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MARY FORSBERG WEILAND's Book To Be Released In Paperback

"Fall To Pieces: A Memoir Of Drugs, Rock 'N' Roll, And Mental Illness", the new book from STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland's wife Mary Forsberg Weiland, will be released in paperback December 7 via It Books/HarperCollins Publishers (list price $14.99). In "Fall To Pieces",...

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VINNY APPICE Interviewed On CHOM-FM's 'The Metal File' (Audio)

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) was interviewed for on the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show using the audio player below. Appice told "Metal Shop"'s Ralph Cartel in a recent new interview that he has la...

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OPETH To Enter Studio In January

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will enter Atlantis studios (formerly Metronome studios) in Stockholm on January 31, 2011 to begin recording their tenth album for a fall 2011 release via Roadrunner Records. Jens Bogren (SOILWORK, KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST, BLOODBATH) will engineer the effort whil...

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RAINBOW: 'Down To Earth' Deluxe Edition Due In January

As one of the cornerstones of British rock, RAINBOW — led by the never-predictable but ever-astonishing guitarist Ritchie Blackmore — became synonymous with some of the most well regarded and popular charting rock songs of the Seventies and Eighties. From the mystic and quasi-religious "Stargazer" a...

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GLENN HUGHES, BILLY DUFFY, STEVE STEVENS To Perform With CAMP FREDDY Tomorrow

Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),Billy Duffy (THE CULT) and Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL) are among the guest musicians who will perform with CAMP FREDDY tomorrow night (Friday, December 3) at the first of three shows as part of the band's fourth annual Christmas resi...

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BEATALLICA Interviewed On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)

BEATALLICA — a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of THE BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA — was interviewed on the November 25, 2010 edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive...

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CHTHONIC Bassist Interviewed By U.K.'s SONIC SHOCKS (Video)

Simon "Astrocreep" Crampton of Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with bassist Doris Yeh of Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC on November 27, 2010 at the HMV Forum in London, England during the band's U.K. tour with ARCH ENEMY. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Yeh was recently voted "Gorem...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'Christmas Metal Meeting' Tour Canceled

Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have canceled their "Christmas Metal Meeting" tour which was supposed to kick off today (Wednesday, December 1) in Cologne, Germany. Commented vocalist Chris Barnes: "Circumstances and events beyond our control has forced the cancellation of our December...

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TRIPTYKON Mainman: Past, Present And Future

Current TRIPTYKON and former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Warrior has posted the following message on his official blog: "I just returned home to Zurich from essential visits, together with TRIPTYKON guitarist V. Santura, to the offices of Century Media...

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BLOOD FOR BLOOD Guitarist Explains His Absence From 'Persistence Tour'

On Thursday, December 3, Boston's favorite white-trash, hardcore hooligans BLOOD FOR BLOOD will hit the road in Europe as part of the 2010 Persistence Tour. This will mark the first time since 2004 that BLOOD FOR BLOOD fans have been able to see the band live on stage. As previously announced, BLOOD...

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SODOM Parts Ways With Drummer

German thrash metal veterans SODOM have released the following statement: "After personal and private problems between Tom [bassist/vocalist Thomas 'Angelripper' Such] and Bobby [Schottkowski; drums], it was decided, by mutual agreement, to end the cooperation between SODOM and the drummer Bobby Sch...

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NONPOINT Frontman Performs 'The Promise' With IN THIS MOMENT (Video)

Video footage of IN THIS MOMENT performing the song "The Promise" on November 27, 2010 at Magic Stick in Detroit, Michigan — with special guest appearances by NONPOINT frontman Elias Soriano and male vocalist Adrian Patrick of the band OTHERWISE — can be viewed below. IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Interviewed By Croatia's MIXER TV (Video)

Vedran Baotic of Mixer TV conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen (formerly of POISON and MR. BIG) on November 18, 2010 at Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia. You can now watch part one of the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the Zagreb concert. Kotzen kicked off...

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HEAVENWOOD Taps CHRISTIAN 'KOHLE' KOHLMANNSLEHNER For New Album Mix

Portuguese dark-rock/metal band HEAVENWOOD has tapped Christian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (CREMATORY, UNDER SEIGE, SIEGES EVEN, AGATHODAIMON, BENIGHTED) to mix and master its fourth album, entitled "Abyss Masterpiece", in December at Kohlekeller Studios in Germany. "Abyss Masterpiece" was recorded at...

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How NAPALM DEATH's MITCH HARRIS Gets His Crushing Sound

Ever wondered how Mitch Harris of NAPALM DEATH gets his crushing guitar sound? Well, now we can officially reveal to you the tone settings that Mitch dials into his Framus Dragon to get his trademark grindcore sound, a sound which influenced generations of musicians playing heavy music... On your Fr...