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GURD to Play Final Show With Drummer TSCHIBU

GURD, the Swiss band that formed out of the ashes of the power-thrash metal legends POLTERGEIST, will play its final show with drummer Mauro "Tschibu" Casciero on December 12 at the Biomill club in Laufen, Switzerland. It also will mark the group's first appearance with Tschibu's replacement, Steve...

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SAXON Joined By ANVIL Frontman For 'Denim And Leather' Performance; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ANVIL frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow joining British heavy metal legends SAXON on stage at the O2 Academy in Leeds, U.K. on November 10, 2009 to perform the classic song "Denim And Leather" can be viewed below. SAXON just a completed a U.K. tour with ANVIL and SUIDAKRA in t...

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MUSTAINE: 'People Who Post All Of The Negative Stuff On All Of These Web Sites, I Own Them'

Steve Wildsmith of TheDailyTimes.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On becoming a Christian: "There was a moment of reckoning when my arm was destroyed, and I was up on this hill, and there was a cross at the top of it....

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BRUCE KULICK To Release 'BK3' In February

If you ever play Six Degrees of Bruce Kulick, the former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist's résumé will keep you happily busy for hours. Having been tapped by artists as diverse as Meat Loaf and Kanye West, the veteran axeman's boundless creative energy permeates his third solo LP, "BK3"....

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ANVIL's 'Story' Left Off Oscar Documentary Short List

According to RollingStone.com, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" — a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their band ANVIL, decide to record a 13th album in a final attempt to fulfi...

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STEVEN ADLER To Perform With SLASH At 'LAYN Rocks' Benefit Concert

Erin Broadley of L.A. Weekly recently conducted an interview with Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) about his upcoming concert on November 22 at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. The show, billed "Slash & Friends", will be a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Youth Network (LAYN) is a non-pr...

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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED: Debut CD Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, the new project led by acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE),will release its self-titled debut album on February 2, 2010 via Metal Blade Records. The CD contains nine tracks, a bonus DVD ("The Making of C...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Sucks... And He Wants To Talk To You

As part of his all-day takeover of MetalSucks in celebration of his new record "Addicted", Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will participate in a live webchat tonight at midnight EST / 9 p.m. PST. At exactly midnight EST / 9...

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PRETTY BOY FLOYD To Release New Album, Covers CD, Live DVD

Formed in 1987, PRETTY BOY FLOYD is most famous for its 1989 LP "Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz" and the two singles from it, "Rock and Roll (Is Gonna Set the Night on Fire)" and "I Wanna Be With You". This year brings upon the 20th anniversary of "Leather Boyz" where founding members Steve "Sex" ....

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IMMOLATION Completes Recording New Album

Veteran death metallers IMMOLATION have finished recording their eighth album Millbrook Sound Studios in New York with longtime producer Paul Orofino for an early 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the band's final studio blog at DecibelMagazine.com. IMMOLATION's new album will contai...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Dawn Of Creation' Used As Intro For VASCO ROSSI's European Concerts

JUDAS PRIEST's ambient/instrumental track "Dawn of Creation" from the "Nostradamus" album was used as an intro to the first leg of VASCO ROSSI's "Europe Indoor Live in Concert" tour. VASCO ROSSI's tour will resume in February, with over 30 dates in Italy (including Milan, Turin, Florence) and Europe...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New Album Release Date Announced

Critically acclaimed rockers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently finished recording their highly-anticipated new album, "Option Paralysis", and are readying it as the debut release for their brand new label Party Smasher Inc./Season Of Mist. The opus, recorded in Orange County, California with longti...

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Guitar Legend MAURIZIO SOLIERI To Open For DEEP PURPLE In Italy

Italian guitar legend Maurizio Solieri (VASCO ROSSI, STEVE ROGERS BAND) will be the opening act for the DEEP PURPLE concerts scheduled in Italy for December. Solieri, 56, will be promoting his new studio album, due in spring 2010. The guitar player is currently on hiatus from VASCO ROSSI's "Europe I...

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ANVIL: 'The Story' Director Talks About Band's Appearance In 'The Green Hornet'

Sacha Gervasi — the director of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their band ANVIL, decide to record a 13th album in a final attempt to fulfi...

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DYING FETUS: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

The third in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for DYING FETUS' new album, "Descend Into Depravity", can be viewed below. "Descend Into Depravity" sold around 2,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No....