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ROB ZOMBIE And KORN Join Forces For Cover Of DIAMOND HEAD's 'Am I Evil?' (Video)

Rob Zombie and his band were joined by KORN guitarists Brian "Head" Welch and James "Munky" Shaffer on stage on November 10 in Rapid City, South Dakota to perform a cover version of the DIAMOND HEAD classic "Am I Evil?" (a song famously covered by METALLICA). Video footage of the performance can be...

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DREAM THEATER: 'Live At Luna Park' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park", the new concert film from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, sold around 6,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on the Top Music Videos chart. "Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park" came out on November 5 via Eag...

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Cleveland Metal Bands Join Forces For Fifth Annual Holiday Food Drive

Auburn Records, WJCU 88.7 FM and Iron Ingo Stührenberg present the fifth annual Cleveland Metal Holiday Food Drive. The event will feature two benefit concerts for the Cleveland Foodbank, Friends Of The Cleveland Kennel and Lake Humane Society on December 6 and December 7, 2013 at The Beachland Ball...

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CHASTAIN: New Song 'Freedom Within' Available For Streaming

The reformed CHASTAIN — featuring Leather Leone on vocals — will release its comeback album, "Surrender To No One", on November 19 via Leviathan Records. "Surrender To No One" track listing: 01. Stand And Fight 02. Call Of The Wild 03. Deep Down In The Darkness 04. Freedom Within 05. I Am Sin 06. Ri...

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THRESHOLD Back In The Studio

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD are back in the studio working on the follow-up to 2012's "March Of Progress" for a 2014 release via Nuclear Blast. Comments THRESHOLD guitarist Karl Groom: "It's good to be working on a new THRESHOLD album and cut the time between releases. "Our touring for t...

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MAN MUST DIE: Entire 'Abuser Friendly' Song Featuring MAX CAVALERA

Scottish death/grind powerhouse MAN MUST DIE released its new album, "Peace Was Never An Option", on October 28 in Europe and one day later in North America via Lifeforce Records. The CD features a guest appearance by Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, ex-SEPULTURA) on the song "Abuser Friendly", which can be s...

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Video: METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Performs With Kids At 'Rockin' The Bay Benefit' Event

Little Kids Rock, the nation's leading nonprofit provider of music instruction and instruments to public schools, honored METALLICA frontman James Hetfield at the charity's annual "Rockin' The Bay Benefit" on Saturday, November 9 at Facebook's Menlo Park, California headquarters. Hetfield was recogn...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Talks Covering DIO, Next Album And Posing For PLAYBOY

On October 29, Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Lzzy Hale of Pennsylvanian rockers HALESTORM at Arenan in Stockholm, Sweden during the band's European tour with ALTER BRIDGE and SHINEDOWN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Met...

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KORN's MUNKY, JONATHAN DAVIS Interviewed By NIKKI SIXX (Audio)

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and vocalist Jonathan Davis were interviewed on the November 1 edition of the "Sixx Sense" radio show hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat below. KORN's 11th studio album, "The Paradigm Shift", sold 46,000 copies in...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed By Romania's HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE TV (Video)

Tim "Ripper" Owens' (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) was interviewed by Heavy Metal Magazine TV when he performed at the Private Hell Club in Bucharest, Romania. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is footage of the Bucharest concert (courtesy of Rolland Adria...

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KILL DEVIL HILL's JASON 'DEWEY' BRAGG Guests On 'The Hellion Rocks' (Audio)

James Anaya of "The Hellion Rocks" on Bleach Bangs Radio recently conducted an interview with KILL DEVIL HILL vocalist Jason "Dewey" Bragg. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. KILL DEVIL HILL is the band featuring legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN &...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Says JASON NEWSTED 'Kind Of Was Heard' On '…And Justice For All' Album

METALLICA recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of "…And Justice For All", the band's fourth studio album and first to reach both the Top 10 on the Billboard album chart and the one million mark in sales. According to The Pulse Of Radio, frontman James Hetfield spoke with ARTISTdir...

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Video: Ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs In Timisoara

Video footage of Tim "Ripper" Owens' (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) October 31 concert at Daos club in Timisoara, Romania can be seen below. In a recent interview with J. Thorn, Owens was asked what it is like playing in DIO DISCIPLES, which pays tribute to legendary hea...

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Second RONNIE JAMES DIO Limited-Edition Statue Coming From KnuckleBonz

The Ronnie James Dio II Rock Iconz statue is the second limited edition collectible created by KnuckleBonz. This statue of Dio is slated to ship for holiday 2013 and stands approximately nine inches tall and is hand-painted and numbered. This is an extremely limited edition of only 1000 created worl...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'Shepherd Of Fire' Video Released

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's video for the song "Shepherd Of Fire" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Wayne Isham, who has helmed videos for such artists as METALLICA, PANTERA, GODSMACK, DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI. Isham previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD on the "Seize The Day", "Afterlife", "Ni...