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Black Veil Brides' Andy Biersack will be a guest on this weekend's episode of 'That Metal Show.'

The frontman will talk about his love for 'That Metal Show,' their recent appearance opening for Ozzy at Monsters of Rock in Brazil, and unveils the new artwork and release date of their first-ever live DVD.

This week's other guests are Faster Pussycat's Taime Downe and Slaughter's Mark Slaughter. Mike Orlando of Adrenaline Mob will serve as the guest musician. Orlando will address the passing of drummer AJ Pero, the latest benefit show for Pero's family, and a completed album he has in the can with Pero on drums.

The episode airs this Saturday at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT, and repeating at 11:00 P.M. ET/PT on VH1 Classic.

Watch Metallica's classic, "Master of Puppets," get covered by six-year-old Avery Molek on drums. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

Grindcore act Maruta will release their new album, 'Remain Dystopian,' on June 2 via Relapse. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere their new song, "Stride Endlessly Through Scorched Earth,' which features At the Gates' Tomas Lindberg on guest vocals. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

To get 'Remain Dystopian,' visit Relapse's webstore or Bandcamp.  For more on Maruta, follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

Swedish retro rock act Casablanca—which features Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie—will release their new album, 'Miskatonic Graffiti,' later this summer via Despotz. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere their new song and lyric video for "My Shadow Out of Time." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

To get 'Miskatonic Graffiti,' visit Despotz's website. For more on Casablanca, follow them on Facebook.

After expanding into the EverBank Field grounds, Monster Energy Welcome to Rockville drew a record crowd of 50,000 on April 25 and 26 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Despite two temporary evacuations on Saturday due to severe weather systems in the area, the festival's fifth anniversary weekend was a success—including performances from Slipknot, Korn, Godsmack, Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Of Mice & Men, and many more.

Fort Rock also sold out, this time for the third straight year. Held on April 25 in Fort Myers, Florida, the 14,000 in attendance saw performances from Slipknot, Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, In This Moment, The Pretty Reckless, and more.

Clay Busch, head of marketing for festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents said, "2015's Monster Energy Fort Rock was the biggest to date and we will continue to grow the show and bring the best artists to South Florida. We cannot wait to return."

Check out a video recap of Fort Rock below.

Stone Sour have premiered their covers EP, 'Meanwhile in Burbank.' Check out their renditions of Alice in Chains, Judas Priest, KISS, Metallica, and Black Sabbath below and let us know what you think in the comments!

The EP is out now via Roadrunner Records.

Metal-friendly hip-hop artist Tech N9ne has premiered his new song, "Wither," which features Slipknot's Corey Taylor. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

Taylor said, "Working with Tech was a no-brainer. When I heard the music for 'Wither,' I knew the two of us would make something dark and crazy. The slow burn in the music is awesome—his band is great and the performance is incredible. People are gonna shit!"

Tech N9ne said, "This collaboration is a total dream come true, because I've been a Maggot since '99. This song we did together is such a dynamic rollercoaster ride! It starts off calm and cool and then fuckin' gets loud and extremely mean and crazy! It's perfect!"

Tech N9ne will release his new album, 'Special Effects,' on May 4 via Strange Music.

Duff McKagan will be releasing an EP, 'How to be a Man,' as a companion to his upcoming book of the same title.

The three-song EP—which will feature Izzy Stradlin, Alice in Chains' vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga and drummer Taz Bentley—will be out May 12.

McKagan's book, 'How to Be a Man,' will also be out May 12. In the book he shares the wisdom about gaining the path to superstardom—from his time with Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver to getting sober after a life of hard living to achieving his personal American Dream of marrying a supermodel, raising a family and experiencing what it's like to be winked at by Prince.

McKagan will also be doing book signings at the dates and locations below.
Date                            City                              Location
5/11                             Ridgewood, NJ            Bookends
5/12                             New York City             The Strand Bookstore
5/13                             Long Island                  Book Revue
5/15                             Hollywood, FL              Hard Rock Casino
5/16                             Ledyard, CT                 Foxwoods
5/17                             Seattle                         Neptune
5/22                             Los Angeles                 Book Soup

As Apocalyptica make their way around the country with Sixx:AM and Vamps in support of their new album, 'Shadowmaker,' they will blogging about their experiences for Revolver.

Entry by Franky Perez.

Radio stations, truck stops, emergency rooms and minute clinics..

It's week 3 of of the Sixx:A.M./Apocalyptica/Vamps Modern Vintage tour and its official... the flu has made its way through the entire Apocalypticamp.

IT'S ALL MY FAULT!!! I'm ashamed to say that the bug bit me first in Finland before we even began the tour. As soon as we hit the road in the States it quickly infected everyone on the bus one by one. The last victim was our bus driver. It hit him like a sledge hammer and made us push bus call a couple of times in order for him to get a few more hours of sleep. Shout out to Jens Erding the (Prevost gladiator) who drove under the Influenza, at times muscling through some 12 hour hauls with out complaining. Well, at least not complaining loud enough for any of us to hear over the hum of the road and the the roar of the diesel engine.

The flu wasn't the only thing that required medical assistance. Our tour manager Erik suffered a sever ankle sprain when he took on an entire motorcycle gang after catching them tormenting a stray dog in an alley... KIDDING!!! His clumsy ass twisted the fuck out of it when he missed a step on his way back from the sound board.

In spite of everything that ailed us the shows this week have been killer. And as Forest Gump so dimwittedly said, "Thats all I have to say about that."

Our album 'Shadowmaker' was just released on April 21. So in an effort to promote it and give back to the fans and radio stations that have supported us, we've spent most of our time between shows visiting radio stations, performing live on air, and doing meet and greets with contest winners. Our single "Cold Blood" is slowly climbing the charts so I guess all the hard work is paying off.

The Modern Vintage tour comes to an end this week. Its been a great run with a killer line up. No drama, just three bands with one mission.. Give the people what they want. What do the people want you ask??? ROCK 'N' ROLL even if they don't know it.

Beartooth will be performing at Carolina Rebellion and Rock on the Range next month and in celebration, the band has created a moshpit simulator to give fans a preview of what they will experience during their set. Check it out here!

The band released 'Disgusting' last year. For more on Beartooth, follow them on Facebook and Twitter.