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LIKE A STORM: 'Out Of Control' Video Released

New Zealand hard rockers LIKE A STORM have released a Ron Thunderwood-directed music video for the song "Out Of Control". The track is taken from the band's most recent full-length album, "Catacombs", which came out last year via RED Music. LIKE A STORM recently announced a U.S. co-headline "Firesto...

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Tenderness

The immediate mental image most of us draw of Duff McKagan traces back 30 years. The 20-something was draped with a hairspray-stiff mane. A cigarette regularly dangled from his lips. He was — and once again is — a key member of dirty hard rock/heavy metal icons GUNS N' ROSES. He looked the part. He...

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Old Star

The progression of extreme metal legends DARKTHRONE from black metal genre pioneer to ambassadors of pure heavy metal expression has been fun to experience. While some of their contemporaries continue to put out competent-yet-watered-down rehashes of works that defined the genre and others self-dest...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's New Music Is 'Shifting Back' To 'Heavier Side,' Says ZOLTAN BATHORY

Last month, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH entered the studio to begin recording its eighth album, due later in the year. The new disc is once again being helmed by Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who currently lives in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio,...

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SABATON Bassist: 'We Have Become Smarter And More Clever, But Nothing In Us Has Actually Changed'

Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On remaining down to earth while SABATON's career remains b...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Says New Album 'Dominion' 'Feels Very Energized'

HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak recently spoke with Janne Vuorela. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's recently released single, "(We Make) Sweden Rock", which pays tribute to notable hard rock...

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OVERKILL Vocalist On Surviving 1990s: 'We Knew That To Do What We Loved Doing, We Had To Understand The Business Aspect'

OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth recently spoke with Michael Francisco of Sonic Perspectives. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On turning 60: Bobby: "I'm still energetic. I've always said I'd do this as long as I can do...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Guitarist's Death Remains Unsolved

According to the Hartford Courant, the death of ALL THAT REMAINS guitarist Oliver "Oli" Herbert remains unsolved, more than six months after he was found dead at the edge of the pond on his Stafford Springs, Connecticut property. He was reported missing by his wife about 3 p.m. on October 16, and hi...

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HELLYEAH's CHAD GRAY: 'I Do Believe That VINNIE PAUL And DIMEBAG Are Still With Us'

Cameron of the Rock 100.5 The KATT radio station recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he is feeling almost a year since the passing of HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman ROBB FLYNN Says New Song 'Do Or Die' Is 'Vicious'

Robb Flynn spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about MACHINE HEAD's new song "Do Or Die", the first piece of music recorded after the band's split with drummer Dave McClain and guitarist Phil Demmel. "I wrote the music for 'Do Or Die' back in August, before everything happened," the guitarist/vocalist re...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Talks Using Pre-Recorded Backing Tracks In Concert: 'It's Okay If It's Done Right'

During a recent interview with MA Entertainment Global, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet admitted that the band uses backing tracks to "enhance" its live performances. "I'm going to be honest — we do use some [backing] tracks on a few songs like 'Yahweh', [where] we have these big vocals to start the...

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ARCH/MATHEOS Feat. JIM MATHEOS And JOHN ARCH: 'Tethered' Music Video

"Tethered", the new video from ARCH/MATHEOS, the project featuring founding FATES WARNING members John Arch (vocals) and Jim Matheos (guitar),can be seen below. The song is taken from ARCH/MATHEOS's second album, "Winter Ethereal", which is being released today (Friday, May 10) via Metal Blade Reco...

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Former WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP: 'The '80s Burned The '80s Out At The End'

In a recent interview with Rockfiend Publications Scotland, former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp reflected on how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. "Now I look at the '80s as a vacation," Tramp said (see vide...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Begins Recording Eighth Album

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has entered the studio to begin recording its eighth album, due later in the year. The new disc is once again being helmed by Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who currently lives in Las Vegas, where he works out of his private studio, The Hid...

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ARCH/MATHEOS Feat. JIM MATHEOS And JOHN ARCH: Listen To 'Wanderlust' Single

ARCH/MATHEOS, the project featuring founding FATES WARNING members John Arch (vocals) and Jim Matheos (guitar),will release its second album, "Winter Ethereal", on May 10 via Metal Blade Records. The disc's second single, "Wanderlust", can be streamed below. In progressive metal circles, the names...