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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer On Album-Making Process: 'We Just Approach It Differently And Find Out What Happens'

Straus Project conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE on July 15 in McHenry, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Asked whether QUEENSRŸCHE takes advantage of new technology while making albums or if it relies on a tried-and-tested formula from the past, drummer Scott Rockenfield said: "I th...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, HUNTRESS, Ex-MORBID ANGEL Members Voice Characters In 'Realm Of The Damned' Animated Movie

The animated motion comic version of the hit comic book series "Realm Of The Damned" will feature the dark and disturbed voices of David Vincent (MORBID ANGEL),Dani Filth (CRADLE OF FILTH) and Jill Janus (HUNTRESS),among others. Directed by Tom Paton, whose original sci-fi adventure "Pandorica" se...

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KISS Returns To Comic Books

The origins of KISS comic books date almost as far back as the inception as the band itself, having been an integral part of comics culture since their 1977 appearance in "Howard The Duck" #12 and 1978's "Marvel Comics Super Special: Kiss". Today, nearly 40 years later, Dynamite Entertainment is ple...

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SOILWORK Vows To Charge Forward At '100%' After Losing Drummer To MEGADETH

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have confirmed the departure of their longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren as he joins heavy metal legends MEGADETH. Verbeuren has been performing with MEGADETH for months — his first show with the band was at Rock On The Range festival in May, where he played to a crowd of 40,...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY: 'You Can't Last Forty-Plus Years Just Because Of Makeup And Smoke Pots'

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were interviewed by the KBAD 94.5 FM radio station prior to the band's special February 11 unmasked and unplugged concert at the Badlands in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. You can now watch the chat below. Asked why KISS decided to remove the makeup for some of...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's SUPERJOINT Reveals New Album Title

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo's SUPERJOINT RITUAL project — now known simply as SUPERJOINT for legal reasons — has set "Caught Up In The Gears Of Application" as the title of its new album, due later in the year through Anselmo's Housecore record label. The disc was apparen...

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BEHEMOTH, EMPEROR And MAYHEM Featured In 'Realm Of The Damned' Graphic Novel

Maniacal Publishing has announced its first release. Realm Of The Damned is a unique graphic novel from the creative team of writer Alec Worley and illustrator Simon "Pye" Parr (2000 AD). The 144-page saga was created by Steve Beatty of England's Werewolf Publishing. Set for release on October 19, T...

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IMMORTAL Completes Writing New Album

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL — now consisting of lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald Nævdal) and drummer Horgh (real name Reidar Horghagen) — have completed the writing process for their ninth full-length studio album. Comments the band: "This will be our darkest and coldest album in...

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From Worlds Beyond

Showtime has "Masters of Horror" and "Masters of Sex". Heavy music has MASTERS OF METAL. Without making too light of things, the side project of AGENT STEEL members Robert Cardenas, Bernie Versailles, Rigo Amezcua and Juan Garcia has whipped up a buzz in the underground. Fans have been anxiously awa...

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AYREON Signs With MASCOT LABEL GROUP

Mascot Label Group has announced the signing of AYREON, the highly acclaimed project from singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist / record producer Arjen Lucassen. The AYREON catalog, comprising seven studio albums, will be released on various digital platforms on April 22. Arjen Lucassen and Ma...

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DARK FUNERAL: 'Where Shadows Forever Reign' Title Track Available For Streaming

"Where Shadows Forever Reign", the title track of the new album from Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL, can be streamed below. The CD will be released on June 3 via Century Media.The effort was recorded at the Dugout Studios in Uppsala, Sweden and was produced by guitarist Lord Ahriman and Daniel...

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SABATON Frontman: 'Just Because You Play An Instrument Very Well Doesn't Automatically Make You A Songwriter'

Swedish metallers SABATON will enter the studio in April to begin recording their new album for a tentative fall release. Asked if the songwriting process has changed since the addition of SABATON members Thobbe Englund (guitar),Chris Rörland (guitar) and Hannes van Dahl (drums),vocalist Joakim Br...

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DOPE Announces Dates For 'Die Mother F**ker Die' Reunion Tour

DOPE has announced the dates for its "Die Mother Fucker Die" U.S. reunion tour which will feature the band's classic lineup of Edsel Dope, Acey Slade, Virus and Racci Shay. This U.S. leg of the tour was successfully crowdfunded by the pre-order of the band's first-ever live album on DopeReunion.com....

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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...

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SABATON To Enter Studio In April

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with vocalist Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked about SABATON's plans to work on the follow-up to 2014's "Heroes" abum, Joakim said: "We start rec...