Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann

We were lucky enough to have Shinedown vocalist Brent Smith join Loudwire Radio host, Sandman, as one of our very first guests on the newly launched show. Smith took Loudwire Radio into the depths of Shinedown’s new album, ‘Amaryllis,’ opened up about the track ‘Bully

Legendary Black Sabbath guitarist and hero to many, Tony Iommi, has just released an update on his current condition. As many of you already know, Iommi was diagnosed with lymphoma shortly after the announcement that the original Black Sabbath members were to write a new album and embark on a world tour.

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Want a brand new iPad without paying any of that pesky money? Well, we’ve got a contest for you. We’ve teamed up with Shinedown to give away one iPad a week for four weeks, courtesy of all four members of the band.

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We recently had the honor of speaking with GWAR front-thing Oderus Urungus on film just minutes before going onstage at the Starland Ballroom in New Jersey.

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After an array of incredibly tense and well-fought battles during Round 1 of Loudwire’s March Metal Madness, Round 2 has launched and is now ready for your votes. With a new batch of tough decisions presented, we’re one round closer to finding the greatest heavy metal song of all time.

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Check these next gatherings off on your list of must-see metal festivals this year. System of a Down, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God and more awesome bands will be bringing the noise to the Heavy T.O. festival in Toronto and the Heavy MTL fest in Montreal.

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Hellyeah / ex-Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul recently spoke about a hypothetical Pantera reunion during an interview with radio station 97.1 The Eagle Rocks. During the discussion, Paul revealed that if a Pantera reunion were to happen, his first and only choice to fill in for his late brother “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott would be Black Label Society shredder Zakk Wylde.

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To accompany the release of their highly anticipated fourth album ‘Amaryllis,’ Shinedown are planning to come out with a unique e-book. Being the first of its kind, the “completely interactive” e-book will contain commentary, video footage and other exclusive content from the band.

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A new musical project has recently surfaced, which features tracks written by Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton and DevilDriver vocalist Dez Fafara. The duo, along with monster drummer Kevin Talley, have adopted the name Born of the Storm and have put the songs ‘Nowhere Fast’ and ‘Dust’ online for free download.

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Metallica‘s Orion Music + More Festival seems to keep getting more and more interesting as time slowly approaches the two-day event. Having recently added more metal acts such as Sepultura and Suicidal Tendencies to the bill, Metallica frontman James Hetfield stepped it up once again by announcing that there will be a car and motorcycle show at the festival.

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The Revolver Golden God Awards have just announced a new batch of rockers to appear at the 2012 ceremony. Not only will Korn, Tenacious D, Dee Snider and Trivium present and perform in the show, but drummer Vinnie Paul will debut a never-before seen Pantera music video from the ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ recordings.

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Hollywood’s Sunset Strip is one of the most iconic regions for musical creativity in rock history, and a new film about the famous boulevard features Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, Tommy Lee, Courtney Love and Alice Cooper, just to name a few.

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