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'Death To All' North American Tour Dates Announced

"Death To All" — which features a number of DEATH's amazing musicians celebrating the life and music of Chuck Schuldiner — will embark on its second North American tour in April. The first leg of the trek will feature the three surviving members of DEATH's "Human" lineup (guitarist Paul Masvidal, ba...

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WARRANT: New Video Interview With ROBERT MASON

In The Now Magazine recently conducted an interview with WARRANT frontman Robert Mason. You can now watch the chat below. With over 10 million album sales spanning nearly two and a half decades, WARRANT came into the world spotlight when their debut album, "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich", reache...

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STRYPER: 'Second Coming' EPK Available

Frontiers Records last month announced the signing of iconic Christian rockers STRYPER to a multi-album deal. The first CD to be made available the agreement will be a collection of re-recorded versions of the band's classic songs, due in North America on March 26. Entitled "Second Coming" and produ...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE: Audio Snippet Of New Solo Track Available For Streaming

A snippet of the demo version of the song "Stardust" that will be featured on singer Todd La Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE, ex-CRIMSON GLORY) solo album that is still in the writing phase can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. La Torre recently officially quit Florida metal veterans CRIMSON GLORY. La Torre...

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MISERY LOVES CO. Reunites For Surprise Performance At Swedish Birthday Party

Long-defunct Swedish industrial metal band MISERY LOVES CO. reunited for an impromptu performance last night (Saturday, February 23) at a surprise 50th-birthday party for Swedish music freak Björn "Firespitta" Hjalmar at Roadbjörn Freakfest in Stockholm, Sweden. For the first time since the group sp...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET And I 'Believe In The Same Jesus'

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet is putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, "Honestly", to be made available later in the year. There is also a 12-song solo record to go hand in hand with the release of the book. According to Sweet, his "friend and brother," MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine...

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AVANTASIA: Photos Of 'The Mystery Of Time' Limited-Edition Hardcover Book

"The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, will be released on March 30. The effort will be made available as a regular CD, limited-edition vinyl and limited-edition hardcover book with a 28-page booklet containing ten regular songs and two bonus trac...

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Video: VOLBEAT Performs With Former ANTHRAX Guitarist ROB CAGGIANO For First Time

Former ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano made his live debut with Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT this past Tuesday, February 19 at Store Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Caggiano served as producer on VOLBEAT's latest album, "Outlaw Gentleme...

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CHTHONIC To Hold Worldwide 'Rhythm Crusher' Battle In March

Following two concerts in Japan next month, members of the Taiwanese extreme metal group CHTHONIC will join fans in Tokyo at Rockaholic on March 8 for a live battle of the band's new mobile music app game "Chthonic - Rhythm Crusher". Eliminated CHTHONIC members will DJ during the event, and prizes w...

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Video: MICHAEL MONROE Joins SLASH On Stage In Helsinki

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe joined Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) on stage this past Tuesday (February 19) at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland to perform the songs "We're All Gonna Die" and "Magic Carpet Ride". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below....

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STRYPER Frontman: 'I'm Almost 50 Yet I Feel Like I've Lived The Life Of A Man Who Is Almost 90'

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet's autobiography, "Honestly", went to editing last week. There is a 12-song solo record to go hand in hand with the release of the book. Writing on the band's Facebook page, Sweet states: "Writing and finishing my autobiography has gone WAY beyond my expectations, good...

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GAMMA RAY: New Album Title Revealed

According to to Greece's Rock Overdose, German power metallers GAMMA RAY have set "Empire Of The Undead" as the title of their new album, due later in the year via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. Commented GAMMA RAY mainman Kai Hansen: "The...

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PUMP Announces New Singer

German heavy rockers PUMP have announced the addition of vocalist Oliver Weers (RIPE, D.I.M.) to the group's ranks. A video snippet of a new PUMP song, "Tear Down The Walls", featuring Weers, can be seen below. Commented PUMP bassist Michael Vetter: “We had many candidates for the vacant position, a...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's 'Temper, Temper' Cracks U.S. Top 15

"Temper, Temper", the fourth album from Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, sold 44,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 13 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on February 12 via RCA. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's previous effort, 201...

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Video: WHITESNAKE Frontman And Producer KEITH OLSEN Discuss Their Past

The latest episode of Whitesnake TV, in which WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale and music producer Keith Olsen talk about their past, can be seen below. Frontiers Records will release WHITESNAKE's highly anticipated live concert, "Made In Japan", on deluxe 2CD/DVD edition, Blu-ray and DVD in North...