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ROY MAYORGA: STONE SOUR Is 'Everything I've Wanted In A Band'

Heather Brown of the 105.9 The Grizz radio station conducted an interview with STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga prior to the band's July 16 appearance at this year's Chicago Open Air, which was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (t...
July 29, 2017
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DEAD BY APRIL To Release 'Worlds Collide' Album In April

Formed in Gothenburg ten years ago, Swedish band DEAD BY APRIL returns with its fourth album, "Worlds Collide", on April 7 via Spinefarm. Since the turbulence around the last record, "Let The World Know", drummer Marcus Rosell (ENDS WITH A BULLET) has replaced Alex Svenningson. And as a result of Za...
March 30, 2017
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Popestar

Swedish cult metal horde GHOST is one of the hottest metal acts these days, and the unholy unit scored big amongst fans and critics last year with its adventurous album "Meliora". Hardly letting the iron cool, the band releases its second EP reaching beyond 2013's "If You Have Ghost", the stupid coo...
December 31, 2016
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ABBATH: Video Footage Of Entire San Antonio Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of ABBATH, the band led by ex-IMMORTAL frontman Olve Eikemo (a.k.a. Abbath),performing on December 10 at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. ABBATH recently began rehearsing for its upcoming album in the group's hometown of Bergen, Norway. The follow-...
December 23, 2016
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ABBATH Begins Rehearsing For Sophomore Album

ABBATH, the band led by ex-IMMORTAL frontman Olve Eikemo (a.k.a. Abbath),has begun rehearsing for its upcoming album in the group's hometown of Bergen, Norway. The follow-up to this year's self-titled debut will be released sometime next year via Season Of Mist. Bass duties for ABBATH are being han...
October 5, 2016
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AVATAR Releases 'Night Never Ending' Video

Swedish metallers AVATAR have unleashed another visually stunning music video, with longtime director Johan Carlén at the helm, for their next single, "Night Never Ending". The song is taken from the band's latest concept album titled "Feathers & Flesh", which was released onMay 13 via Another C...
October 3, 2016
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Heavy Rock Radio

Norwegian dynamo Jorn Lande may not always spring to the fore of metalheads' minds, but he's enjoyed a long and satisfying career doing what he does, which includes a rock opera project with guitarist Trond Holter last year, "Dracula - Swing of Death". Jorn's impeccable chops always demand attention...
July 9, 2016
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QUEEN's 'Greatest Hits' Is U.K.'s Best-Selling Album Of All Time

QUEEN's best-of collection "Greatest Hits" has been named the biggest-selling album of all time in Britain, as compiled by the Official Charts Company. The 1981 compilation stands alone as the first and only record to have passed the six-million sales mark (its tally currently stands at 6.1 million)...
July 5, 2016
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AVATAR Visits SiriusXM Studios, Performs Song Containing Sexually Explicit Lyrics

During a recent in-studio appearance on the Octane channel on SiriusXM satellite radio, Swedish metallers AVATAR played an acoustic set that included a song containing sexually explicit lyrics sung in the band's native tongue. The track "Den runkande spårvagschauffören" (English-language translation...
June 8, 2016
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GHOST Completes Work On New Covers EP, Promises 'Even Bigger' Show In The Fall

Swedish occult rockers GHOST have completed work on a new EP for a fall release via Loma Vista. The effort, which consists primarily of covers, was helmed by English producer Tom Dalgety, who has previously worked with ROYAL BLOOD and KILLING JOKE, among others. Asked why GHOST chose to release anot...
May 26, 2016
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Video: JORN LANDE Covers FRIDA's 'I Know There's Something Going On'

Frontiers Music Srl will release JORN's new album, "Heavy Rock Radio", on June 3. One of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with a unique album of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him, and helped forge this talented man's own uniqu...
April 28, 2016
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HIM's VILLE VALO Sings ABBA's 'Knowing Me Knowing You': Official Video Premiere

British guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, MGT for short, has signed with Hanover record imprint SPV and is scheduled to release his first solo album, "Volumes", at the end of June. The lead single, "Knowing Me Knowing You", a cover version of the ABBA classic featuring guest vocalist Ville Valo of HIM,...
April 14, 2016
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The Astonishing

Coming into a DREAM THEATER album, one sometimes suspects the band is out to build their own "Tales From Topographic Oceans" minus YES's copious splooges of ultra-weirdness—the latter being a double album both revered and reviled. DREAM THEATER's latest work, "The Astonishing", is hardly "Topographi...
March 21, 2016
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HIM's VILLE VALO Sings ABBA's 'Knowing Me Knowing You' On MGT Album

British guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, MGT for short, has signed with Hanover record imprint SPV and is scheduled to release his first solo album, "Volumes", at the end of June. The lead single, "Knowing Me Knowing You", a cover version of the ABBA classic featuring guest vocalist Ville Valo of HIM,...
March 16, 2016
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GENE SIMMONS On LEMMY: 'He's Always Been A Marshmallow, A Softie On The Inside'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has paid tribute to Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, saying that the iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman was "a special kind of a guy" who "deserves a lot more kudos than he's gotten." During a December 29 appearance on Ozzy's Boneyard (SiriusXM channel 38),Simmons said about Lemmy (...
January 24, 2016