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METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED Among GRAMMY Nominees

METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED are among the nominees for the 51th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Hard Rock", "Metal", "Rock Instrumental" and "Rock" categories are as follows:...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, CARMINE APPICE To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center’s Drum-Legends Hall Of Fame

After months of local and regional competitions held at each of Guitar Center's 214 stores across the country, the top six undiscovered drummers in the nation have been selected from a field of nearly 5,000 competitors. The six finalists will go head to head on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar C...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Announces Yet Another U.K. Tour

Wednesday 13 will embark on yet another U.K. tour in March/April 2009. He commented, "We have such a loyal fanbase in the U.K. That we wanted to return and do a full on U.K. run prior to taking a break from touring. This will probably be our last run for the year overseas. I will ...

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WHITE ZOMBIE: 'Let Sleeping Corpses Lie' First-Week Sales Revealed

WHITE ZOMBIE's 4-CD/1-DVD box set, "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" (Geffen/UMe),sold 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. A trailer for "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" can be viewed below. Released on November 25, the CDs bring together for the first...

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DEATHSTARS: 'Death Dies Hard' Video Premiere Scheduled For Monday

"Death Dies Hard", the new video from the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS, will receive its world premier on Monday, December 8 on MySpace. The song, which is currently being streamed at this location, comes off the group's third album, "Night Electric Night", which will be released on...

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SAXON Frontman Answers Questions About ICED EARTH Tour; Video Available

Vocalist Biff Byford of the legendary British heavy metal band SAXON has answered a couple of fan-submitted questions regarding the band's upcoming European co-headlining tour with ICED EARTH. The two-minute clip can be viewed below. The SAXON / ICED EARTH tour will kick off on February 1, 2009 in P...

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TOOL Frontman's PUSCIFER Schedules Live Debut

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan's side project PUSCIFER will make its live debut on at the Pearl @ Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 13 and February 14. More information is available one the poster below. Keenan told The Pulse of Radio that PUSCIFER (see video below) actually evolved...

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VINCE NEIL: European Tour Cancelled

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil has cancelled his European solo tour just one day prior to the trek's scheduled kick-off. Swedish hard rockers FATAL SMILE, who were scheduled to open all shows on the tour, have issued the following statement: "We're really sorry to inform you that the rumours are true...

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HAMMERFALL: Photos From 'Any Means Necessary' Video Shoot Available

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have just finished filming a video for the song "Any Means Necessary" in Belgrade, Serbia. Check out photos from the video shoot below. "For the second time we went to Belgrade, Serbia, to shoot a video for a first single," explains singer Joacim Cans. "Together...

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LA FIN DU MONDE Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Chico, California-based atmospheric/instrumental act LA FIN DU MONDE is putting the finishing touches on its new album, "Monolith", at Prairie Sun studio (NINE INCH NAILS, MELVINS, HIGH ON FIRE) in Cotati, California. A March 2009 release is expected. LA FIN DU MONDE's 2007 album, "Life As it Should...

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SAXON: New Video Podcast Posted Online

British heavy metal legends SAXON have uploaded a new video podcast in which vocalist Biff Byford and guitarist Doug Scarratt offer more information about the band's recently launched "Riff King" competition. Check it out at this location. On November 28, the new SAXON video, "Live To Rock", will ha...

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F**K THE FACTS: 'The Wreaking' Limited-Edition CD/EP Detailed

"The Wreaking" CD/EP is a special release from Canadian grind/metal quartet FUCK THE FACTS that is limited to only 19 copies! It highlights the band's recordings from 2005, just before it signed to Relapse. It features FUCK THE FACTS' tracks from the split seven-inch releases with MESRINE (Sonic Dea...

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NOVEMBRE Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Italian metallers NOVEMBRE have issued the following update: "The tormented role of bass player is passed on to Valerio Di Lella, already the band's live sound engineer for years, and singer of death metal band GRIMNESS. NOVEMBRE, who recently parted company with Luca Giovagnoli, are glad to officia...

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NIKKI SIXX, KAT VON D To Hold Benefit Event At West Hollywood's Carmichael Gallery

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and his girlfriend, Kat Von D, star of the TLC show "L.A. Ink", will hold a benefit event for Covenant House on December 2 at the Carmichael Gallery in West Hollywood, California. Commented Nikki: The idea started when I told her about Running Wild In The Night, which...

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DEATHSTARS: New Song Posted Online

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has posted a new song called "Death Dies Hard" on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third album, "Night Electric Night", which will be released on January 30, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD, which was mixed at Toytown studios in S...