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PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, MACALPINE, SHERINIAN Perform At 'Drum Off Grand Finals' (Video)

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) performed yesterday (Saturday, January 14) at...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Named 'Drum Legend'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss was inducted last night (Saturday, January 14) as part of the latest Drum Legend class during the grand finals of Guitar Center's annual Drum-Off at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. The Drum Legend induction honors icons in the drum world that have paved the w...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer Spends Five Days With Oscar-Winning Film Composer

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield was personally invited to visit Alan Menken and his team for an entire week during a recent recording session on a new film that Alan was hired to compose the orchestral music for. Alan has composed the music for such blockbusters as "Beauty And The Beast", "Ala...

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BENEATH THE MASSACRE: 'Left Hand' Lyric Video Released

The lyric video for "Left Hand", a new song from Montreal's monsters of tech-death mayhem BENEATH THE MASSACRE, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Incongruous", which will be released in the U.S. on February 14, in the U.K. on February 20, in mainland Europe on February 24...

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BUSH To Film 'Baby Come Home' Video This Weekend

Reformed British alternative rock band BUSH is starting 2012 on a high note by announcing an arena tour of North America as special guests of NICKELBACK. The much-buzzed-about road show includes SEETHER and will kick off April 10 at the i wireless Center in Moline, Iliinois. Tickets go on sale begin...

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METALLICA Bassist To Perform At Guitar Center's 'Drum-Off'; PETER CRISS To Be Inducted

Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, has announces additional performers and judges for the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 14, 2012. In addition to the fiv...

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BENEATH THE MASSACRE: New Album Details Revealed

Montreal's monsters of tech-death mayhem BENEATH THE MASSACRE will release their new album, "Incongruous", in the U.S. on February 14, in the U.K. on February 20, in mainland Europe on February 24 and in Canada on February 28 via Prosthetic Records. The CD was produced and mixed by Chris Donaldson (...

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CANNABIS CORPSE: 'Where the Kind Lives' Animated Video Released

"Where The Kind Lives", the new mind-melting animated video from weed-obsessed death metallers CANNABIS CORPSE, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's 2011's Tankcrimes release, "Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise", and provides a perfect backdrop for some evil, circle-pitting extraterre...

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SLEEPY HOLLOW To Film 'Spiral Effect' Video

Reunited heavy metal band SLEEPY HOLLOW will film a video for the song "Spiral Effect" on location in Middletown, Delaware between February 2 and February 3. The track comes off the group's new album, "Skull 13", which will be released in March through Pure Steel Records/High Roller Records. The cli...

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BLACK BREATH Completes Work On Second Album

Seattle's barbaric wrecking crew BLACK BREATH has completed work on its second album for a March release via Southern Lord. Entitled "Sentenced To Life", the follow-up 2010's "Heavy Breathing" "projects an even more vile, metallic sonic attack than its predecessor, bearing is a bit less rock and rol...

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PSYCROPTIC: Second 'The Inherited Repression' Trailer Posted Online

The second trailer for "The Inherited Repression", the fifth studio album from Australian technical death metallers PSYCROPTIC, can be seen below. The CD will be released on February 7 in North America and February 10 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented PSYCROPTIC guitarist Joe Haley: "'T...

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Former INTO ETERNITY Guitarist Talks FINAL DARKNESS On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)

Former INTO ETERNITY guitarist and current FINAL DARKNESS mainman Rob Doherty was interviewed for the latest edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive Metal" is broadcast on Pure Rock Radio Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. EST at www.pure...

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METALLICA's 'Black' Album Remains Top-Selling LP Of SoundScan Era

METALLICA is one of the top-selling artists since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking album sales in May 1991, with cumulative U.S. sales of more than 53 million copies. The band's 1991 self-titled fifth album, commonly known as "the black album," in 2009 surpassed SHANIA TWAIN's 1997 record, "Come On...

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FINAL DARKNESS To Film 'Ghost' Video In Serbia

Former INTO ETERNITY guitarist Rob Doherty will film a new video later this month for the song "Ghost" from the new FINAL DARKNESS album. The clip will be produced by Stanimir "Staca" Lukic and directed by Ivan Colic. "I'm really excited about doing this video," says Rob. "I'm going to Serbia for th...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller' Spotlighted In 'Mars Attacks' Podcast

This month's edition of the "Mars Attacks" Classic Albums column focuses on JUDAS PRIEST's "Painkiller" album. Written comments about "Painkiller" from an assortment of people— including former JUDAS PRIEST lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens; the album's producer, Chris Tsangarides; Kirk Windstein of CR...