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Video: GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME Performs In Croatia

Fan-filmed video footage of OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, performing on December 6 at Vintage Industrial Bar in Zagreb, Croatia can be seen below. "The Key", the first album of an ambitious trilogy from OPERATION: MINDCRIME, sold around 2,500 copies...

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MOONSORROW To Release 'Jumalten Aika' Album In April

After signing a worldwide deal with Century Media Records back in 2012, Finnish crusaders of heathen metal MOONSORROW, are now ready to open a new chapter with the release of yet another epic and majestic masterpiece. "Jumalten Aika", which means "The Age Of Gods", will be made available on April 1,...

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NIKKI SIXX On SCOTT WEILAND: 'He Had To Be So Tortured; He Had To Be In So Much Pain'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has commented on the passing of former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland, calling it a "really sad" event and drawing parallels to his own life as a recovering drug addict. Speaking on the December 4 edition of his syndicated radio show "Sixx...

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PRETTY MAIDS Singer's NORDIC UNION: 'When Death Is Calling' Song Streaming

Frontiers Music Srl will release the self-titled debut album from NORDIC UNION on January 29, 2016. NORDIC UNION is the name behind the new musical collaboration, built by Frontiers president Serafino Perugino, between singer Ronnie Atkins of the legendary Danish hard rock institution PRETTY MAIDS a...

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METALLICA: First Look At Cover Of 'Back To The Front' Book About Making Of 'Master Of Puppets'

METALLICA has collaborated with an author named Matt Taylor on a book about the making of the band's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets". Taylor, who wrote an acclaimed and extensively detailed book on the making of the movie "Jaws", contacted the band with a proposal to create a definitive histo...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE To Release 'Tango Umbrella' Album In March

Minneapolis, Minnesota hard rock/industrial metal outfit AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE will release its fourth album, "Tango Umbrella", on March 25, 2016 via Napalm Records. The cover artwork was created by Sam Shearon and can be seen below. Comments AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE's Chad Hanks: "'Tango Umbrella', soni...

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GEOFF TATE Wanted To Work With People Who 'Could Express Themselves In A Creative Way Rather Than A Destructive Way'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has spoken about the criteria he had to meet when he was looking for guest musicians for his new band, OPERATION: MINDCRIME. He told Headbangers Lifestyle: "I wanted to work with people that had an open mind and could express themselves in a creative way rather t...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER, DERRICK GREEN Talk First Bands, First-Ever Live Performances (Video)

The Cut recently spoke to vocalist Derrick Green and guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA about their first bands and the first gigs they ever played. Check out the footage below. SEPULTURA released a limited-edition seven-inch single to mark its 30th anniversary. "Unde...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'The Vinyl Collection' Due In January

Universal Music Catalogue has announced the January 2016 release of DEEP PURPLE "The Vinyl Collection". This seven-LP collection features the group's albums spanning the period 1972-1987, remastered from the original tapes (including the first official remasters of titles "Perfect Strangers" and "Th...

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Watch TRIVIUM's First Show With New Drummer PAUL WANDTKE

Fan-filmed video footage of TRIVIUM's December 5 performance at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico can be seen below. The concert marked the band's first appearance with its new drummer, Chicago native Paul Wandtke. Wandtke has previously drummed for the hit musical "Rock Of Ages" and sat behind the kit for...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE Feat. MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL Members: West Coast Dates Announced

METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, has announced four intimate West Coast shows to start off 2016. With the recent release of their critically acclaimed self-titled album, the musicians of METAL ALLEGIANCE a...

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ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED, SHINEDOWN, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Set For 2016's FORT ROCK Festival

After three consecutive sellouts, Monster Energy Fort Rock is expanding to two days — Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2016 — at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. South Florida's Biggest Rock Festival will feature performances from rock icon/filmmaker ROB ZOMBIE, the return of DISTURBED (aft...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Heavy Metal Is 'The Last Form Of Music That Really Has No Restraint'

SLIPKNOT members Jim Root (guitar),Corey Taylor (vocals) and Shawn "Clown" Crahan (percussion) took part in a press conference on December 3 in Mexico City ahead of this weekend's Knotfest Mexico festival. You can now watch the question-and-answer session in three parts below. A couple of excerpts...

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EPICA's MARK JANSEN On Next Album: 'We Are In A Luxurious Position That We Have Way Too Many Songs'

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA at the Epic Metal Fest on November 22 at Klokgebouw in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about the...

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TRIVIUM Recruits Drummer PAUL WANDTKE

TRIVIUM has tapped Chicago native Paul Wandtke as the band's new touring drummer. Wandtke made his live debut with TRIVIUM earlier today (Saturday, December 5) at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico. Commented TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy: "I'll keep this short and sweet. Any change we've ever made...