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Nearly a quarter of a century after they staged their fan favorite ‘Live at the Ritz’ concert, Guns N’ Roses are set to return to the renowned New York City theater as part of a six-date jaunt through the Northeast that will also take them into Maryland, New Jersey, and Illinois.

This video just came out a few days ago. Here's the latest from the group and pick up the new self-titled album, Evanescence.

Ministry mastermind and El Pasoan Al Jourgensen is one of the most charismatic and fascinating characters in the world of metal. Well known for making bold statements, Jourgensen told us during an exclusive interview that the upcoming Ministry disc ‘Relapse’ is one of the 50 best albums ever by any music act.

Riot guitarist Mark Reale passed away Wednesday (Jan. 25) at the age of 57 after being hospitalized for severe complications from his longtime battle with Crohn’s disease. Reale had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage and was in a coma for the past two weeks.

Lamb of God‘s highly-anticipated album ‘Resolution’ is set to hit stores tomorrow (Jan. 24). However, if your fanatic devotion to the band has left you pacing nervously in circles, you can listen to the entire album in its final and mastered form — right now.

After revealing last week that they were touring together, Godsmack, Staind and Halestorm have now unveiled the dates for their joint U.S. tour.

It’s a big weekend for the National Football League with the AFC and NFC Championship games set to take place to determine who will go to the Super Bowl, but if you’re not a fan of the sport, now there’s another good reason to tune in.

Unearth are like Spinal Tap when it comes to the drummer position in their band. The band announced that up and comer Nick Pierce will permanently fill the vacancy behind the kit.

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy made some waves when he posted a picture of a royalty check on his Twitter page that came out to a whopping $1.31. Yesterday (Jan. 19), Heafy shook things up once again by posting a detailed and in-depth analysis on his blog about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

.Metallica and Lou Reed have announced a November 1st North American release date for their joint album which they have dubbed "Lulu".

The Golden Gods will be out in Los Angeles tonight with "Revolver" magazine's third annual Golden Gods Awards ceremony.

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