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DOMINANZ To Release 'Devoured By The Black Hole' Digital Single

"Devoured By The Black Hole", the new single from Norwegian extreme metallers DOMINANZ, will be released digitally on October 10. The cover artwork for the effort was designed by Cadiesart. "Devoured By The Black Hole" is the first single from DOMINANZ's second album, to be released in 2013. A video...

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GWAR Officially Unveils New Guitarist

It was a little less than a year ago that the world was rocked by the passing of Flattus Maximus, back to the cosmos from whence he came. And since that day fans of GWAR have wondered how the mighty overlords of GWAR would deal with the void it left within the band. GWAR responded ...

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DECREPIT BIRTH Forced To Drop Off 'Carnival Of Death' Tour

Santa Cruz, California-based tech-death masters DECREPIT BIRTH have been forced to drop off the "Carnival Of Death" tour with OBITUARY and BROKEN HOPE after their rental van was broken into in San Francisco and all of their personal bags with cash, laptop computers, cell phones, passports, and IDs w...

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VULTURE INDUSTRIES Begins Work On New Album

Norwegian progressive extreme metallers VULTURE INDUSTRIES entered the Conclave And Earshot Studios in Bergen early last week to begin work on their third full-length album for an early 2013 release via Season Of Mist. So far the drums have been recorded, and frontman Bjornar Nilsen, who is also pro...

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Report: SOUNDGARDEN To Sign With UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

According to HITS' industry insider I.B. Bad, reformed grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN is in the process of signing with Universal Music Group in a worldwide deal put together by Max Hole, chief operating officer of UMGI (international division of Universal Music Group),and Lucian Grainge, UMG's chairma...

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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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AUTOPSY: Video Footage Of 'Slaughter By The Water' Performance

Video footage of AUTOPSY's performance at the third annual Slaughter By The Water festival, which took place last Saturday, August 25 on the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier in Alameda, California, can be seen below (courtesy of Capital Chaos TV). AUTOPSY has just released a new DVD, "Born Undead", via P...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Interviewed On 'All Excess With Ryan Roxie' (Video)

A sneak preview of "All Excess With Ryan Roxie", the new TV/web magazine show developed by ALICE COOPER guitarist Ryan Roxie and produced by Sixty Seven Films, can be seen below. The six-minute clip contains an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider. "All Excess W...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING's Fairway To Heaven

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing tells Birmingham Post that he bought his home at Astbury Hall in Shropshire, England in 1985 when he swapped his modest semi-detached home in Bloxwich for the 19th century mansion. "I went and did what they all damn well do when suddenly you come...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks New DOWN EP, Upcoming Solo Album (Audio)

Former PANTERA and current DOWN vocalist Philip Anselmo was interviewed on the August 17-19 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 program and when it airs, go to FullMe...

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SLAYER, ANTHRAX, DOWN, EXODUS Members Schedule New York City In-Store

Three of the leading gear/technology companies for both musicians and consumers alike are partnering up with Guitar Center for an in-store appearance unlike any other. The "Metal Masters" will be making a stop at Guitar Center in Union Square (25 West 14th Street) on September 6, a day before their...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'DAVE MUSTAINE Is A F**king A**hole'

MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has slammed MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine for implying during a concert that Barack Obama was somehow responsible for recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin. While performing with MEGADETH on August 7 in Singapore, Mustaine told the crowd, "Back in...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says 'The World Misses' PHILIP ANSELMO

Three of the leading gear/technology companies for both musicians and consumers alike are returning with their successful "Metal Masters" clinic series. Partnering up with Guitar Center, "Metal Masters 4" will take place in New York City on September 7 at The Gramercy. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. w...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's 'Childhood Home' For Sale On eBay

A house in Cortland, New York that is purported to be the childhood home of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) is being auctioned on eBay, with the minimum starting bid (the seller's chosen starting price) of $90,000. Writes the seller: "Th...

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MNEMIC Guitarist Discusses Mnemesis Artwork (Video)

"Mnemesis", the fifth studio album from Danish/French modern metallers MNEMIC, was released on June 8 in Europe, and on June 19 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. Because of many requests regarding background information on the cover artwork, MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie has now...