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DISTURBED Singer Blasts RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It Almost Isn't Letting The Dead Be Dead'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman says that he has mixed feelings about the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on August 6. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out the massiv...

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MICHAEL WILTON: 'The Real Creativity Was Stifled' In Previous Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE

FOK! conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton on September 3 at the CityRock festival in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On choosing the setlist: Michael: "It's a balance to appease...

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GAMMA RAY's KAI HANSEN: 'XXX - Three Decades In Metal' Audio Samples

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and Wacken Foundation are gearing up for the release of "XXX - Three Decades In Metal", the first solo album by Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. Hansen first made his name with the ground-breakin...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Explains Why His Love For Aviation And Music Are Complementary

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson — who is also known as a commercial pilot, brewmaster, entrepreneur and creative business thinker — was interviewed on the August 22 edition of CNN International's flagship program "Quest Means Business". You can now watch the segment below. Asked why he thinks his...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON: 'People Still Pay For Music, Only In Different Ways'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has compared the oil market's worst slump in a generation to what happened to the music business fifteen years ago when it refused to adapt to the changes brought about by the Internet. The digital music revolution started with Napster — the file-sharing service dr...

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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...