Sharon Osbourne Denies Firing Bill Ward From Sabbath

February 9th, 2012

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Sharon Osbourne has taken to Twitter to dispel rumours that she fired drummer Bill Ward from the recently reunited Black Sabbath lineup.

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The Dirty Youth Post Acoustic Korn Cover

February 8th, 2012


UK mob The Dirty Youth have recorded a special acoustic cover of a Korn track! Sound unlikely? It’s of ‘Narcissistic Cannibal’. Yeah, right? Amazingly, it totally works!

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Evile, Cerebral Bore To Play Earache Showcase In Manchester This Weekend

February 8th, 2012


Some of the UK’s finest thrash will be playing Manchester this Saturday in aid of HMV’s Next Big Thing campaign – with death metal newcomers Cerebral Bore involved too! Nice.

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Deftones: Positive Developments For Bassist Chi Cheng

February 8th, 2012


We’re elated to finally hear some positive news from the Deftones camp regarding bassist Chi Cheng, who has been in a coma since being involved in a car crash in November 2008.

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Corey Taylor Fronts The New Issue Of Metal Hammer!

February 8th, 2012


Oh hell yes. Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor is on the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer – out now! Also featuring the FREE new debut album from Mortad, free posters and stickers, plus Lamb of God, Korn, Dream Theater, Opeth, Ozzy, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Every Time I Die, Soulfly and more!

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Slash To Release New Album With Classic Rock

February 8th, 2012


Our sister mag Classic Rock will be releasing a special fanpack edition of the new Slash album in the UK! We definitely approve.

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Metallica Announce Their Own Festival…With Arctic Monkeys

February 7th, 2012

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Metallica have announced their own festival, and it’s a bit…erm….ah…ah fuck.

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VIDEO: Soulfly Talk ‘Enslaved’

February 7th, 2012


Check out this exclusive clip of Soulfly talking about their epic new album, ‘Enslaved’! Gnarly.

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Dio Classics Get The Deluxe Treatment

February 7th, 2012

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Three classic Dio albums are getting reissued, deluxe style. Come and find out what new features can be found on ‘Holy Diver’, ‘Last In Line’ and ‘Sacred Heart’!

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VIDEO: Van Halen – ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ Review

February 7th, 2012


They’re one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time, and finally, have a new album with David Lee Roth for the very first time since 1984! Find out what our Man In The Shed Dom Lawson makes of it all…

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