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“Heartbreaker”, the lead single from Motorhead’s forthcoming album, “Aftershock”, has leaked online in advance of its official release.

Due October 22 in North America, “Aftershock” is the band’s 21st studio album was recorded at RG Studios in North Hollywood with longtime producer Cameron Webb.

The release follows a bumpy summer for Motorhead, who canceled a series of shows on their summer European festival tour following doctor’s orders after Lemmy suffered a haematoma (where blood collects outside of a blood vessel) and needed to address the issue; the bassist had previously been fitted with a defibrillator because of heart problems.

Motorhead will launch a fall tour in support of “Aftershock” starting November 7 i...

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Professionally filmed video footage of Metallica’s September 19 performance at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil can be seen below.

The band’s setlist was as follows:

01. Hit The Lights
02. Master Of Puppets
03. Holier Than Thou
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. The Day That Never Comes
06. The Memory Remains
07. Wherever I May Roam
08. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
09. Sad But True
10. …And Justice For All
11. One
12. For Whom The Bell Tolls
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman

Encore:

16. Creeping Death
17. Battery
18. Seek & Destroy

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich explained in a question-and-answer session that followed a recent screening of Metallica’s upcoming movie, “Metallica Through The Never”, that the...

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The new version of Stone Temple Pilots featuring Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington will release an EP, “High Rise”, on October 8 via 13Star Records. The effort will contain five new tracks:

01. Out Of Time
02. Black Heart
03. Same On The Inside
04. Cry Cry
05. Tomorrow

“Out Of Time” reached the No. 1 position on both the Mediabase Active Rock and Mainstream Rock chart last month.

“In terms of style, when the DeLeo brothers Dean and bassist Robert get in the studio and start writing, they have a very unique way of putting chords together and structures and the type of chord progressions they put together,” Bennington told Fuse News of the writing process in the new STP...

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Congratulations are in order for Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix and his wife, Kelly, who are the proud new parents of baby boy, Brixton Gabriel Shaddix. Kelly underwent a Caesarean section procedure at a Californian hospital on Tuesday, September 17 and Brixton was born at 9:45 a.m. local time. He weighed in at 7 pounds and 3 ounces and measured 19 inches long. This is the third son for Jacoby and Kelly, who are also the parents of Makaile Ceilo Shaddix, born March 24, 2002 and Jagger Monroe Shaddix, born September 13, 2004.

During the making of Papa Roach’s latest album, “The Connection”, Shaddix split and reconciled with his wife of 16 years and also fell off the wagon.

“This record is a snapshot of me at my most desperate,” Jaco...

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British heavy metal legends Saxon produce a series of alternative takes on classic favorites to herald a worthy new entry to the Saxonian Institute of Metal.

There is always feral beauty in a raging beast… and with “Unplugged And Strung Up”, Saxon’s selection of unique, fresh and adventurous interpretations of material previously heard only with raw heavy metal thunder, the point is triumphantly underscored.

“Unplugged And Strung Up” reveals layers and pieces previously dormant in many of the 14 classic Saxon songs chosen for this makeover, thanks to some ear-catching new arrangements and mixes. Recorded, mixed and mastered with Andy Sneap in Derbyshire, U.K...

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In a new interview with the BBC World News series, Roger Waters says he regrets taking legal action against his former Pink Floyd bandmates.

NME reports Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and subsequently pursued former bandmates Nick Mason and David Gilmour through the courts for their continued use of the Pink Floyd name and material.

“I did, I did think that was wrong, and I was wrong!” Waters tells host Stephen Sackur. “Of course I was. Who cares? It was a commercial decision and in fact it’s one of the few times that the legal profession has taught me something...

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Pearl Jam have released a video for “Sirens”, the second single issued from their forthcoming album, “Lightning Bolt.”

Directed by noted photographer and film director Danny Clinch, the clip follows the lead track, “Mind Your Manners.”

Due October 15, “Lightning Bolt” was produced by Brendan O’Brien; the project marks the Seattle band’s first studio album since 2009’s “Backspacer.”

Pearl Jam will kick off a fall North American tour October 11 in Pittsburgh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQXP6TDtW0w

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Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian joined Volbeat on stage last night (Monday, September 16) at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles to perform the song “Pool Of Booze, Booze, Booza” (preceded by a snippet of Anthrax’s “I Am The Law”).

Former Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano, who was a producer on Volbeat’s fifth studio album, “Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies”, recently joined the band as its new guitarist. He replaced guitarist Thomas Bredahl, who was given his walking papers in November 2011.

Asked what led to his departure from Anthrax, Caggiano told FaceCulture: “It just boils down to the fact that I never had any creative input, so there was no emotional connection to the music...

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There is a two-minute video report from NBC 7 San Diego on yesterday’s (Monday, September 16) court hearing to determine whether As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis would stand trial on charges he tried to hire someone to kill his estranged wife.

Lambesis will be arraigned on the charges October 22, which is when a date for his trial will be set.

According to NBC 7 San Diego, investigators found a lock box in Lambesis’ Carlsbad, California home containing “a lot of different quantities” of male enhancement-type drugs, male libido-type drugs and estrogen blocking drugs — approximately 30 to 40 vials along with different types of pill packages. In addition, investigators found more than $12,000 in cash.

Lambesis’ defense attorney, Tom...

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Deep Purple have issued a preview of their forthcoming 1984 live DVD, “Perfect Strangers Live”, which is due October 14 (October 15 in North America).

The project captures the 1984 long-awaited reunion of the classic Deep Purple Mark II lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. It was the first time they had been together since 1973.

The lineup recorded a brand new studio album, “Perfect Strangers”, and headed out on tour. The band’s show in Melbourne, Australia was professionally filmed and is the only full-length concert recording of Deep Purple at this time.

The “Perfect Strangers Live” DVD mixes then-new tracks from the “Perfect Strangers” album with favorites from the early 70s.

This spr...