Chad Childers

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the biggest honors of its kind, with the European Broadcasting Community countries annually battling it out to determine which country has composed the most popular song. This year Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi decided to back Armenia by lending his skills to writing and producing a song.

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Five Finger Death Punch are co-headliners with Rob Zombie on the 2013 edition of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and even though their album is still in progress, there's a piece of new music that's now available for listening in the trailer featuring the band promoting their Mayhem Festival run.

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The 2013 Mayhem Festival may not arrive until late June, but four of the bands on the bill gave a great taste of what's to come at the Mayhem Festival press conference Monday (March 18) in Los Angeles. Headliners Rob Zombie and Five Finger Death Punch fielded questions, while up-and-coming acts Huntress and Butcher Babies took over the Whisky-a-Go-Go for an in-your-face performance.

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Friday (March 15) was a big day for Green Day at South by Southwest, as the band had two films screening and they made a welcome return to the concert stage at the Moody Theater. While 'Cuatro,' the documentary about the creation of their album trilogy, has appeared at other festivals, South by Southwest was the premiere of 'Broadway Idiot,' their film about the creation of their 'American Idiot' stage production.

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Volbeat are ramping up to the April 9 release of their 'Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies' album and they've now unveiled the track listing for their upcoming effort. The group tweeted out the full track listing for their 'Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies' album via an Instagram posting. One of the surprises on the collection was 'My Body,' a cover of the breakout Young the Giant hit, and the group has added it to their recent live performances.

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Festival season just got a great new addition, as a number of top rock bands will add San Antonio to their itinerary in late May. The inaugural Bud Light River City Rockfest will take place on the grounds of the AT&T Center in San Antonio on May 26th with Guns N' Roses and Alice in Chains serving as the day's headliners.

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Sebastian Bach is preparing to offer the ultimate live package for fans, as the 'ABachalypse Now' CD/DVD collection will arrive on March 26. The frontman has just unveiled the electronic press kit for the upcoming release in which he discusses some of the material fans are getting.

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Rapper LL Cool J is apparently ready to "call it a comeback," rocking things out on his upcoming album. Earlier this week, the emcee and Grammy host posted a pair of photos featuring himself in the studio sitting at the console with guitar legend Eddie Van Halen.

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