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JORDAN RUDESS: DREAM THEATER Wanted 'Really Kind Person' To Replace MIKE PORTNOY
Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On drummer Mike Mangini's addition to...October 23, 2014
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SLIPKNOT's '.5: The Gray Chapter' Headed For No. 1 On Next Week's BILLBOARD Chart
SLIPKNOT's long-awaited fifth studio album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", is likely to sell between 100,000 and 110,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arri...October 22, 2014
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BRUJERIA Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT
Extreme metallers BRUJERIA have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The band is putting the finishing touches on its fourth album for a 2015 release. BRUJERIA's current touring lineup includes CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker (a.k.a. El Cynico) on bass and NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury (a...October 22, 2014
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OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON Says 'Majority' Of Band's Fans Have Embraced 'Pale Communion'
GetYourRockOut recently conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reaction to OPETH's latest album, "Pale Communion": Fredrik: "I don't read eve...October 21, 2014
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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says It Was 'A Mistake' To Perform So Many New Songs On 'Heritage' Tour
On October 11, guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed by UK's Metal Hammer at Roundhouse in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how OPETH went about choosing which songs to perform live on the current tour, Mikael said: "It can...October 19, 2014
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'I'm One Of The Most Hated Dudes Right Now'
SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that he is "one of the most hated dudes right now" but claims that he "loves" being the topic of conversation among the band's fans because it helps "carry on the legacy." Speaking to XFM's Ian Camfield on this week's "XFM Rock Show", Taylor said of the incessant In...October 18, 2014
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OPETH: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Nottingham Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of OPETH's October 12 performance at Rock City in Nottingham, England can be seen below. OPETH's eleventh studio album, "Pale Communion", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Pale...October 17, 2014
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NIGHTWISH's Next Album To Feature Guest Appearance By British Professor RICHARD DAWKINS
Famed evolutionary biologist and atheist writer/leader Richard Dawkins makes a guest appearance on NIGHTWISH's eighth studio album, due next year. Dawkins, who recently generated controversy with by claiming that "nice Christians" and "nice Muslims" might actually be making the "world safe for extre...October 16, 2014
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Has Started Demoing Material For Next Album, Says Singer JESSE LEACH
Vocalist Jesse Leach of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has revealed that the band has commenced the songwriting process for its next studio album, tentatively due next year. In the latest video update on his official web site, Leach states (see video below): "[We're] starting to demo, sta...October 14, 2014
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SLIPKNOT: New Song 'Sarcastrophe' Available For Streaming
A brand new SLIPKNOT song called "Sarcastrophe" can be streamed at this location. The track is taken from the band's fifth album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", which will arrive on October 21 via Roadrunner. The new CD — the first by SLIPKNOT since the 2010 death of bassist Paul Gray and the late ...October 14, 2014
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KING DIAMOND: Video Footage Of North American Tour Rehearsals
Video footage of the Dallas, Texas rehearsals for KING DIAMOND's upcoming North American tour can be seen below. The trek is scheduled to kick off tonight (Saturday, October 11) in Atlanta, Georgia. KING DIAMOND played its first show with new bassist, Swedish musician Pontus Egberg (THE POODLES, LIO...October 11, 2014
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SLIPKNOT: New Song 'Custer' Available For Streaming
A brand new SLIPKNOT song called "Custer" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from the band's fifth album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", which will arrive on October 21 via Roadrunner. The new CD is the first by SLIPKNOT since the 2010 death of bassist Paul Gray and the late ...October 10, 2014
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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I Might Be Too Old To Understand What Younger Generation Thinks Metal Is'
Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed on the October 3-5 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when i...October 9, 2014
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KING DIAMOND: 'I Don't Take Tomorrow For Granted'
Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond, who underwent open-heart triple-bypass surgery in November 2010, says that he was never particularly concerned about the financial setback incurred due to high expenses of surgery and recuperating during convalescence period. He told "The Metal Voice" in a new...October 9, 2014
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Explains His New Two-Piece Mask
SLIPKNOT revealed its new masks and its new members — at least what they look like — in the video for "The Devil In I", the first single from the band's upcoming album, ".5: The Gray Chapter". The clip, directed by percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan, shows off the new headgear worn by the seven orig...October 9, 2014
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