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MICHAEL MONROE To Perform In New York City For First Time In Over 10 Years

One of Finland's greatest musical exports, legendary rocker Michael Monroe returns to the U.S. for a special New York City show on Sunday, May 9 at Highline Ballroom. Prior to the Highline show, Michael Monroe and his bandmates will perform at a private John Varvatos event on May 6 as part of John V...

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STEVE VAI Performs With MARY J. BLIGE On 'Idol Gives Back!'; Video Available

Famed guitarist Steve Vai joined R&B singer Mary J. Blige and her all-star band — BLINK-182 drummer Travis Barker, "American Idol" judge and bassist Randy Jackson, Michael Jackson's guitarist Orianthi and Ron Fair — last night (Wednesday, April 21) to perform the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway t...

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ROB HALFORD, JOEY JORDISON, WEDNESDAY 13 To Guest On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Joey Jordison (MURDERDOLLS, SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE) and Wednesday 13 (MURDERDOLLS) will guest on this weekend's (April 23-25) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMet...

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ANVIL Live In Japan; Photos Available

Canadian metal legends ANVIL are currently on tour in Japan to coincide with the Japanese release of their acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil". ANVIL performed two shows in Tokyo on April 19 and April 20 to near-sold-out crowds at the famous Club Quattro in Shibuya. Professional photo...

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PRETTY MAIDS, TOKYO BLADE Members To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Guitarist Ken Hammer of Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS and Andy Boulton of the newly revamped lineup of the NWOBHM band TOKYO BLADE will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, April 25 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST...

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AC/DC: 'Iron Man 2' Projected To Sell 80K-100K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "AC/DC: Iron Man 2" is on track to sell between 80,000 and 100,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "AC/DC: Iron Man 2" features 15 classic AC/DC songs selected from ten of the band's st...

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STEEL ATTACK Confirmed For Sweden's ROCKWEEKEND

Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rockweekend festival, set to take place July 8-10 in Kilafors (two hours north of Stockholm),Sweden. For more information, go to this location. STEEL ATTACK recently announced that it was "back together again" with a...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New 21-Minute Video Interview Posted Online

Ben Weinman and Liam Wilson of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN were interviewed for this week's edition of "Ryan's Rock Show". During the 21-minute chat, which can be viewed below, Weinman and Wilson discuss THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's latest album, "Option Paralysis", and the evolution of the band's soun...

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CAGE Parts Ways With Bassist, Guitarist; Announces Replacements

Founding bassist Mike Giordano and lead guitarist Anthony Wayne McGinnis recently left the San Diego metal band CAGE after many years of true metal madness, with Mike departing due to medical reasons and Anthony for family reasons. Replacing Mike is monster bassist Steve Brogden, who is the lead gui...

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CONTRIVE: Teaser Video For 'The Internal Dialogue' Posted Online

A teaser video for "The Internal Dialogue", the forthcoming second album from the Melbourne, Australia trio CONTRIVE, can be viewed below. The CD is tentatively due in late May via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. Two songs from the album — "Is This The Way?" and "The Internal Dialogue" — are ava...

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STEVE VAI To Perform With MARY J. BLIGE On 'Idol Gives Back!'

Famed guitarist Steve Vai will join R&B singer Mary J. Blige and her all-star band — BLINK-182 drummer Travis Barker, "American Idol" judge and bassist Randy Jackson, Michael Jackson's guitarist Orianthi and Ron Fair — to perform the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway to Heaven" this Wednesday night...

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BRAIN DRILL: 'Beyond Bludgeoned' Video Available

"Beyond Bludgeoned", the new video from Santa Cruz, California technical death metalers BRAIN DRILL, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in the middle of nowhere near Birds Landing close to the San Joaquin Delta/Rio Vista, California and was directed by Nikko DeLuna and shot by Justin Potter. "...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Joins macProVideo.com

macProVideo.com, the foremost online software education community, is proud to announce the launch of a new tutorial-video, "Jordan Rudess: Keyboard Wizdom", with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess. Jordan first gained national exposure when the readers of Keyboard magazine voted him 1994's "Be...

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AC/DC: 'Highway To Hell' Video For 'Iron Man 2' Available

The video premiere of "Highway To Hell" from the AC/DC "Iron Man 2" album can be viewed below. Through a unique collaboration between Marvel Studios and Columbia Records, AC/DC's music will be featured in Marvel Studios' "Iron Man 2", the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster film. In addition, Columbia Re...

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DAATH Guitarist Talks 'Avalanche Of Worms'

Evil G. of BareBonesMusic.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eyal Levi of DAATH. You can now watch the chat below. Eyal Levi and fellow DAATH guitarist Emil Werstler will unleash their new collaboration, "Avalanche Of Worms", on April 20 via Magna Carta Records. Both accomplished gui...