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DOWN, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, SLEEP, CANDLEMASS Confirmed For PSYCHO LAS VEGAS Festival

DOWN, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, SLEEP and CANDLEMASS are among the confirmed bands for the Psycho Las Vegas festival, set to take place August 26-28 at the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. For three straight days, born losers win as Psycho Las Vegas holds a rock steady hand of bands, perform...

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CLUTCH Frontman, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Drummer Join Forces In DUNSMUIR

CLUTCH singer Neil Fallon has joined forces with former BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL drummer Vinny Appice in a new project called DUNSMUIR. The group, whose lineup is completed by guitarist Dave Bone (THE COMPANY BAND) and bassist Brad Davis (FU MANCHU),has been in the works since at least 2...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Talks About His Role In CHTHONIC Action Movie (Video)

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has spoken about his role in a Taiwanese action movie being made by metal band CHTHONIC. He tells Germany's EMP Rock Invasion (see video below): "My friends in this band CHTHONIC, they're a Taiwanese band — they're really big in Taiwan and they're pretty political,...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND: New Guitar-Lesson Videos Available

Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com just shot a new round of guitar-lesson videos with former MEGADETH axeman Chris Poland. A video clip of Poland shredding/warming up for the interview can be viewed at this location. At PlayThisRiff.com you can expect to see the following new lesson videos by Ch...

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VOIVOD Announces First Leg Of 2016 U.S. Tour

Canadian progressive metal pioneers VOIVOD have announced the first leg of their next U.S. tour, starting in February 2016, with support from VEKTOR and EIGHT BELLS. Comments VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin: "VOIVOD are excited to follow up the success of the NAPALM DEATH tour of USA last wint...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's WOODY WEATHERMAN: Guitar Lesson Videos Posted Online

Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring a round of guitar lesson videos with Woody Weatherman of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. At PlayThisRiff.com, you will find the following new lesson videos: * "Albatross" * "Loss For Words" * "Psychic Vampire" (Main Riff) * "Psychic Vampire" (Bridge R...

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CLUTCH Bassist Sitting Out Tour Dates

Bassist Dan Maines (pictured) of Maryland rockers CLUTCH is sitting out the band's current live shows so that he can stay at home to await the birth of his child. Filling in for him is FU MANCHU's Brad Davis. CLUTCH has set "Psychic Warfare" as the title of its eleventh album, tentatively due in Sep...

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SOIL's Tour Bus Involved In Road Accident

SOIL's tour bus was involved in a road accident last night following the band's concert in Des Moines, Iowa. SOIL singer Ryan McCombs writes on Instagram: "At 4:33 a.m., the last thing you want to hear in your bunk is a combination of the driver yelling, 'HOLD ON!!', the sound of the bus flying off...

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SUN & SAIL CLUB: 'The Great White Dope' Album Preview

A preview of SUN & SAIL CLUB's new album, "The Great White Dope", is available below. The CD will be released on May 12. SUN & SAIL CLUB is the band featuring Bob Balch (FU MANCHU) on guitar, Scott Reeder (FU MANCHU, SMILE) on drums and Scott Thomas Reeder (KYUSS, FIREBALL MINISTRY, THE OBSE...

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SUN & SAIL CLUB To Release 'The Great White Dope' Album In May

SUN & SAIL CLUB, the band featuring Bob Balch (FU MANCHU) on guitar, Scott Reeder (FU MANCHU, SMILE) on drums and Scott Thomas Reeder (KYUSS, FIREBALL MINISTRY, THE OBSESSED) on bass, has announced the addition of vocalist and punk legend Tony Adolescent (THE ADOLESCENTS) to the group's ranks. A...

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PIST.ON Reunites, Begins Work On New Material

After more than a decade of silence, gloomy melodic New York metallers PIST.ON have confirmed an end to their self-imposed exile and are set to reunite. Having never officially split up, the band is ready to pick up from where they left off. Henry Font (vocals, guitar),Burton Gans (guitar) and Jeff...

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WARBEAST Announces New Guitarist, Bassist

Texas thrashers WARBEAST have announced the addition of 20-years-old guitarist Drew Shoup and 17-year-old bassist Lyric Ferchaud to the group's ranks. Commented WARBEAST drummer José Manuel Gonzales: "[These are] two young guns with a fire in their bellies and hungry for thrash. "It's humbling and r...

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Former ARCH ENEMY Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON: 'Fugitive Dust' Video Premiere

"Fugitive Dust", the new video from ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, can be seen below. The song is taken from ARMAGEDDON's new album, "Captivity & Devourment", which will be released on January 26 via Listenable Records. The CD was mixed by Fredrik Larn...

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CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON Taps Ex-NIGHTRAGE Singer ANTONY HÄMÄLÄINEN For U.S. Tour

Vocalist Antony Hämäläinen (pictured; NIGHTRAGE, NERVOSIA, MERIDIAN DAWN) will front ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, on their upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early February. Singer Matt Hallquist left ARMAGEDDON last month due to "pers...

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Builders of the Future

Spider One never accepts defeat. So professed on the opening track "Invade, Destroy, Repeat" from POWERMAN 5000's new album, "Builders of the Future". POWERMAN 5000 has come many miles since "The Blood Splat Rating System" and "Mega! Kung-Fu Radio", even if the current mark on the destination map sw...