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METALLICA Donates $279,000 To Romanian Pediatric Hospital
According to Reuters, METALLICA has donated 250,000 euros (approximately $279,000) to a Romanian association building the country's first pediatric oncology hospital. The band made the donation to Daruieste Viata (Give Life) ahead of the its sold-out concert on Wednesday (August 14) at Arena Naționa...August 14, 2019
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VOLBEAT Frontman Says Touring With METALLICA 'Has Been Really Inspiring'
VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen spoke to Consequence Of Sound about the band's history touring extensively as the support act for METALLICA, with whom the Danish/American rockers share management. "Having the offer from METALLICA to tour with them was a huge compliment," Michael said. "First, you'r...August 2, 2019
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Watch GHOST Open For METALLICA In Moscow
Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's July 21 performance at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia as the support act for METALLICA can be seen below. In a recent interview with Impericon, GHOST leader Tobias Forge said that METALLICA is "one of the most important bands for me — has been for a long time....July 23, 2019
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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE: 'METALLICA Is One Of The Most Important Bands For Me'
In a recent interview with Impericon, GHOST leader Tobias Forge was asked to name his top three favorite bands of all time. He responded (see video below): "I like a lot of different music. If I was to make a top 20, I would have a hard time. Let's say the bands that [have] meant the most to me and...July 16, 2019
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Seven Pathways to Annihilation
It was always going to be epic. Take one of the most inventive and quite possibly unhinged songwriters in extreme music history, Davide Tiso (EPHEL DUATH),and pair him with one of the greatest metal voices of all time, Jason McMaster (WATCHTOWER),and then, why the fuck not, get Hannes Grossmann (H...July 6, 2019
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Australia's THY ART IS MURDER Releases Music Video For 'Make America Hate Again'
Australian deathcore masters THY ART IS MURDER will release their fifth album, "Human Target", on July 26 via Nuclear Blast and Human Warfare (Australia and New Zealand). The disc was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Will Putney at Graphic Nature Audio in Belleville, New Jersey. The artwo...July 5, 2019
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT And GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Discuss Touring Together (Video)
Before METALLICA and GHOST performed at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on June 18 as part of their joint European tour, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and GHOST leader Tobias Forge sat down for a quick "mid-tour natter" and METALLICA's official fan magazine, So What!, gatecrashed the chinwa...July 1, 2019
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GEOFF TATE On 'Fantastic' AVANTASIA Tour: 'I Just Don't Want It To End'
AVANTASIA vocalists Tobias Sammet, Ronnie Atkins (PRETTY MAIDS) and Geoff Tate (ex-QUEENSRŸCHE) recently spoke with Japanese journalist Masa Ito. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why Sammet invited Atkins and Tate to participate...June 30, 2019
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JEFF GUTT On Fronting STONE TEMPLE PILOTS After WEILAND And BENNINGTON: 'I Just Had To Find A Way To Make It My Own'
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Jeff Gutt says that he is "honored" to be singing songs first made famous by the band's original frontman Scott Weiland and that in more recent years had been interpreted by Weiland's replacement, LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington. Gutt, a 43-year-old Michigan native who...June 25, 2019
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JASON MOMOA Says It Was 'Childhood Dream' To Meet 'Idols' SLAYER And ANTHRAX At Budapest Show
Jason Momoa, the hulking star of the superhero film "Aquaman", attended last night's concert by SLAYER and ANTHRAX in Budapest, Hungary. The 39-year-old "Game Of Thrones" actor, who has been open about his love of heavy metal, later took to his Instagram to proclaim the night ""one of the greatest s...June 12, 2019
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Old Star
The progression of extreme metal legends DARKTHRONE from black metal genre pioneer to ambassadors of pure heavy metal expression has been fun to experience. While some of their contemporaries continue to put out competent-yet-watered-down rehashes of works that defined the genre and others self-dest...June 10, 2019
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SABATON Bassist: 'We Have Become Smarter And More Clever, But Nothing In Us Has Actually Changed'
Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On remaining down to earth while SABATON's career remains b...May 27, 2019
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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET Praises 'Focused' And 'Breathtaking' GEOFF TATE: 'He Sounds Like 1988'
AVANTASIA vocalist Tobias Sammet recently spoke with writer Clay Marshall in conjunction with an OC Weekly story about the group's upcoming performance in Anaheim, California. Some select "outtakes" follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he would describe AVANTASIA to the uninitiated: T...May 10, 2019
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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Talks Using Pre-Recorded Backing Tracks In Concert: 'It's Okay If It's Done Right'
During a recent interview with MA Entertainment Global, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet admitted that the band uses backing tracks to "enhance" its live performances. "I'm going to be honest — we do use some [backing] tracks on a few songs like 'Yahweh', [where] we have these big vocals to start the...May 10, 2019
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AGENT STEEL Fans Complain About Abbreviated Set At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival
Reformed '80s metallers AGENT STEEL, featuring original vocalist John Cyriis, performed an abbreviated, 30-minute set on Friday, April 26 at the Keep It True festival in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. According to an Instagram post by Undergrou...April 27, 2019
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