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APOCALYPTICA: New Video Interview With EICCA TOPPINEN
Metal From Finland conducted an interview with Eicca Toppinen of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA at the Tuska open-air festival, which was held June 29 - July 1 in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA's latest album, "7th Symphony", sold around 13,000 copies...July 26, 2012
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MELDRUM's Long-Awaited Third Album 'Lifer' To See The Light Of Day
MELDRUM, the multinational hard rock/metal band formed by late ex-PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum, will release its long-awaited third album, "Lifer", this fall via Reversed Records. The CD was produced by Rob Shallcross (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, GWAR, ZIMMERS HOLE, WEST OF HELL) and Gene Hoglan...July 25, 2012
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KERRY KING, MIKE PORTNOY Added To MARSHALL 50th-Anniversary Event
The lineup for Marshall's 50th-anniversary event just got louder with the addition of more names to the already storming lineup. Former DREAM THEATER drummer and progressive metal legend Mike Portnoy joins hit songwriter and founding member of FREE, Andy Fraser, and all-round thrash metal superstar...July 25, 2012
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PEARL JAM Guitarist Finds Singer For Unfinished MAD SEASON Tracks
The Pulse Of Radio reports that PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready has found a singer to record the vocals for roughly an album's worth of unfinished songs by MAD SEASON, the mid-'90s Seattle supergroup featuring McCready, ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley and SCREAMING TREES drummer Barrett Mart...July 25, 2012
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THRESHOLD: 'Ashes' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for "Ashes", a brand new song from British progressive metallers THRESHOLD, can be seen below. (Please note that the single version of "Ashes" is a radio edit — the album version of the track offers about two additional minutes of "pure splendor," according to a press releas...July 25, 2012
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BAD RELIGION Begins Recording New Album
Punk rock legends BAD RELIGION have entered the studio to begin work on their brand new album. The as-yet-untitled CD is being recorded at Joe Barresi's (THE MELVINS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, PARKWAY DRIVE) JHOC studio and co-produced by band members Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin and Barresi. This wi...July 24, 2012
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KISS: 'Lick It Up' Performance Footage From Virginia Beach
KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has uploaded video footage of the band performing the song "Lick It Up" on July 21 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Check it out below. KISS will release its 20th studio album, "Monster", on October 16 through Universal Music Enterprises. Described in a press rel...July 24, 2012
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JAMES DURBIN Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO (Video)
Video footage of "American Idol" finalist James Durbin and his solo band performing the DIO anthem "Rainbow In The Dark" on July 18 at Shooters Sports Bar in Texarkana, Arkansas can be seen below. During a February 2012 interview with Revolver magazine, Durbin spoke about his love for heavy metal an...July 23, 2012
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DIABOLICAL: 'Neogenesis' Pre-Production Teaser Available
A five-and-a-half-minute "pre-production teaser" containing demo recordings for "Neogenesis", the fifth album from Swedish death metal masters DIABOLICAL, is available in the YouTube clip below. "Neogenesis" is currently being recorded at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, UNANIMATED, DESTRÖYER 666) in Alv...July 23, 2012
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THE SANITY DAYS: Pro-Shot Footage From Germany's 'Metal Assault II Festival'
THE SANITY DAYS — the project featuring four former members of legendary Bristol thrash metallers ONSLAUGHT who have teamed up to play music from the band's most commercially successful album, "In Search of Sanity" — performed at the Metal Assault II Festival on January 14, 2012 at Posthalle in Würz...July 23, 2012
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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN: 'You Can't Live In The Past, You've Got To Move On'
Richard Warrell of Born Music Online recently conducted an interview with former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin. A couple of excerpts from the first part of the chat follow below. Born Music Online: One of the BLACK SABBATH albums you recorded, 1987's "Eternal Idol", was just reissued with the ori...July 23, 2012
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Report: Attendance At METALLICA's 'Orion Music + More' Festival Reached 24,000
According to Press Of Atlantic City, METALLICA's Orion Music + More festival sold 23,571 tickets for shows June 22 and 23 at the popular Atlantic City, New Jersey concert venue Bader Feld. METALLICA headlined both nights of Orion Music + More and played "Ride The Lightning" in its entirety the first...July 20, 2012
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Original WHITESNAKE Guitarist Pays Tribute To JON LORD
Original WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden (pictured below) has released the following statement regarding the passing of former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord: "June and July have been very busy, but all has been brought back to base with the loss of my great friend and colleague Jon Lord on Mo...July 20, 2012
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JON LORD Remembered By RITCHIE BLACKMORE, RICK WAKEMAN On BBC Radio's 'Last Word'
The latest edition of "Last Word", BBC Radio 4's weekly obituary program, telling the life stories of those who have died recently, focuses on former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord. The show, which features contributions from Ritchie Blackmore (BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW),Rick Wakema...July 20, 2012
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DELAIN: New Audio Interview With MARTIJN WESTERHOLT
The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Martijn Westerholt of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. DELAIN's third full-length studio album, "We Are The Others", was released in North America via the New Jersey-bas...July 20, 2012