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W.A.S.P. Mainman Mourns Loss Of Brother

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless has penned a heartfelt tribute to his brother, who died last week. According to the rocker, whose real name is Steven Duren, his brother Clifford was not only a "hero" to him during his younger years, but he was also the inspiration for the story on the band's "Crim...

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DEATH ANGEL Working On 'Vicious' New Album

Vocalist Mark Osegueda of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL was interviewed on the October 26-28 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it ai...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Encore 'Celebration Day' Screenings Added Due To Huge Demand By Fans

Following the worldwide success of "Celebration Day", the cinema concert event which presented live footage of LED ZEPPELIN's 2007 reunion concert at London's O2 Arena, there has been an enormous response from fans — 1.7 million fans have visited the fan's web site. The film was screened in 15,000 c...

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SYMPHONY X, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, COMMUNIC Members To Guest On EXXILES Debut

After Mauricio Bustamente left REIGN OF THE ARCHITECT, he started work on his new multinational project called EXXILES. According to a press release, the band's debut CD "will reflect how sometimes we are exile in life by simple or great things when we are betrayed by something we believed in. At th...

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ROYAL HUNT: New Song Sample Available

Frontiers Records will release ROYAL HUNT's new box set, "20th Anniversary – Special Edition", on November 23 in Europe and January 21, 2013 in North America. After the highly successful 20th-aniversary tour in support of ROYAL HUNT's latest album, "Show Me How To Live", ROYAL HUNT decided to celebr...

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Reunited TWISTED METHOD Plays First Show In Almost Eight Years; Video Footage, Photos Available

Reunited Florida-based "nu metal" act TWISTED METHOD played its first show in nearly eight years on October 28 at Dixie Roadhouse in Cape Coral, Florida. Original members Derrick "Tripp" Tribbett (vocals) and Derek DeSantis (bass) were joined by Tony Elchert (EKOTREN) on drums and Virus (DOPE) on gu...

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MOB RULES: New Audio Interview With MARKUS BRINKMANN

On November 3, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with bassist Markus Brinkmann of German metallers MOB RULES. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. MOB RULES' seventh album, "Cannibal Nation", was released on October 19 via AFM Records. According to a press rel...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio conducted an interview with VAN HALEN and TREMONTI bassist Wolfgang Van Halen on October 15 at O2 Academy in Newcastle, England. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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DESTRUCTION: New Audio Interview With SCHMIER

On October 17, Metalshock Finland's Tarja Virmakari conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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MIKE PORTNOY, BILLY SHEEHAN, TONY MACALPINE, DEREK SHERINIAN: Moscow Concert Footage

Fan-filmed video footage of the new supergroup featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY...

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Video: GENE HOGLAN Demonstrates New Pearl Session Studio Classic Series Drum Kit

In the clip below, acclaimed extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, DETHKLOK) demonstrates the new Pearl Session Studio Classic Series drum kit for PearlDrum.com to the TESTAMENT track "Dark Roots Of Earth". The Session Studio Classic follows the original Session "recipe" w...

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CRUCIFIED BARBARA: Siegen Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the Swedish all-girl hard rock quartet CRUCIFIED BARBARA performing on October 7 at Vortex in Siegen, Germany can be seen below. CRUCIFIED BARBARA's third studio album, "The Midnight Chase", was released on May 23 in Japan and May 28 in Europe. A North American release fo...

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OZZFEST JAPAN: More Details Revealed

Sharon Osbourne, in partnership with Japanese promoter Hayashi International Promotion (H.I.P.),recently confirmed the first-ever Ozzfest Japan. The two-day festival will debut Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe Arena, just outside of Tokyo, and will feature headlining...

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IMPERA Guitarist Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)

Guitarist Tommy Denander of Swedish hard rockers IMPERA was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. (Note: The Denander interview begins around the one-hour, 16-minute mark.) IMPERA released its debut album, "Leg...

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VANS And IRON MAIDEN 'The Number Of The Beast' Classic Shoes Available Now For Holidays

Vans and IRON MAIDEN are excited to give metal fans the chance to grab an instant classic with the Vans x Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast Classic Slip-On and Sk8-Hi. Each shoe comes emblazoned with the iconic Eddie cover art from the album and an embroidered IRON MAIDEN logo on the heel. Among ....