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Back in December, before they rocked The Warehouse, Halestorm stopped by the 99X studios to chat.  Part of the discussion involved 'ReAniMate', the EP of cover tunes Halestorm released in 2011.   That EP is no longer available, thanks to a lawsuit filed by Axl Rose and Guns 'N Roses over Halestorm's use of the song 'Out Ta Get Me'.

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Less than 30 seconds in...WHOA!  While a lot of bands spend tons of cash on videos with cars, chicks, and booze (which I don't advocate, but thoroughly enjoy!), Five Finger Death Punch goes the 'deep social impact' route, and man, do they get their point across!  We'll chat later, but for now, suck down the new video:

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Metal supergroup Hellyeah is gearing up for the release of their new album 'Band of Brothers',  produced by Jeremy Parker,  who has also worked with  Godsmack and Evanescence.

The band - featuring Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Damageplan), Chad Gray (Mudvayne), Tom Maxwell (Nothingface), Bob Zilla (Damageplan) and Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne) - recently released the video for the title track.  Check it out here:

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While Geoff Tate steps away from Queensryche to concentrate on a solo album and tour, the remaining members of the band - Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren - have decided to continue to tour and record as a unit.  While they maintain that Queensryche "is very much alive",  they've moved on with new frontman Todd Le Torre of Crimson Glory in a project they've dubbed Rising West, a band that will apparently rely heavily on the Queensryche back catalog.

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Metallica played their 1991 "Black" album in full but in reverse order as they headlined Saturday night at this year's Download rock festival.

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Due to Tony Iommi's recent cancer diagnosis, the Black Sabbath reunion tour has been reduced to three dates (until further notice).

Show number two went down Sunday night when Sabbath headlined the Download Festival in Donington Park.  Iommi  seems unfazed by his cancer treatment regimen, and Ozzy was...well...Ozzy.

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Coachella, Rock on the Range, Voodoo, and Bonneroo may have more cachet, but Rocklahoma is getting more and more respect every year.

This year, the three day festival in Pryor, Oklahoma featured 40+ bands on three stages over the three-day Memorial Day weekend. With acts such as Rob Zombie, Chevelle, Slash, and Volbeat on the bill, it's hard to pick out one stellar performance. Instead, a day-by-day recap of the best of Rocklahoma will have to suffice. Suck it down.

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I'm not usually a fan of female fronted bands. I like to look at the hot chicks, but musically, with few exceptions, I'm just not into them. Halestorm? Yes. The Pretty Reckless? Absolutely. The rest, not so much. It's time to add another one to my 'hell yes' list.

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While Pantera fans would love to see some kind of reunion, whatever rifts that exist between bandmembers don't appear to be healing. In the meantime, there are still some options for metal fans, including Hellyeah.

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With all the infighting, website blocking, and hissy fitting in the Queensryche camp, it looks like the band is done.  Geoff Tate is off in his self-gratifying solo world, while the rest of the band have locked into a new project called Rising West - a band that plans on covering the Queensryche catalog of material.

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As you're probably aware, the Black Sabbath reunion tour was scaled back to three shows - following the news that Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was battling cancer.

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Former Shreveport metal band iwrestledabearonce have released a video for their new tune 'I'm Gonna Shoot' from their latest album Ruining It For Everybody.

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