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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.

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.

Demon Hunter have released their new single, ‘My Destiny,’ off of their upcoming disc ‘True Defiance,’ which is due out April 10.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

March 2nd In This Moment Performed at Soundwave Festival in Melbourne, Australia where they threw down a new song.

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 Revolve

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 tha

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.’