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HIM: North American Tour Dates Announced
Finnish "love" metallers HIM have announced their first U.S. headline tour in support of their forthcoming studio album, "Tears On Tape". Dubbed "Tears On Tour", the May 2013 run will make scheduled stops in both Los Angeles and New York City (tour dates below). A special pre-sale for the House of B...February 19, 2013
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METALLICA: We Did Not Ask Military To Stop Using Our Music To Torture Prisoners
METALLICA has denied asking the U.S. military to stop using its music to psychologically torture prisoners of war. The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden recently opened up to Esquire magazine about the raid on the Al Qaeda leader's compound and the shots that took his life, as well as the persona...February 19, 2013
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SACRED MOTHER TONGUE To Release 'A Light Will Shine' Single
Fast-rising British metal heroes SACRED MOTHER TONGUE will release a new single, "A Light Will Shine", on April 7. The track is described as "one of the highlights" from the band's forthcoming second album, "Out Of The Darkness", which is due a week later — on April 15 — through EMI Label Services....February 19, 2013
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JASON NEWSTED On His Painkiller Addiction: 'My Heart Almost Stopped A Couple Of Times'
Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted was the featured guest on the January 14 edition of the nationally syndicated "Loveline" radio show with hosts Dr. Drew Pinsky and Mike Catherwood. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (tran...February 18, 2013
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IRON MAIDEN Song Used In Literature Class
According to Amarillo.com, West Texas A&M University professor Martin Jacobsen recently fused metal music and literature classes by using the "Out Of The Silent Planet" track off IRON MAIDEN's 2000 album "Brave New World" during a class exercise, presenting visual diagrams of lyrics construction...February 18, 2013
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MERCYFUL FATE's HANK SHERMANN Releases 'What Happened In 2012?' Video
MERCYFUL FATE's Hank Shermann, who played guitar for Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT for all of last year, has released 11-minute "What Happened In 2012?" video, featuring highlights from the past 12 months. Check it out below. Shermann shared the stage with METALLICA in December 2011 at one o...February 17, 2013
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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist Says New Album Will 'Crush' 'Relentless Retribution'
San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have begun demoing material for the follow-up to 2010's "Relentless Retribution", due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany: "Recording bass yesterday — Damien [Sisson] on it! Almost all the foundation...February 16, 2013
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Video: METALLICA Frontman Meets Legendary Skater STEVE CABALLERO
A five-minute clip in which METALLICA frontman James Hetfield gives legendary skater Steve Caballero a private tour of the band's headquarters in San Rafael, California can be seen below. The guys talk plans for METALLICA's upcoming album, the band's inspiration and Cab's musical influences when he...February 15, 2013
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JASON NEWSTED Interviewed On KNAC.COM's 'The Vault' (Audio)
Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted was recently interviewed by DJ Will of "The Vault" radio show on KNAC.COM. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. "Metal", the debut EP from NEWSTED, sold around 6,200 copies in the...February 15, 2013
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ALICE IN CHAINS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Hollow' Video
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of ALICE IN CHAINS' new video, "Hollow", can be seen below. The stunning sci-fi-themed clip was shot by award-winning director Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober; METALLICA, MASTODON) and is already nearing the one-million-views mark. ALICE IN CHAINS has set "...February 14, 2013
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LORDI Talks New Album In Video Interview
Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. LORDI will release its new album, "To Beast Or Not To Beast", on March 1 in Europe (excluding Finland) via AFM Records. The CD will be made available in North Am...February 14, 2013
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HALESTORM Drummer Is 'Not Offended' By Criticism Of Band's GRAMMY Victory
HALESTORM was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 55th annual Grammy Awards, which was held this past Sunday night (February 10) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. HALESTORM was nominated for the track "Love Bites (So Do I)"...February 14, 2013
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ALICE IN CHAINS: New Album Title Revealed
ALICE IN CHAINS has set "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" as the title of its new album. The band's fifth studio LP and second without original vocalist Layne Staley was once again produced by Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES) and is scheduled for release in May. Fueling excitement is the first...February 14, 2013
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Bassist: We Will Be 'Up There With The Big Boys For The Next 20 Years'
Brian Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an intervie with bassist Jay James of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Looking back on the ["Temper, Temper"] album now it's done, what are your thoughts about it? James: I thi...February 14, 2013
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HIM: New Label Home Revealed; 'Tears On Tape' Release Date Announced
Razor & Tie has announced the signing of the Finnish rock band HIM (His Infernal Majesty) to its North American label roster. The band has completed work on their forthcoming new studio album, "Tears On Tape", which will be released on April 30 on Razor & Tie in North America and on April 29...February 14, 2013
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