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Devildriver guitarist Jeffrey Kendrick has been given the honor of being nominated in the Best Shredder category for the eighth annual Metal Hammer Golden God awards. The axeman is in running against Zoltán Báthory (Five Finger Death Punch), Russ 'Satchel' Parrish (Steel Panther), Dino Cazares (Fear Factory) and Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity/Down). Who wins is ...

Many metalheads assume that the new crop of throwback, '80s-inspired bands are being ironic and poking fun at an era gone by. Nothing could be further from the truth for Los Angeles' defenders of the faith known as White Wizzard. Their love for metal is genuine...

You would think hosting his own weekly Sirius Radio Show ('Radio Bam') since 2004 would be the source for Bam Margera to discover new music, but it's actually thanks owning a club in West Chester, Pa. that he discovers new bands that take him by surprise...

For all the damage it has done on the music business, the internet has had a great effect on heavy metal. Besides the mountains of information and new avenues of music discovery, one of the most important things the internet has accomplished is giving every fan the ability to have a voice...

The only rockers we've actually heard of from Taiwan, Chthonic are a savage and political black metal band that incorporates instrumentation from the Far East (including the violin-like erhu) into their Western-inspired sounds. The band has been raising eyebrows and pushing buttons since they formed in Taipei in 1995 and released five albums to date...

It looks like 2009 is shaping up to be Steel Panther's year. Not only are the gods of the Sunset Strip releasing the long-awaited 'Feel the Steel' via Universal Republic on October – we mean, Rocktober 6 – they'll also be continuing to tour and making television appearances throughout the remainder of the year. But in wha...

Steel Panther's latest single, the power ballad 'Community Property,' is all about honesty; the frank revelation that band members are faithful to their girlfriends while they're home. However, all bets are off on the road. When the hair metal act's vocalist Michael Starr heard the song for the first time, he was just as candid about his thoughts...

Well, Bretgate isn't over yet. That much-promised statement from Bret Michaels, concerning his recent appearance at last Sunday's Tony Awards, during which a descending stage prop essentially kicked Bret's butt, has finally been released, and it's a winner...

What a hairy situation. Well over a dozen glam bands gathered in Baltimore on May 30 for the inaugural M3 festival. Twisted Sister, RATT, Extreme, Kix, Dokken, Slaughter, Y&T, Gilby Clarke, Keel, Jetboy, L.A. Guns, Jani Lane, XYZ, BulletBoys, Carmine Appice's SLAMM and Steel Panther wowed the large and very drunk crowd. "E...

Glam rockers Steel Panther are hoping to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest-running show. "We play Monday nights in Hollywood," said singer Michael Starr. "We cannot stop playing that show because we're trying to break a world record here...