The first-ever Ozzfest Japan debuted this past weekend (Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2013) to capacity crowds and wide critical acclaim. The two-day music festival — the first major international music festival to ever travel to the country…
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Play Special Set At Germany’s KEEP IT TRUE Festival
Veteran Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will play a special concert at the Keep It True XVII festival, set to take place April 25-26, 2014 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The band’s set will consists of songs only from their…
AVANTASIA To Perform At QUEBEC CITY SUMMER FESTIVAL
EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet‘s AVANTASIA project will make its North American debut at the Quebec City Summer Festival (Festival D’été De Québec), set to take place July 4-14 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Also scheduled to appear are RUSH, DEF…
ALICE IN CHAINS, JANE’S ADDICTION Confirmed For ROCKSTAR ENERGY UPROAR FESTIVAL
The fourth annual Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival will include a stellar lineup of multiplatinum superstars and breaking talent, featuring ALICE IN CHAINS, also with JANE’S ADDICTION. These seminal alternative rock bands will be joined by COHEED AND CAMBRIA and CIRCA…
Reunited LUNA MORTIS To Headline Chicago’s DAME-NATION V Festival
Reunited Madison, Wisconsin-based, female-fronted quintet LUNA MORTIS (formerly known as THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE) will headline the Dame-Nation V festival on August 15 at Reggies in Chicago, Illinois. The event will feature two stages; the main stage being the Rock Club…
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EXODUS Pulls Out Of MARYLAND DEATHFEST Due To A ‘Variety Of Personal Issues’
Due to a “variety of personal issues and matters with one of the members,” San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will not perform at Maryland Deathfest XI, set to take place May 23-26 in Baltimore. Replacing them on…
DEF LEPPARD Is ‘Most Expensive Band’ To Ever Play Norway’s SKÅNEVIK BLUESFESTIVAL
According to The Foreigner, British rockers DEF LEPPARD will make their only appearance in Norway this year on July 6 at the Skånevik Bluesfestival, northeast of Haugesund. “This is the most expensive band we’ve ever had. And we have had…
ROB ZOMBIE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, GODSMACK, MEGADETH Confirmed For HEAVY MTL Festival
ROB ZOMBIE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, GODSMACK, MEGADETH and HALESTORM are among the confirmed bands for this year’s edition of the Heavy MTL festival, set to take place August 10-11 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The billing is shaping up…
EUROPE To Be Joined By SCOTT GORHAM, MICHAEL SCHENKER At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
Swedish hard rockers EUROPE will be joined by special guests Scott Gorham (BLACK STONE RIDERS, THIN LIZZY) and Michael Schenker (ex-SCORPIONS, UFO) at their 30th-anniversary show at the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 5-8 in Sölvesborg, Sweden.…
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL: Video Footage From Hollywood Press Conference
The sixth-year lineup for Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival was officially announced yesterday (Monday, March 18) during a press conference at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Headliners ROB ZOMBIE and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH answered questions…
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METALLICA’s HETFIELD Remembers SLAYER’s HANNEMAN In New DECIBEL Issue
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SEBASTIAN BACH Replaced By MYLES KENNEDY For South African KINGS OF CHAOS Shows
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SAMMY HAGAR’s ‘New And Improved’ HSAS: Photos From The Studio
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Lawyer: Steroid Use Is To Blame For AS I LAY DYING Frontman’s Murder-For-Hire Plot
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SCORPION CHILD Films ‘Polygon Of Eyes’ Video
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WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH Says It Will Picket SLAYER Guitarist’s Memorial Celebration
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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Interviewed At ‘Carolina Rebellion’ (Video)
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VOLBEAT Frontman Talks ‘Rock Allegiance Tour’, Inspiration For ‘Shady Ladies’ Album (Video)
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RUSH: Preview Clips Of Tonight’s ‘Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’ Broadcast
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PAPA ROACH: Video Interview Posted Online
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SLAYER’s DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Tel Aviv Jam Session
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BUCKCHERRY Guitarist Interviewed At ‘Carolina Rebellion’ (Video)
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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Interviewed By BACKSTAGE ENTERTAINMENT (Video)
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HALESTORM Frontwoman Interviewed On Alaska’s KWHL (Audio)
