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GEOFF TATE Says Heavy Metal Has Gone From Being 'An Outcast, Dangerous Music' To 'Completely Accepted And Watered Down'

In a brand new interview with Australia's Heavy, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked if he thinks heavy rock music has become more popular or accepted in the nearly four decades since he first launched his career. "Well, when I first started back in the early, early '80s — '81 [or] '82 —...

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Why AMON AMARTH Decided To Record 'Berserker' Album In Los Angeles

France's Duke TV recently conducted an interview with AMON AMARTH guitarist Olavi Mikkonen. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about AMON AMARTH's decision to record its upcoming album, "Berserker", in Los Angeles, Olavi said: "After [2016's] 'Jomsviking', we said that we wanted to make a ch...

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GEOFF TATE Has No Plans To Work On New Music For The Foreseeable Future: 'I'm Giving It A Little Bit Of A Rest'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate says that he is not planning to work on any new music for the foreseeable future. "I'm kind of taking an album hiatus at the moment, primarily because I'm just dedicating myself to the AVANTASIA touring schedule this year," he tol...

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Video Premiere: AMON AMARTH's 'Crack The Sky'

"Crack The Sky", the new video from Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Berserker", which will be released on May 3 via Metal Blade Records. The disc was recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE: 'I Had To Transform Into Someone Else In Order To Be Interesting Enough To Be Able To Be On Stage'

GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge spoke to Australia's Silver Tiger Media about the importance of his alter ego, explaining that he "had to transform into someone else in order to be interesting enough to be able to be on stage." Forge, who creates demonic characters for every album, performed as a "new...

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KING HOBO Feat. CLUTCH, Ex-OPETH Members: 'Mauga' Album Due In May

The transaltlantic trio that is KING HOBO will release its new album, "Mauga", on May 31 via Weathermaker Music. The disc was produced by Tobias Strandvik and recorded at his studio in Varberg, Sweden. KING HOBO consists of Thomas Juneor Andersson (KAMCHATKA) on vocals, guitars and percussion, Per...

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AMON AMARTH Singer Says 'People Are Gonna Be Pleasantly Surprised' By 'Berserker' Album

AMON AMARTH lead guitarist Olavi Mikkonen and vocalist Johan Hegg spoke to the WSOU radio station about the making of the band's new album, "Berserker". Due on May 3 via Metal Blade Records, the disc was recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay Ruston, who has prev...

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GHOST Announces Fall 2019 North American Tour With NOTHING MORE

With "Dance Macabre" becoming the band's third No. 1 single at Rock Radio, Grammy Award-winning artist GHOST has announced a six-week North American headline tour that will see the Swedish rock band's elaborate rock theater presentation metamorphose into a full-on arena production. Billed as the "U...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Says His 'So-Called Anonymity' Often Led To 'Awkward, Weird' Fan Encounters

GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge, who was publicly unmasked in 2017 when former bandmembers sued him, forcing him to reveal his identity, has told Music Feeds in a new interview that it has been easier to promote the band since his anonymity was taken away. "There are advantages and disadvantages to b...

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AMON AMARTH To Release 'Berserker' Album In May; First Single, 'Raven's Flight', Now Available

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH will release their new album, "Berserker", on May 3 via Metal Blade Records. The disc was recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER, URIAH HEEP and STONE SOUR. The albu...

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AMON AMARTH Teases New Song

An audio sample of a new AMON AMARTH song, apparently titled "Raven's Flight", is available below. The track, which is expected to make its online debut this Wednesday (March 20),is taken from the band's upcoming album, which is due this spring via Metal Blade Records. The disc was recorded at Sphe...

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AVANTASIA: Lyric Video For 'Alchemy' Song Feat. Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE

The official lyric video for the song "Alchemy" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, is taken from AVANTASIA's latest album, "Moonglow", which was released on February 15 via Nuclear...

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GHOST Is Trying To Decide Where To Film New Concert DVD/Blu-Ray

Tobias Forge has confirmed that GHOST is planning to film a concert DVD and Blu-ray during the band's still-ongoing world tour in support of last year's "Prequelle" album. "That's definitely in the pipeline," he told Australia's Wall Of Sound in a new interview. "We don't know yet as to when and whe...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Says CARDINAL COPIA Stage Character Will Return For Next Album Cycle

GHOST's Tobias Forge says that his current stage character, Cardinal Copia, has a very good chance of sticking around for the band's next studio album. Forge performed as a "new" Papa Emeritus on each of the band's first three LPs, with each version of Papa replacing the one that came before it. Pap...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET: 'I'm Happy Most Of The Time'

AVANTASIA mastermind Tobias Sammet was recently interviewed by Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's RockSverige. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige: You've travelled the world, you get to work with something you truly love doing, you've sold a bunch of records… Have you been ab...