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'Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page' Book Excerpt Available

Crown has set an October 23 release date for "Light & Shade: Conversations With Jimmy Page", by Guitar World's Brad Tolinski. An excerpt from the book can be found exclusively on CBS Local. Jimmy Page was the leader, mastermind, guitarist and producer of LED ZEPPELIN, described by Rolling Stone...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE Drummer KIM RUZZ Resurfaces In METALRUZZ

According to the En Lejemorder Ser Tilbage blog, former MERCYFUL FATE drummer Kim Ruzz (a.k.a. Kim Thyge Jensen) has resurfaced in a brand new Danish heavy metal band called METALRUZZ. The news of Kim's return to the rock scene was first reported by a local Danish newspaper, Ugenyt, which inexplicab...

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METALLICA: Official Footage From Second Vancouver Concert

Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA's pre-show meet-and-greet, tuning-room jam and performance on August 25 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Creeping Death 02. For Whom The Bell Tolls 03. Fuel 04. Ride The Lightn...

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METALLICA Guitarist Talks About His 'Too Much Horror Business' Book

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett recently spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle about his upcoming book titled "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection". Due in October via Abrams Images, the book documents Kirk's love of all things horror and the legendary collection of horror memorab...

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DETHKLOK To Tour North America With MACHINE HEAD, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER

DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", will embark on a North American headlining tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from MACHINE HEAD, ALL THAT REMAINS and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. The tour will kick off on October 30 in Norfolk, Virginia and will run through Dece...

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Guitarist CHRIS POLAND On MEGADETH: 'We Were Like Brothers, And We Fought Like Brothers'

Brian Gold, a DJ at XtremeMetalRadio.Net, recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. XtremeMetalRadio.Net: The timing that Gar [Samuelson, drums] brought to MEGADETH along with his style of drumming was special. They talked...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: Bands Don't Survive Off Record Sales Anymore

Poland's Metal Centre recently conducted an interview with former EXODUS and LEGACY (pre-TESTAMENT) and current HATRIOT vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Centre: You recorded five albums with [EXODUS] and reportedly you [were] kicked out from the ba...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Taps CHRIS LORD-ALGE For New Album Mixes

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have tapped noted engineer Chris Lord-Alge (DEFTONES, NICKELBACK, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) to mix their fourth album, due in early 2013. The band's frontman, Matt Tuck, tweeted earlier today, "Just got the first mixes through off album 4 from Sir Chris Lord Alge, FU...

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MACHINE HEAD Drummer Gets Animated For 'MK Ondergrond' Interview (Video)

"MK Ondergrond" (meaning "Underground" in Afrikaans) conducted an interview with drummer Dave McClain of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. You can watch the chat below (Note: The intro is in Afrikaan...

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METALLICA: Official Footage From First Vancouver Concert

Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA's pre-show tuning-room jam and "Sad But True" performance on August 24 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Creeping Death 02. For Whom the Bell Tolls 03. Fuel 04. Ride the Lightni...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Completes Recording New Album

Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES have completed recording their new album for a January 2013 release. The band was assisted by GOLDFINGER's John "Feldy" Feldmann during the tracking sessions for the new CD. Commented BLACK VEIL BRIDES frontman Andy Biersack: "[There is] still some st...

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KING DIAMOND: 'We're Not Going To Play Without The Full Production, Pure And Simple'

Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen),was interviewed on a recent edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the...

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SERJ TANKIAN: 'What's In My Bag?'

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian is featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which he talks about some of the records he is into. Watch the clip below. Tankian's new solo album, "Harakiri", sold nearly 12,000 copies in the United St...

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IAN GILLAN & TONY IOMMI: 'WhoCares' First-Week Sales Revealed

"WhoCares", the two-disc set of rarities and recordings culled from the careers of DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi, sold 700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The set landed at position No. 52 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lis...

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'If You Like Metallica...' Book-Release Party To Be Held At Duff's Brooklyn

The official release party for the book "If You Like Metallica..." (Backbeat Books) by Mike McPadden will be held on Friday, September 7 at 8:00 p.m. at Duff's Brooklyn in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The address is: Duff's Brooklyn 168 Marcy Avenue (between S 5th & Broadway) Williamsburg, New York F...