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Demon Hunter Unleash New Single ‘My Destiny’ Off of ‘True Defiance’
Demon Hunter have released their new single, ‘My Destiny,’ off of their upcoming disc ‘True Defiance,’ which is due out April 10.
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Tom Morello Calls Randy Rhoads the ‘Greatest Hard Rock Guitarist’
Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads influenced many axe-men before his tragic death 30 years ago — one of them being Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello. The mad-scientist of hard rock guitar explains how Rhoads gave him the courage to find his own unique sound.
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DevilDriver Bassist Aaron ‘Bubble’ Patrick Hospitalized
DevilDriver’s Metal Alliance Tour launches this Thursday at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, but the band’s bassist Aaron ‘Bubble’ Patrick will not be able to join them for at least the first show because he has been hospitalized.
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Vinnie Paul Turns 48
Happy birthday to Pantera and Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul, who turns 48 today. Even as he approaches the age of 50, the drummer still smashes away at the skins, using his arms and legs in ways that most men his age couldn’t even consider at this point. But he’s still got plenty of gas left in the tank.
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In This Moment Play New Song ‘Blood’
In This Moment performed their new song ‘Blood’ at the Soundwave Festival in Melbourne, Australia on March 2. You can listen to the song in the fan-filmed video below.
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Lars Ulrich Writes Forward To M. Shawn Crahan’s Photo Book
Slipknot’s M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan will be premiering his new photo book ‘Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey’ at the South By Southwest Music Festival next week in Austin, Texas. ‘Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey’ is a collection of Crahan’s photography, and more specifically his experimental works exploring darkness and light.
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In This Moment Performs New Song ‘Blood’ At Soundwave Festival [VIDEO]
March 10, 2012 March 2nd In This Moment Performed at Soundwave Festival in Melbourne, Australia where they threw down a new song.
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Vinnie Paul Talks Golden Gods + Grammy Museum
The Revolver Golden Gods Awards take place April 11 in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater in conjunction with ‘Golden Gods: The History of Heavy Metal,’ which is a metal exhibit at the adjacent Grammy Museum. The display serves to educate visitors about the genre we all know and love by collecting various items relating to the metal acts. Hellyeah and Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul chatted with Revolver TV about the upcoming metallic festivities, as well as Hellyeah’s new album ‘Band of Brothers,’ due this June.
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Five Finger Death Punch Bring Mobile Recording Studio on Tour
Five Finger Death Punch don’t waste any time. The band, enjoying a surge of success on the back of its third album ‘American Capitalist,’ embarks on tour after tour, leaving little time to record, right? Wrong! FFDP aren’t falling victim to idle time while on the road, instead bringing mobile recording equipment on tour so they can work while traveling from city to city. It effectively ensures that good musical ideas don’t get away from them. Ultimately, the rockers represent a model of efficiency.
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Lacuna Coil Announce 2012 U.S. Headlining ‘Dark Legacy Tour’
Italian rockers Lacuna Coil have been touring tirelessly in order to spread the word about their new album ‘Dark Adrenaline,’ and they’ve just announced plans for a headlining U.S. club jaunt dubbed ‘The Dark Legacy Tour.’
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Korn’s Jonathan Davis to Release Electronic EP as Alter-Ego ‘J Devil’
It’s no secret that Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has an affinity with electronic music. Korn’s latest record ‘The Path of Totality’ delved into dubstep territory and took the band into a new stage in their career. Nowm Davis will soon be releasing an electronic EP under the name J Devil.
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Epica’s Simone Simons Encourages Girls ‘To Grow a Beard and Get Some Balls’
Epica is gearing up to release their fifth studio album on March 9 in Europe and March 13 in the states. In an interview with Noisecreep, frontwoman Simone Simons talks about the balance of being a strong vocalist while still maintaining her femininity.