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This release may be a few months old already, but in the season of giving, it's perhaps prudent to shine the light on a benefit project if for nothing else, to serve as a reminder that music does serve a higher purpose when it wants to. Last year, Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi joined audile ...

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IRON MAIDEN: Autographed 1980 Christmas Card Sells For More Than $800

According to Ultimate Classic Rock, a vintage 1980 Christmas card was signed by all five members of IRON MAIDEN — vocalist Paul Di’Anno, bassist Steve Harris, guitarists Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, and drummer Clive Burr — was sold last month for $837.50 on eBay. The four-inch-by-six-inch artwork...

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ASIA Drummer Comments On U.K. Tour Cancelation

ASIA, featuring the original lineup of Geoff Downes (keyboards),Steve Howe (guitar),Carl Palmer (drums) and John Wetton (lead vocals, bass),was forced to cancel its 30th-anniversary U.K. tour due to Palmer coming down with a severe case of E. coli. The drummer has now issued the following stateme...

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EYES SET TO KILL To Take Part In Online Chat Today

Arizona's EYES SET TO KILL will engage in a Stickam session today (Friday, December 14) at 8:00 p.m. MST. Frontwoman Alexia Rodriguez will perform an acoustic song and fans will be able to chat live with the band. Commented the group: "We are really excited for this! We realize we have been quiet .....

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DYING FETUS Drummer Interviewed In Tempe (Video)

On December 6, The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with drummer Trey Williams of Maryland extreme metallers DYING FETUS in Tempe, Arizona. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. DYING FETUS' latest album, "Reign Supreme", sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in...

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ASIA Drummer's E. Coli Infection Forces U.K. Tour Cancelation

ASIA, featuring the original lineup of Geoff Downes (keyboards),Steve Howe (guitar),Carl Palmer (drums) and John Wetton (lead vocals, bass),has been forced to cancel its 30th-anniversary U.K. tour due to Palmer coming down with a severe case of E. coli. Tickets are refundable from the point of pu...

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ANVIL Frontman Checks In From The Studio

Canadian metal legends ANVIL have entered NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Bob Marlette (BLACK SABBATH, AIRBOURNE, FILTER, ATREYU, ALICE COOPER) to begin recording their new album, "Hope In Hell", for a late spring/early summer release via The End Records in North A...

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DEEP PURPLE: New Album Release Date Confirmed, Dedicated Web Site Launched

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their 19th studio album on April 26, 2013 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. After various songwriting sessions in Europe, the band recorded and mixed the album in Nashville, Tennessee with...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Release His Own Line Of Hot Sauces

Michael Brandvold Marketing has announced its newest client, GUNS N' ROSES lead guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Michael Brandvold Marketing will be helping guide Ron's online marketing and e-commerce efforts. Said Ron: "I am looking forward to working with Michael Brandvold Marketing. Michael's exp...

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MISERY INDEX To Release Live Album

Baltimore, Maryland's MISERY INDEX will release a live album, "Live In Munich", on February 19 (four days earlier internationally) via the French label Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Backstage in Munich, Germany on February 18, 2012 and it will be made available as a hand-numbered die-cut LP...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Talks About 'The Taking' Web Series (Video)

A four-minute clip of VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan talking about "The Taking", the series starring his band DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, can be seen below. A total of 10 vignettes will tell a tale of totally bizarre adventures, imprisoned band members, and kids-size ice cream cone...

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THE SANITY DAYS Featuring Ex-ONSLAUGHT Members: Performance Footage Of New Song

Multi-camera video footage of THE SANITY DAYS — the project featuring four former members of legendary Bristol thrash metallers ONSLAUGHT — performing a new song, "My Demon Mind", this past Friday, December 7 at Riffs Bar in Swindon, England can be seen below. THE SANITY DAYS is intended as a bit of...

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Guitarist STACEY BLADES Quits L.A. GUNS

Guitarist Stacey Blades has announced his departure from L.A. GUNS. His official statement reads as follows: "This isn't an easy announcement, but as of this month, I will no longer be playing guitar for L.A. GUNS. I dearly wish Phil [Lewis, vocals], Scotty [Griffin, bass] and Steve [Riley, drums] m...

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GALLOWS Interviewed In Chicago (Video)

Sami Jarroush of the Rock It Out! Blog conducted an interview with GALLOWS on November 13 at Subterranean in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Released on September 10 through the band's own label Venn Records (in partnership with [PIAS] Recordings),GALLOWS' third and self-titled...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: Eighth 'The Taking' Episode Posted Online

The eighth episode of "The Taking", the series starring DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — can be seen below. A total of 10 vignettes will tell a tale of totally bizarre adventures, imprisoned band members, and kids-size ice cream cones. H...