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HOLY GRAIL: 'Times Of Pride And Peril' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Los Angeles-based heavy metal warriors HOLY GRAIL will release their third album, "Times Of Pride And Peril", on February 12, 2016 via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2013's "Ride The Void" was recorded earlier this year with Grammy Award-winning producer John Spiker (TENACIOUS D, FILTER) and e...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Music For Upcoming Album Is 'Pretty Much Completely Aggro'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance spoke to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine about the direction of the material for the band's next album, which is tentatively due in 2016. He said: "It's pretty much completely aggro. It goes in all sorts of aggressive directions and melodic directions. It has a l...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says Some Fans Possess A Sense Of Entitlement When It Comes To Communicating With Bands On Social Media

Straus Project recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Speaking about the importance of artists engaging with their fans via social media due to diminishing music sales in the streaming age, Todd said: "These kinds of ba...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On K.K. DOWNING: 'I'd Like To Consider That The Friendship Is Still There'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Wants Fans To 'Exercise More Compassion'

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre has pleaded with the band's fans to "exercise a little more altruism and compassion" when it comes to criticizing the current version of the group and QUEENSRŸCHE's former frontman Geoff Tate, explaining that "we're all just people at the end of the day." La Torre, w...

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DISTURBED Singer DAVID DRAIMAN's DEVICE Project Wasn't Given Its 'Due Time,' Says Guitarist VIRUS

Guitarist Andre "Virus" Karkos says that DEVICE wasn't given "the proper time and attention" it needed to grow into a successful band when DISTURBED frontman David Draiman abruptly pulled the plug on the project just before it was scheduled to embark on a major tour. David launched DEVICE in 2012 wi...

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KORN's MUNKY On Debut Album: 'We Set Out To Create Something That Was Super Raw And Emotional With No Filter'

KORN launched a North American tour earlier in the month on which the band is performing its self-titled 1994 debut album in its entirety at every stop to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its release. The trek kicked off on October 1 in Chicago, winding down a month later on October 30 in Oakland...

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How BLACKIE LAWLESS's Faith Affected Making Of W.A.S.P.'s New Album 'Golgotha'

In a brand new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless was asked how being a born-again Christian affected the overall creative and recording process of the band's new album, "Golgotha". He responded: "Certainly, lyrically everything is written from the eyes of my fai...

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FILTER's RICHARD PATRICK On Upcoming Album: 'It's So Much More Cinematic'

FILTER mainman Richard Patrick spoke to Mick Stingley of Uproxx about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2013's "The Sun Comes Out Tonight", tentatively due next spring via Wind-Up Records. "The most important thing that I have to say about the new music is that it's...

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MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Talks The Business Side Of OPETH (Audio)

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the importance o...

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MASTODON: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Asleep In The Deep' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Asleep In The Deep", the latest video from Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON, can be seen below. The band teamed up once again with "Once More 'Round The Sun" cover artist Skinner to push the boundaries of psychedelia as far as they can. Skinner is...

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AEROSMITH's JOEY KRAMER Talks To CNBC's 'Halftime Report' About 'Rockin' & Roastin'' Coffee (Video)

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer spoke to CNBC's "Halftime Report" about his Rockin' & Roastin' organic coffee line. You can now watch the chat below. Rockin' & Roastin' was established by Kramer in 2012 as an online business after having trouble finding a decent cup of coffee on the road while...

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NAPALM DEATH: Previously Unreleased Song 'Earthwire' Made Available As Charity Download For Nepal

A previously unreleased NAPALM DEATH song, which was recorded during the sessions for the band's latest album, "Apex Predator - Easy Meat", has been made available as a charity download for Nepal. Check out the track "Earthwire" at this location. Says NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway: "H...

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DISTURBED Teases Return

DISTURBED has dropped a couple of hints over the weekend that it is getting ready to end its four-year hiatus. First was the unveiling online of a new band logo, but far more telling was the arrival of a video at the act's social media pages which seems to show the ...

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Is DISTURBED Recording New Studio Album?

DISTURBED is rumored to be recording its first album since 2010's "Asylum". Although there has been no official confirmation on the matter, there are rumblings that the band is working with producer Kevin Churko, who has helmed the latest efforts from a number of popular hard rock and heavy metal ac...