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,…
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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…
Kansas Coffee Shop Forced To Change Name After Legal Threat From TWISTED SISTER Guitarist
According to the Prairie Village Post, a Kansas coffee shop is being forced into changing its name from Twisted Sisters after receiving a letter from attorneys representing John French (or Jay Jay French or John French Segall), who is the…
PHIL LYNOTT Statue Seriously Damaged
According to TheJournal.ie, the Phil Lynott (THIN LIZZY) statue — which was unveiled on August 19, 2005 in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, on the corner of Grafton and Harry streets — was seriously damaged in the early hours of…
KVELERTAK’s San Francisco Concert Attended By Norwegian Prince, METALLICA’s HETFIELD
Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway and his wife, Princess Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, attended this past Tuesday’s (May 7) concert by Norwegian rockers KVELERTAK at Slim’s in San Francisco, California. Also in attendance were METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and MACHINE…
SATYRICON To Perform With Norwegian National Opera Chorus
Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON will perform with the Norwegian National Opera Chorus on September 8 at Den Norske Opera Ballett in Oslo, Norway. A press release states: “Mixing musical modes of expression is always interesting. New sound pictures emerge, and…
IRON MAIDEN Beer Officially Launched
IRON MAIDEN‘s Trooper beer was officially launched yesterday (Thursday, May 9) at Robinsons Brewery in Cheshire, with a reception attended by brewing trade representatives from both the U.K. and Internationally. As fans may have read recently, the unprecedented upfront demand…
TOOL Fans Behave Like ‘Tools’ On New Zealand Flight
According to Stuff.co.nz, two drunk “heavy metal” fans played their own music on a boom box and threatened other passengers earlier today (Friday, May 10) on Jetstar flight JQ249 from Auckland to Christchurch in New Zealand. The duo, who were…
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Guest On NPR’s ‘Weekend Edition’
Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will be featured on NPR‘s “Weekend Edition” this Saturday morning, May 11. Malmsteen will discuss his brand new autobiography, “Relentless: A Memoir”; his latest album, “Spellbound”; and more with program host Scott Simon. Programming times…
RATT Singer On Groupie Conquests: ‘I Actually Had A Quota Of Three A Day’
Vocalist Stephen Pearcy of Californian rockers RATT recently spoke to Culture Brats about his long-awaited book, “Sex, Drugs, Ratt Roll: My Life In Rock”. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Culture Brats: I loved the book. I…
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CARCASS Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
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VH1 CLASSIC’s ‘That Metal Show’ Returns For 12th Season: More Details Revealed
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HOUR OF PENANCE Working On New Material
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MOTÖRHEAD Shiraz Rosé: The Obvious Choice For All Rockers
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SLAYER To Fans: Ignore WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH At JEFF HANNEMAN’s Memorial Celebration
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AS I LAY DYING Singer TIM LAMBESIS: More Details Of Oceanside Arrest Revealed
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ASHES OF ARES Performs Live For First Time
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MEGADETH’s BRODERICK, DROVER Talk ‘Super Collider’ Album With Romania’s InfoMusic.ro (Video)
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STEEL PANTHER Interviewed At ‘Rock On The Range’ (Video)
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ROBERT PLANT And SENSATIONAL SHAPE SHIFTERS Perform ‘Tin Pan Valley’
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MARK TORNILLO’s Pre-ACCEPT Band TT QUICK Reunites For ‘Rock N’ Roll Heaven’ Concert
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SUFFOCATION Featuring DYING FETUS’ JOHN GALLAGHER: Video Footage Of Rotterdam Concert
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VOLBEAT Pays Tribute To Late SLAYER Guitarist
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RUSH Guitarist Answers PLANET ROCK Listeners’ Questions (Video)
