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VINNIE PAUL Has 'Found Peace' 10 Years After Witnessing Brother DIMEBAG's Murder

Former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott says that he has "found peace" 10 years after witnessing the murder of his brother while they were both playing at a club in Ohio. Dimebag was shot dead on December 8, 2004 while performing with his band DAMAGEPLAN at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. The shoo...

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SLASH Comments On GENE SIMMONS' 'Rock Is Dead' Remark

Slash has responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine earlier in the month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilliance, somewhere, was going to be expressed an...

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Russian Orthodox Activists Appeal For CANNIBAL CORPSE Concert Ban

According to RIA Novosti, Dmitry Tsorionov, the head of "God's Will," a Russian Orthodox social movement, is imploring authorities in the country to cancel upcoming concerts by Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE, saying the musicians violate Russia's anti-blasphemy law. Tsorionov (who sometimes...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: I Slit My Wrists To Prove My Love For OZZY

Sharon Osbourne has admitted that she once slashed her wrists in a "stupid" attempt to impress a then-married Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy's now-wife and manager, who co-hosts CBS's "The Talk", revealed Wednesday (September 17) during "Secret Week" (see video below): "Yes, this is a secret. It's a secret onl...

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RANDY BLYTHE Talks Next LAMB OF GOD Album, Upcoming Book (Audio)

**UPDATE**: Randy Blythe has posted a clarification on his Instagram regarding the time table for LAMB OF GOD's next studio album. He wrote: "Despite what all the metal blogs are blaring 'RANDY SAYS NEW LAMB OF GOD ALBUM EARLY 2015!!!!' — take that with a grain if salt, OK, because they also ignore...

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Is Rock Dead? SEETHER, BUCKCHERRY Members Weigh In

SEETHER's Shaun Morgan and BUCKCHERRY's Josh Todd have responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine earlier in the month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilli...

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IN FLAMES: 'Siren Charms' Cracks U.S. Top 30

"Siren Charms" the eleventh album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, sold around 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 26 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2011's "Sounds Of A Playground Fading", opened with around 14,000 units to la...

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Video Premiere: AMARANTHE's 'Drop Dead Cynical'

"Drop Dead Cynical", the new video from Gothenburg, Sweden's AMARANTHE, which is known for fusing melodic metal with elements of EDM, can be seen below. The clip was once again helmed by Swedish director Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company AB, who has previously worked with HAMMERFALL, DIMMU...

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THE CROWN To Release 'Death Is Not Dead' Album In January

Reactivated Swedish death/thrash metallers THE CROWN will celebrate their 25th anniversary with the release of a new studio album, "Death Is Not Dead". The CD's cover artwork was created by Björn Gosses of Killustrations and can be seen below. Says the band: "So, what's new in THE CROWN camp? Well,...

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SLIPKNOT Struggled To Find 'Exact Wording' For New Album Dedication To Late Bassist

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that the band wanted to pay tribute to its late bassist Paul Gray with the group's fifth studio album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", but struggled to get the right wording for the CD title. "We had a handful of [ideas] that we were kind of bandying about," Taylor told Mis...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JEREMY SPENCER Offers Word Of Advice To Those Struggling With Alcohol Addiction

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer urges anyone battling alcohol or drug addiction to seek out help before it's too late. The drummer, who celebrated two years of sobriety in January, released his autobiography, "Death Punch'd: Surviving Five Finger Death Punch's Metal Mayhem", on Septem...

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DREAM THEATER: 'Strange Déjà Vu' Performance Clip From 'Breaking The Fourth Wall' DVD

Progressive metal giants will release "Breaking The Fourth Wall (Live From The Boston Opera House)", a live Blu-ray/DVD set of the band's one-of-a-kind performance from the Boston Opera House on March 25, 2014. Produced by the band's own John Petrucci, filmed and directed by Pierre and François La...

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MEGADETH's Previously Unreleased Video For 'Back In the Day' Sees Light Of Day

10 years ago, MEGADETH's tenth studio album, "The System Has Failed", was released. In honor of that day (September 14),the band uploaded a previously unreleased video for the track "Back In the Day". This cli[ was produced in 2005 and not made available until now. In other news, Universal Enterpri...

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COREY TAYLOR: SLIPKNOT 'Couldn't Find A Direction' Following PAUL GRAY's Death

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that the band had a hard time finding a "direction" in the four years since the passing of the group's bassist Paul Gray and credits the SLIPKNOT fans for helping the band get through the pain of losing one of its key members. "There were a handful of moments wher...

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BUSH's GAVIN ROSSDALE Doesn't Think Rock Is Dead

During an appearance on the September 9 edition of "The Howard Stern Show", BUSH frontman and songwriter Gavin Rossdale was asked if he feels that rock and roll is dead and whether he agrees that there aren't rock gods anymore. "I don't think it's dead," Gavin replied. "I think nothing is ever dead...