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ANTHRAX Bassist Checks In From The Road

Fender signature bass player Frank Bello is back on the road with his New York-based metal band ANTHRAX. Currently in the middle of a European tour, ANTHRAX returns Stateside later this summer to tour with SLIPKNOT. Throughout the summer, Bello has generously agreed to share his road journal with Fe...

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ANTHRAX At Croatia's INMUSIC Festival; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX performing at this year's edition of the biggest Croatian music festival, T-Mobile INmusic festival, on June 25, 2009 at Jarun lake in Zagreb, Croatia can be viewed below. The festival featured five stages (including a "heavy metal" stage) with live and DJ music,...

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LITA FORD: 'I'm Really Looking Forward To Getting Out On The Road With BUMBLEFOOT'

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford has added another dimension to her upcoming tour by enlisting fellow guitar giant Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) to duty by playing in her backing band. "I'm really looking forward to getting out on the road with Bumblefoot," says Lita, who'll break a 15-year to...

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ANTHRAX: Lucerne Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's June 23, 2009 concert in Lucerne, Switzerland can be viewed below (courtesy of "DownhillMC"). Dave Fortman, a former member of UGLY KID JOE who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE, and SLIPKNOT, began mixing ANTHRAX's new album, "Worship M...

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ANTHRAX: Footage From HELLFEST Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX performing the song "Madhouse" on June 19, 2009 at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be viewed below. Dave Fortman, a former member of UGLY KID JOE who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE, and SLIPKNOT, began mixing ANTHRAX's new album, "Worsh...

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KISS Is 'Four Days From Finishing' New Album

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has issued the following udate: "We're about four days from finishing the new KISS album. Eleven tracks, and it IS everything I've told you. It IS classic. It IS all written within the band. And IT ROCKS BIG TIME! Tommy [Thayer, guitar] and Eric [Singer, drums] b...

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KISS' SIMMONS Confirms Deal With WAL-MART Is In Works

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has confirmed that a deal is in the works with Wal-Mart that will result in an "entire section" of the giant retailer's stores across the country (apparently dubbed "Kiss Korner") being dedicated to KISS. Check out the video clip below to hear Gene talking about KI...

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Ex-CRISIS Frontwoman's Solo Art Show Scheduled For Tonight

CRISIS frontwoman Karyn Crisis will present a series of ten oil paintings in her first solo gallery show, scheduled for tonight (Friday, June 19) between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. at Forthrite Gallery, located at 5857 San Pablo Avenue in Oakland, California. The Bay Area's GIANT SQUID will play a liv...

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GIANT SQUID Signs With TRANSLATION LOSS RECORDS

Translation Loss Records has announced the signing of the Austin, Texas-based eclectic doom rock act GIANT SQUID. The band's new album, "The Ichthyologist", which was originally self-released in a limited number of 1,000 copies, will be made available this summer to coincide with the group's tour al...

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ANTHRAX: Footage Of Last Night's London Concert Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's June 16, 2009 concert at the ULU in London, England can be viewed below (courtesy of "rosscore"). Dave Fortman, a former member of UGLY KID JOE who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE, and SLIPKNOT, began mixing ANTHRAX's new album, "Worsh...

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ANTHRAX: More Footage Of 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods' Performance Posted Online

Veteran metal band ANTHRAX headlined the HMS Hammer second stage last night (Monday, June 15) at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards. Now in its second year, the Golden Gods second stage invited 300 lucky metalheads on board HMS Hammer, which sailed up and down the river Thames for three hou...

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BORKNAGAR Completes Work On New Album

Norway's BORKNAGAR has completed work on its new album, "Universal", for a late 2009 release via Indie Recordings. The CD was recorded and mixed at Toproom Studio in Lunner, Norway, with the bandmembers themselves handling the production duties. Commented BORKNAGAR mainman Øystein G. Brun: "We are e...

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ANTHRAX Headines Second Stage At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'; Video Available

Veteran metal band ANTHRAX headlined the HMS Hammer second stage earlier tonight (Monday, June 15) at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards. Now in its second year, the Golden Gods second stage invited 300 lucky metalheads on board HMS Hammer, which sailed up and down the river Thames for thre...

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FAITH NO MORE Performs 'Evidence' In Italian; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of FAITH NO MORE performing the Italian-language version of the song "Evidence" on Sunday, June 14 at the Rock In Idro festival in Milano, Italy can be viewed below. According to the news blog Musica Metal, FAITH NO MORE singer Mike Patton spoke in perfect Italian to the cro...

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FAITH NO MORE: Pro-Shot Footage From U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of FAITH NO MORE's June 12, 2009 headining performance at the Download festival — which is being held at Donington Park, United Kingdom — can be viewed below. (Note: More clips from the show will be posted here as they are uploaded.) The group's setlist was as fol...