Chad Childers

Baroness endured one of the scariest moments of 2012 when their tour bus broke through a guardrail while traveling in England and plunged 30 feet into a wooded area below. The bus driver in the incident, Norman Markus, was charged earlier this year with using a vehicle that had defective brakes, breaching the bus' 7.5 ton weight limit and not adhering to sufficient daily and weekly rest periods. He was also charged with not having the correct license entitlement and using a vehicle in a condition likely to cause injury. However, with that laundry list of charges, it's possible that Markus will never have to answer to the courts.

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Adelitas Way are down one key member of their group as the band's guitarist Keith Wallen (pictured at far right in the photo above) has decided to exit the band. Wallen let his exit be known Tuesday (May 7) in a Facebook posting (excerpted by Examiner.com).

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In This Moment shows are something special, but if you happen to be in Madison, Wis., later this month, the performance may be a little more spectacular than usual. That's because the band is shooting their first-ever concert DVD that night.

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As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis entered a "not guilty" plea to one count of solicitation of murder at his arraignment Thursday (May 9) in San Diego. The singer is on trial for an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill his estranged wife Meggan. Bail at the arraignment was set for $3 million.

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Nikki Sixx is a man of many passions -- music, radio host, writing and in recent years photography. The Motley Crue and Sixx: A.M. bassist has increasingly shared his photographic exploits over the years and he's now partnered with Leica Camera to shoot photos for a two-part interview and photography series.

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Slayer are still in mourning over the death of late guitarist Jeff Hanneman, but fellow guitarist Kerry King and frontman Tom Araya have signed online to let their European and U.K. fans know that it won't dampen their plans to perform overseas this summer.

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Guns N' Roses may be hitting the festival circuit this spring, but guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal already has begun turning his focus to the band's eventual studio return.

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Deftones teased audiences with a Western-flavored lyric video for 'Swerve City' last month and they've kept the theme going for the song's official music video.

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In shocking news, As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has been arrested in Oceanside, Calif., in an alleged plot to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife.

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Jakarta's governor, Joko Widodo, is parting with his prized signed Metallica bass for the time being as the government investigates whether or not the gift from the band violates any conflict of interest rules.

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Falling in Reverse are ready to capture the magic again with their second album. The band has announced that the disc, titled 'Fashionably Late,' will carry a June 18 release via Epitaph Records. FIR have just begun laying out the release details, with the first single being unleashed and the pre-order going live today at the band's webstore here.

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Adrenaline Mob are riding high with Disturbed bassist John Moyer in their lineup. Device, led by David Draiman, are currently topping the charts with their single 'Vilify.' That leaves Fight or Flight as the latest Disturbed offshoot project to garner some attention. The band, which features Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren, recently revealed a snippet of new music, teasing the single 'First of the Last.' Now fans can hear the whole track as the song's lyric video has arrived.

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