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SLIPKNOT Frontman Says He Is Still 'On The Fence' About Performing Live Again

SLIPKNOT recently announced that it will make a number festival appearances next summer, including the U.K.'s Sonisphere, Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting and Brazil's Rock In Rio. These will mark the band's first shows without late bassist Paul Gray, who was found dead in a hotel room in a Des Moine...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says He Would Rather Retire Than Extend Deal With ROADRUNNER

David Farrier of New Zealand's 3 News conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine prior to the band's December 10, 2010 performance in Auckland. Dave talks about the beauty of New Zealand, how much has happened with MEGADETH and himself in this past year, he hints at possible upcoming...

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KING DIAMOND Undergoes Triple-Bypass Heart Surgery

Livia Zita (pictured below),the 26-year-old wife of 54-year-old Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND),has issued the following update: "Let me catch you all up on the past couple of weeks' happenings, because it affects many things. "O...

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Former KORN Guitarist Interviewed By 'Hope To The Hungry' (Video)

Hope To The Hungry, a cooperative effort of rescue missions and homeless shelters to raise awareness and funding to help feed and care for those who are homeless in communities across America, last month conducted an interview with former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. You can now watch the chat...

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Mastermind

Even without the lyrical cues, it'd be almost irresistible to play armchair psychoanalyst at the decade-in-the-making slo-mo trainwreck that has marked Dave Wyndorf's descent from the gold-record peaks of "Powertrip", through fan-dividing records like "God Says No" and "Monolithic Baby". The story h...

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OLIVER WEERS: New Album Samples Available

Charismatic singer Oliver Weers (born in Germany, now based in Denmark) will release his new album, "Evil's Back", on February 21 in Denmark via Target Records and on February 25 in the rest of Europe through Metal Heaven. "With the upcoming album, 'Evil's Back', [fans] can expect more depth and hea...

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ROSS THE BOSS Vocalist Seriously Injured In Early Morning Car Wreck

While driving throughout the winter, watch out for black ice! It's advice ROSS THE BOSS vocalist Patrick Fuchs wishes he had heeded as he drove on the Autobahn after departing a Kaiser Slautern, Germany recording studio on Wednesday morning. Neither speeding, nor under the influence, Fuchs hit a pat...

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Today Marks Six-Year Anniversary Of DIMEBAG DARRELL's Death

Today (Wednesday, December 8) marks the six-year anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio by a 2...

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Ex-KORN Guitarist BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Interviewed On 'The 700 Club' (Video)

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was interviewed for a recent "In The Green Room" segment on "The 700 Club", the flagship news talk show of the Christian Broadcasting Network. You can now watch behind-the-scenes footage from his appearance below. Welch said in a new interview with the Christ...

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MY RUIN Announces Rhythm Section For U.K. Tour

MY RUIN — the Los Angeles-based band featuring the husband-and-wife rock duo of vocalist Tairrie B. Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Mick Murphy — has recruited bassist Luciano Ferrea (BEGGARS BALL) and drummer Matt LeChevalier as the rhythm section for the group's upcoming U.K. tour. Commented Tair...

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Former ANNIHILATOR Touring Drummer Dies Of Cancer

Guitarist/mainman Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "A few weeks ago (while I was touring in Europe),I got word that we lost a former member of ANNIHILATOR's touring lineup, Dave Machander. He passed away from cancer...

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DAVE NAVARRO Talks New JANE'S ADDICTION Album

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Though people may not think about it but the acoustic guitar has always been a big part of what JANE'S ADDICTION doe...

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SLIPKNOT Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Following a week in which two members of SLIPKNOT issued contradictory comments about making a new album, the band has now confirmed a second European festival appearance for the summer of 2011 — Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgum on June 24-26. As previously reported, SLIPKNOT will also perfor...

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RUSH To Film Cleveland Performance For Future Release

As a tribute to the U.S. city that first played their music, Canadian rock legends RUSH have confirmed that the Cleveland performance of their "Time Machine" show on April 15, 2011 at the Quicken Loans Arena will be filmed for a full-length release. Cleveland is remarkable for being one of the very...

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Norway's DEVIL Signs With SOULSELLER RECORDS

DEVIL, the Norwegian heavy doom rock band featuring members of VESEN, RIKETS CRUST, CEASE.AND.DESIST, FUCK YOU ALL and FAUSTCOVEN, has inked a deal with the Dutch label Soulseller Records. The quintet's full-length debut is tentatively due next year. DEVIL, which hails from the Norwegian city Nes (i...