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SAMMY HAGAR, JAMES HETFIELD Announce Fourth Annual 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' Concert

Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT, MONTROSE, THE CIRCLE) and James Hetfield (METALLICA) have announced the lineup for Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV, set to take place on May 15 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. Artists performing at Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV include (in alphabetical order): Pat Bena...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Says BOBBY BLOTZER Needs 'Help'

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy, who, along with some of his bandmates, is involved in a legal battle with drummer Bobby Blotzer over the rights to the group's name, spoke in a brand new interview with "Sound Matters" about the fact that a legendary act like FOREIGNER is continuing to tour with Mick Jone...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Introduces And Demonstrates 'Treasures' Limited-Edition Set From PAISTE (Video)

Drummerszone has uploaded new video footage of IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain introducing and demonstrating his "Treasures" limited-edition set from the renowned cymbal maker Paiste at this year's NAMM show, which was held at the end of January in Anaheim, California. Check out the clips below. S...

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SCORPIONS/Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE: Third Episode Of 'A Week in Dee World'

The third episode of a new documentary, "A Week in Dee World", features video footage of former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee performing at the "Ultimate Jam Night" second-anniversary concert on January 17 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California as he and former band...

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DANZIG, MINISTRY, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, ATREYU, C.O.C., Others Confirmed For 'Blackest Of The Black' Festival

**Note**: An earlier version of this article listed FEAR FACTORY as one of the "Blackest Of The Black" participating bands. They are no longer scheduled to appear at the event. In addition, "Lucha Underground" wrestling stars will not be involved with this year's "Blackest Of The Black". DANZIG and...

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Video: Former TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN's TRINITY FALLEN Performs In Sacramento

Capital Chaos TV has uploaded video footage of TRINITY FALLEN's March 24 performance at the Starlite Lounge in Sacramento, California. Check it out below. TRINITY FALLEN is the new band featuring former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian alongside members of SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY and NUCLEAR RABBIT. T...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Says Internet 'Keyboard Warriors' Are 'A Bit Ridiculous'

Metal Wani's Carla Morton conducted an interview with DESTRUCTION vocalist/bassist Schmier prior to the band's January 31 show at Fabrica in Bucharest, Romania. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how crowds have been responding to the b...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Is One Of 'The Fantastic Four' Of Hard Rock/Metal Rhythm Guitar Players

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine believes that he is one of the best rhythm guitar players in the world — part of what he calls "the fantastic four," alongside James Hetfield (METALLICA),Malcolm Young (AC/DC) and Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS). Mustaine, who was the original lead guitarist of METALLICA,...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN Performs At 'Game Of Thrones: A Live Concert Experience' In L.A. (Video)

Serj Tankian made a special guest appearance at last night's (Thursday, March 23) "Game Of Thrones: A Live Concert Experience" at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer delivered a powerful and poignant rendition of "The Rains Of Castamere", a fictional ballad from Westeros,...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Explains Decision To Cover DEATH's 'Evil Dead'

During a brand new interview with That Drummer Guy (a.k.a. Josh Rundquist),DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li spoke about the band's decision to cover the DEATH classic "Evil Dead" as the bonus track on DRAGONFORCE's new album, "Reaching Into Infinity". Herman said: "Well, I guess we just wanted to do...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: Watch Lyric Video For New Song 'Halo'

The official lyric video for "Halo", a brand new song from Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Madness", which will be released on April 28 via Eleven Seven Music. The effort was recorded at West Valley Studios in Wood...

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Reactivated SKINLAB Announces West Coast, East Coast Dates

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB will hit the road this summer, following up a string of spring West Coast dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, "Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded". The East Coast run of shows will kick off on May 31 in Boston, Massachusetts an...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Releases 'End Of Earth' Video

"End Of Earth", the new video from Richie Kotzen, can be seen below. The song is taken from the ever-adventurous triple-threat songwriter/guitarist/vocalist 21st solo album, "Salting Earth", which will be released on April 14 via his own custom label, Headroom-Inc. Kotzen tossed convention on its ea...

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THE LURKING FEAR Feat. AT THE GATES Members: Debut Album To Be Released Via CENTURY MEDIA

Swedish death metal supergroup THE LURKING FEAR has inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band is working on its debut album, due later this year. Featuring members/ex-members of illustrious and influential acts like AT THE GATES, THE HAUNTED, SKITSYSTEM, DISFEAR and GOD MACABRE, TH...

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IN FLAMES Frontman: 'I Don't Wanna Write Political Songs Or Fantasy Songs'

A Music Blog, Yea! recently conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the title of the new IN FLAMES album, "Battles", Anders said: "Well, I can't really write… I probably could, but...