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BABYMETAL 'Did Not Know What Metal Was' When Band First Started

Colin McQuistan of The Huffington Post conducted an interview with BABYMETAL — the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and heavy metal — before the band's sold-out July 7 concert at the Forum in London, England. BABYMETAL...

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Brazilian Female Thrashers NERVOSA: Multi-Camera Footage Of São Paulo Performance

Multi-camera footage of NERVOSA — the all-female thrash metal act from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — performing on March 30 at Hangar 110 in São Paulo can be seen below. Joining the band for the performance was special guest, TORTURE SQUAD drummer Amilcar Christófaro. NERVOSA's debut album, "Victim Of Yo...

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Former TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN On His Departure: 'I Got Sick Of Not Getting Paid'

TESTAMENT's original bassist, Greg Christian, who was most recently forced out of the band earlier this year, has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "I had an idea LMAO — a weekly 'column' here. I was prompted to do this by seeing vague, partial at best, and usually pretty incoherent...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Release 'Deluxe' Edition Of 'Into The Storm' Featuring Bonus Live CD

"Into The Storm", the latest album from German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell, will be reissued as a deluxe edition with a bonus CD consisting of brand new live recordings and the video for the song "Long Way To Go". The deluxe edition will feature a new cover and will come with a 16-page booklet containi...

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Gilded Hearts

I'll be the first to admit I've put it out there more than a few times I feel metalcore is just about dead. Error on my part or just wishful thinking, it appears, since the breakdown bands just keep on coming or they're still hanging about. I don't feel erroneous, however, in presuming the core ...

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Faceless

Australia has a red-hot metalcore scene and one of its figureheads is BURIED IN VERONA. Following their fan-favorite previous album "Notorious", BURIED IN VERONA will satiate their target audience, but perhaps no else, with album three, "Faceless". Despite their admirable spirit for genre bending, B...

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Catacombs of the Black Vatican

Following the departure of right-hand slinger Nick Catanese, Zakk Wylde gets back in the saddle and lets things ride for BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's latest album, "Catacombs of the Black Vatican". For longtime fans, this is the album they've been waiting for, no matter how devoted they've been to Wylde ov...

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Death Curse

Cali death mongers GRAVEHILL are back following their 2011 album "When All Roads Lead to Hell". Those who have followed this band know GRAVEHILL officially began in 2001 with their "Practitioners of Fell Sorcery" EP before calling it quits as fast as they'd arrived. In 2006, GRAVEHILL was reassemble...

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ROB ZOMBIE Interviewed On Grand Rapids Radio Station WGRD 97.9 FM (Audio)

Earlier this week, Ned of the WGRD 97.9 FM radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. You can now listen to the chat below. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Rob Zombie has issued a short teaser for his next outing as a horror director in a new video that ...

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ROB ZOMBIE Teases Next Movie And Album As Concert DVD Arrives

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Rob Zombie has issued a short teaser for his next outing as a horror director in a new video that briefly outlines his career as a filmmaker. After the clip quickly revisits his five previous films, an image of a man in scary clown make-up appears, along with the ...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Fan Surprises Girlfriend With Marriage Proposal (Video)

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY fan Mike Baronas proposed to his girlfriend Jenn Brown during the BLS meet-and-greet before the band's concert last night (Thursday, May 8) at Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Says Mike: "My gal Jenn was totally distracted meeting one of her musical idols — Zakk Wylde of BL...

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HIM's VILLE VALO, MIKKO 'MIGÉ' PAANANEN Featured In Latest Episode Of 'Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?'

Vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Migé" Paananen of Finnish "love" metallers HIM are featured in Loudwire's latest "Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?" segment. In the 13-minute clip below, the musicians go deep into their past, starting all the way back before HIM even existed. They also go into the...

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City of Dust

Tucson, Arizona's GODHUNTER have a few complaints to get off their backs and they have a largely slow-dealing vehicle to make sure their listeners are getting the message. The country is fucked and so are you. Sounds like the preamble to hundreds of other metal and punk albums, yet GODHUNTER's sludg...

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Goathrower

"Smoked out, beer drenched, headbangers belching burrito-tinged death breath since '07." So decrees Atlanta thrash maniacs SPEWTILATOR, and while that may not be the most enticing invitation to hook up with their out-of-control vinyl EP, "Goathrower", if you like it dished tirelessly fast and stupid...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'I'm A Great Believer In Self-Improvement And Self-Survival'

George Varga of the San Diego Union-Tribune recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. San Diego Union-Tribune: It's hard to imagine the pain and taunting you endured growing up without a right ear, an experience you vi...