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Season Ten Of VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Guests Announced

Season ten of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" kicks off on Saturday, March 31 and featured guests include IRON MAIDEN's Adrian Smith (making his first appearance on the program),METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, Alice Cooper and former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted. "I've know...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Featured In 'Tension: 25 Years Underground' Documentary

There is nothing more exciting than being on the threshold of a new type of music. "Tension: 25 Years Underground", a documentary by Rudy Childs, takes us back to 1978 when teenagers Tom Gattis and Marty Friedman (later of HAWAII and MEGADETH) met and formed the rock band DEUCE (later known as TENSI...

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CRASHDIET Bassist To Undergo Surgery For Spinal Disc Herniation

Swedish glam rockers CRASHDIET have been forced to cancel their March 9 appearance at the Rock The Night festival in Lichtenfels, Germany so that the band's bassist, Peter London, can undergo surgery after he was diagnosed with spinal disc herniation. Commented Peter: "Well, as some of you already k...

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DRAGONFORCE: New Song Available For Free Download

"Fallen World", "the fastest song" ever recorded by British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, is available for free download at this location (e-mail sign-up required). The track comes off the band's fifth studio album, "The Power Within", which will be released in the U.K. on April 16 via the band'...

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Former SCAR SYMMETRY Singer's Solo EP Pushed Back To The Fall

Due to "unfortunate scheduling conflicts," the release of "Self 2.0"Christian Älvestam (SOLUTION.45, MISERATION, TORCHBEARER, ex-SCAR SYMMETRY),has been pushed back to the fall. Christian

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An Earlier Kind Of VAN HALEN Revealed On 'In The Studio'

North American syndicated rock radio show "In The Studio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands" examines the early best of VAN HALEN. With VAN HALEN's new album, "A Different Kind Of Truth", debuting at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart, the first full collection of new VH materi...

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HOLY MOSES: '30th Anniversary - In The Power Of Now' Teaser Available

Long-running, female-fronted German thrashers HOLY MOSES will release the "30th Anniversary - In The Power Of Now" double album on April 30 in Germany, April 23 in the rest of Europe and early May in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD contains re-recorded versions of 20 of the most important...

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STEEL PANTHER Interviewed On Australia's TRIPLE M Radio (Audio)

On March 2, Higgo of Australia's long-running rock station Triple M conducted an interview with Los Angeles glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER when the band performed at the Soundwave Festival in Melbourne, Australia. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. STEEL PANTHER's sophomor...

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CHRISTOPHER AMOTT: 'I Have Left ARCH ENEMY To Pursue My Solo Career'

Guitarist Christopher Amott has released the following statement regarding his departure from Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY: "I have left ARCH ENEMY to pursue my solo career. I'm gonna continue to be very active in music, working with all kinds of styles — this does not rule out metal....

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SYMPHONY X: 'Iconoclast' Drum-Cam Footage From Kansas City

Drum-cam footage of SYMPHONY X's Jason Rullo playing "Iconoclast" — the title track of the band's latest studio album — is available for viewing below. The clip was filmed by Sick Drummer Magazine on February 26 at the Midland Theater in Kansas City. SYMPHONY X's ninth studio album, "Iconoclast", so...

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END OF GREEN Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

South German dark rockers END OF GREEN have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. The band previously spent a decade with Silverdust Records. Commented END OF GREEN guitarist Michael "Sad Sir" Setzer: "When Silverdust informed us that they were calling it quits with the label, we agreed to re...

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ARCH ENEMY Parts Ways With CHRISTOPHER AMOTT, Taps ARSIS Guitarist

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have amicably parted ways with guitarist Christopher Amott and have replaced him with 26-year-old American musician Nick Cordle (ARSIS). Christopher — the brother of ARCH ENEMY's other guitarist Michael Amott — was a member of ARCH ENEMY from 1996 to 2005...

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DIABULUS IN MUSICA: New Audio Interview Posted Online

The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with Spanish female-fronted symphonic metallers DIABULUS IN MUSICA last week when they were in Belgium supporting former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. DIABULUS IN MUSICA will release their sopho...

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JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Kicks Off 'High Seas' Tour In Florida; Photos Available

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE kicked off its "High Seas" tour this past Saturday night, March 3 at Route 46 in Sanford, Florida. The band's hour-long set featured the following tracks: 01. Call It Rock N' Roll 02. Lady Red Light 03. On Your Knees 04. Save Your Love 05. Face The Day + Guitar Solo ...

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Seven Deadly

They just can't help themselves. It seems even if UFO tried to tarnish a legacy defined by some of the best hard rock released in the last four decades the worst that they could do would probably still be better than average. Perhaps that's getting carried away. Or maybe it's just the unbridled enth...