Grindcore supergroup LOCK UP ? featuring AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg, Anton Reisenegger of PENTAGRAM and CRIMINAL on guitar, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and ex-DIMMU BORGIR and TESTAMENT drummer Nick Barker ? has been forced to cancel its previously announced April 23-24 shows in Italy after a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe, shutting down airspace
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Having been an official ESP endorsee for several years now, Samoth (EMPEROR, ZYKLON) has now decided to sell on eBay his classic Jackson Randy Rhoads guitar.
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EX DEO ? the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono ? will be on tour this summer with Polish death metal legends BEHEMOTH and DECAPITATED.
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Reunited California metallers DÉTENTE ? featuring original members Dennis Butler (drums), Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside new vocalist Tiina Teal ? will release their new album, “Decline”, on June 8 in the U.S.
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed in his latest TheLiveLine “audioblog” that he is “taking a sabbatical” from programmingMEGADETH’s “predictably unpredictable” Artist Personal Experience radio station, “Megadeth Radio”, which officially launched in October 2009.
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Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with vocalist Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, MACHINES OF GRACE, ex-SAVATAGE).
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AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH are set to return to the road this spring alongside KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS, BURNING THE MASSES and THOSE WHO LIE…
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GMT – featuring guitar legend Bernie Tormé (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE, IAN GILLAN, DESPERADO), singer John McCoy (ex-Gillan, MAMMOTH, SAMPSON, JOEY BELLADONNA, ATOMIC ROOSTER) and drummer Robin…
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German hard rock legends the SCORPIONS have been forced to cancel tonight’s (April 20th) show in Minsk, Belarus. A band statement reads: “Due to the ban…
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Bassist/songwriter Andy Fraser of FREE was guest last Sunday on Long Live Rock. Fraser’s recently released a new single called ‘This Is The Big One’…
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RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy shares his favourite albums with AOL Radio Blog – the list plus excerpts of his comments can be read…
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While talking with Joey Jordison about his current projectMURDERDOLLS on the black carpet at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, Joey let it slip out at…
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