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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Interviewed On U.K.'s PLANET ROCK (Audio)

On December 9, 2013, QUEEN guitarist Brian May was interviewed on the U.K. digital radio station Planet Rock. The chat, which was broadcast on Sunday, January 19, can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below. May was recently given the all-clear after suffering a cancer scare at the end of last yea...

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KORN Frontman JONATHAN DAVIS Scores 'After The Dark' Film

The official trailer for "After The Dark" (previously titled "The Philosophers") can be seen below. The film hits theaters and VOD release on February 7 from Phase 4 Films. Directed by John Huddles, it stars James D'Arcy, Bonnie Wright, Daryl Sabara, Sophie Lowe, Rhys Wakefield, Freddie Stroma, Maia...

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SCORPIONS: 'Blackout' Super Audio CD Coming Soon

Audio Fidelity will release an SACD (Super Audio CD) version of SCORPIONS's classic 1982 album "Blackout" later in the year. "Blackout" is SCORPIONS' eighth studio album, released in 1982 on EMI and Mercury. After losing his voice during the writing of the album, SCORPIONS lead vocalist Klaus Meine...

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FREDDIE MERCURY Biopic Gets A New Leading Man

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the still-untitled Freddie Mercury biopic has a new leading man. 33-year-old actor Ben Whishaw — best know for his portrayal as Q in the recent James Bond thriller "Skyfall" and Keith Richards in "Stoned" — has been cast as Mercury. The casting choice follows the dep...

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QUEEN Signs New Deal with UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

QUEEN and Universal Music Group have renewed their partnership with a new, long-term deal that will herald a range of exciting projects from the band including a raft of rare and unreleased material and a film. The agreement was announced at Monday's (December 2) launch of "Queen: The Studio Experie...

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BRIAN MAY Still Discovering Unheard FREDDIE MERCURY Material

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Brian May says that there's far more unreleased Freddie Mercury material than originally thought. May has been restoring the unfinished Mercury music with producer William Orbit and "transferring the material from tape to digital at the highest resolution available s...

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ASHES OF ARES In Paris: 11-Minute Video Report Posted Online

A video report on ASHES OF ARES' September 26 concert in Paris, France with POWERWOLF, BATTLE BEAST and MAJESTY can be seen below. The 11-minute clip, which was created by Nicolas Houbre, includes backstage, interview and performance footage. ASHES OF ARES is the band featuring Matt Barlow (ex-ICED...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Performs With DIZZY REED's HOOKERS & BLOW In Las Vegas (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES and SIXX: A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba joined HOOKERS & BLOW, the band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed and QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi, on stage past Saturday, November 2 at Count's Vamped in Las Vegas to perform a cover version of the ZZ TOP classic "Tush". Fan film...

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Ashes Of Ares

So good to see Matt Barlow back in the saddle. Having once bowed out of metal for a spell while answering a higher calling in law enforcement, the ex-ICED EARTH vocalist starts over from scratch with his own entity, ASHES OF ARES. Founded alongside estranged ICED EARTH bassist Freddie Vidales and fo...

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ROB ZOMBIE: Official 'We're An American Band' Video Released

The official video for Rob Zombie's cover version of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD's classic "We're An American Band" can be seen below. Asked how they decided to cover "We're An American Band" for Zombie's latest album, "Venomous Rat Generation Vendor", Zombie guitarist John 5 told Live-Metal.net: "We were t...

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Former ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW Talks To THE METAL VOICE About ASHES OF ARES (Video)

The Metal Voice recently conducted an interview with former ICED EARTH and current ASHES OF ARES singer Matt Barlow. You can now watch the chat below. The self-titled debut album from ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring Barlow, Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE) and Freddie Vidales (ex-ICED EARTH),sold arou...

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ASHES OF ARES Singer MATT BARLOW Answers More Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Former ICED EARTH and current ASHES OF ARES singer Matt Barlow recently answered a number of questions that were submitted by fans via his official Facebook page. Check out the second part below. The self-titled debut album from ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring Barlow, Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE) a...

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ASHES OF ARES Singer MATT BARLOW Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Former ICED EARTH and current ASHES OF ARES singer Matt Barlow recently answered a number of questions that were submitted by fans via his official Facebook page. Check out the footage below. The self-titled debut album from ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring Barlow, Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE) and F...

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Former ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW Talks To 'Hard Heavy' About ASHES OF ARES (Audio)

On Saturday, October 12, Honduras rock journalists Alvaro Villatoro (a.k.a. Lemmy Simmons) and JC Ferrera of Hard Heavy conducted an interview with former ICED EARTH and current ASHES OF ARES singer Matt Barlow. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. The self-titled debut...

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ASHES OF ARES: Debut Album First-Week Sales Revealed

The self-titled debut album from ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring Matt Barlow (ex-ICED EARTH),Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE) and Freddie Vidales (ex-ICED EARTH),sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release. Issued on September 17 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was reco...