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Headbangers’ Brawl 4/12: Who’ll Dominate The Charts – Volbeat, Stone Sour, Or Device?

by Metal Insider | Apr 12, 2013 | Headbangers Brawl

Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. This week saw big three releases hit stores: Stone Sour’s...

Volbeat’s Collaboration With King Diamond Available For Free Download

by Zach Shaw | Apr 5, 2013 | New Music

Last month, Volbeat revealed that the one and only King Diamond would make a guest appearance on their new album Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies. And a few days before the album’s release, the song “Room 24” has been made available as a free download via Diamond’s...

Queensryche To Be Joined Onstage By Former Member Of Geoff Tate’s Version

by Zach Shaw | Mar 6, 2013 | Prog Metal Musical Chairs

When guitarist Glen Drover left Geoff Tate’s version of Queensryche (before ever playing a single show), it was safe to assume that it was a business decision. Now, though, the split looks more personal as fans will finally get to see Drover play a Queensrcyhe song…...

Infamous “Balloon Boy” Is Now The Frontman Of a Metal Band

by Matt Brown | Dec 12, 2012 | Video, WTF?!

Remember back in 2009 when a young boy was stuck in a hot air balloon but then it turned out he wasn’t and it was all a hoax? Yeah, well he’s the frontman of a metal band with his brothers called Heene Boyz. No, this is not a joke. Falcon, Bradford, and...

King Diamond Returns To Metal Blade Records With New Record Deal

by Zach Shaw | Dec 3, 2012 | Label Moves

It’s been five years since King Diamond released his last album, Give Me Your Soul…Please. Since then, Diamond has been slowly making his way back onstage following his triple-bypass heart surgery. Now it looks like the metal world will finally get some new King...
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