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There will be no shortage of entertainment on Metallica's North American tour as Beastie Boys' Mix Master Mike will DJ between sets.

During the month of May, Every Time I Die and Norma Jean will embark on a brief run of U.S. shows with openers Cancer Bats, according to a press release. And no one's more psyched than Cancer Bats frontman Liam Cormier, who is a self-admitted Every Time I Die disciple...

Congrats to High on Fire, whose 'Snakes for the Divine' sold nearly 10,000 copies its first week on shelves. That's nearly double what their last album sold in its first week, and this is their fifth studio album. It's incredible to see the band having forward progress deep into their career and reversing a trend...

"You don't stand in the front row and not clap your hands in the air," Cancer Bats frontman Liam Cormier said to a couple of fans at Highline Ballroom Feb. 4. He wanted to discipline the mostly underage crowd at the Manhattan, N.Y. venue. After watching the metal/punk band's entire set, I can say that they righteously earned their tour guarantee and merch money for the night... Read Mor

Now that Life of Agony are done celebrating their 20th anniversary, bassist Alan Robert plans to spend more time with his trio, Spoiler NYC. The band features Robert on vocals and bass, Chris 'Junkyard' Silletti on guitars and Tommy Clayton on drums...

Side projects have become as prevalent in the metal world as pentagrams and Marshall stacks. Bands like S.O.D. and Ex Deo have proven that an excursion from a main project can be creatively invigorating. But there are some groups that don't really embrace the idea of letting their members indulge in side projects or other outside musical endeavors...

Chuck Mosley has recut 'We Care a Lot,' the Faith No More song he originally recorded for the band's debut album of the same name in 1985 and re-recorded again for the second album, 1987's 'Introduce Yourself.' "Of course, I gotta do that again," Mosley laughs...