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DREAM THEATER have issued the following statement in the wake of the earthshattering news that drummer Mike Portnoy has elected to leave the band: "To all...

BW&BK has received the following press release: Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band, VENOMIN JAMES, will release their second album Crowe Valley Blues via Auburn Records on September...

London, Ontario's BOBNOXIOUS - featuring RAZOR frontman Bob Reid - have issued the following update: "FM 96 presents the Bobnoxious 4th Annual Charity Bob-A-Q for The...

According to a brief update from AFM Records, Texas-based metal legends HELSTAR will release their next album on November 5th. Two years after the critically...

Pomona, CA's own BONDED BY BLOOD were recently announced as part of the stellar lineup for the North American Retribution 2011 Tour. Headlined by metal...

Maria Voutiriadou at Metal-Temple.com recently spoke caught up with JON OLIVA'S PAIN / ex-SAVATAGE frontman Jon Oliva to discuss the new JOP album, Festival. An...

ANNIHILATOR have issued the following update "Register in the Annihilator forums, log in and participate in a live chat with Annihilator's Jeff Waters and...

KISS' Paul Stanley and his son Evan visited Norman's Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California recently. Check out footage below of both jamming on one of...

According to TMZ, MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil is being accused of attacking a woman in a Las Vegas hotel elevator over the...

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has posted on Facebook that he has left the band. His post reads as follows: "I am about to...

When Jon Schaffer does something, he does it right. Like creating an eclectic, fan-favorite set list for ICED EARTH’s upcoming limited-engagement US tour. “I wanted to...

Grand Central Publishing / Hachetter Book Group will release VINCE NEIL's Tattoos & Tequila - To Hell And Back With One Of Rock's Most Notorious...

HELLYEAH has issued the following road update: "This really sucks, but tonight's Hellyeah performance in Tulsa, OK has been canceled due to weather and flight cancellations...

Greg Prato from Rolling Stone spoke with Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary singer RONNIE JAMES DIO (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW,...

Roadrunner Records has posted Shockwaves Skull Sessions Episode #41 which is described as follows: Monte Conner (VP/A&R for Roadrunner Records), author/journalist Martin Popoff (BW&BK/BraveWords.com) and journalist...

This Friday, September 10th, German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will unveil their new video for the track 'Highland Farewell' from their upcoming record The Clans...

Montreal based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM are proud to announce their first ever performances in South Africa. Vocalist Maurizio Iacono commented: "This is truly a highlight in...

NOCTURNAL FEAR, Detroit's war-thrash death-squad, have discharged longtime drummer Aggressor. New drummer Witchhammer is already learning the band's set, and the band is rehearsing tracks...

Copenhagen, Denmark-based death metallers CORPUS MORTALE have issued the following update: "The news first... we can finally announce (after several delays) that we have booked...

Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, HAIL!) has checked in with BraveWords.com just prior...