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UFO Is Recording Covers Album

British hard rock legends UFO are in the studio recording a "covers" album for a tentative early 2017 release. According to UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore, there are "just a couple acoustic guitar parts to finish," with the vocal sessions scheduled to begin "in a couple weeks." UFO's upcoming CD will be...

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Video: FATES WARNING's 'Awaken The Guardian' Lineup Performs At PROGPOWER USA Festival

American progressive power metal legends FATES WARNING celebrated the 30th anniversary of their "Awaken The Guardian" album with an exclusive headlining live appearance at the 2016 edition of the ProgPower USA festival on September 9 in Atlanta, Georgia. The band — in its original "Awaken The Guardi...

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BRUCE DICKINSON-Backed Airlander 10 Aircraft Crashes On Its Second Flight (Video)

According to BBC News, the world's longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 — which is backed by various celebrities, including IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson — has crashed during its second test flight. The 302-foot-long aircraft was damaged when it took a nosedive during a flight from Cardington A...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING On Performing Live: 'It's Not A Drug To Me. It's Still My Job, But I Like My Job'

SLAYER has just released a brand new video clip in which bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and guitarist Kerry King talk about the band's upcoming fall tour of North America with support from ANTHRAX and DEATH ANGEL. Said Kerry about SLAYER's live performance: "The whole reason I come overseas and play dom...

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'The Complete History Of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks' Book Due In October

2016 marks the last time BLACK SABBATH will be on tour, and likely the last time the band will be fully active in its current incarnation. So there’s no better time for the legendary band's entire history to be fully documented with the new book "The Complete History Of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurk...

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BLIND GUARDIAN To Release Live Album In 2018; Orchestral Album To Follow In 2019

Alan Dixon of The Metal Voice conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN at this year's Heavy Montreal festival, which was held August 6-7 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Would Choose DONALD TRUMP Over HILLARY CLINTON As 'Leader Of The World'

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton says that controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is his forced choice in the upcoming election. Asked by SMNNews in a new interview whom he would choose between Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton if the presidential el...

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METALLICA: Updated Edition Of CLIFF BURTON Biography To Include New Afterword By ANTHRAX Bassist

"To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica's Cliff Burton", written by British author Joel McIver in 2008, will be republished in updated form on September 6 by Jawbone Press. The comprehensive, 312-page biography comes with a foreword by METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, a new afterword by...

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BLIND GUARDIAN To Perform Entire 'Imaginations From The Other Side' Album On North American Tour

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will perform their 1995 album "Imaginations From The Other Side" in its entirety on their upcoming North American tour with GRAVE DIGGER. BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch explained in a statement: "I, being asked at least a thousand times by journalists and...

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BONFIRE Parts Ways With Singer DAVID REECE; Cites 'Irreconcilable' Differences

After two successful albums — "Glorious" (2015) and "Pearls" (2016) — and over a hundred shows performed, veteran German rockers BONFIRE have parted ways with their American lead singer David Reece (pictured; formerly of ACCEPT) The "personal and professional differences" are irreconcilable, making...

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TANK Releases 'Make A Little Time' Video

"Make A Little Time", the new video from veteran British metallers TANK, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in the desert hills just outside the town of Mojacar in Southern Spain and the production was handled by MGV Productions. TANK guitarist Cliff Evans comments: "We didn't want to make the u...

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GRAVE DIGGER Announces Release Date For New Album

Long-running German metallers GRAVE DIGGER have set a January 13, 2017 release date for their new album via Napalm Records. The band will support fellow Germans BLIND GUARDIAN on a North American tour this fall. Said GRAVE DIGGER frontman Chris Boltendahl: “New album, new tour! We're currently in th...

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NAPALM DEATH, CULT OF LUNA, POP EVIL Added To HEAVY MONTRÉAL Festival

NAPALM DEATH, CULT OF LUNA and POP EVIL have been added to this year's Heavy Montréal festival, set to take place place August 6-7 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. BLABBERMOUTH.NET is proud to be an official partner of the eighth edition of the constantly evolving festival, which will be specially set u...

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DORO: 'Love Me In Black' Performance Clip From 'Strong And Proud' DVD

German metal queen Doro Pesch celebrated the 30th anniversary of performing live during 2013 and 2014 by touring the world extensively for a year and by playing three official anniversary shows. The tour kicked off impressively in front of 85,000 people at the world's biggest metal festival, Wacken...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'It's Sad To Think This Is The Last Tour'

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi spoke to The Guardian about his ongoing battle with cancer, with which he was diagnosed at the end of 2011. He said: "I'm okay at the moment, dare I say it. It's stage three lymphoma, so it could come back at any time. That's one of the ...