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CIVIL WAR: Second Videoblog Available

The second videoblog from CIVIL WAR — the Swedish metal band featuring former SABATON members Rikard Sundén (guitar),Daniel Mullback (drums),Daniel Mÿhr (keyboards) and Oskar Montelius (guitar) alongside singer Patrik Johansson (ASTRAL DOORS, LION'S SHARE) and bassist Stefan "Pizza" Eriksson (VOLT...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Talks 'Bridge The Gap', UFO And His Son TYSON In MetalTalk.net Interview (Video)

German guitar legend Michael Schenker (SCORPIONS, UFO) recently spoke to Mark Taylor of MetalTalk.net about Schenker's new album, "Bridge The Gap"; Michael's wishes for a UFO reformation; and Schenker's son Tyson and his new band STATE VILLAINS. You can now watch the chat below. MICHAEL SCHENKER'S T...

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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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THE ISOLATION PROCESS: 'Underneath It All' Song Available For Streaming

"Underneath It All", a brand new song from THE ISOLATION PROCESS, a new Swedish-based post-metal band featuring former members of LINGUA and COME SLEEP, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from THE ISOLATION PROCESS' self-titled debut full-length album, which is sch...

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LITA FORD And CHERIE CURRIE Reunite For Holiday Song: 'Rock This Christmas Down' Premiere

Lita Ford has partnered up with her former RUNAWAYS bandmate Cherie Currie to record a special holiday song. "Rock This Christmas Down" marks the first time Lita and Cherie have recorded new music together since 1977. An exclusive premiere of "Rock This Christmas Down", as well as an interview with...

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DARKOLOGY: 'Fated To Burn' Album Details Revealed

DARKOLOGY, the Texas-based band featuring guitarist Michael Harris (VITALIJ KUPRIJ),drummer Brian Harris (ex-FIREWIND),bassist Mike Neal and vocalist Kelly "Sundown" Carpenter (FIREWIND, BEYOND TWILIGHT, OUTWORLD),will release its sophomore album, "Fated To Burn", in early 2014 through Prime Eon...

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PHENOMENA's Appearance At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Canceled

Six months after it was announced that PHENOMENA — the rock project formed by record producer Tom Galley, would make its first-ever live appearance at next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7, 2014 in Sölvesborg, Sweden — the event's organizers have released the fo...

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VOLBEAT Drummer Talks To Austria's Coffee2Watch.at (Video)

Austria's Coffee2Watch.at conducted an interview with drummer Jon Larsen of VOLBEAT before the band's November 17 concert in Vienna. You can now watch the chat below. VOLBEAT released a "tour edition" of its latest album, "Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies", on November 4. The new version of the D...

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NAPALM CHRIST Signs With A389 RECORDINGS

A389 Recordings has announced the signing of Arkansas-based underlords NAPALM CHRIST. Formed in late 2010, NAPALM CHRIST unites a crew of longtime henchmen who have helped shape the Little Rock area extreme music scene over the past two or more decades. Since the early 1990s, the four horsemen who f...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: 'We've Never Had To Rely On Having A Hit Record'

Michael Hamad of CTnow recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the passing of SLAYER's founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died of alcohol-related cirrhosis in May: Tom: "I miss him dearly. I have to remind myself...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We're A Rock Band That's Comprised Of Christians'

John Knowles of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: ["No More Hell To Pay"] is the heaviest STRYPER album, period. Is this what came out of you guys natura...

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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Interviewed On New Zealand's 'The Sick Room' (Audio)

Caleb Smith of "The Sick Room" radio in New Zealand recently conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ONSLAUGHT's sixth album, "VI", was released on September 20 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Reveals First Details Of 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written A...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Drummer: AVENGED SEVENFOLD Is Becoming 'The Next METALLICA'

Midwest Music Scene conducted an interview with drummer James Cassells of the British metalcore act ASKING ALEXANDRIA on November 17 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about AVENGED SEVENFOLD's chart success with the band's latest album, "Hail To The King", Cassells said:...

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ATTACKER: Preview Clip Of Cover Version Of RIOT's 'Fire Down Under'

U.S. power/heavy metal veterans ATTACKER have laid down a cover version of the RIOT classic "Fire Down Under" that will appear on the Keep It True festival tribute album, to be released at the 2014 edition of the festival. A one-minute preview of the track is available in the YouTube clip below. ATT...