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HEADCAT Feat. Ex-MORBID ANGEL Frontman DAVID VINCENT: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of HEADCAT performing the song "(This Train Is Going) Straight To Hell" on August 5 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. In 1999, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister, Slim Jim Phantom (THE STRAY CATS) and rockabilly guitar-slinger D...

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DIO DISCIPLES Singer ONI LOGAN Defends RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It's Keeping His Music Alive'

DIO DISCIPLES and LYNCH MOB singer Oni Logan sees nothing wrong with the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out the massive meta...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist On Upcoming Record: 'You Can Expect The Best Album We Have Done To Date'

Guitarist Sven Atle Kopperud (a.k.a. Silenoz) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR spoke to Rock 'N' Roll Journalist about the band's upcoming long-awaited follow-up to 2010's "Abrahadabra" album, tentatively due in late 2017 or early 2018. "You can expect what I would consider, of co...

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TRIVIUM To Release 'The Sin And The Sentence' Album In October; Listen To New Single 'The Heart From Your Hate'

Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM will release their new album, "The Sin And The Sentence", on October 20 via Roadrunner. The disc is available for pre-order today at all DSPs, with all pre-orders receiving instant grat downloads of the album's title track and the newly released single, "The Heart Fro...

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VINNY APPICE On RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It's Not Really My Thing'

Original DIO drummer Vinny Appice says that he is unsure what to think of the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out the massive...

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Ex-DIO Bassist JEFF PILSON Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Would Have Approved' Of Hologram

Former DIO bassist Jeff Pilson believes that Ronnie James Dio "would have approved" of the legendary singer's hologram, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out...

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MASTERPLAN's ROLAND GRAPOW Talks 'PumpKings' Album, Drummer Change

MASTERPLAN, which features former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, last month released a new studio album titled "PumpKings" via AFM. The effort consists of reworked versions of HELLOWEEN songs from albums that Grapow played on during his time in the legendary German power metal band. Included are...

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HEADCAT Pays Tribute To LEMMY At WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival (Video)

HEADCAT paid tribute to late MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister by performing the song "Born To Lose, Live To Win" at last weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Check out fan-filmed video footage below. In 1999, Lemmy, Slim Jim Phantom (THE STRAY CATS) and rockabilly guitar-slinger...

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DORO Is Aiming To Release Her Next Studio Album In August 2018

German metal queen Doro Pesch has revealed to Metal Jacket Magazine in a new interview that she is planning on releasing her long-awaited follow-up to 2012's "Raise Your Fist" album next summer. She said (see video below): "We're gonna put out a new record next year. So it will be out… We wanna try...

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ACCEPT: Official 'Die By The Sword' Performance Video From WACKEN OPEN AIR

German/American heavy metal veterans ACCEPT celebrated the release of their new album, "The Rise Of Chaos", with a special performance last Thursday, August 3 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The set consisted of three parts: a classic ACCEPT set, packed with new and old hits; AC...

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ALICE COOPER: Official Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of Alice Cooper's August 5 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Alice told The Spokesman-Review about his current tour: "It's a pure Alice Cooper show with the snakes and guillotine and the straight jacket, but there's...

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ARCH ENEMY Performs New Single 'The World Is Yours' Live For First Time (Video)

ARCH ENEMY performed its new single, "The World Is Yours", live for the first time on Friday, August 4 at the Rock Pod Kameňom festival at Sninské Rybníky, Snina, Slovakia. Fan-filmed video footage of the live premiere can be seen below. "The World Is Yours" is taken from ARCH ENEMY's new album, "Wi...

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ACCEPT Guitarist 'Would Love To' Perform With Orchestra Again

German/American heavy metal veterans ACCEPT celebrated the release of their new album, "The Rise Of Chaos", with a special performance last Thursday, August 3 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The set consisted of three parts: a classic ACCEPT set, packed with new and old hits; AC...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Is 'Not Going To Pass Judgment' On RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram

Original DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell says that he is "not going to pass judgment" on the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed ou...

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Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History' At WACKEN OPEN AIR (Video)

Wacken Open Air, one of the world's largest heavy metal music festivals, and the Hall Of Heavy Metal History have joined forces to former MANOWAR and DICTATORS guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman as the first-ever "Global Metal Ambassador." The onstage induction ceremony took place August 3 in front...