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As the frontman for prominent avant garde rock acts Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer — Maynard James Keenan knows a thing or two about originality. In a new interview the reclusive vocalist says that music piracy is stifling creativity in the industry.

After some initial recording that took place last year, Pearl Jam have returned to the studio to begin fleshing out their tenth studio album.

Five Finger Death Punch continue to show their support for our nation’s armed forces by returning to the Middle East to perform a show for the troops.

Slipknot percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (also known as Clown or #6) is gearing up to release an artistic photography book titled ‘The Apocalytic Nightmare Journey’ which is due out June 19 via MTV Books.

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.

Hurt is know for some of the most intense and passionate music in the world today. It's hard to imagine things getting "kicked up a notch" but the video for "How We End Up Alone" does just that.  This is another video and will stick with you and maybe even make you call your dad or mom.  More after the break.

Slash tweeted some huge news about his plans for Thursday night, March 15. The guitarist revealed that he will be reuniting with his onetime Guns N’ Roses bandmate Steven Adler to “lay down some guitars” for a song on the drummer’s new album.

If you’ve ever wanted to shred it up like Shinedown guitarist Zach Myers, here’s your chance: the axeman is giving lessons Thursday, March 15, via a video stream on Shinedown’s official site.

In a new video, Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis explains the significance behind the name of their latest album, the dubstep-infused ‘The Path of Totality.’

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.

Former ‘Two and a Half Men’ star and current recovering alcoholic Charlie Sheen sure looked a little buzzed at a recent Guns N’ Roses show in Los Angeles. The paparazzi magnet was hounded outside the Hollywood Palladium after the gig, and was asked his opinion on the legendary rock band’s performance.

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.