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AMON AMARTH's OLAVI MIKKONEN Says Band 'Wanted To Create More Dynamics' On 'Berserker' Album

Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the writing process for AMON AMARTH's upcomin...

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Why AMON AMARTH Decided To Record 'Berserker' Album In Los Angeles

France's Duke TV recently conducted an interview with AMON AMARTH guitarist Olavi Mikkonen. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about AMON AMARTH's decision to record its upcoming album, "Berserker", in Los Angeles, Olavi said: "After [2016's] 'Jomsviking', we said that we wanted to make a ch...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: Heavy Metal 'Will Never Die'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was recently interviewed by Rob Rush Radio. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked for his opinion on the notion that rock is dead, Hill said: "I don't think it ever will be dead. The thing is, what are you gonna replace it with? It's been there since the '50s — ro...

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VIO-LENCE Drummer Says SEAN KILLIAN's Return To Stage Was 'Awe-Inspiring'

Mosh Mag conducted an interview with members of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE prior to their April 14 show at the Oakland Metro in Oakland, California. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what the future holds for the band in...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI: 'We're Not Selfish, But We're Going To Do What We Want'

Mistress Carrie of Boston radio station WAAF recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether DREAM THEATER fans point out the band's mistakes...

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JOHN BUSH And CHARLIE BENANTE Reunite To Perform ANTHRAX's 'Only' And 'Room For One More' In San Francisco (Video)

Ex-ANTHRAX singer John Bush reunited with his former bandmate Charlie Benante to play the group's songs "Only" and "Room For One More" during last night's (Saturday, April 20) METAL ALLEGIANCE concert in San Francisco, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Bush f...

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FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Frontman On 'Veleno': 'Diversity Makes The Album More Varied And Dynamic'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with vocalist Francesco Paoli of Italian orchestral-death giants FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE about the band's forthcoming new studio album, "Veleno". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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SCORPIONS/Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE Opens Rock Bar In Paris (Video)

Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee spoke to "The Fernando Rock Show" at the launch of his rock bar, Alabama, in central Paris, France. The bar was opened to the public on April 12 and Mikkey was there to celebrate with everyone in attendance. Check out the chat below. Also ava...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH And ZACH MYERS Perform Acoustic Set At iRockRadio.com Studio (Video)

Brent Smith and Zach Myers of SHINEDOWN recently performed a short acoustic set at Studio 64 at iRockRadio.com in Farmington, Connecticut. Check out video footage below. "Attention Attention", SHINEDOWN's sixth studio album, debuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums chart back in May 2018. The follow-...

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JASON BONHAM Apologizes To JIMMY PAGE For 'Untrue And Derogatory Statements' About Cocaine Use

Jason Bonham has apologized to his father's LED ZEPPELIN bandmate Jimmy Page for claiming that the guitarist introduced him to cocaine. During a recent chat with Howard Stern, the now 52-year-old drummer, who fronts JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING, recalled an alleged incident involving drugs w...

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LAJON WITHERSPOON On SEVENDUST's Longevity: 'It's Really Cool To Be A Band This Long'

SEVENDUST lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon was recently interviewed by New Zealand's "The Metal Bar". You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how the members of SEVENDUST have managed to stay together for 25 years, Lajon said: "We're older now, so everybody's got kids. I think we've all matured a...

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DOUG ALDRICH Says He Almost Auditioned For MEGADETH

Former WHITESNAKE and DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich says that he nearly auditioned for MEGADETH in 1989. At the time, MEGADETH had just parted ways with Jeff Young and was preparing to go into the studio to record the now-classic "Rust In Peace" album. "Dave [Mustaine] and I are friends now — Dave Must...

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BLAZE BAYLEY On Joining IRON MAIDEN: 'I Was Very, Very Surprised That They Chose Me'

British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley, who fronted IRON MAIDEN from 1994 until 1999, was interviewed by Rockfiend Publications Scotland on April 10 in Glasgow. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how he landed the MAIDEN gig a quarter century ago, Blaze said: "MAIDEN were holding au...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Says His Twitter 'Feud' With JOE BONAMASSA Was 'Blown Out Of Proportion'

JUDAS PRIEST's Richie Faulkner says that his supposed Twitter "feud" with Joe Bonamassa was blown out of proportion. Faulkner made headlines last month when he implored Bonamassa to "stop acting like a spoilt tit" after the blues/rock guitar titan complained about an online article based on one of h...

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SEPULTURA Singer: 'I Believe That People Could Have Reincarnated From Other Life Forms'

SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green and guitarist Andreas Kisser were interviewed by Radio Zenit before the band's April 12 concert in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if it's true that he believes in reincarnation, Derrick said: "I live by a plant-based diet lifest...