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Tim Lambesis Breaks Silence

Tim Lambesis, who is currently out on bail, has issued the following update regarding his side-project Austrian Death Machine.

GODFLESH Announces Tour With Nails

Godflesh has announced a string of dates with support coming from Nails and Purient.

TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy Honored By California State Assembly

Yesterday, Assembly member Jim Frazier (D-Oakley) honored Chuck Billy, an Antioch resident and the vocalist for Bay Area thrash metal legends TESTAMENT, on the State Assembly floor.

ATTICA RAGE Announce UK Tour

ATTICA RAGE has announced a series of UK headline shows taking place later this year, in support of their new album 88MPH.

Rob Zombie Announces Haunted House

Groundbreaking musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie will unleash his Great American Nightmare on Los Angeles this Halloween season.

White Wizzard Announce Album Release Show

WHITE WIZZARD have announced a special album release show at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood on July 9th.

Darkane Reveal New Track

Swedish melodic death/technical thrash quintet DARKANE have unveiled "Mechanically Divine," a new song from their PROSTHETIC RECORDS debut, "The Sinister Supremacy."

King Diamond Show Canceled

"We regret to inform you that the St. Petersburg King Diamond concert, scheduled for June 18, 2013, has been canceled due to technical reasons."

SOCIETY 1 Releases Video For "Lifeless"

Society 1 released a new a video today entitled 'Lifeless' directed by vocalist Matt 'The Lord' Zane and Noah Raskin.

Unearth Sign With Eone Music

The band plans to release a brand new LP later this year, their sixth spanning the band's 15 year tenure.

Hessian Changes Name To Avoid Legal Problems

After releasing their damaging debut LP Manégarmr through Southern Lord worldwide in April, Belgium's ominous metal/hardcore unit HESSIAN has slightly revamped the band's moniker due to pending legalities

Papa Roach Announces Headlining Tour For Europe

The Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum alternative rock band Papa Roach will be heading back to Europe in support of their new album The Connection.

Epicenter Festival Announces Lineup

EPICENTER - Southern California's Rock Festival – will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year with a lineup that honors its Southland roots.

Amaranthe Add More Shows To U.S. Tour

AMARANTHE are gearing up for a short North American tour in July with Canada's KOBRA AND THE LOTUS as support.

David Draiman Of DEVICE Discusses Having Wife Walk Around Video Set Nude

In a recent interview with Device's David Draiman, the frontman discussed what it was like having his model and former WWE Diva wife walk around nude at the latest video shoot.

XUL Check in From Winnipeg

"We just arrived in Hearst and all I can say is there are some really long and boring drives thus far."

Sangre Tour Blog Day Tres - "They Took Our Poptarts"

Sangre has sent The Gauntlet another tour blog from the road.

Alexi Laiho Says Children Of Bodom "Has A Year And A Half Of Nonstop Touring Planned"

The Gauntlet caught up with Children of Bodom mainman Alexi Laiho in May at the Petersen Auto Museum for a brief interview.

Wayne Static Discusses His Fondness For Women's Clothes

Last week, the Gauntlet caught up with two of our favorite people in music, Wayne and Tera Static.

My Interview With 'The King Of Rock' DMC of Run D.M.C.

Last week I had the opportunity of a lifetime, to sit down for a one-on-one interview with the 'King of Rock' himself, Darryl McDaniels, aka DMC of the notorious Run DMC.

Sangre Checks In From The Road From Day 2 Of The U.S. Tour

Sangre has checked in from the road with their official tour blog report.

Wayne Static Fires Back At Former Bassist Tony Campos

The Gauntlet caught up with lovely Tera and Wayne Static of Static-x earlier this week. In the interview, Wayne discusses the downfall of the band and the problems he has been dealing with when it comes to former bassist Tony Campos.