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12th Annual 'Joey Ramone Birthday Bash' To Feature Performance Of '...Ya Know?' Album

This year's Joey Ramone's Birthday Bash, to be held on Saturday, May 19, will include a very special addition to the format of the past 11 years. In anticipation of the forthcoming posthumous new Joey Ramone CD, "...Ya Know?", the event will culminate in a live performance of the entire album in adv...

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Former ANVIL Bassist To Play One-Off Show With WARMACHINE

**UPDATE**: This show has since been canceled. Former ANVIL bassist Glenn Gyorffy (a.k.a. Glenn Five or G5) will handle bass duties for Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based metallers WARMACHINE when they perform on May 31 at The Rockpile in Etobicoke, Ontario. Glenn will be filling in for WARMACHINE bassi...

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JAMES HETFIELD Says Talk Of METALLICA/MEGADETH 'Supergroup' Is 'Crazy'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield says that speculation about a possible collaboration between his band and members of MEGADETH is "crazy" talk on the part of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. Mustaine joined his former METALLICA bandmates on stage on December 10, 2011 for the fourth and final intimat...

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VINNY APPICE: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Was Like A Father Figure To Me'

Zach Shaw of Metal Insider recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Insider: You previously admitted that it would be "hard" to turn down the opportunity to pla...

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MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Bassists Talk To Fellow Metal/Hard Rock Musicians At 'Revolver Golden Gods'

Zoom and Samson Technologies tapped MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello to conduct interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians backstage at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards, which was held on April 11 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, Cal...

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SLAYER Drummer's PHILM: Another Song Available For Streaming, Download

"Held In Light", a new song from PHILM — the Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR) — can be streamed and downloaded for free below. The track comes off P...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist Talks PUSHERJONES In Video Interview

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Dave Kushner has launched an "animated" rock band called PUSHERJONES, featuring "The Simpsons" creative director Dave Warren, singer Frankie Perez (CAMP FREDDY, SCARS ON BROADWAY),bassist Scott Shriner (WEEZER) and drummer Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE). The group...

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Special Edition Of METALLICA's 'So What!' Magazine; Several Pages Available For Preview

METALLICA, in conjunction with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, will be publishing a special edition of METALLICA's So What! magazine called "Metallica The 30th Anniversary Event". This special edition commemorating METALLICA's 30th-anniversary celebration that took place at San Francisco's iconic Fill...

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PRIMATE: 'Draw Back A Stump' To Be Re-Released Via RELAPSE With Bonus Tracks

Having signed with Relapse Records last year, Atlanta-based thundergrinders PRIMATE will formally unleash their debut LP via the label in the scorching summer months ahead. PRIMATE features the distinctive vocal stylings of Kevin Sharp (BRUTAL TRUTH),ripping fret-board antics by Bill Kelliher (MAST...

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APOCALYPTICA To Play Special 'Mini Acoustic Set' In Vancouver

Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA will play a special "mini acoustic set" at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, followed by a meet-and-greet, on Monday, May 21 at 4 p.m. For more information, go to this location. APOCALYPTICA's latest album, "7th Symphony", sold around 13,0...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's MIKE DEAN Interviewed On 'The Metal File' (Audio)

Bassist/vocalist Mike Dean of Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY was interviewed for the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. The new self-titled album from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY sold 3,80...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On Gun Control, Lineup Changes And Winning Awards

Mary Colurso of The Birmingham News recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On gun control: Mustaine: "When people in Washington say they're going to take away my guns, they better bring theirs if they're going to take mine." On...

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DIAMOND PLATE Vocalist Forced To Leave OVERKILL Tour

Bassist and lead vocalist Jon Macak of Chicago, Illinois-based thrashers DIAMOND PLATE will leave the band's current tour with OVERKILL and GOD FORBID to return home due to a recent family emergency. His bandmates have decided to continue on with the remainder of their trek with tour manager and clo...

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CAGE Frontman Interviewed On 'Black Night Meditations' (Audio)

WSCA 106.1 FM's "Black Night Meditations" recently conducted an interview with vocalist Sean Peck of San Diego metallers CAGE. Topics discussed included the latest CAGE album, "Supremacy Of Steel"; the band's plans for the follow-up effort; and the Marvel comics universe. You can now listen to the c...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist To Be Backed By MIKE MANGINI, DAVE LARUE On 'G3' Tour

DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci will be backed by DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini and DIXIE DREGS bassist Dave LaRue on the upcoming South American edition of the G3 tour in October. Also scheduled to appear are Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT) and Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE). Confirmed dates so far are as...