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KORPIKLAANI Bassist Discusses New Album, Lineup Changes

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with bassist Jarkko Aaltonen of Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the departure of violinist Jarkko Lemmetty: Jarkko Aaltonen: "Everything was becoming more and more difficult for him...

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ELVENKING: 'Era' Track-By-Track Breakdown Available (Video)

A track-by-track breakdown of "Era", the new album from Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING, can be seen in two parts below. Due on September 14 via AFM Records, the CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, LORDI, SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTI...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On His Earliest Musical Memories (Video)

The official YouTube channel of "Sound City", the new feature-length documentary directed and produced by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, has been updated with a short clip of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich talking about his earliest musical memories. Check it out below. "In about '73, when I was n...

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Manala

The Forest Clan returns from their zippy and zany Finnish coppices to throw us another pine-wafted, ale-guzzling metal party, albeit with a twist. From the beginning of their speed-folk tampering vocation with "Spirit of the Forest" and "Voice of Wilderness", KORPIKLAANI has managed to outpace the o...

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'Randy Rhoads' Book Authors Schedule Hollywood Launch Event, Signing Session

Andrew Klein and Steven Rosen, authors of the new book about legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads, simply entitled "Randy Rhoads", will take part in a book signing and question-and-answer session on Saturday, September 8 at Book Soup (8818 Sunset Blvd.) in West Hollywood, California. The schedule for th...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Mainman Interviewed At France's HELLFEST (Video)

Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which was held June 15-17 in Clisson, France. You can watch the chat below. In August 2011, RHAPSODY OF FIRE guitarist L...

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ELVENKING: Making Of 'Era' Part 5 (Video)

The fifth in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Era", the new album from Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING, can be seen below. Due on September 14 via AFM Records, the CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Nino Laur...

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JACK RUSSELL Slams GREAT WHITE's MARK KENDALL For 'Acting Like A Concerned Old Friend'

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell, who is currently embroiled in a legal dispute with his former GREAT WHITE bandmates over the rights to the group's name, has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "A friend of mine just showed me an interview with my former guitarist Mark...

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AEROSMITH, IRON MAIDEN, CHICKENFOOT Members To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'

"That Metal Show" Season 11 is back on VH1 Classic and is jam-packed with a star-studded lineup of the "who's who" in heavy metal. "That Metal Show" hosts Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine are the only trio on television ready to discuss, dissect and debate all things hard rock and heavy...

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ELVENKING: 'Poor Little Baroness' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "Poor Little Baroness", a brand new song from Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Era", which will be released on September 14 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finlan...

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Band of Brothers

Crunch freaks, your party album messiah of the summer has arrived. It'll be hard to imagine a mainstream metal album getting more clock time in the waning days of the sun season than HELLYEAH's third full-length, "Band of Brothers". Keep your ear out in the parking lots as you venture to outdoor met...

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SERJ TANKIAN Live At KROQ Red Bull Sound Space (Video)

On July 12, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian visited KROQ's Red Bull Sound Space studio for a special "Harakiri" release-week interview and performance in front of 100-200 lucky fans. KROQ and Red Bull streamed the event live via their web site for...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY To Release Free 'Clash Of The Titans' Single

"Clash Of The Titans", the second single from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY, will be made available for free at the end of the summer/early fall. The "virtual" single will include the new song "Fantasia Gotica", described by the band as "a very original cinematic orchest...

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TODD KERNS: SLASH Is 'One Of The Kindest People I Know'

Jim Barber of The Belleville Intelligencer recently conducted an interview with Todd Kerns, the bassist and backup vocalist in Slash's band as well as a member of SIN CITY SINNERS. On how excited he still gets before some gigs: Todd: "[Slash] always laughs because I am like, 'Wow, there's Rick Niels...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN: 'So Many People In The Beginning Wanted Us To Fail Because We Are So Great'

Amy Harris of CityBeat recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT co-founder/conceptualist/percussionist Shawn M. Crahan (a.k.a. Clown). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CityBeat: You guys have different uniforms every tour. What is the process to go about designing them or pickin...