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MADONNA's Guitarist MONTE PITTMAN To Record 'Heavy' Album With Former METALLICA Producer

Monte Pittman — who has recorded and toured with PRONG in addition to playing guitar for Madonna and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert — has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help cover the cost of recording his next "heavy" album, "M.P.3: The Power Of Three, Pt. 2". Says Pittman: "As some say...

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'METALLICA Couple' Announce Birth Of Son ORION

The couple that became an Internet sensation after a video surfaced of them performing a cover version of METALLICA's "Master Of Puppets" at their wedding reception, have announced the birth of their new baby boy, Dax Orion Diaz. A maternity video featuring Annette Ortiz-Diaz (a former drummer for F...

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HIM Performs Brand New Song In Turku; Video Available

Finnish love metallers HIM debuted a brand new song entitled "I Will Be The End Of You" during their headlining concert last night (Wednesday, December 26) at Klubi in Turku, Finland. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtesy of Nalle Österman). HIM recently finished re...

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Detroit's Belle Isle Approved As Location Of METALLICA's 'Orion Music + More' Festival

According to the Detroit Free Press, Belle Isle has been approved as the location of next year's edition of METALLICA's Orion Music + More festival. The agenda for the Detroit City Council's January 8 meeting includes a line item for a finance department/purchasing division contract that gives Belle...

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SOIL Frontman On Using Kickstart To Fund Next Album: 'We Wanted To Be In Complete Control'

Loud-Stuff.com conducted an interview with vocalist Ryan McCombs of Chicago heavy rockers SOIL prior to the band's December 4 concert in Plymouth, U.K. with FOZZY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud-Stuff.com: How is it being back [in SOIL] now? Did you sort of step back into it l...

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MINDCAGE Taps Producer MICHAEL WAGENER, HYDROGYN Singer For New Album

Florida progressive metallers MINDCAGE are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Our Own Devices", with veteran rock and metal producer Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, MEGADETH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, W.A.S.P., OVERKILL, ACCEPT) at his WireWorld Studios. The band is very excited to sta...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's 'Geek To Guitar Hero' Book Now Due In January

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick's book, "Geek To Guitar Hero", will be available on paperback via Amazon on January 15. Commented Skolnick: "A quick flashback of all that has happened during the few years of writing this book leaves me dizzy. Some of my most definitive recordings — 'Veritas' (ALEX...

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JASON NEWSTED: New 30-Minute Audio Interview Posted Online

On December 18, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. You can now listen to the entire 30-minute chat in the YouTube clip below. NEWSTED's first song, "Soldierhead...

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DEATH ANGEL At Holland's DISTORTION Festival; Fan-Filmed Video Footage Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of DEATH ANGEL's December 9 performance at the Distortion festival in Eindhoven, Holland can be seen below. DEATH ANGEL's long-awaited DVD, "A Thrashumentary", will be released in early 2013. Guitarist Ted Aguilar recently stated about the set, "It's gonna cover the...

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WEDNESDAY 13: 'The Dixie Dead' Album Details Revealed

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 will release his fifth solo album, "The Dixie Dead", on February 18 in The UK and on February 19 in North America. "The Dixie Dead" limited-edition packing with expanded artwork is available only in the U.S. or througn a U.S. source for initial orders. Retail limite...

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SOUNDGARDEN Offering Free Download Of 'Letterman' Performance

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN are offering a free download of the songs "Thousand Days Before" and "Rowing" from their recent performance on "Late Show With David Letterman" as a "thank you" to their fans for their support in 2012. Enter B33CMZ at this location to redeem the recording. SOUNDGA...

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HIM Frontman On New Album: 'We're Making What I'd Call Modern Retro'

Vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM spoke to Revolver magazine this past Halloween night as he was putting the finishing touches on the lyrics for the band's ninth full-length album, entitled "Tears On Tape". "I'm stressed out to the max," admitted Valo. "It's just how it goes when y...

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METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Gets Bossa Nova Treatment

Video footage of Marcel Yammouni's wedding band in Melbourne, Australia performing a very chill bossa nova version of METALLICA's smash heavy metal hit "Enter Sandman" can be seen below. During the "dinner set," Marcel and his band broke out the cover and Yammouni set up his phone to record the slow...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES: More Of Artisan News' Video Interview With ANDY BIERSACK

Artisan News recently conducted an interview with vocalist Andy Biersack of Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES. You can now watch more of the chat below. BLACK VEIL BRIDES' new album, "Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones", will be released on January 8 via Lava/Universal Re...

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JASON NEWSTED Talks To 107.7 THE BONE About His New Band (Audio)

Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted was interviewed this past week by Nikki Blakk on the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. NEWSTED's first song, "Soldierhead...