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TRIVIUM's COREY BEAULIEU Says GUNS N' ROSES Got Him Into Music

In a brand new interview with Australia's Tone Deaf, guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM was asked what first lured him into making heavy music. "You know, the first band that really got me into music, like… Obviously, growing up, I heard music, but, like, my sister listened to Mar...

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Heavy Metal Band Performs At Controversial 'Black Mass' In Oklahoma (Video)

A performance by a three-piece heavy metal band kicked off a controversial Black Mass Sunday night (September 21) in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, drawing protests and prayer vigils from those who objected to the event. The group's guitarist wore a "METAL CHURCH" shirt during the sold-out Mass,...

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FREDDIE MERCURY's Duet With MICHAEL JACKSON Featured On 'Queen Forever' Album

Three previously unreleased QUEEN songs featuring late singer Freddie Mercury spearhead an exciting new QUEEN album, "Queen Forever", due November 10 on the Virgin Records label. The tracks include a long-anticipated track from QUEEN and Michael Jackson, "There Must Be More to Life Than This", a pre...

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Russian Orthodox Activists Appeal For CANNIBAL CORPSE Concert Ban

According to RIA Novosti, Dmitry Tsorionov, the head of "God's Will," a Russian Orthodox social movement, is imploring authorities in the country to cancel upcoming concerts by Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE, saying the musicians violate Russia's anti-blasphemy law. Tsorionov (who sometimes...

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TESTAMENT Is 'Shooting For' New Album To Sound Like 'The Gathering', Says CHUCK BILLY

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT was recently interviewed by Shor Bazaar, Pakistan's first international artist management services. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for TESTAMENT'...

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NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY: BABYMETAL Will Cross Over To Young Kids And Get Them Used To Heavy Sound

Bassist Shane Embury of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH is the latest musician to defend BABYMETAL against the "gimmick" tag given to them by critics who liken them to the success of Swedish occult metallers GHOST. Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group...

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NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER And AVRIL LAVIGNE Rumored To Be Headed For Divorce

According to The Pulse Of Radio, NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger and pop singer Avril Lavigne are reportedly headed for divorce after a year of marriage. Inside sources revealed to Us Weekly, "It's over. He has been going around L.A. telling people that they are divorcing." The 39-year-old Kroeger...

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Is Rock Dead? SEETHER, BUCKCHERRY Members Weigh In

SEETHER's Shaun Morgan and BUCKCHERRY's Josh Todd have responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine earlier in the month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilli...

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MACHINE HEAD Postpones North American Tour

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have released the following statement: "It is with great disappointment that MACHINE HEAD must announce the postponement of our North American tour this fall. "Our new album, 'Bloodstone & Diamonds', has taken longer to complete than expected and we...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Firing JOEY JORDISON 'Was One Of The Hardest Decisions We Ever Made'

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that firing Joey Jordison, the band's drummer of 18 years, was "one of the hardest decisions" the group ever made, but insists that he and his bandmates are "happy" to have moved on. SLIPKNOT announced its split with Jordison in December 2013 but did not disclose th...

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METALLICA To Release 27 Live Albums On CD

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "We've been extremely proud to offer virtually every show we've done in the past ten years as a download within days of the shows happening... sometimes even hours! Over the years we've been able to offer more download option...

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DEE SNIDER Talks To CHICAGO SUN-TIMES About 'Rock & Roll Christmas Tale' (Video)

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider spoke to the Chicago Sun-Times about "Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale", starring and written by the iconic rocker, directed by Adam John Hunter and produced by John B. Yonover, which will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E Chestnut) N...

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BABYMETAL: Japanese TV Report On Recent North American Shows

A three-and-a-half-minute Japanese TV report on BABYMETAL's recent North American shows can be seen below. BABYMETAL will play a special one-off show in New York City on November 4 at the Hammerstein Ballroom (located at 311 West 34th Street). Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Ja...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ Talks To COAL REGION ROCK About 'A Skeletal Domain' Album (Audio)

Coal Region Rock recently conducted an interview with drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. CANNIBAL CORPSE's new album, "A Skeletal Domain", will be released on September 16 via Metal Blade Records. The CANNIB...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Releases A Cappella Video Of 'For The Heart I Once Had'

A video clip of former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon performing an a cappella version of the band's song "For The Heart I Once Had" from the 2007 album "Dark Passion Play" can be seen below. Anette's debut solo album, "Shine", was released in March via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based internatio...