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Will Thrash Metal's 'Big Four' Take Part In Another 'Jam' In California
When the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — played last summer at the Sonisphere festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, all the bands took the stage to perform DIAMOND HEAD's classic song "Am I Evil?" So when the groups all play at California's "Big Four" fe...February 23, 2011
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI To Guest On BBC's 'The One Show'
BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi will guest on the BBC's "The One Show" this Friday, February 25 at 7 p.m. U.K. time as part of an interview about the band QUEEN. The program looks at QUEEN and the band's music as well as the new QUEEN exhibition "Stormtroopers In Stilettos". For...February 23, 2011
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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist EDDIE OJEDA Reveals New Solo Album Title
DiMarzio, Inc., the Staten Island, New York-based company that manufactures magnetic pickups for electric guitars, has posted a four-minute video clip of TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda talking about his first hand-wound Super Distortion pickup, his DiMarzio cables and straps, and his solo proj...February 22, 2011
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REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS 2011 'Preview' Available
A one-and-a-half-minute "preview" of the 2011 Revolver Golden Gods award show — featuring highlights from last year's event — can be viewed below. The 2011 Revolver Golden Gods will take place on Wednesday, April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. The official press conference to announce...February 22, 2011
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STAIND Frontman To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
Aaron Lewis will mark the March 1 release of his solo debut CD "Town Line" (via Nashville-based Stroudavarious Records) with a performance that night on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The STAIND frontman will perform "Country Boy", the CD's powerful first single. He'll also appear the day before (Mon...February 22, 2011
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KINGDOM COME: New Song Available For Streaming
KINGDOM COME will release its new album, "Rendered Waters" on March 25 in Germany; March 28 in the rest of Europe; and April 5 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer. It is not the success of the early days which Lenny Wolf associates KINGDOM COME with, nor earlier hits from his long-standing career. What...February 22, 2011
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JACKYL Frontman Interviewed On METAL EXPRESS RADIO (Audio)
Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with JACKYL vocalist Jesse James Dupree. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...February 22, 2011
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HOLY GRAIL Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)
On February 18, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with Los Angeles metallers HOLY GRAIL before their concert at the Glass House in Pomona, California. You can now listen to the chat below. HOLY GRAIL's first-ever video, "My Last Attack", can be viewed below. Directed b...February 21, 2011
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LEMMY: 'It Is A Well-Known Mystery That Guitar Players Suddenly Get Better Once They Are Dead'
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman and rock icon Lemmy Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: You really are getting more popular. Why do you think that is? Lemmy: It seems to be. It is good for th...February 21, 2011
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SIXX: A.M.: More 'This Is Gonna Hurt' Album Details Revealed
MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx will release "This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx", a follow-up to his New York Times bestseller, "The Heroin Diaries", on April 12. The book, part photo chronicle and part journal, will be accompanied by...February 20, 2011
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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Joins SWEET SAVAGE On Stage In Belfast And Dublin; Video Available
Reactivated NWOBHM legends SWEET SAVAGE (based in Belfast, Northern Ireland) have set "Regeneration" as the title of their new album, due in April via Rock Candy Records. In other news, current DEF LEPPARD/THIN LIZZY guitarist Vivian Campbell, who was a member of SWEET SAVAGE from 1979 until 1982, j...February 20, 2011
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NIGHTWISH: New Video Footage, Report From The Studio Available
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted video footage from the recording sessions for the orchestral parts and choir sections for the band's upcoming album, "Imaginarium", at Angel Studios in London, England. A new studio diary entry from NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopa...February 20, 2011
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JETBOY Song Featured In 'How Do You Know' Motion Picture
Sony Pictures has selected JETBOY's "Perfectly Wrong" from the band's 2010 release, "Off Your Rocker", for inclusion in the major motion picture "How Do You Know", starring Reese Witherspoon, Jack Nicholson, Owen Wilson and Jack Rudd. The James L. Brooks romantic comedy "How Do You Know" will arrive...February 19, 2011
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FORTÉ: 'Stranger Than Fiction' Deluxe-Edition Reissue Due Next Month
FORTÉ was founded in Oklahoma City in 1987 by brothers Jeff and Greg Scott and were in time joined by bassist Ghames "Rev" Jones and ex-OLIVER MAGNUM vocalist James Randel. In the early stages, FORTÉ played an abundant of shows quickly establishing themselves within the flourishing underground metal...February 18, 2011
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RED FANG To Film 'Wires' Video Today
Portland, Oregon's RED FANG will team up with director Whitey McConnaughy (THE GOSSIP, MUDHONEY, FLOGGING MOLLY) in the band's hometown today to begin work on the first video from the group's Relapse debut, "Murder The Mountain". The clip, for the song "Wires", will feature a special guest cameo fro...February 18, 2011
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