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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: New Album E-Card Available

An e-card for the forthcoming self-titled new album from Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY can be accessed at this location. Due on February 28 in North America via Candlelight Records, the CD Was recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California and was produced by...

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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

I'm no clinical psychologist or even a substance abuse counselor, but I'm quite certain you've got some sort of problem if you get so intoxicated that the next day you can't remember attempting to strangle the life out of your wife. That's exactly what heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne tried to do to h...

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PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, MACALPINE, SHERINIAN Perform At 'Drum Off Grand Finals' (Video)

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 COMMUNION) performed yesterday (Saturday, January 14) at...

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CHICKENFOOT's SAMMY HAGAR Interviewed In Manchester (Audio)

GetYourRockOut.com conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar on January 12 at the Academy in Manchester, England. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. CHICKENFOOT's sophomore album, "III", sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week...

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PHARAOH: 'Bury The Light' Album Details Revealed

PHARAOH, the American heavy metal band featuring vocalist Tim Aymar (CONTROL DENIED),has inked a deal with Cruz Del Sur Music for the release of three albums. The first effort, "Bury The Light", will contain 10 new songs for a total running time of 48 minutes, and will be made available on February...

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Resurrected MASSACRE Performs Live For First Time; Video Available

MASSACRE, the resurrected 1990s Florida-based death metal band featuring Terry Butler (DEATH, MASSACRE, SIX FEET UNDER, DENIAL FIEND, OBITUARY) and Frederick "Rick Rozz" DeLillo (MANTAS, DEATH, MASSACRE, M INC.),debuted its new lineup last night (Saturday, January 14) at The Brass Mug in Tampa, Flo...

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ZERO1 Signs With ROCKET SCIENCE VENTURES

ZERO1, the hard rock project featuring actor/comedian Hal Sparks, has signed a worldwide recording deal with Rocket Science Ventures/RED. The band's self-titled album, which was produced by KING'S X's Doug Pinnick, will be re-released in March. Best known for his roles in the hit Showtime series "Qu...

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Former FATES WARNING Bassist's 16-Year-Old Son Pounds The Skins For OATH OF INSANITY

OATH OF INSANITY, the Milford, Connecticut-based old-school thrash band featuring 16-year-old drummer Joey DiBiase (son of former FATES WARNING bassist Joe DiBiase),has completed work on a five-song EP with producer (and drummer for TOXIC HOLOCAUST, KINGDOM OF SORROW and JASTA) Nick Bellmore at Dex...

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ÅKERFELDT/WILSON Collaboration: New Photos Posted Online

Several new photos of STORM CORROSION, the much-anticipated collaboration project between OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, can be seen below. STORM CORROSION last year completed work on its self-titled debut album for an April 2012 release through Roadrunner Records. Apar...

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Reformed HERETIC Announces New Bassist, Drummer

Former Metal Blade recording artists HERETIC have announced the addition of ex-HIRAX/REVEREND bassist Angelo Espino and drummer Ignazio Copolla to the group's ranks. The band's current lineup is rounded out by original members Julian Mendez on vocals and Brian Korban on guitar, along with new additi...

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RIOT Guitarist Hospitalized Due To Complications Of Crohn's Disease

RIOT founder and guitarist Mark Reale has been admitted to a San Antonio hospital in critical condition due to complications of Crohn's disease. Subsequently, there is a possibility that he may not appear in the band's upcoming performances in the Northeast and aboard the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Jams With BUTLERS In California (Photos)

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel joined BUTLERS — San Francisco Bay Area's favorite cover band — on stage this past Saturday, January 7 at Pine Street in Livermore, California to perform two songs: JUDAS PRIEST's version of the FLEETWOOD MAC classic "The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)"...

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METALLICA Bassist To Perform At Guitar Center's 'Drum-Off'; PETER CRISS To Be Inducted

Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, has announces additional performers and judges for the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 14, 2012. In addition to the fiv...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

"The Doom" and "Time Of Trials", two brand new songs from Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Both tracks come off the band's self-titled new album, which is scheduled for a February 28 North American release via Candlelight Records. Re...

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MIKE PORTNOY, STEVE MORSE, NEAL MORSE Unite In FLYING COLORS; Debut Album Details

Mascot Label Group has announced the release of the eponymous debut album from FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE). The CD will be made available via Music Theories Recordings...