Rockers Machine Head have fired their co-founder and lead bassist Adam Duce.

The group made the difficult decision earlier this month, with guitarist and fellow co-founder Robb Flynn announcing the news in a post on his official blog.

He writes, "2-11-13. That is the date we fired Adam Duce. That is the day that I had to tell Adam that after 21 years of being in a band together, I just couldn't take it anymore. That is the day I said, 'My hope is that this can be amicable.' The words sounded like someone else had spoken them.

"It was like being outside of my body watching someone else...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is secretly plotting a heavy rock super-tour, which will include his band, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer guitarist Kerry King has let it slip that negotiations have started during an interview with Britain's Metal Hammer magazine.

Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax toured with Alice In Chains on the Clash Of The Titans tour in 1991, while Metallica and Megadeth played a one-off show in Britain in 1993 - but the four acts have never performed on the same bill.

King says, "I don't know Lars that well and I haven't heard it from Lars, but apparently he's ta...

Machine Head rocker Phil Demmel ended the band's concert in Virginia on Sunday in dramatic fashion - he collapsed from dehydration while performing the penultimate song.

The guitarist complained about feeling lightheaded moments before passing out on stage at the Nissan Theater in Bristow. Drummer Dave McClain reveals, "That was a scary moment for all of us. Seeing your friend collapse like that is something that nobody wants to experience. He's doing much better now and taking it easy on the bus."

Demmel is expected back on stage in Darien Lake, New York on Tuesday to close the...

Jive/20-20 metal band Bullet For My Valentine's album Scream Aim Fire debuts this week at # 4 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart and #2 on the Top Alternative & Hard Music charts.

Their highly anticipated sophomore album was released in the U.S. on January 29th. The 11-track assault was produced by Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Funeral For A Friend) and features the explosive first single with the same name, "Scream Aim Fire" which continues its ascent on the Active and Modern Rock Charts.

Across the globe Scream Aim Fire has debuted within the Top 5 on several album charts,...

In what's sure to be the hottest concert ticket of the summer, multi-platinum rock acts Slipknot and Disturbed will lead the first-ever Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, a riotous road show packed with some of hard music's most influential artists and a plethora of the genre's most exciting young voices. The tour is set to kick off July 9th at the White River Amphitheater in Seattle and will hit 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August (a full itinerary will be announced in the coming weeks).

Joining Slipknot and Disturbed on the main stage will be DragonForce...

Atlantic recording artist Shadows Fall has received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for the song "Redemption" off their critically acclaimed label debut, Threads Of Life.

Clearly a leader in their genre, this marks the band's second Grammy nomination in the category, following their nod at the 2006 awards for "What Drives The Weak" off of their Century Media release, The War Within.

Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair said the following, "We walked off stage in Milan Italy last night after a killer set on the Black Crusade tour and my phone started buzzing. After cr...

Welsh rock band Lostprophets are celebrating after they were named Best British Band at the Kerrang! Awards on Thursday night. The rockers have now won the award two years in a row after beating Muse, Enter Shikari, Biffy Clyro and Funeral For A Friend to the title.

Elsewhere at the London award ceremony, Machine Head's The Blackening claimed Best Album honors, actor Jared Leto's group 30 Seconds To Mars won Best Single for "The Kill," and My Chemical Romance scooped up the Best International Band award.

Rising rock band Enter Shikari won Best Live Band and the Spirit of Indepen...

Machine Head were the big winners at last night's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London, claiming two major honors and performing the night's live highlight. The California rockers claimed the Best Album award for the critically-acclaimed Blackening and front man Robb Flynn picked up the night's Golden God honor.

Lamb of God were the night's big losers - they only picked up one award, despite getting nominated for five.

The full list of winners is:

Best U.K. Band: Bullet For My Valentine

Best Live Band: Lamb of God

Best International Band: Killswitch Engage

Best Unde...

Coming soon to a TV near you will be the weekly 30-minute metal program, 'Rocknation.' Put together by the Perris Records label, the program will air weekly Saturday night at midnight, and will feature only the best metal videos - of artists from other labels as well as on Perris. The show will be made available on both Time Warner and Comcast.

Cities confirmed thus far to carry 'Rocknation' include Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Tyler, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, and Omaha, with more to soon follow. The first artist to be featured on 'Rocknation' will be none other than the legendary vo...

World renowned bi-lingual Latino Metal sextet Ill NiÑo is paying homage to some of the most influential bands and artists shaping today's musical landscape with The Under Cover Sessions.

The five-song, limited edition EP, due Nov. 7, is Ill Nino's debut release on Cement Shoes Records (Fontana/Universal) and just a taste of what's to come, as the band's highly anticipated fourth full-length studio album, destined to be the band's most influential release to date, is due for a Spring 2007 delivery. Only 20,000 copies of the EP will be released – half of which already have been pre-sold....

Fresh from sharing stages at a string of sold-out venues on their groundbreaking "Congress of Corruption" fall U.S. tour, Cement Shoes Records label mates Ill Nino and Ra will be back together before a live national listening audience next month on "Rockline."

Ill Nino and Ra will be the featured guests on the venerable nationally syndicated radio show Monday, November 13, beginning at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out www.rocklineradio.com.

Both bands appea...

Rock band Machine Head decided to write songs about death for their upcoming album after reading a letter written by a soldier in Iraq. Frontman Robert Flynn was stunned by the power behind the dying man's words, which put the blame for his predicament firmly on President George W. Bush.

Flynn says. "We've got about five songs right now that I'm stoked with. There are songs about suicide and death. I read a letter by this soldier over in Iraq, who had written to his mother after he got shot in a battle. He came to the conclusion he was dying and ended up giving the letter to his buddy ...

DevilDriver returns from a successful European tour with Lamb Of God. Now hits the road in the US with In Flames, Zao and label mates Trivium.

"Being on the road is where we like to be," says lead singer Dez Fafara. "The European tour was killer. Out there, meeting our fans and playing the heaviest music we can is our idea of a good time." DevilDriver is touring in support of their sophomore album, The Fury of Our Maker's Hand (click for review), which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseeker's chart and was called a "mad masterpiece" by Revolver Magazine. The band recently put toget...

The lineup for the Roadrunner 25th Anniversary concert at the Nokia Theater in NYC on 12/15/05 is now official. Until now a closely-guarded secret list of metal luminaries, the rumors that have been circulating within the rock community and on many websites are being confirmed as this new information is brought to light...

Boasting one of the most impressive line-ups ever assembled on one stage, the concert will feature over 35 artists who will perform 24 classic Roadrunner songs ranging from the King Diamond era, all the way through the recently released Roadrunner United album.

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