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Metallica is streaming a remastered version of the band’s cover of ’70s British metal trio Budgie‘s “Crash Course In Brain Surgery.” The track is from the next Metallica reissue, a deluxe edition of the group’s 1987 covers collection The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited. The package will be available in stores on April 13th in time to celebrate Record Store Day. The long-out-of-print EP included five songs that were later released as a part of the Garage, Inc. double album, but this release brings them back in the original format. Read More >> Blabbermouth


 

The Reelz cable network was recently filming Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Chris Cornell at Shepherd’s Bush Hall in England, where the program recreated Soundgarden‘s and singer Chris Cornell‘s last show at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. It was also revealed that British actor and singer Paul Ayres is portraying the late vocalist, who took his own life just a few hours after that concert last May 18th. Read More >> Alternative Nation

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Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro is spearheading a concert in Los Angeles next week called “Above Ground,” which is aimed at raising awareness of suicide prevention and mental health issues. The April 16th event will feature appearances from Stone Sour‘s Corey Taylor, Courtney Love, A Perfect Circle‘s Billy Howerdel, Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver, Billy Idol and his guitarist Steve Stevens, Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads and more. Read More >> Yahoo!