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ARMORED SAINT To Release New Live Album

Having toured with METALLICA, WHITESNAKE, ALICE COOPER, SCORPIONS and many other artists since their inception in the early '80s, ARMORED SAINT has always been a highly regarded live act — not only in their hometown of Los Angeles, but also around the world. The only official release to capture this...

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IRON MAIDEN Lands On BILLBOARD's 'Hot Tours' Chart Once Again

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN this week landed at position No. 2 on Billboard.com's "Hot Tours" list of top-grossing tours with $19.5 million in ticket sales from 13 of the final performances on the European leg of their "The Book Of Souls" world tour. "The Book Of Souls" world tour played...

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RUNNING WILD: Lyric Video For New Song 'Black Bart'

Three years after the release of "Resilient", German power metallers RUNNING WILD will unleash their latest album. "Rapid Foray" on August 26 as a box set, on digipak CD, double vinyl LP and as a digital download. The official lyric video for the song "Black Bart", taken from "Rapid Foray", can be s...

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Video: DOKKEN Performs At ST. CLAIR RIVERFEST

Fan-filmed video footage of DOKKEN's July 30 performance at the St. Clair Riverfest in St. Clair, Michigan can be seen below. The current lineup of DOKKEN features singer Don Dokken alongside fellow member of the band's classic lineup, drummer Mick Brown, and longtime guitarist Jon Levin, plus DOKKE...

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WENDY DIO On RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It Was Just Like Having Him Back On Stage Again'

During an appearance on the August 15 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live", Ronnie James Dio's widow/manager Wendy spoke about the hologram of her late husband, which made its debut at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on August 6. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise...

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DOKKEN Leader On Classic Lineup Reunion: 'Money Is Not An Issue'

DOKKEN leader Don Dokken was interviewed on the August 8 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live". A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On money being the main motivating factor in the classic DOKKEN lineup reuniting for a handful of sho...

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ARCH ENEMY Talks Upcoming DVD, Follow-up To 'War Eternal' Album (Video)

Spark TV, which is part of the Czech monthly magazine Spark, recently conducted an interview with Swedish/ Canadian / American metallers ARCH ENEMY. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ARCH ENEMY's upcoming DVD: Alissa White-Gluz (vocal...

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TESTAMENT's 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Was 'Probably The Most Difficult Record We've Ever Done,' Says CHUCK BILLY

ARTE Concert conducted an interview with TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and lead guitarist Alex Skolnick at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 4-6 in Wacken, Germany. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On writing "Brotherhood of the Snake": Chuck: "...

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SLIPKNOT, RAMMSTEIN Songs Turned Into Soft Piano Pieces By Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer (Video)

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen played two shows at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany — one on the Black Stage at the main event, and the other one as a special and intimate acoustic set inside "Wacken Metal Church." In addition to stripped down versions of...

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TARJA TURUNEN On Terrorist Attacks In Europe: 'You Can't Live In Fear'

Metal-Heads.de conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 4-6 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Europe have made her more concerned that som...

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STEEL PANTHER Meets 'ANGELA MERKEL' At WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival (Video)

Drummer Stix Zadinia and vocalist Michael Starr of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER met with German chancellor Angela Merkel (played by German actress Sara Kelly-Husain) at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 4-6 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch their discu...

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Watch Official, High-Quality Video Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram From WACKEN OPEN AIR

Over 75,000 fans were rocked at the Wacken Open Air music festival in Germany this past weekend as the late Ronnie James Dio reunited with his bandmates via hologram. The surprise performance took place at the end of DIO DISCIPLES' set to close the world's largest annual live heavy metal event. DIO...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Talks About Writing Process For Next Album

ARTE Concert conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz and guitarist Michael Amott at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 4-6 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the ARCH...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Enter Studio This Month

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will shortly commence work on their first new material since 2015's "Venom" album. Bassist Jamie Mathias told ARTE Concert at last weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany (see video below): "I think the plan is, at the end of this month, we're go...

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Classic Lineup Of DOKKEN Announces Only U.S. Reunion Show

The classic lineup of DOKKEN will play its only U.S. reunion show on September 30 at Badlands Pawn Guns Gold And Rock 'N' Roll in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The concert will be a warm-up gig for the band's six-show Japanese run dubbed "Unleashed In The East". Singer Don Dokken, guitarist George Lync...