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MIKE PORTNOY Interviewed At 'Drum-Off' Event (Video)

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),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 this past Saturday...

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VAINGLORY/KINRICK Guitarist Releases New Instrumental Solo Album

Corbin King, guitarist for VAINGLORY and KINRICK, has just released his "Nightwalker" album on Diginet Music. This all-instrumental effort showcases Corbin's prowess and features drummer Mike Haid and bassist Steven Taylor. This rhythm section has worked with guitarists Gus G., David T. Chastain, Jo...

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IMPENDING DOOM: New Song Available For Streaming

The official lyric video for "For The Wicked", a brand new song from Riverside, California-based Christian death metallers IMPENDING DOOM, can be seen below. The track is the first single from the band's fourth full-length album, "Baptized In Filth", which will be released on March 13. The CD was pr...

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SHARON And OZZY OSBOURNE Featured In 'CBS's Cares Colonoscopy Sweepstakes' Campaign

CBS and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are joining forces to increase awareness for colon cancer and promote early screening to help save lives by launching the second CBS Cares Colonoscopy Sweepstakes. The 2012 CBS Cares Colonoscopy Sweepstakes launched this past weekend during "60 Minutes" with a P...

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SOULFLY: 'Enslaved' Cover Artwork, First Photo Of New Lineup Unveiled

SOULFLY will release its eighth album, "Enslaved", on March 13 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Tallcat Studios in Phoenix, Arizona and was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, the seasoned knob twiddler behind some of the most notable bands in metal today, such as SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED...

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VAN HALEN's 'Tattoo' Lands On 'Rock Songs' Chart

According to Billboard.com, "Tattoo", the lead single from VAN HALEN's comeback album with David Lee Roth, "A Different Kind of Truth", the band's first since 1984's "1984" to feature Roth on lead vocals, blasted onto the Rock Songs chart at No. 16. The song arrived with 4.6 million first-week audie...

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MAX CAVALERA's Son To Drum For SOULFLY On Brazilian Tour

SOULFLY will tour Brazil for the first time since 2002 in late February. The band's guest drummer for the trek will be SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera's son Zyon Cavalera, who also plays in LODY KONG. It is Zyon's unborn heartbeat that can be heard during the intro of SEPULTURA's classic...

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MEGADETH Bassist To Release Book Of Previously Unpublished Lyrics And Images

"Unsung" is the brand new book by MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, featuring original lyrics and images never before published, soon to be available for his fans' enjoyment. Dark, light, inquisitive and inspirational, "Unsung" expresses a uniquely diverse side to David's creativity. He enthuses that...

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Maryland Deathfest – The Movie II

You lapped up "Maryland Deathfest: The Movie" like a parched dog. Now you've got the second installment to quench that thirst. Maryland Deathfest has turned into the premier extreme music event in North America, each year coming with more rabid anticipation than the last. You can hear it from the ex...

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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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VAN HALEN: 'A Different Kind Of Truth' Vinyl Tour Collector's Edition Detailed

The Live Nation store is taking pre-orders for vinyl tour collector's edition of VAN HALEN's new album, "A Different Kind Of Truth". The double gatefold vinyl album includes all 13 songs on two LPs plus custom artwork. This edition also comes with the Deluxe MP3 Edition of the album which will be de...

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NIGHTMARE Begins Recording New Album

French power metallers NIGHTMARE have entered Peek studios in the south of France with producer Patrick Liotard to begin recording their new album, "Mercury Rain", for a May 18 release through AFM Records. Commented NIGHTMARE singer Jo Amore: "We entered the studio on Friday the 13th, which is surel...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Taps MyGoodEye For New Video

Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE have tapped David Brodsky and Allison Woest of Brooklyn, New York's MyGoodEye Music Visuals to helm the video for an as-yet-undisclosed song off the band's twelfth studio album, "Torture". "Torture" is tentatively due on March 13 via Metal Blade Rec...

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METALLICA Frontman Celebrates Half Brother's 60th Birthday

According to Beautiful Brea Old And New, METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield came to Brea, California several weeks ago for his half brother David Hale's 60th birthday. They jammed METALLICA songs as well as music from the '60s for two hours at Virtuo Music Studio in Brea, where James spotte...

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Former MONSTROSITY Bassist BEN KUZAY Releases New Solo Album

Ben Kuzay (MONSTROSITY, WYKKED WYTCH) just released his third solo album, "Beyond Black Mirrors". His previous LP, "Perpetual Reign", featured guest appearances by several acclaimed musicians, including David Harbour (ex-KING DIAMOND). This new CD features Kuzay playing all of the bass guitar, keybo...