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GHOST's Next Album Will Have Less Vocals, Says A Nameless Ghoul

Swedish occult rockers GHOST are planning to enter the studio in the fall to begin recording their third album for a 2015 release. Asked by Andrew Haug of AndrewHaug.com, Australia's first-ever dedicated 24/7 rock and metal online radio station, if the next CD will — as has been suggested in recent...

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ALTERBEAST To Release 'Immortal' In March

Sacramento technical death metal militia ALTERBEAST will release its full-length debut on March 18 via Unique Leader. Titled "Immortal", the eight-track monster offering was meticulously assembled in several locals throughout 2013. With guitars and bass recorded at Augmented Audio in Los Angeles wit...

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LAST IN LINE Begins Work On New Material

LAST IN LINE, the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB, has begun writing original material, according to a new Facebook p...

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SAXON, BUCKCHERRY, CLUTCH, FEAR FACTORY, LACUNA COIL To Be Featured In 'Before I Hit The Stage' Book

Shooting for the forthcoming rock photography book titled "Before I Hit The Stage: Backstage Rock 'N' Roll Moments In New York City, 2013" wrapped when Andrew W.K. partied hard this past New Year's Eve at Manhattan's Irving Plaza. The book is set to become the first ever published that photographica...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE To Write And Record New Music This Year

LAST IN LINE, the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB, is planning to write and record "some new music" in 2014, accordin...

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IRON MAIDEN Did Not Use BitTorrent And Social Media Data To Plan Its Tours

A representative for Musicmetric, an entertainment forecasting startup that analyzes BitTorrent and social media data, has refuted a widespread report that British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN used the company's analytics to plan its tours. A December 20 article on the CiteWorld tech blog claimed...

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VINNY APPICE On BLACK SABBATH, LAST IN LINE And Playing With Brother CARMINE

The Rockpit recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (KILL DEVIL HILL, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Rockpit: What was it like working with your brother [Carmine Appice] on "Drum Wars"? Vinny: Well, we started...

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GWAR Frontman Speaks To AlanCross.ca (Audio)

Andrew Epstein of AlanCross.ca conducted an interview with GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus before the band's November 12 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. GWAR's new album, "Battle Maximus", sold around 3,500 copies in the United Stat...

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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR Interviewed By AndrewHaug.com (Audio)

On December 3, AndrewHaug.com, Australia's first-ever dedicated 24/7 rock and metal online radio station launched by Andrew Haug, the former host of Triple J Australia's "The Racket" radio show (originally "Full Metal Racket"; 2001-2011),conducted an interview with singer Michael Starr of Los Angel...

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NIRVANA's GROHL, NOVOSELIC React To ROCK HALL Induction

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced the inductees for the 2014 class. The six artists selected for the Performer Category are: KISS, Peter Gabriel, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES, NIRVANA, Linda Ronstadt and Cat Stevens. Ahmet Ertegun awards will go to THE BEATLES' late manager Brian Epstein a...

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INCURA Signs European Deal With InsideOut Music

Canadian theatrical hard-rockers INCURA will release their self-titled debut album in Europe on February 24, 2014 through InsideOut Music. Vocalist Kyle Gruninger had this to say: "I'm beyond thrilled to have our album being released in Europe in February on InsideOut/CenturyMedia where talent and p...

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Documentary About Legendary Ex-RAINBOW/DIO Bassist JIMMY BAIN In The Works

Film producer Scott Lynch is working on a documentary about legendary rock bassist Jimmy Bain (DIO, RAINBOW, LAST IN LINE). A video announcement in which Bain and Lynch detail the crowdfunding campaign to complete the project can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitaris...

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KREATOR's MILLE PETROZZA Speaks To AlanCross.ca (Audio)

Andrew Epstein of AlanCross.ca conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Miland "Mille" Petrozza of German/Finnish thrash metal veterans KREATOR before the band's November 3 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Ubooks has just re...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Has Finished Recording Vocals For New DOWN EP

On December 6, CobraMetal.net's Andrew Melendez conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal frontman Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN). You can now listen to the 26-minute chat in the YouTube clip below. DOWN entered Anselmo's New Orleans studio, Nodferatu's Lair, on October 7 to begin recording...

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LAST IN LINE Featuring SWEET SAVAGE's RAY HALLER: Video Recap Of LOUD PARK Appearance

Vivian Campbell's former SWEET SAVAGE bandmate Ray Haller filled in for Jimmy Bain at LAST IN LINE's October 20 performance at the Loud Park festival at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. A 13-minute video recap of Haller's trip to Japan with LAST IN LINE can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the...