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Female Heavy Metal Bassists Discuss Art Of Headbanging On Stage (Audio)

Kim Chakanetsa of the BBC World Service recently quizzed two heavy metal bass guitarists about their roles in their bands, how they learnt to headbang, and juggling the music with their day jobs. You can now listen to the program at BBC.co.uk. Doris Yeh tours all over the world with best-selling ...

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Former THE HAUNTED Singer, Ex-FORBIDDEN Guitarist Join Forces In DRESS THE DEAD

Former THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has joined forces with ex-FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero in a new project called DRESS THE DEAD. The group, whose lineup is rounded out by Mark Hernandez on drums, James Walker on bass and Dan Delay on guitar, has revealed its mission statement: "We inte...

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Imperium Simulacra

It's been five years since BLACK COBRA released its last album, "Invernal", and the band's return means a hell of a lot to the sludge underground. If you're unfamiliar with BLACK COBRA, the band is the bombastic duo from San Francisco: guitarist Jason Landrian, formerly of CAVITY, and drummer Rafael...

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OVERKILL To Tour Europe With CROWBAR, SHREDHEAD, DESECRATOR

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will embark on a European headlining tour in November. Support on the trek will come from U.S. sludge metal kings CROWBAR, Israel-based metallers SHREDHEAD and Aussie thrashers DESECRATOR. Commented OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth: "Let the killing...

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DESTRUCTION To Tour Europe With FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, ENFORCER, NERVOSA

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION will embark on a European headlining tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, Swedish metal maniacs ENFORCER and Brazil's NERVOSA. DESTRUCTION frontman Schmier states: "I'm totally thrilled that we got this amazing package togeth...

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Video: BABYMETAL Talks To MUSIC CHOICE About New Album, Playing U.S. Shows

Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL recently spoke to Music Choice about the group's second album, "Metal Resistance"; playing U.S. shows; and their latest single, "Karate". Check out the clips below. "Metal Resistance" debuted at No. 38 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 12,914 equival...

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CANDLEMASS: Official Lyric Video For 'Death Thy Lover' Title Track

Legendary Swedish doom metallers CANDLEMASS will release a special 30th-anniversary EP titled "Death Thy Lover" on June 3 via Napalm. The four-track effort — which features Mats Levén on vocals — was recorded during September/October and will be made available as a four-page digipack, one-LP gatefol...

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VINCE NEIL, BRET MICHAELS, KIX, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Among Confirmed Acts For 'Hair Nation Festival'

SiriusXM's Hair Nation Festival is set for Saturday, September 17 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California. Rock fans from around the globe are invited to re­live the filth of the Sunset Strip for one night only at SiriusXM's Hair Nation Festival. The current music lineup is as follows:...

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JEAN BEAUVOIR To Resurrect VOODOO X Project For Performance At BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Singer/songwriter/producer Jean Beauvoir (CROWN OF THORNS, PLASMATICS) will resurrect his VOODOO X project for a performance at this year's editon of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 14-16 in Balingen, Germany. After a 25-year hiatus since the release of VOODOO X's hard rock ge...

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Listen To AEROSMITH Guitarist JOE PERRY's Collaboration With British Singer TERRY REID

"I'll Do Happiness", a new song from AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. A collaboration with British singer Terry Reid, the track will be included on Perry's upcoming solo project that the guitarist at first thought would focus solely on instrumentals....

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SCORPIONS: 'We Built This House' Performance Video From Tour Edition Of 'Return To Forever'

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will release the "tour edition" of their latest album, "Return To Forever", on April 22 via Century Media. The set comes opulently stacked with two brand-new live DVDs and is bound to make fans' hearts leap for joy. Apart from the standard album's twelve tracks, t...

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BABYMETAL's 'Metal Resistance' Cracks U.S. Top 40, U.K. Top 20

"Metal Resistance", the second album from the Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL, debuted at No. 38 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 12,914 equivalent album units in the week ending April 7. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consu...

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Video: BABYMETAL Makes U.S. Television Debut On 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'

Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL performed its song "Gimme Chocolate!!" on last night's (Tuesday, April 5) episode of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert". You can now watch video footage of the group's appearance below. BABYMETAL's second album, "Metal Resistance", was released on Apr...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says AC/DC 'Should Just Stop' If BRIAN JOHNSON Is Unable To Continue Fronting Band

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that AC/DC "should just stop" if Brian Johnson is unable to continue singing for the band. Photos of GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose and members of AC/DC leaving the same rehearsal studio in Atlanta last month were posted online by TMZ, bringing speculation to a boil t...

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BABYMETAL's 'Metal Resistance' Reviewed By SAM DUNN Of BANGER TV

"Metal Resistance", the second album from the Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL, is featured in the latest episode of "Overkill Reviews", the weekly look at the latest metal releases from Canadian documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn of Banger Films. "Metal Resistance" was released on April 1...