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Dave Mustaine has started intensive rehearsals for his upcoming gig with the San Diego Symphony.

Ronnie James Dio is one of the most beloved figures in rock history. His gifts, both as a singer and songwriter, are instantly recognizable, whether he was with Rainbow , Black Sabbath , Heaven & Hell , or leading Dio .

We are now in the dead heat of festival season. Even though everyone's making their way down to Austin this week for some giant, week-long Doritos party, there's still plenty going on right here in our own backyards.

A thief who sold 16 memorial plaques, of people cremated at Dundee Crematorium, for scrap has been handed a community payback order for 100 hours of unpaid work.

On March 17, Albuquerque's Sunshine Theate r hosts Oceano , Kublai Khan, Ruse, Eat a Helicopter , and Inhuman Hands.

The Stevens County Coroner confirmed Monday that she has finished the autopsy on the body found near Long Lake on Friday.

Each week on That Metal Show , Eddie, Don and Jim rank their favorite musical moments from the worlds of hard rock and heavy metal in the TMS Top 5 and then argue about what the final ranking should be.

THE mummified body of a man who had been missing for more than four years was found in a derelict house by a scrap metal hunter, an inquest heard.

In a country where fears about sexual assaults run high, one of Mumbai's longest-running thrash-metal bands has released a concept album about the plight of women.

Scott Ian is a huge KISS fan, but he has an unusual opinion about the band's upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: who cares? The Anthrax frontman counts the members of KISS as his very first musical heroes -- having seen them at Madison Square Garden as a little kid -- but tells ABC News Radio, "I saw an interview Paul [ Stanley ... (more)

Metallica, . . . And Justice for Jason When bassist Jason Newsted joined Metallica, legend has it that his bandmates hazed the shit out of him - among other things, they're supposed to have deliberately buried all his bass parts inaudibly low in the mix of 1988's .

By Gerald Shankel , president and chief executive officer of Rockford, Ill.-based Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International , a professional organization with more than 2,100 members working together to improve the metal forming and fabricating industry.

What do you do when you have a 10-gallon brew kettle with no volume markings ? If you're [Itsgus], you use science to etch some markings with a few household items and a 9V and you call it a day.

Armed with his Dad's old electric guitar, 11-year old Ivan Stone Anderson launched his future career.

If you're still trying to evaluate just how great last night's Mike Modano jersey retirement ceremony was, you're not alone.

Washington, D.C. Rep. Frank Wolf on the House floor today delivered the following remarks imploring the Obama Administration to do more to protect Christians in Syria: "Much ink has been spilt regarding Secretary of State John Kerry's comments this weekend characterizing Vladimir Putin's outrageous incursion into Ukraine as a '19 century' But if we ... (more)

Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey have recorded an album together. Former Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson will appear at Knebworth's Sonisphere 2014 Festival A terminally-ill rock legend will made an emotional return to Knebworth Park this summer as part of the Sonisphere 2014 Festival.

Police in Australia have charged a super-hero wannabe who they say stole a Batman costume from a thrift store while wearing nothing but a G-string, Metro reports.

Metallica 's 1991 self-titled album -- known by almost everyone as The Black Album -- is set to turn sweet 16...million in sales.

Many recent novels have melded stories from the past and the present - "Orphan Train," "The Storyteller" and "Calling me Home."