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BLACK SABBATH Taps ANDREW W.K. As Exclusive Opening Act For North American Tour
Heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH have personally invited Andrew W.K. to join them for their entire North American tour, asking him to kick off every show as their exclusive opening act. Per their request, the self-proclaimed King Of Partying will perform a special DJ set every night before the defi...June 27, 2013
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Is 'Alive, Breathing, Talking, F**king, Drinking, Eating, Reading'
MOTÖRHEAD was forced to cancel two European concerts earlier this week after the band's frontman Lemmy Kilmister suffered a haematoma (where blood collects outside of a blood vessel). The news of Lemmy's latest medical issue followed reports that he was also recently fitted with a defibrillator beca...June 27, 2013
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KERRY KING: I Don't Think JEFF HANNEMAN And I Were Ever Best Friends
In the August 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine, SLAYER's Kerry King speaks about the personal relationship he had with fellow SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died May 2 from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, a result of a lifetime of drinking. "[Any time we would finish a tour, Jeff] wo...June 27, 2013
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: New Album Title, Cover Artwork, Release Date Revealed
AVENGED SEVENFOLD will release its sixth studio album, "Hail To The King", on August 27. The title and the cover artwork (see below) were uncovered via an online scavenger hunt that led fans to different web sites that were hosting puzzle pieces. AVENGED SEVENFOLD will celebrate the album release by...June 26, 2013
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SHOT DOWN STAY DOWN Signs With STANDBY RECORDS
U.K. deathcore/hardcore outfit SHOT DOWN STAY DOWN has inked a deal with Standby Records. The label will release the band's debut LP, "Dodge This", digitally on July 23. Based out of York, in North Yorkshire, England, the five-piece, with their raw sound and highly aggressive live performance, have...June 26, 2013
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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Discusses STEFAN KAUFMANN's Departure From U.D.O.
Patrick Prince of Powerline recently conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: The last album ["Rev-Raptor"] was considered modern sounding. How do you compare "Steelhammer" to that album? Dirk...June 26, 2013
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SEW WHAT? INC. Sets The Stage For BLACK SABBATH Concert Tour
Because it was the first tour for Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH in nearly a decade, the staging had to be as dramatic as the event itself. custom theatrical drapery manufacturer Sew What? Inc. was called upon to create a massive three-dimensional set for the rock concert tour through which huge LE...June 26, 2013
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BYZANTINE Bassist Quits
Bassist Michael "Skip" Cromer of reunited West Virginia metallers BYZANTINE has released the following statement: "I am writing this post to inform you that as of after the Sound Factory show this Friday, I will no longer be playing in BYZANTINE. "I have in recent months become a Christian and I fee...June 26, 2013
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JEFF HANNEMAN Was Working On New Music Before He Died, Says TOM ARAYA
On May 2, the sudden news took the metal community by storm: SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman had died. In the August 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine, the band's bassist/vocalist Tom Araya recalls his final communications with his longtime friend and bandmate: "I had been texting with him, and he...June 25, 2013
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SLAYER Featuring PAUL BOSTAPH, GARY HOLT: Rome Fan-Filmed Video Footage
Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's June 17 concert at Atlantico in Rome, Italy can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. World Painted Blood 02. Spirit In Black 03. War Ensemble 04. Hate Worldwide 05. At Dawn They Sleep 06. Bloodline 07. Disciple 08. Mandatory Suicide 09. Chemical...June 25, 2013
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NEWSTED: Video Footage Of HELLFEST Press Conference
Video footage of NEWSTED — the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted — taking part in a press conference prior to its June 23 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. "Heroic Dose", a brand new song from NEWSTED, can be downloaded...June 25, 2013
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SOIL: 'Shine On' Video Released
"Shine On", the new video from Chicago heavy rockers SOIL, can be seen below. The song, which is dedicated to the SOIL fans for standing by the band throughout the years, comes off the band's sixth studio album, "Whole", which will be released on August 20 via Pavement Entertainment. It's the band's...June 25, 2013
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SISTER SIN Interviewed At Finland's NUMMIROCK Festival (Video)
Kaaos TV conducted an interview with Swedish female-fronted heavy rockers SISTER SIN on June 22 at the Nummirock festival in Nummijärvi, Kauhajoki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. SISTER SIN will have a newly remastered version of its first studio album, "Dance Of The Wicked", released as...June 25, 2013
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SLAYER Featuring PAUL BOSTAPH, GARY HOLT: Zagreb Fan-Filmed Video Footage
Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's June 23 concert at Tvornica Kulture in Zagreb, Croatia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. World Painted Blood 02. Hallowed Point 03. War Ensemble 04. Hate Worldwide 05. At Dawn They Sleep 06. Bloodline 07. Disciple 08. Mandatory Suicide 09....June 25, 2013
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ROB ZOMBIE Working On Fan Version Of 'We're An American Band' Video
Rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie is "calling all rocking Americans" to submit videos of them "rocking out" to Rob's cover version of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD's classic "We're An American Band". Zombie states: "We want singers, bands, cheerleaders, athletes, hard-working, hard-drinking, hard-rocking peo...June 24, 2013