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EPICA Announces North American Headlining Tour

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will embark on an extensive North American tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM, SYSTEM DIVIDE, DESTINY POTATO. EPICA will offer special VIP tickets to all shows, which include VIP meet-and-greet, one-hour-early entry a...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer To Serve As Guest Judge For HEAVY MTL's 'Battle Of The Bands'

CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz will serve as a special guest judge for Round 5 of Heavy MTL's "Battle Of The Bands" where the heaviest and loudest bands in Montreal, Quebec, Canada compete for a chance to win one of two prized spots on the Heavy MTL 2012 lineup at Parc Jean-Drapeau from A...

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GOTTHARD To Release 'Starlight' Single

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD will release a new single, "Starlight", on Friday, April 20. The title track will be made available in two versions: a rock and an acoustic variation. "Starlight" was one of the first songs that the band wrote with new singer Nic Maeder. "The chemistry between us worked i...

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TESTAMENT: New Audio Interview With ALEX SKOLNICK

On April 3, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO),one of the most legendary and influential thrash metal guitarists. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. In a recent interview with Decibel magazi...

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GENE SIMMONS Interviewed By NIKKI SIXX; Audio Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was interviewed on last Friday's (April 13) edition of "Sixx Sense", the national radio program hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat below. KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE held a press conference on March 20 at the Hollywood Roos...

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KORN, EVANESCENCE, MOTÖRHEAD, MACHINE HEAD Members Interviewed At 'Revolver Golden Gods'

HardRockChick conducted interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians on the "black carpet" at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards, which was held on April 11 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. Featured artists include members of MACHINE HEAD, QUIET RIOT, TWIS...

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KISS, DISTURBED, STRYPER Members Pay Tribute To DICK CLARK

Several hard rock musicians have commented on the passing of broadcast legend Dick Clark, the creator and longtime host of the "American Bandstand" show. Clark became a national icon in the late 1950s, having hosted "American Bandstand" for more than 30 years. KISS frontman Paul Stanley stated about...

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VOLBEAT To Tour North America With ICED EARTH, HELLYEAH

VOLBEAT will embark on a North American tour in June with support from ICED EARTH and HELLYEAH. Commented ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer: "I'm completely stoked, VOLBEAT is one of my all-time favorite bands, and Michael and the boys are great people. There is a lot of mutual respect and admiration,...

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PANTERA Drummer Talks Hearing Previously Unreleased Song

The Pulse Of Radio reports: The upcoming 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of PANTERA's classic 1992 album "Vulgar Display Of Power" includes one incredible surprise for fans of the legendary metal act: a previously unreleased and never-before-heard song called "Piss" which was recorded during the alb...

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SLIPKNOT's '(Sic)nesses' To Receive Blu-Ray Release

Eagle Rock Entertainment has set a July 31 release date for the Blu-ray version of SLIPKNOT's "(sic)nesses". Originally released on DVD in September 2010, "(sic)nesses" captures SLIPKNOT's unforgettably electric 2009 headlining performance at Download, where the group brought the venue to its knees...

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U.S. Rights To Two-Volume METALLICA Biography Acquired By DA CAPO PRESS

Da Capo Press has announced that it will publish a two-volume biography of the biggest hard rock band in the world, METALLICA. "Birth School Metallica Death: Volume I" by Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood will hit bookstores in the fall of 2013. "Birth School Metallica Death: Volume II" will land in th...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions for Fret 12. You can now watch the chat below. Loomis and his solo are taking part in a 24-date, coast-to-coast U.S. tour with PROTEST THE HERO, PERIPHERY, THE SAFETY FIRE and TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE. Jeff...

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SLASH Presenting Major Series On BBC Radio 2: First Episode Available Online

This spring, the U.K.'s biggest radio network, BBC Radio 2, is going rock for six weeks with one of the most iconic guitarists of all time, Slash. From April 12, rock music legend, solo artist, and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash presents six episodes of the music that changed his life and insp...

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'Revolver Golden Gods' Interview Highlights From The 'Black Carpet' (Video)

Robert Pasbani of Metal Injection conducted interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians on the "black carpet" at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards, which was held on April 11 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. Featured artists include Chris Jericho (FOZZY)...

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ADLER: Acoustic Performance Of 'Waterfall' Posted Online

AOL's Noisecreep has posted video footage of ADLER — the new band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, bassist Johnny Martin, ex-LYNAM vocalist Jacob Bunton, and ADLER'S APPETITE guitarist Lonny Paul — performing an acoustic version of the song "Waterfall" in what marked the group's...