Chad Childers

The cover song is a big part of many band's repertoire and Shinedown's Brent Smith and Zach Myers recently teamed up to lay down several acoustic covers of their favorite songs. The result is a new EP titled '(ACOUSTIC SESSIONS)' that will be released under the moniker Smith + Myers via iTunes and at all digital retailers on Jan. 28.

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When Amy Lee announced in late 2012 that Evanescence would go on hiatus, her fans wondered what her next project would be. Now, we know the biggest one of all, as the singer has revealed in a new tweet to fans that she's pregnant with her first child!

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Volbeat will be making the rounds Stateside again this spring, as the band has just announced a month-plus tour with Trivium and Digital Summer.

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It's been a while since we've seen Metallica on the Grammy stage, but the band intend on making an impression with their upcoming appearance. Guitarist Kirk Hammett tells Rolling Stone, "It's gonna be completely insane."

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Avenged Sevenfold will join a star-studded lineup at the 5th Annual 'Duffing for Dollars' charity golf tournament next month in Mission Viejo, Calif. The annual event, put on by the founders of the Vans Warped Tour, Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar and Mayhem Festivals and Funny Or Die Presents: Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festivals, will raise funds for the Unite the United and MusiCares organizations.

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Foo Fighters have been somewhat quiet over the last few months, popping up long enough to let fans know that writing was under way on their new album and playing a few late year dates in Mexico in 2013 just to get in the vibe of playing music again. But now Foo Fighters have a message for all of their patiently waiting fans: "It's F---ing ON!"

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'Wisconsin Death Trip' is the album that put Static-X on the map and frontman Wayne Static is ready to revisit the classic disc for its 15th anniversary this year.

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Courtney Love was back in a courtroom Wednesday (Jan. 15) in Los Angeles as the first day of her defamation trial got underway. The singer was in court to answer to a suit filed by her former lawyer, Rhonda Holmes, who claimed that Love defamed her in a public tweet.

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With Ozzy Osbourne otherwise occupied in a little band called Black Sabbath, his guitarist Gus G. has utilized the downtime to knock out his first solo album. 'I Am the Fire' is expected to drop in North America on March 18, with Europe receiving the disc a day earlier.

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Foo Fighters are ramping up to a big 2014, and the first major announcement of the year is that the band will be among the headliners at the 2014 Firefly Music Festival.

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If you're heading to the New England Metal & Hardcore festival this year, you can now start to map out who you want to see and when. First off, it should be noted that the event just added a wealth of new bands with 1349, Battlecross, Black Crown Initiate, Carnifex, Erra, Fallujah, Goatwhore, I Declare War, Inquisition, Rivers of Nihil, Sworn In, Broken Hope and The Acacia Strain joining the bill.

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Smile Empty Soul and Hed PE will start their 2014 on the road together, taking part in what's been dubbed the 'Chemical Free' tour.

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