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THE PRESTIGE: 'The Truth' Video Released

"The Truth", the new video from France's THE PRESTIGE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "Black Mouths", which will be released on April 3 through Basement Apes Industries, Brain Ache, Enjoyment Records and Tangled Talk. Recorded in two weeks in an old chapel in Laval (No...

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RANDY RHOADS Biography Coming This Spring

Before his tragic death at the age of 25, Randy Rhoads was on a fast track to being hailed by critics and public alike as the greatest rock guitar player of all time. Over a short two-year period, Randy recorded two seminal multi-platinum albums with Ozzy Osbourne, which are heralded today as among...

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TO SPEAK OF WOLVES To Release 'Find Your Worth, Come Home' In May

Solid State Records has set a May 22 release date for TO SPEAK OF WOLVES' second full-length album, "Find Your Worth, Come Home". The band's first CD with dynamic new frontman Gage Speas, "Find Your Worth, Come Home" sees the revitalized lineup reaching into darker, heavier and faster territory. It'...

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Reunited REFUSED: More 'Secret' Show Performance Footage Available

Reunited seminal Swedish hardcore band REFUSED played an unannounced show — its first in 14 years — this past Wednesday night (February 29) at the tiny club The Scharinska House in their hometown of Umeå. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Also available is a Swedish-lang...

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Reunited REFUSED Plays Unannounced Show In Sweden; Video Available

Reunited seminal Swedish hardcore band REFUSED played an unannounced show — its first in 14 years — earlier tonight (Wednesday, February 29) at the tiny club The Scharinska House in their hometown of Umeå. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. A Swedish-language video report...

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KISS, QUEEN With ADAM LAMBERT And FAITH NO MORE Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

The U.K edition of the Sonisphere festival has announced three headliners and the first batch of bands for its 2012 event, taking place July 6-8 at Knebworth House, with tickets available from Sonisphere.co.uk from 9 a.m. on Thursday, February 23. Shooting rockets. Blood spitting. Face Paint. Shiny...

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EXHUMED Forced To Cancel Brazilian Dates

Due to unforeseen visa issues, California ministers of gore EXHUMED have been forced to cancel their previously scheduled dates in Brazil this week with ABORTED. Comments EXHUMED vocalist/guitarist Matt Harvey: "We are totally weakened to have to cancel our Brazilian dates. Due to our visa applicati...

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Man Fined For Selling 'Offensive' CRADLE OF FILTH T-Shirt

According to The Southland Times, an Invercargill, New Zealand retailer who was selling CRADLE OF FILTH clothing with offensive images banned by the chief censor in 2008 was fined yesterday in Invercargill District Court. Warren Craig Skill, 35, appeared before Judge Michael Turner on one charge of...

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No MOTÖRHEAD Wine For Icelanders, Says State Alcohol And Tobacco Company

According to IceNews, the State Alcohol and Tobacco Company of Iceland (ÁTVR),which has a monopoly in sales of alcohol in Iceland, has refused to sell a red wine marketed under the branding of the heavy rock band MOTÖRHEAD. The decision was taken because the name is apparently a nod to amphetamine...

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STAIND Frontman Discusses State Of Music Industry

EspyRock recently conducted an interview with STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. EspyRock: We all talk about how downloading affects sales and how it then affects your career, but it is rarely addressed at a more personal level. Have you or do you still nee...

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JOURNEY Drummer Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting His Girlfriend

According to TMZ.com, JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo was arrested this past Saturday, January 21 in Oregon for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Deen was booked into Polk County Jail on a number of charges, including coercion, assault, criminal mischief , interfering with making a report and har...

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It's Official: REFUSED To Reunite For This Year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

Long-defunct seminal Swedish hardcore band REFUSED will reunite for an appearance at this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held for the first time over two consecutive weeks in mid-April. Coachella, run by AEG-owned concert promoter Goldenvoice, will be held over two consecut...

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Voice Behind IRON MAIDEN's 'The Number Of The Beast' Intro Dies

Barry Clayton, the man behind the spoken-word introduction to "The Number Of The Beast", the title track of IRON MAIDEN's classic 1982 album, has died at the age of 80. During the recording sessions for "The Number Of The Beast", the band reportedly asked the famous horror film actor Vincent Price t...

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P.O.D. In The Studio: Video Footage Posted Online

Christian hard rockers P.O.D. (PAYABLE ON DEATH) are recording their new album with longtime producer Howard Benson, who also helmed the group's massive "Satellite" CD and has worked on major hit releases for such artists as 3 DOORS DOWN, KELLY CLARKSON, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, DAUGHTRY, ALL-AMERICAN R...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Comments On GWAR Guitarist's Passing

Vocalist Randy Blythe of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD has released the following statement regarding the passing of GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus): "I am very saddened by the passing our friend Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus) of GWAR. He was an awesome dude and a...