The 2016 Epiphone Revolver Music Awards: Winners Announced


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The 2016 Epiphone Revolver Music Awards happened last night at Webster Hall in New York City, and now the winners have been revealed. Continue reading


Stream The Epiphone Revolver Music Awards Online Tonight


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The 2016 Epiphone Revolver Music Awards is happening tonight at Webster Hall in New York City, and just in case you can’t make the show, you can watch it right here in a few hours. Continue reading


Baroness, Gojira, Korn, Megadeth And Periphery Nominated For Best Metal Performance At 2017 Grammy Awards


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Every year the Grammy Awards try to prove that they know what metal is, and for once, the nominations make sense. Continue reading


Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe To Auction Off His Gold Record For Cancer Research


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As we learned earlier this week, Lamb Of God will be releasing a brand new EP on December 2nd. The Duke EP was inspired by the plight of a fan who recently lost his battle against leukemia, and now the band is doing everything they can to raise awareness for those suffering from cancer. Randy Blythe has decided to go one step further in the fight against cancer by auctioning off his Ashes Of The Wake gold record for cancer research. Continue reading


Rage Against The Machine Guitarist Honored With Award By ACLU


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Rage Against The Machine
guitarist Tom Morello received an award for social justice by the Southern California chapter of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) this past Sunday, November 8, 2015 for its Bill of Rights Awards Dinner, alongside actress Kerry Washington (ABC-TV’s Scandal) and attorneys James Obergefell and Mary L. Bonauto will receive the Ramona Ripston Liberty, Justice & Equality Award for their work on marriage equality.

The organization said:

“He joined musicians in suing the U.S. government for using music in interrogations at Guantanamo Bay, and has advocated for workers’ rights and immigrants’ rights. He opposed the exclusion of third party candidates from nationally televised debates, supported the Occupy Movement, and appeared in a video supporting Chelsea Manning, a soldier who disclosed sensitive military and diplomatic documents,”


Video: Slayer Honored By the Smithsonian Institute For Thrash Metal Exhibit


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The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., which is the National Museum of American  History, has honored metal legends Slayer with an exhibit. Slayer: Origins of Thrash will be a part of the Places of Musical Innovation Exhibit. Watch the preview at this link or below: 

 

Slayer releases their new  new album, Repentless on September 11th from Nuclear Blast

Slayer, photo by Andrew Stuart

Slayer, photo by Andrew Stuart