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  METAL SHOP Rocks was once again in attendance for the announcement of the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California. This will be the fourth year of the award show and it will take place on April 11, 2012 at Club Nokia.   The Golden Gods will be…

METAL SHOP Wishes You A Kick Ass Christmas!

  In the last few months Megadeth has been on tour with Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath in the USA and South America. So now with some down time and getting ready to do their own headliner tour, why not do a one night show for the fans!!!!     Megadeth did just that and…

  Hope it was a good weekend for you. Maybe you live near Dallas, Texas and got to see MEGADETH kick off off their North American ‘Dystopia’ Tour on Saturday. They opened with “Hangar 18” and the encore was “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due.” Dave Mustaine recently said about the setlist that people say, “You…

  AC/DC Releases Their First Live Record In 20 years   Recorded in Buenos Aires in December 2009 after a 13-year absence from Argentina, nearly 200,000 fans (over three sold-out nights) witnessed the return of AC/DC.   ‘Live At River Plate’ is a two CD set that captures the excitement and energy of those massive…

Blabbermouth.net: An audio sample of the song “Ready To Rumble” recorded by Axl Rose’ pre-GUNS N’ ROSES band Axl Rose RAPIDFIRE can be streamed in the YouTube clip below (uploaded by former RAPIDFIRE guitarist Kevin Lawrence).   The RAPIDFIRE tapes, which were purportedly recorded in May 1983, have been in storage in the original eight-track…