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As lead guitarist for Metallica, there’s not too many obstacles that Kirk Hammett has left to conquer. Perhaps that’s why the 49-year old will soon take on a different challenge — conquering the literary world with his first-ever book ‘Too Much Horror Business — The Kirk Hammett Collection.’

Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has been announced as the keynote speaker for the upcoming CBGB festival that is set to take place this July in New York City.

World Fire Brigade has an impressive lineup in their own respect, but when you add Pearl Jam and Anthrax members to the mix — the supergroup sounds even more super. Get all the details on the exciting new project that has somehow kept a relatively low profile until now.

Hellyeah have announced that guitarist Greg Tribbett has been forced to leave their current tour with Clutch due to a family emergency.

The Offspring‘s Dexter Holland says the state of today’s music industry forced the band to ‘dig a little bit deeper’ when writing and recording their upcoming ninth studio album, ‘Days Go By.’

Korn have added a new slew of dates to their North American tour itinerary, which will now see them travel through the Northeast, Midwest and parts of Canada.

Some rare early versions of ‘Have It All’ and ‘Come Back’ from the Foo Fighters “Million Dollar Demo” — the unreleased album which was later re-recorded as ‘One by One’ — have surfaced online.

Buckcherry have been wrapping up the recording of their forthcoming concept album called ‘Confessions,’ but took some time out to explain why the new song ‘Wherever I Go’ appears on the ‘Avengers Assemble’ disc and not their upcoming album.

Dave Grohl has kept most of the concrete details surrounding his upcoming ‘Sound City’ documentary under wraps. Now the Foo Fighters frontman has issued a handwritten statement detailing what inspired him to make the film, as well as a new trailer for the movie.

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has contributed a gentle new acoustic ballad to the ‘Every Mother Counts 2012′ benefit album.

It has just been confirmed that Lamb of God, Machine Head and Anthrax, along with members of Korn and Slipknot, will bring metal to the high seas on the maiden voyage of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest Cruise.

Danish rockers Volbeat will showcase their groove metal meets rockabilly sound throughout North America on the ‘Live From Beyond Hell / Above Heaven’ summer tour featuring support from Hellyeah.