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Revolver is holding our "Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock" issue release party this Saturday at the 48 Hours Festival, Powered by Rockstar Energy Drink, in Las Vegas. Rockers Fozzy, starring Revolver Golden Gods host Chris Jericho, and the Sin City Sinners will be performing, and Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta will be hosting. Were that not exciting enough, some of the issues featured ladies will be there to sign copies of the new issue (which is available here and on newsstands everywhere) and the 2012 Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock calendar (available here). In This Moment's Maria Brink, Eyes Set to Kill's Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez, Valora's Syd Duran, and the Butcher Babies' Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd will all be in attendance. Plus, there will be a special DJ set by DJ Wulf of Black Tide.

The party takes place on Saturday, October 15, beginning at 11 P.M., at the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. For more details, click the flyer.

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Evanescence may be forever associated with the nu-metal scene of the late Nineties and early Aughts, but singer and bandleader Amy Lee loves all sorts of music and, in particular, has a deep, long-lasting love of electronic-based artists such as Portishead, Massive Attack and Depeche Mode. Another one of her favorites? Björk. Here, Lee breaks down her four favorite songs by the tireless Icelandic genre-hopper, whose wild, carefree spirit lurks in Evanescence's darkness corners.

You've been waiting all year for it: The 2011 edition of Revolver's annual Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue. The magazine is available on newsstands everywhere today, and is also available for purchase online right here. Amy Lee of Evanescence, who have just released their first album in six years, graces the cover, while inside we've compiled a list of the 25 baddest babes in heavy music, as voted by you, the fans. Included are Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Maria Brink of In This Moment, Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless, Brooklyn of Picture Me Broken, Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez of Eyes Set to Kill, and many more.

The issue also features stories on:
• Disturbed
• The Devil Wears Prada
• Staind
• Anthrax
• Black Veil Brides
• Mastodon
• Alice Cooper
• Machine Head
• Sebastian Bach
• Falling in Reverse
• and much, much more!!!

Also available online for pre-order is the 2012 edition of Revolver's Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock calendar, featuring Lzzy Hale on its cover and exclusive pinups of 12 of the loveliest ladies in music, including an alternate shot of Hale. Preview the calendar right here. It also packs plenty of hard-rock and metal trivia, including landmark album release dates, historic concerts, musician birthdays, and much more! Get yours now.

You've been waiting all year for it: The 2011 edition of Revolver's annual Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue. The magazine doesn't hit newsstands until October 11, but we've made it available for purchase online right here right now. Amy Lee of Evanescence, who are set to release their first album in six years also on October 11, graces the cover, while inside we've compiled a list of the 25 baddest babes in heavy music, as voted by you, the fans. Included are Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Maria Brink of In This Moment, Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless, Brooklyn of Picture Me Broken, Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez of Eyes Set to Kill, and many more.

Also available online for pre-order is the 2012 edition of Revolver's Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock calendar, featuring Lzzy Hale on its cover and exclusive pinups of 12 of the loveliest ladies in music, including an alternate shot of Hale. The calendar also packs plenty of hard-rock and metal trivia, including landmark album release dates, historic concerts, musician birthdays, and much more! Get yours now.

Evanescence have released a streaming preview of the new track "My Heart Is Broken" as well as the lyrics to the song, which appears on the band's forthcoming new self-titled album, hitting stores on October 11. You can check out the song and the lyrics on Evanescence.com. Also, hitting stores on October 11 is Revolver's 2011 Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue, featuring Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee on the cover (see below). The issue can be purchased online right now—two weeks before it appears on newsstands—right here.

Ever since Editor in Chief Brandon Geist stumbled on video of the Butcher Babies covering Pantera's "Fucking Hostile" live, the staff of Revolver have kept their eyes on this band. And there's plenty to see: Fronted by Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd (former Playboy TV and radio personalities that are rarely seen wearing more than strategically placed electrical tape and a gallon or so of stage blood) and featuring guitarist Henry Flury (Amen), bassist Jason Klein (Azdachao), and drummer Chris Warner (Scars of Tomorrow), the Butcher Babies could be described as the new faces—and boobs—of shock rock. The band will be playing the upcoming 48 Hours Festival, and today they're unleashing their first single, "Blonde Girls All Look the Same." Crank the song, read the interview with the band about it, and let us know what you think below.

REVOLVER Carla and Heidi, how did you guys meet? Was it love or hate at first sight?
CARLA HARVEY We met in a punk cover band in 2008, and of course it was love at first sight!  I don't think either of us had ever met a girl like us before: We both have really strong, outspoken personalities so we occasionally butted heads, but we were pretty much instant best friends.

How did the Butcher Babies form?
HEIDI SHEPHERD We were tired of playing covers, so we quit the band that we were in, but we didn't want to quit each other [laughs]. We both love metal so we decided to make our sound heavier. We started writing together, had to go through some member changes, but finally found musicians that shared the same dream and vision as us.

How would you describe your music?
HARVEY Heavy fucking metal co-fronted by two girls that don't give a shit, and backed by three guys with writing techniques so different that they complement each other. Between our combined influences of thrash, punk, experimental, death, and nu-metal, we've managed to create our own sound that, in a nutshell, is pure sex, blood, and rock and roll.

You guys refer to yourselves as "slut metal." What the hell is slut metal?
SHEPHERD We can't go balls out—so we go tits out! When girls are perceived as sexual or outspoken, they get labeled sluts, but we embrace those qualities and bring them to our music as well. Butcher Babies is true slut metal: We're doing what we want, how we want.

What is your goal with the band?
HARVEY To bring slut metal to the masses—duh! In all seriousness, we feel like we are just touching on what we are capable of, and we want to continue to grow, get our music out there, and get on the road! There are so many repressed people out there that need to see a show like ours. Hopefully they will take home with them the message that they are able to do everything they want to do regardless of who they are told they are supposed to be.

What's the best reaction you've gotten to your band so far?
SHEPHERD We have managed to get a ton of female fans so far and that really touches us, because in general women ostracize each other and can be pretty shitty to each other. We're all about bringing each other up, not tearing each other down…and getting the message out that it's OK to be who you want to be. It's nice when a guy tells you you're hot and your band rocks…but when a 15-year-old girl from middle America tweets that you are her hero that is fucking cool. We also have gotten great reactions from our parents! It's not expected for them to be supportive of a band like this, but they have all been very proud.
HENRY FLURY The best reaction I've ever gotten is "Wow, after I started watching you guys, I barely remembered there were half-naked girls onstage!" Either he loved the band or he was gay.

What's the worst?
HARVEY Believe it or not, the worst reaction came from people who were actually in our band at one point and quit because they said we'd never be anything more than a dumb gimmick band. But we turn negatives in to positive. Comments like that are fuel for our fire!!
SHEPHERD I'd say the worst reaction we've gotten was from a silly German show we appeared on recently. Das Supertalent flew us over to Germany, and then criticized our performance! They were so shocked that we jumped onstage in nipple tape, spit beer, and shook our bon bons! Again—fuel for our fire!

Tell us about the song "Blonde Girls All Look the Same."
JASON KLEIN "Blonde Girls All Look the Same" is the first song that we wrote together as a band, so it is special to all of us.  It brings five different genres together and all of our influences went in to it.
SHEPHERD We always start our set with it because it's really aggressive and it sets the mood for the rest of our show. It is about that common statement of "Boyfriend is a goddamn motherfuckin' cheater!" Lyrically, this song was furiously put together in 30minutes.
HARVEY We generally don't speak about relationships in our songs, but the feelings of hurt and anger associated with being lied to are so strong and universal that people really connect with this one. Love hard—hate harder!

Carla, you have a degree in Mortuary Science.  What made you want to pursue that? And what's the craziest thing you've seen or been part of in the experience of getting your degree?
HARVEY I've been fascinated with death since I was a kid. When I heard I could actually make a career out of the thoughts that preoccupied me, I was sold! I had no idea when I enrolled in Mortuary college how graphic embalming really is. I'm not ashamed to admit that I almost fainted at my first autopsy—I'm also qualified to be an autopsy tech—when they showed us how to open up the skull with an oscillating saw. Opening up the chest and abdominal cavities didn't bother me in the least, but there is something truly creepy about peeling someone's scalp forward and hearing the whirr of that saw.  After awhile you start to become numb to what you see and the bodies become more like science projects: How can I make this drowning victim/burn victim/baby/person torn to shreds in an accident look normal again for their funeral? A little word of advice: Wear your seatbelts and don't smoke in bed, people!

Who are your biggest musical heroes and why?
HARVEY Slash and Hendrix have always been musical heroes for me simply because as a biracial kid growing up in the Detroit area, I got a lot of shit for loving hard rock and metal, and seeing musicians that were also African American playing the music I loved made me strong enough to say, "Fuck you, I'm going to like what I want."
SHEPHERD My heroes are Slipknot, Wendy O. Williams, Gwen Stefani, and Joan Jett. Most of them being females that defy the male dominance in music!
CHRIS WARNER If I had to choose a couple, they would be Marilyn Manson and Orgy. Not only is the music great but the entertainment value is there as well. When you are paying $50 or however much for a show, not only are you there for the music but for the entertainment factor! Look, anyone can throw on a CD, but at a Butcher Babies show, not only will you hear heavy music, you will witness self- and accidental mutilation, tape, tits, and blood everywhere. You will be entertained, like my favorite musical heroes did for me.

What is the sexiest hard rock or metal song and why?
SHEPHERD At the moment I've been R.A.F.T. ing—"Rolling Around Fun Time—to the Skrillex remix of Korn's "Get Up." Rawwwwwrrr!
HARVEY This is such a hard question since music is sex for me! [Laughs] I'd have to say "Love You to Death" by Type O Negative or "Magdalena" by A Perfect Circle. The lyrics and groove of those songs—so perfect for slinking around a stripper pole!
FLURY "If I Close My Eyes Forever" by Lita Ford and Ozzy. Lita in torn jeans with a black Ovation acoustic still gets me hot!
KLEIN The sexiest metal song to me is "Addicted to Vaginal Skin," Cannibal Corpse!

Didn't get enough of the September/October issue's Hottest Chick in Hard Rock, Ariel from Icon for Hire? Neither did we. Which is why we've posted these bonus pics of her.

Also, don't forget to vote to help decide who will go in the next Hottest Chicks in Hard rock issue!

Didn't get enough of the May/June issue's Hottest Chick in Hard Rock, Thérèse Lanz of KEN Mode? Neither did we. Which is why we've posted these bonus pics of her.

Photos by Justin Borucki

Didn't get enough of the March/April issue's Hottest Chick in Metal, Alexis Brown of Straight Line Stitch? Neither did we. Which is why we've posted these bonus pics of her.

Photos by Chad Griffith

Didn't get enough of the January/February issue's Hottest Chick in Metal, Kimberly Freeman of One-Eyed Doll? Neither did we. Which is why we've posted these bonus pics of her. Check out Kimberly's pinup in the new issue of Revolver, on stands now, and check out her video from America's Got Talent below the pics.

Photos by Matthew Rainwaters

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