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ACHERON: New Album Update

It has been four years since the last ACHERON album and the band has finally returned to record a new unholy masterpiece. ACHERON entered Bad Back Studio in Cleveland, Ohio earlier this spring with engineer David Johnson to begin tracking the new CD, "Kult Des Hasses", for a November release via Lis...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND Guitarist's DENNERS TRICKBAG To Release Debut Album

DENNERS TRICKBAG, the new band featuring legendary MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND guitarist Michael Denner, has inked a deal with Target Records. The group's debut album will be released in September on CD, LP and as a digital download. Says Denner: "I got the idea [to form DENNERS TRICKBAG] one eve...

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DUSKMACHINE: New Song Available For Streaming

"I Feel No Pain", a brand new song from DUSKMACHINE, the band featuring PRIMAL FEAR/ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black, ex-ANNIHILATOR bassist Russ Bergquist, guitarist Nikolai Wurk and vocalist Joe Comeau (ex-OVERKILL guitarist and former singer for such bands as ANNIHILATOR, TAD MOROSE and LIEGE L...

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DAN SWANÖ's WITHERSCAPE: First Song Available For Streaming

WITHERSCAPE, the new atmospheric and progressive dark metal outfit formed by Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö along with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg, will release its debut album, "The Inheritance", on July 29 in Europe and August...

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GHOST Is About 'Escapism," Says One Of The Nameless Ghouls

Ghost Cult recently conducted an interview with one of the nameless ghouls from Swedish occult rockers GHOST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult: [GHOST's debut album] "Opus Eponymous" made quite an impact when it was released back in 2010. How do you look back on that perio...

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KING DIAMOND Kicks Off European Tour At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL (Video)

KING DIAMOND kicked off its European tour this past Sunday, May 19 at the Rock Hard Festival at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. KING DIAMOND's setlist was as follows: 01. The Candle 02. Welcome Home 03. At The Graves 04. Up From...

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KINGDOM COME Frontman Says LED ZEPPELIN Comparisons Were 'A Blessing' And 'A Curse'

Patrick Prince of Powerline recently conducted an interview with KINGDOM COME mainman Lenny Wolf. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: You once told Powerline in 1989 that KINGDOM COME was "apple pie rock." I took it as a statement that KINGDOM COME is perfect music for an Ame...

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The Underground Resistance

As the entire Norwegian black metal brouhaha of the early 1990s fades deeper and deeper into history and myth, blurring the fine line between which incidents were horrifyingly true or imaginatively apocryphal, almost all of the bands either involved or born out of those events have likewise moved we...

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VOLBEAT Frontman: We're Very Proud To Have ROB CAGGIANO In The Band

Justin R. Beckner of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: So, you went in to record ["Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies"]...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: Video Footage Of 'Toulouse Metal Party' Performance

Video footage of SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — performing on April 28 at the Toulouse Metal Party at Le Saint Des Seins in Toulouse, France can be seen below. SPI...

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METALLICA Bassist On Next Album: 'I Feel In My Heart That We Are Going To Do Something Special'

AllAfrica.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. AllAfrica.com: There are people out there who feel that METALLICA are the greatest band in the world. Do you feel like you play for the greatest band in the world? R...

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Video: SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Kicks Off European Tour In Hamburg

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — kicked off its European tour earlier tonight (Monday, April 15) at Logo in Hamburg, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert...

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Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Musicians React To Passing Of DEFTONES Bassist

A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have taken to Twitter in response to the news that Chi Cheng, the bassist for the DEFTONES, died yesterday at the age of 42. Chi had been in a semi-comatose state for more than four years after being seriously injured in a car accident in November ...

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DUSKMACHINE Working On 'Endless' Video

DUSKMACHINE, the band featuring PRIMAL FEAR/ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black, ex-ANNIHILATOR bassist Russ Bergquist, guitarist Nikolai Wurk and vocalist Joe Comeau (ex-OVERKILL guitarist and former singer for such bands as ANNIHILATOR, TAD MOROSE and LIEGE LORD),is working on a video for the song...

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WHITESNAKE Guitarist's BURNING RAIN: 'Epic Obsession' EPK Available

Frontiers Records will release BURNING RAIN's new album, "Epic Obsession", on May 21 in North America. An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the CD can be seen below. BURNING RAIN was founded by current WHITESNAKE axeman Doug Aldrich together with singer Keith St. John (ex-MONTROSE). The lineup for the...