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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Explains Where 'Anger' In His Music Comes From

Polar Music Prize recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now watch the chat at this location. Asked where the anger in his lyrics and music comes from, Hetfield said: "I think the anger comes from family of origin, a feeling of not being heard, a feeling of m...

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AURI Feat. NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN, TROY DONOCKLEY: First Trailer For Debut Album

The first trailer for the self-titled debut album from AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, can be seen below. The disc will be released on March 23 via Nuclear Blast. "Auri" track listing: 01. The Space Bet...

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METALLICA To Receive Prestigious Swedish Award POLAR MUSIC PRIZE

METALLICA will be honored with the prestigious Polar Music Prize. The San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal giants have been chosen as one of the 2018 recipients of Sweden's biggest music award. The announcement was made Wednesday (February 14) morning at Stockholm City Hall by Alfons Karabuda, chairm...

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AURI Feat. NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN, TROY DONOCKLEY: 'Night 13' Video

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, will release its self-titled debut album on March 23 via Nuclear Blast. The disc's first video, for the song "Night 13", can now be seen below. "Auri" track listing: 01....

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AURI Feat. NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN, TROY DONOCKLEY: Debut Album Due In March

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, will release its self-titled debut album on March 23 via Nuclear Blast. The disc's first digital single, for the song "Night 13", is now available. "Auri" track listing:...

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GHOST: PAPA EMERITUS III's Reign Comes To A Close With Dramatic Concert Finale

Swedish-based occult outfit GHOST wrapped the tour cycle for 2015's "Meliora" album and last year's "Popestar" EP with a concert Saturday night (September 30) in Gothenburg that ended dramatically with singer Papa Emeritus III getting forcibly removed from the stage by two men. A short time later, a...

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NOTHING MORE: Lyric Video For New Song 'Let 'Em Burn'

The official lyric video for "Let 'Em Burn", a new song from San Antonio, Texas alternative rockers NOTHING MORE, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "The Stories We Tell Ourselves", which will be released on September 15 via Better Noise Records. The record is available...

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Listen To New NOTHING MORE Song 'Let 'Em Burn'

"Let 'Em Burn", a new song from San Antonio, Texas alternative rockers NOTHING MORE, can be heard below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "The Stories We Tell Ourselves", which will be released on September 15 via Better Noise Records. The record is available for pre-order at all digita...

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KENDALL + KYLIE JENNER Apologize For 'Disgusting' T-Shirts Featuring OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, KISS

Kylie and Kendall Jenner have apologized for selling "vintage" T-shirts with the pair's faces superimposed over some of rock and rock's biggest icons. The T-shirts in question were unveiled on the sisters' Kendall + Kylie online shop Wednesday, and featured images of Ozzy Osbourne, METALLICA, KISS,...

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NOTHING MORE Unveils New Single, 'Go To War'

San Antonio, Texas alternative rockers NOTHING MORE will release new album, "The Stories We Tell Ourselves", on September 15 via Better Noise Records. The album is available for pre-order now at all digital retailers along with exclusive merch packages, signed vinyl and CDs at PledgeMusic. The band...

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NOTHING MORE Announces 'The Stories We Tell Ourselves' U.S. Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

Hot off the heels of their spring U.S. run, San Antonio, Texas alternative rockers NOTHING MORE have announced "The Noise Presents Nothing More: The Stories We Tell Ourselves Tour 2017". The extensive North American trek kicks off September 12 in Memphis, Tennessee and includes stops in Boston, Toro...

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EUROPE Guitarist JOHN NORUM: More 'Let It Shine' DVD Details Revealed

EUROPE guitarist John Norum is preparing to release his first-ever solo DVD, "Let It Shine - A Look Inside John Norum's Crazy Guitar World". Not a traditional instructional DVD but "more of a song-oriented thing," as John described it, the effort is "a journey into his playing through some of his mo...

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Rumor: GHOST To Debut New Lineup On European Tour

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi conducted an interview with the leader of the Swedish occult rock band GHOST. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked about GHOST's plans for the follow-up to 2015's "Meliora" album, the GHOST mainman said: "The ideas for the new...

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Polar Similar

Despite their numerous lineup changes, NORMA JEAN sets an example for young bands on how to come hungry. It's not so much what the metalcore vets are capable of doing, which has been an exemplary evolution, as much as the fortitude that drives them. I tell this story frequently, which epitomizes the...

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Watch NORMA JEAN's Video For 'Everyone Talking Over Everyone Else'

"Everyone Talking Over Everyone Else", the new video from Atlanta, Georgia's NORMA JEAN, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's seventh full-length, "Polar Similar", which came out on September 9 via Solid State Records. First and foremost, "Polar Similar" is a reminder that NORMA JEAN...