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ACCEPT Has Resumed Recording New Album

German/American metallers ACCEPT have resumed recording their new studio album. The sessions for the follow-up to 2017's "The Rise Of Chaos" are taking place remotely, with producer Andy Sneap working at his studio in Ripley, Derbyshire, England and guitarist Wolf Hoffmann laying down tracks in his...

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DOKKEN Has Written 'Seven Songs So Far' For Next Studio Album

Don Dokken spoke to Canada's The Metal Voice about the progress of the songwriting sessions for DOKKEN's new album — the group's first since 2012's "Broken Bones". He said (hear audio below): "Lucky for us, before I lost the use of my hand to play guitar [in a late 2019 neck and spine surgery], we w...

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JUDAS PRIEST's Performance At 2015's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival To Be Broadcast On Knotfest.com

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will broadcast their full-length live concert video "Battle Cry" as part of the Knotfest.com Concert Streaming Series on Friday, July 17 at 12 p.m. PST / 3 p.m. EST / 8 p.m. GMT/ 9 p.m. CET. Catch all the action over on Knotfest.com. "Battle Cry" features PRI...

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DON DOKKEN: 'We've Got An Idiot President Who Won't Even Wear A Mask'

Don Dokken has expressed his frustration over the fact that many Americans are still refusing to acknowledge the viral threat posed by the novel coronavirus. The singer made his comments as DOKKEN is preparing to play a couple of socially distanced concerts this month — one in Roanoke, Virginia and...

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DOKKEN's Next Album Will Include Song About 'Unhinged' DONALD TRUMP

Don Dokken spoke to Myglobalmind about the lyrical themes covered on DOKKEN's upcoming follow-up to 2012's "Broken Bones" album. He said: "We are about halfway done with the record, and a lot of my lyrics are about what is going on now. Whether you are a fan of Trump or not, I see him as a little un...

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OVERKILL Has 10 Songs Written For Next Album; April 2021 Release Targeted

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth has confirmed to A&P Reacts that the band is working on material for a new studio album. Speaking about the musical direction of the new OVERKILL songs, Blitz said (see video below): "I see it as a natural progression from 'The Grinding Wheel' [2017] and...

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WINSTON MCCALL On New PARKWAY DRIVE Material: I'm 'Trying To Find A More Primal Connection To The Actual Music'

Vocalist Winston McCall of Australian metallers PARKWAY DRIVE has confirmed to Terry "Beez" Bezer of Knotfest.com that he and his bandmates are using their coronavirus downtime to work on material for the follow-up to 2018's "Reverence" album. He said (see video below): "Right now, in terms of the c...

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IN FLAMES Announces 20th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Clayman' Featuring Re-Recorded Songs

Swedish veteran metallers IN FLAMES are celebrating two major milestones in 2020 with their 30th anniversary as a band and 20th anniversary of their seminal, critically acclaimed album "Clayman". In honor of this monumental occasion, Nuclear Blast Records presents a special 20th-anniversary edition...

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DOKKEN's JON LEVIN Is 'Really Excited' About Upcoming Studio Album

Music journalist Thomas Amoriello Jr of Boston Rock Radio recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin. Asked about his approach to the DOKKEN songwriting process, Levin said: "I usually like to write by starting with a riff that I like, and I'll build off that, and I record it on...

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DOKKEN's 'The Lost Songs: 1978-1981' Due In August; Complete Details Revealed

DOKKEN will release an album called "The Lost Songs: 1978-1981" on August 28 via Silver Lining Music. It wasn't always multi-platinum sales and stadium gigs for DOKKEN. There was a first-phase and there were early days, and it is those bold first steps to stardom which are celebrated comprehensivel...

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DOKKEN Teases 'The Lost Songs: 1978-1981' Collection

DOKKEN has released a video teaser for an album called "The Lost Songs: 1978-1981". The effort, which is expected later this year, will feature material that was written by Don Dokken during the band's formative years but that has never before been made available. A year ago, Dokken spoke to the WSO...

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PARKWAY DRIVE Is Working On New Music: 'There's A Lot Of Gas In The Tank,' Says WINSTON MCCALL

Australian metallers PARKWAY DRIVE are using the coronavirus downtime to work on material for the follow-up to 2018's "Reverence" album. Vocalist Winston McCall told Rock Sound in a new interview (see video below): "We've started writing, which is awesome. It's not something that happens fast for us...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Doesn't Believe In Hologram Shows

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick says that he doesn't "believe in hologram shows." Over the course of the past four years, former BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who died in 2010 at the age of 67, has been the subject of a touring show in which his three-dimensional representat...

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Watch Former ACCEPT Members UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, PETER BALTES And STEFAN KAUFMANN Reunite In U.D.O.'s 'We Are One' Video

U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has collaborated with Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr, the military band of the German federal armed forces, on an album called "We Are One", to be released on July 17 via AFM Records/Soulfood Music. The official music vide...

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Could JUDAS PRIEST Perform Livestreamed Audience-Less Concert? 'It's Definitely Something To Think About,' Says RICHIE FAULKNER

Richie Faulkner says that he is open to the idea of staging an audience-less JUDAS PRIEST concert for fans to enjoy via the Internet while the coronavirus has effectively brought the touring industry to a halt. As the coronavirus lockdown continues to claim more concerts, festivals and sports compet...