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SACHA BARON COHEN's QUEEN Biopic Given Title

Producer Graham King has revealed that the upcoming movie about legendary QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury has been given the title "Mercury". Comic and filmmaker Sacha Baron Cohen will portray the British singer in the film focusing on QUEEN's developing years up until the band's historic 1985 Live A...

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SIXX: A.M. Teases Upcoming Announcement In New Video Clip

SIXX: A.M. the band consisting of Nikki Sixx (also of MTLEY CRE),DJ Ashba (also of GUNS N' ROSES) and James Michael has posted a one-minute teaser video clip, along with a date of December 13, 2011, for an upcoming announcement (see below). More information will be revealed in the coming days month...

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DREAM THEATER, MEGADETH, MASTODON Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees

DREAM THEATER, MASTODON and MEGADETH are among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category are as follows: * DREAM THEATER - "On The Backs Of Angels"...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer HERMAN RAREBELL Interviewed In Las Vegas (Video)

Former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell was recently interviewed by Grenade at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below. Rarebell's new autobiography, "And Speaking Of Scorpions", is available via Amazon.com. Commented Herman: "This is the all-too true story of one...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Sings MOTRHEAD's Praises

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan is playing seven sold-out shows in Germany as the opening act for MOTRHEAD. In the latest installment of his ESPN.com blog, McKagan writes about his touring partners, "MOTRHEAD came to be sometime around 1979...

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SIXX: A.M. Teases December Announcement

SIXX: A.M. the band consisting of Nikki Sixx (also of MTLEY CRE),DJ Ashba (also of GUNS N' ROSES) and James Michael has posted a teaser image for an upcoming announcement (see below). More information will be revealed sometime next month. SIXX: A.M. recently revealed plans to film a video for the s...

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HERMAN RAREBELL Performs SCORPIONS Classics At Fresno State University (Video)

Former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell played several of the band's classic songs before his drum clinic/seminar at Fresno State University on November 4, 2011. Joining Herman for the performance were local musicians Allen Woodward, Gino Castillo, Corey Whitehead and Nathaniel Dahman. Check out vi...

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DROWNING POOL Parts Ways With Singer

Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL have parted ways with vocalist Ryan McCombs. A member of DROWNING POOL since 2006, McCombs replaced singer Jason "Gong" Jones, who joined the band following the tragic passing of Dave Williams. Ryan recently rejoined his former bandmates in SOIL for a tour of the U....

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Album Update

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, is currently working on material for its fifth album for a 2012 release. Commented JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer Christopher Kinder: "We received a bunch of emails asking about the demo phase of each record and how the songs are put togethe...

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NIKKI SIXX Working On Two New Books

MTLEY CRE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx is working on two new books, the first one of which is due in May-June 2012, to be followed by the second one in 2013. Sixx writes on his Facebook page, "Neither book is like anything I have done before (I guess you can say the same thing about ...

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ICS VORTEX To Handle Lead Vocals On GOD OF ATHEISTS Album

Former DIMMU BORGIR and current BORKNAGAR member ICS Vortex (real name: Simen Hestns) will handle the lead vocals on the upcoming debut album from GOD OF ATHEISTS, the Norwegian extreme metal project led by Asgeir Mickelson (SARKE, SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR, TESTAMENT). Drums on the CD were record...

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THE 11TH HOUR: 'Lacrima Mortis' Details Revealed

THE 11TH HOUR the doom metal project led by Ed Warby (drums, guitar, bass, vocals, programming; GOREFEST, DEMIURG, HAIL OF BULLETS) will release its second album, "Lacrima Mortis", on January 27, 2012 via Napalm Records. According to a press release, "the seven tracks on 'Lacrima Mortis' are a dark...

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KILL DEVIL HILL's VINNY APPICE: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Patrick Musumeche of Full Metal Rock conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). You can now listen to the chat at FullMetalRock.com. KILL DEVIL HILL is the band featuring Appice, Rex Brown (DOWN, PANTERA) on bass, Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 4...

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'Metal Evolution' Maker Says LIMP BIZKIT And LINKIN PARK 'Tested The Boundaries Of Heavy Metal'

Banger Films' ("Metal: A Headbangers Journey", "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage") groundbreaking documentary series "Metal Evolution" premiered on November 11 on VH1 Classic. The latest passion project from Canadian documentarians Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, "Metal Evolution" will dedicate each episo...

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JIMMY PAGE, EDDIE VAN HALEN, TONY IOMMI Among '100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time'

According to Reuters, Jimi Hendrix was named the greatest guitar player in history by Rolling Stone magazine in a list compiled by a panel of music experts and top guitar players. "Jimi Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be: He manipulated the guitar, the whammy bar, the studio and t...