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JON OLIVA Recovering From Stroke

Jon Oliva, the American composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer who is best known as the founder of and keyboardist and lead vocalist for SAVATAGE, has revealed that he suffered a stroke back in April. He writes on his Facebook page: "It was not as serious as it could have been, but it did leave...

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Video: SACRED REICH Performs At DYNAMO METALFEST

Fan-filmed video footage of SACRED REICH's July 16 performance at the Dynamo Metalfest in Eindhoven, The Netherlands can be seen below. SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett recently spoke to TotalRock Radio about the fact that the band hasn't released any new music in twenty years even though it has...

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THE HAUNTED's Next Album Will Be 'Way More Dynamic Sounding' Than 'Exit Wounds'

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with vocalist Marco Aro and guitarist Ola Englund of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED prior to the band's July 8 concert at the Jalometalli festival in Oulu, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the...

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JUDAS PRIEST, IN FLAMES, DEATH ANGEL, ANNIHILATOR Featured On 'Wacken 2015 - 26 Years Louder Than Hell'

Just in time for this year's Wacken Open Air festival that will see another 75,000 metalheads having the time of their lives this summer, UDR Music is pleased to announce the release of "Live At Wacken 2015 - 26 Years Louder Than Hell", a double CD/DVD (or Blu-ray) set hitting North American stores...

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HELLHAMMER's Previously Unreleased 'Blood Insanity' 7" Vinyl Single To See Light Of Day

Century Media Records and Prowling Death Records have announced the joint release of HELLHAMMER's previously unreleased "Blood Insanity" 7" vinyl single. Originally conceived by the band in 1984, this piece of metal history will finally see a worldwide release on August 19, with pre-sale being launc...

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CHTHONIC Hopes To Release New EP In 2017

Freddy Lim, frontman of the Taiwanese metal band CHTHONIC, was interviewed by Red Carpet News TV at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods, which took place June 13 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London, England. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about CHTHONIC's future plans, Lim — who was el...

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It's Official: Classic DOKKEN Lineup To Reunite For Six Shows In Japan

Don Dokken has confirmed that the classic lineup of DOKKEN will reunite for a series of concerts in Japan, with no plans to take the reunion to the rest of the world. The six shows will take place this October, and will include an appearance at the Loud Park festival, which last year celebrated its...

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SACRED REICH Still Has No Plans To Record New Music

Hayley Leggs of TotalRock Radio conducted an interview with guitarists Jason Rainey and Wiley Arnett of Arizona thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH at this year's edition of Hellfest, which was held June 17-19 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the fact that SACRED REIC...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'We're Making Another Record Right Now'

On Thursday, June 16, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was interviewed by the KBAD 94.5 FM radio station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about PRIEST's plans for the immediate future, Halford said: "More metal. We're making another record right now, which sh...

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RUNNING WILD: 'Rapid Foray' Album Details Revealed

Three years after the release of "Resilient", German power metallers RUNNING WILD have announced the title and release date of their latest album. "Rapid Foray" will be available from physical and digital retailers from August 26 as a box set, on digipak CD, double vinyl LP and as a digital download...

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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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CREMATORY: 'Haus Mit Garten' Video Released

"Haus Mit Garten", the new video from the German gothic metal act CREMATORY, can be seen below. The clip was once again directed by Dirk Weiler of Brand-X-Films. The song is taken from the band's thirteenth studio album, "Monument", which was released on April 15 via Steamhammer/SPV. "Monument" trac...

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HELLOWEEN And GAMMA RAY Founding Member KAI HANSEN To Release 'XXX' Solo Album

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and the Wacken Foundation have announced the release of "XXX", the first "solo project" album by Kai Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. He first made his name with the groundbreaking band HELLOWEEN...

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SNOWY SHAW Releases 'Alcoholocaust' Video

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw, who has played with such legendary bands as MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, THERION, DIMMU BORGIR, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL, NOTRE DAME and SABATON, has released a music video for the song "Alcoholocaust". The track was written, produced, recorded, played and s...

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DORO: 'Bad Blood' 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...