MEGADETH filmed a video for the title track and first single from the band’s new album, “Super Collider”, on Friday, May 10 in the Los Angeles area. California-based model, actress, singer and songwriter Hunter Elizabeth was cast in the lead…
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AS I LAY DYING Frontman’s Attorney Says TIM LAMBESIS Initially Faced Life Sentence
AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis‘ attorney believes his client may have been the victim of a setup in connection with the singer’s alleged attempt to hire someone to kill Lambesis‘ estranged wife. Tim was arrested without incident on…
IRON MAIDEN Trooper Beer Launch Halted In Sweden Due To Concerns Over Skull Label
According to The Local, the sale of IRON MAIDEN‘s Trooper beer has been halted in Sweden by the country’s state-run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget due to legal concerns over the skull and crossbones motif on the label. “There has been…
DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Joins RECOMBINANT As Senior Artist In Residence
Jordan Rudess, the keyboardist/Continuum-player/multi-instrumentalist for Grammy-nominated prog rock/metal icons DREAM THEATER, has joined the music technology company Recombinant as senior artist in residence. The company recently released a new interactive music application, JamBandit. As part of his new role, Rudess…
VADER: New Songtitles Revealed
Polish death metal veterans VADER will enter the studio in November to begin recording their new album for an early 2014 release. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include “Abandon All Hope”, “Bring Them To Me” and “Infernal Poetry”.…
KILLER DWARFS To Reunite To Promote Release Of ‘Start @ One’ Album
Legendary Canadian band KILLER DWARFS will reunite to support the release of its “lost” album “Start @ One”. The tracks on the CD were recorded in 1993 at Powerlines Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with producer/engineer Fred Duvall and feature…
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SYSTEM DIVIDE Recording Second Album
Extreme metal bulldozer SYSTEM DIVIDE — featuring current members of ABORTED and former members of DISTORTED — has entered Sound Division Studios in Hagen, Germany to begin recording its second full-length album entitled “The Cult Of Indifference”. The band is…
TIM LAMBESIS Remains Behind Bars One Day After Pleading Not Guilty In Murder-For-Hire Case
According to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department web site, as of Friday afternoon (May 10), AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis had yet to post bail one day after pleading not guilty to a charge of solicitation of murder.…
Driver In BARONESS Tour Bus Crash May Never Face Charges
Savannah, Georgia-based quartet BARONESS was involved in a road accident on August 15, 2012 in England when the band’s tour bus reportedly plummeted for 30 feet over a viaduct after going through a security barrier during heavy rain. Nine people,…
SLASH Pays Tribute To SLAYER’s JEFF HANNEMAN
Legendary VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash (pictured below) has paid tribute to SLAYER axeman Jeff Hanneman, who passed away on May 2 from liver failure at the age of 49. In a statement to LA Weekly, Slash said: “For…
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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)
