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NEVERMORE's JEFF LOOMIS Joins ROCK HOUSE

Rock House, the leader in music instruction, announced today that "one of this era's most influential guitarists," Jeff Loomis, has joined Rock House's roster of master instructors. Jeff is the lead guitar player and main songwriter of NEVERMORE, a band that has certainly made its mark on modern mus...

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METALLICA Officially Confirmed For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME's 25th Anniversary

METALLICA is among music's biggest stars who will come together on October 29 and October 30 at Madison Square Garden for two unique concerts celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The shows, presented by American Express, will be packed with guest stars and unique colla...

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SUFFOCATION's 'Blood Oath' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart

"Blood Oath", the new album from New York-based extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION, sold around 3,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 135 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, whi...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON: 'I Was Ready, Willing And Able To Do My Job'

Former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET via his manager, Michael H. Nelson of MHN Management: "On the advice of counsel, I have remained silent to the statements issued by ANTHRAX in recent days and now must address these issues to my loyal fans and...

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ZAKK WYLDE Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Wylde recently posted an update on his Twitter account regarding his meeting with Ozzy Osbourne on July 13, where he pres...

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WHIPLASH: Another New Song Posted Online

Reactivated New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH have posted another new song, "Fight Or Flight", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "Unborn Again", which is scheduled for release on August 5 via Pulverised Records. The CD was recorded at Mozart Studio with world-renowned engi...

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ANTHRAX Splits With Singer DAN NELSON; JOHN BUSH To Fill In For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

ANTHRAX's manager, Izvor Zivkovic of Split Media, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "As announced last week, thrash legends ANTHRAX regretfully cancelled the first three dates on the second leg of their European tour due to new vocalist Dan Nelson's unexpected illness. An add...

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ANTHRAX Cancels Oslo Show As Rumors Of Internal Strife Continue To Grow

Tomorrow night's (Wednesday, July 22) ANTHRAX headlining show in Oslo, Norway, has officially been cancelled. Concert promoter Ottar Stangeland has told the blog of "Pyro", a weekly rock and metal program which airs on Norway's national radio station NRK P3, that the gig, which was supposed to be he...

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DIVINE HERESY: Photos From 'Facebreaker' Video Shoot Available

DIVINE HERESY, the California-based band featuring FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, recently shot a video for the track "Facebreaker" with renowned director Brian Thompson (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE). According to a press release, "the clip features the band’s frenetic live performance surrounded by an...

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PARADISE LOST: European Headlining Tour Announced

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will embark on a massive European headlining tour in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 30 - Glasgow, UK - King Tuts Nov. 01 - Newcastle, UK - Academy Nov. 02 - Manchester, UK - Academy Nov. 03 - London, UK - Academy Nov. 04 - Sheffield, UK ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'I'm So Over The Internet'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has told Kamau High of The Wall Street Journal that he didn't want to give details of the band's new "Crüe Fest 2" stage set because he thinks the Internet is ruining rock and roll. "The first thing I did when I walked into the arena to work ...

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OVER THE RAINBOW's BLACKMORE Is 'Very Happy' With Crowd Response To New Band

Michael Lello of Northeastern Pennsylvania's The Weekender recently conducted an interview with OVER THE RAINBOW guitarist Jürgen "J.R." Blackmore (son of RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how RAINBOW fans are reacting to OVER T...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Performs Solo Acoustic Cover Of ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Nutshell'; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN/ex-PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo performing a solo acoustic cover version of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Nutshell" on July 13, 2009 at Mike's Place in Tel Aviv, Israel can be viewed below (video shot and uploaded by Yael Cohen). DOWN played a headlining show at The Theater Clu...

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KISS: Halifax Video Footage, Review Available

Video footage of KISS performing the song "Detroit Rock City" last night (Saturday, July 18) at Halifax Commons in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada can be viewed below. Read a review of the concert from TheChronicleHerald.ca. KISS is tentatively scheduled to release its new album in early October. Songt...

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ANTHRAX Singer Too 'Ill' To Tour, Well Enough To 'Twitter'

Although ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson has yet to publicly comment on his mysterious illness that allegedly forced the band to cancel the first three shows of their latest European tour, he has posted several cryptic messages on his Twitter account in the last couple of days which suggest that there may...