To Fairyland", FREEDOM CALL's tour with SAXON, ANGRA and EDGUY turned into a triumphal march. The tour culminated with memorable shows with SAVATAGE and SKEW SISKIN in August 1999 as part of the Popkomm music fair in Cologne. The band played alm...April 26, 2011
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LARS ULRICH: Playing METALLICA Song With 'Big Four' Would Seem 'A Little Selfish'
On Sunday, April 24, Steve Appleford of LA Weekly conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: How was it playing on the polo fields last night? Ulrich: It was a little bit windy, but other than that it was great. The ...April 25, 2011
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SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN On Return To Live Stage: 'I'm The Happiest Man In The World'
Founding SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman stepped onstage with his band at this past Saturday's "Big Four" concert in Indio, California, marking the first time he has played with SLAYER since last October. In January, Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has b...April 25, 2011
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EYES OF NOCTUM Frontman Ties Knot In New Orleans; Father NICOLAS CAGE Attends
Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage, the 20-year-old frontman of the California-based black metal band EYES OF NOCTUM and son of actor Nicolas Cage, married 22-year-old girlfriend Nikki Williams Sunday afternoon (April 24) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pair announced their engagement last week via Faceboo...April 25, 2011
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SLAYER: New Video Interview With TOM ARAYA Posted Online
FaceCulture conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya at the final show of the band's "European Carnage" tour with MEGADETH on April 14, 2011 in Eindhoven, Holland. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who was forced miss all of the band...April 24, 2011
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Featured On 'Heaven Help Us' Charity Single
The digital download single "Heaven Help Us" featuring vocalist David George (THE DAVID GEORGE BAND) and guitar contributions by Phil Collen (DEF LEPPARD),has been released by Rhythm Rocket Records to iTunes. All of profits from the sale of the single are being donated to the Red Cross Japan Relief...April 23, 2011
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ICON IN ME: More 'Head Break Solution' Album Details Revealed
ICON IN ME — the Russian/Swedish/Danish modern metal band featuring HOSTILE BREED guitarist Dmitry Frans, Danish drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (SUBMISSION, THE ARCANE ORDER, SCARVE, INSTANT CARNAGE, STRANGLER, SCARVE, SOILWORK) and Swedish vocalist Tony Jelencovich (M.A.N, ex-MNEMIC, TRANSPORT LEAGUE...April 22, 2011
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says JEFF HANNEMAN Is 'Trying His Ass Off' To Return To The Road
Steve Appleford of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: What do you think of the changes the bands have gone through over the last 30 years? King: We were lucky because we didn't have to change at ...April 22, 2011
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: 'The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues' Cracks U.S. Top 60
"The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues", the brand new album from progressive rock innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, sold 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 54 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD also landed at No. 5 on the Hard Music chart and N...April 22, 2011
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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: We Are Still Making 'Relevant, Good Music'
Keith Matheny of The Desert Sun recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the decision to hire Gary Holt (EXODUS) as the initial temporary replacement for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who is recovering from an infection thought...April 21, 2011
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EXODUS Guitarist To Perform With SLAYER At 'Big Four' Show In California
Gary Holt from veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will once again act as SLAYER's guest guitarist for this Saturday's (April 23) "Big Four" show in Indio, California, temporary filling in for Jeff Hanneman who is still recovering from surgery. In a recent interview with Austria's Stormb...April 21, 2011
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL: 'Summer Slaughter Tour' Dates Announced
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and WHITECHAPEL will headline this year's installment of the "Summer Slaughter Tour", which will run from July 21 through August 21. The fifth annual travelling festival will feature additional performances by such heavyweights as DARKEST HOUR, SIX FEET UNDER, DYING FETUS, AS...April 21, 2011
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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED Interviewed on 'Rockline' (Audio)
DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — was interviewed on this past Monday's (April 18) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. You can now listen to the program at RocklineRadio.com. "The Taking", the...April 20, 2011
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CARMINE And VINNY APPICE Talk About First-Ever 'Drum Wars' Battle (Audio)
Main Street Armory, 900 Main Street in Rochester, NY, will host the first Drum Wars battle featuring legendary drummers Carmine and Vinny Appice on Friday, April 22. Brothers and "rivals" Carmine and Vinny Appice are set to battle it out by performing classic hard rock, pop and metal hits that were...April 20, 2011
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STEVEN TYLER To Discuss Autobiography On 'Dateline NBC'
AEROSMITH frontman and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler will be interviewed by Matt Lauer for the May 1 edition of "Dateline NBC". Topics will reportedly include Tyler's family, AEROSMITH, his judge's role on "American Idol" and his overcoming drug addiction. Tyler's new autobiography, "Does The N...April 20, 2011
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