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JOEY DEMAIO Says MANOWAR Has Filed A Lawsuit Against HELLFEST Organizers: 'We Don't Take S**t From Anybody'

Joey DeMaio says that MANOWAR has filed a lawsuit against the Hellfest organizers over the cancelation of the band's concert at this year's edition of the French heavy metal festival. It was reported on June 21 that MANOWAR's performance at the annual event in Clisson was called off just hours befor...

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MASTODON Drummer Says 'Crack The Skye' Album Was 'A Heavily Decorated Christmas Tree'

MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor spoke to Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio about the band's recently completed tour, which celebrated the tenth anniversary of its fourth album, 2009's "Crack The Skye". Asked how the idea for the tour came about, Brann said (see video below): "We were sort of at the end o...

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SABATON: Lyric Video For New Song '82nd All The Way'

Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have released the official lyric video for the song "82nd All The Way". The track is taken from the band's ninth full-length album, "The Great War", which came out on July 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band's 20th-anniversary record is a concept effort covering...

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FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY To Release 'The Sea Of Tragic Beasts' Album In October

New Jersey six-piece band FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY will release its fifth studio album, "The Sea Of Tragic Beasts", on October 25 via Nuclear Blast Records (Human Warfare in Australia). The official music video for the disc's first single, "Mirrors", directed by Max Moore, can be seen below. Producer, gu...

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Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE Signs With EL PUERTO RECORDS For Next Solo Album

Former ACCEPT frontman David Reece has inked a deal with El Puerto Records for the release of his next solo album. The singer had previously worked with El Puerto on the two albums from his SAINTED SINNERS project. El Puerto label boss Torsten Ihlenfeld commented: "[It is] great to work with David a...

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BIFF BYFORD: Why SAXON Never Made It Big In America

Biff Byford has explained why he believes SAXON never achieved the same kind of commercial success in America as fellow British bands IRON MAIDEN and DEF LEPPARD. Although SAXON is widely recognized as one of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal's pioneering exponents, the band has failed to mirror its E...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Releases Zombie-Themed Music Video For New Single, 'The Violence'

"Open up, drink it in, don't ask too many questions" — a fitting beginning to "The Violence", the brand new track from British rock outfit ASKING ALEXANDRIA released today, along with an accompanying seven-minute short film written and directed by Jensen Noen and presented by Scissor Films and Sumer...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Announces More U.S. Book-Signing Dates

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee will sign copies of "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass" on a U.S. tour later this month. Dates: July 14 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East July 15 - St. Louis, MO - Left Bank Books July 17 - Chicago, IL - Barnes & Noble July 18 - Boston, MA - Brookline Booksmith...

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GENE SIMMONS Says KISS Got Energy Infusion By Recruiting ERIC SINGER And TOMMY THAYER

Gene Simmons has credited "new blood" with inspiring him and Paul Stanley to keep KISS going through the lean times of the '80s and '90s. "It's no different than a soccer team or a football team," he said during an appearance on this week's edition of "Three Sides Of The Coin". "When you have the sa...

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SABATON Bassist On Group's 'History Channel': 'Now We Can Properly Teach'

Prior to SABATON's performance at Austria's Nova Rock festival, bassist Pär Sundström spoke with Claudia of We Don't Care. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his excitement to perform songs from the group's forthcoming album, "The...

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GENE SIMMONS Says KISS Couldn't Do Full 'End Of The Road' Tour With ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS: 'They're Completely Undependable'

Gene Simmons says that Peter Criss and Ace Frehley have both been invited to appear on KISS's "End of the Road" tour. The trek, which kicked off in January, features the band's current lineup, consisting of Simmons, guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer. As...

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KISS's GENE SIMMONS: 'Our Legacy Is Going To Be That We Raised The Stakes'

In a recent interview with The Northern Echo, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked what will come "next" for KISS after the final show of the "End Of The Road" tour. He responded: "The good part is that KISS continues in other ways. Whether it's Tom Morello in RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, Dave...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Is Collaborating With PETER TÄGTGREN On 'Deep, Dark And Heavy' Album

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner has confirmed that he is collaborating with Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren on a new album, to be released in early 2020. "I actually did a show for [Peter's] brother's birthday once; his brother's a big fan," the former RAINBOW...

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ACCEPT's Longtime Manager GABY HOFFMANN Is Retiring

ACCEPT's longtime manager, designer and lyricist Gaby Hoffmann is officially retiring. Her decision to stop overseeing the band's activities was announced earlier today in a letter posted to ACCEPT's official web site. The letter, which was signed by "Fred and Øystein," states that "Gaby is fine, as...

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SABATON's JOAKIM BRODÉN On 'The Great War': 'We Gave It Everything We Had And Probably A Little Bit More'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with frontman Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's forthcoming "The Great War" studio album: Joakim: "We just wa...