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Former RAINBOW/DIO Bassist Arrested For DUI And Prescription Medication

According to TMZ.com, former DIO/RAINBOW bassist Jimmy Bain (full name: James Stewart Bain) was arrested last night for DUI and illegally possessing prescription medication. Bain, 64, got into a minor accident in his '95 Toyota Camry around 9:30 p.m. and failed a field sobriety test administered by...

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SLASH Talks About His Mother's Relationship with DAVID BOWIE (Audio)

While Slash was in Australia playing shows across the country, he dropped by the studios of Australia's long-running radio station Triple M to share a few stories, including one that involved one of the great frontmen in rock. The GUNS N' ROSES legend told the station about a time when he was a kid...

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IRON MAIDEN: Limited-Edition Vinyl Picture-Disc Albums To Commemorate 'Maiden England' Tour

A series of special limited-edition IRON MAIDEN vinyl picture-disc albums are due to be released by EMI starting in October. Comprised of the first eight albums of MAIDEN's career, all released in the 1980s, each picture disc will be packaged in a gatefold sleeve with full-color printed inner bags a...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Lands Publishing Deal For Autobiography

According to Metal Sucks, Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and BloodyDisgusting.com writer Corey Mitchell have secured a deal with Jeremie Ruby-Strauss, senior editor at Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books imprint, for Anselmo's autobiography, which will tentatively b...

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GEOFF TATE: Why I Spat On My Former QUEENSRŸCHE Bandmates

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate taped a guest appearance on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" earlier in the month for an episode which premiered last night (Saturday, August 25). Asked about the cirumstances that led to the split with his QUEENSRŸCHE bandmates after nearly 30 years of working to...

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RATTENFÄNGER Signs With DARK ESSENCE RECORDS

Norway's Dark Essence Records has announced the signing of the Ukrainian band RATTENFÄNGER. The group's debut album, "Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum", will be released in late October/early November. Although RATTENFÄNGER is a new band, its lineup of Thurios on guitars, Krechet on bass, Vlad on drums...

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DIO: 'The Very Beast Of Dio Vol. 2' Available For Streaming

On Tuesday, October 9, a second volume of DIO's best tracks will be unleashed via Niji Entertainment — "The Very Beast Of Dio Vol. 2" – a follow-up to the gold-certified "The Very Beast Of Dio". The 17-track CD picks up exactly where the first volume left off — from 1996 onward. And in addition ...

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LETHAL Guitarist ERIC COOK Loses Battle With Cancer

Eric Cook, guitarist for the legendary power/progressive metal band LETHAL, has lost his battle with cancer. The Kentucky-based LETHAL was founded by Tom Mallicoat and the Cook brothers, Eric and Glen. In 1990, after the arrival of drummer Jerry Hartmann, Metal Blade Records released their debut alb...

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JON LORD: Last-Ever Recorded Interview Available For Streaming

When rock 'n' roll began, it was music of rebellion, fighting against the strait-laced world of classical music. The two worlds seemed far apart until the late Jon Lord wrote his Concerto For Rock Group And Orchestra, which combined the forces of his heavy rock group DEEP PURPLE with the Royal Philh...

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A LIFE ONCE LOST: New Song Available For Streaming

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's A LIFE ONCE LOST will release its sixth opus, "Ecstatic Trance", on October 23 in North America and on November 16 in the rest of the world via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Planet Red studios in Richmond, Virginia with producer Andreas Magnusson (THE BLACK DAHL...

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GWAR Taps CANNABIS CORPSE Guitarist For Upcoming Album, Tour

The masked shredders of GWAR have tapped CANNABIS CORPSE/ANTIETAM 1862 guitarist Brent Purgason (pictured below) to replace their fallen bandmate and friend Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, who was found dead as GWAR was about to enter Canada on November 3, 2011. He was 34 years old. During an ap...

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GRAVE DIGGER: 'Home At Last' Video Released

"Home At Last", the new video from German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Clash Of The Gods", which will be released on August 31 in Europe and September 4 in North America via Napalm Records. A six-song mini-CD, "Home At Last", preceded the...

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CHTON Announces New Vocalist

Norwegian death metallers CHTON have announced the addition of vocalist Craig Furunes (DEMONTERA) to the group's their ranks. After their previous singer, Terje (CHTON vocalist from 2002 to 2011) left the band just after recording CHTON's upcoming sophomore album, "The Devil Builds", the band had a...

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IN THIS MOMENT's 'Blood' Cracks U.S. Top 15

"Blood", the fourth album from Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT, sold around 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 15 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "A Star-Crossed Wasteland", opened with 10,500 units back in July 2010 to l...

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IRON MAIDEN Quietly Committed To Helping Ex-Drummer With MS

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN established the Clive Burr MS Trust Fund in 2002 to benefit their former drummer, Clive Burr, who is suffering from multiple sclerosis — a disease of unknown cause. The disorder is causing him intermittent numbness and can affect his balance. At present there...