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Video Premiere: THE MURDER OF MY SWEET's 'The Awakening'
Frontiers Music Srl will release "Beth Out Of Hell", the new album from the Swedish symphonic metal band THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, on August 21. The official video for the "Beth Out Of Hell" song "The Awakening" can be seen below. "Beth Out of Hell" is an apocalyptic love story where Lucifer's Daughte...August 12, 2015
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PAUL DI'ANNO 'Didn't Know How To Sing' When He Was In IRON MAIDEN
Rock Bottom conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno earlier this month in Argentina. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he is doing with his health: "I'm waiting for [knee] operations. But instead of sitt...August 12, 2015
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'Headbangers' Photo Book Captures Heavy Metal Rockers In Throes Of Musical Ecstasy
Due on September 29 via powerHouse Books, "Headbangers" is a collection of Danish photographer Jacob Ehrbahn's intimate portraits of the beauty and chaos of heavy metal rockers in the throes of musical ecstasy taken at European metal festivals such as Denmark's Copenhell, Germany's Wacken Open Air a...August 10, 2015
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Video: MESHUGGAH Performs At HEAVY MONTREAL Festival
Video footage of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH performing on August 7 at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below (clip filmed and uploaded by Peter McCabe of Montreal Gazette). In a recent interview with RockSverige.se, MESHUGGAH guitarist Mårten...August 10, 2015
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SLAYER Profiled As Part Of The Smithsonian Institute's 'Places Of Musical Innovation' Exhibit
The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum Of History has just posted a profile of SLAYER and the "Origins Of Thrash" as part of its "Places Of Musical Innovation" exhibit. Check it out below. Asked if the thrash acts shared any fans with glam bands in the '80s, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King told LA...August 5, 2015
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Video: Hand-Fart Version Of SLAYER's 'Raining Blood' Performed Live At WACKEN OPEN AIR
Video footage of a SLAYER fan from State Of The Fart performing a "hand-fart" version of the band's classic song "Raining Blood" at last weekend's Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Written by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King for SLAYER's 1986 studio album "Reign In Blood", "Raining B...August 4, 2015
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Report: Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Struggles To Break Even
Thomas Jensen (pictured),founder of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, tells Billboard.com in a new interview that the event is continuing to survive despite its 26 mostly money-losing years. Known as the largest heavy metal festival in the world, Wacken boasts attendance of 75,000 with minimal co...August 4, 2015
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Next Year's Edition Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Is Already Sold Out
This year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany was full of extremes: 145 liters of rain per square meter in five days, knee-deep puddles of mud and over 160 hours of live metal from over 30 nations. Now there is another extreme: next year's edition of Wacken Open Air, which w...August 4, 2015
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Video Premiere: ANNIHILATOR's 'Suicide Society'
Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters ANNIHILATOR will release their fifteenth studio album, "Suicide Society", on September 18 via UDR Music. As he has in the past, guitar wizard Jeff Waters handled all songwriting duties, played all guitar and bass, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered "Suicide...August 3, 2015
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QUEENSRŸCHE: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance
Professionally filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's July 31 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Anarchy-X 02. Nightrider 03. Breaking The Silence 04. The Whisper 05. En Force 06. The Warning 07. The Needle Lies 08....August 3, 2015
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DREAM THEATER: Pro-Shot Footage Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance
Professionally filmed video footage of DREAM THEATER's July 31 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Featured songs: 01. Intro - 0:45 02. Afterlife - 3:19 03. Metropolis - 8:52 04. Burning My Soul - 19:22 05. Spirit Carries On - 24:57 06. As I Am - 32:44 ....August 1, 2015
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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I Didn't Know The Metal Scene Was So Conservative'
Arte conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which is taking place this weekend in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his early musical influences and...August 1, 2015
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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER To Embark On Special ACCEPT 'Farewell' Tour In 2016
Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider will embark on a special tour next year during which he will perform ACCEPT songs one last time before he closes the chapter for good. The 62-year-old German singer revealed his plans at a press conference in the VIP tent of this weekend's Wa...August 1, 2015
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QUEENSRŸCHE's Forthcoming Album 'Condition Hüman' Will Appeal To Both Old And New Fans, Says Singer
Arte conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield and singer Todd La Torre at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which is taking place this weekend in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NE...July 31, 2015
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DREAM THEATER's Next Album Will Not Arrive Before Early 2016
Arte conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci and vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metallers DREAM THEATER at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which is taking place this weekend in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about DREAM THEATER's fo...July 31, 2015
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