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NEWSTED Confirmed For This Year's GIGANTOUR

NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, has been confirmed for this year's edition of Gigantour, the critically acclaimed package festival founded in 2005 by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are headliner...

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INTO THE FLOOD: New Song Available For Streaming

"Sacrificing The Worm", a brand new track from the Seattle metal quintet INTO THE FLOOD, can be streamed below. The song is taken from the band's debut album, "Vices", which will be released on June 11 via Century Media Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Vices 02. The Destroyer...

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AIRBOURNE: Part One Of 'Rock Climbing' Video Feature

The first part of a new "Rock Climbing" feature with Joel O'Keeffe (vocals/lead guitar) of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE can be seen below. AIRBOURNE's third album, "Black Dog Barking", will be released on May 21 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2010's "No Guts. No Glory." was produced b...

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WHITESNAKE's 'Made In Japan' Lands On German, Austrian Charts

WHITESNAKE's live concert, "Made In Japan", was released on April 23 on deluxe 2CD/DVD edition, Blu-ray and DVD via Frontiers Records. The effort entered the German Media Control chart at No. 26, the Austrian album chart at No. 54 and the Music DVD chart at No. 10. WHITESNAKE co-headlined the Loud P...

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GRANDEXIT To Release New Album In July

Long-running Swedish metaleads GRANDEXIT will release their new album, "The Dead Justifies The Means", on July 8 in Europe and July 23 in North America via Lifeforce Records. The CD was produced by David Castillo at Ghostward Studios (KATATONIA, BLOODBATH) and features "a mix of vibrant death metal...

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INTRONAUT Talks Gear In New Video Interview

Sacha Dunable and Dave Timnick of the band INTRONAUT stopped by the Mesa Boogie factory recently to hang out, tour the factory and talk shop. In the video below, they share their experience with the Royal Atlantic RA-100 and Mesa 4x12 Traditional Rectifier cabs as well as reflecting on their latest...

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COREY TAYLOR Prefers Las Vegas To Los Angeles

According to The Pulse Of Radio, STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor admits in a new chat with Noisecreep that he prefers Las Vegas, where he lives now, to Los Angeles, saying, "I've have a love/hate relationship with L.A. for a long time," he says. "There have been times where I've stayed the...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Forced To Sit Out Remaining Shows On Australian Tour

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton (pictured below) has been forced to leave the band's Australian tour due to illness. He has returned to the U.S. after falling ill with a chest infection. David Hull, who has stood in for Hamilton on previous AEROSMITH tours, is taking Tom's place for the remaining two...

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HELLYEAH Confirmed For This Year's GIGANTOUR

The metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — has been confirmed for this year's edition of Gigantour, the critically acclaimed package festival foun...

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MEGADETH To Guest On 'Rockline'

MEGADETH will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, June 17 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with MEGADETH by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). The show will be streamed on the "Rockline" web site for two weeks beginning th...

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Video: STONE SOUR Performs BLACK SABBATH Classic In Nashville

STONE SOUR performed a cover of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Children Of The Grave" for the first time this past Wednesday, April 24 at Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Tennessee during the "Road To The Golden Gods" tour. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. "House Of Gold...

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DISTURBED Frontman's DEVICE: Video Footage Of Entire Dallas Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of DEVICE, the new band fronted by DISTURBED singer David Draiman, performing on April 23 at Trees in Dallas, Texas can be seen below. The self-titled debut album from DEVICE sold 35,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on T...

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MEGADETH Drummer On 'Super Collider': 'It's Got A Bit For Everybody'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Metal Mayhem" show, which airs on the WVOX radio station in New Rochelle, New York. A transcript of the chat follows below. Metal Mayhem: Shawn, the early buzz on "Super Collider" has been tremendous. What are your thoughts? S...

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DAN DONEGAN Says FIGHT OR FLIGHT Does Not Mean End Of DISTURBED

DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren have launched a new project called FIGHT OR FLIGHT, with the band's debut album, "A Life By Design?", due out on July 23. The first single, "First Of The Last", will arrive at radio on May 21. In addition to Donegan and Wengren, the group feat...

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SCORPION CHILD: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

Austin, Texas-based classic rock sensation SCORPION CHILD have revealed the artwork and track listing of their forthcoming self-titled album. "Scorpion Child" will be released on June 21 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former R...