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Tygers Of Pan Tang
In some respects, NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG's history parallels its peer SAXON, albeit Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Nibbs Carter and Nigel Glockler have pulled off a heftier and more prolific comeback. Nevertheless, the TYGERS and SAXON both released a slew of raw yet tremendous albums in their...October 9, 2016
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Ride The Sky: The Very Best of 1985-1998
Malcolm Dome, one of hard rock and heavy metal journalism's elite, always knows how to get the root of things. In his liner notes for the new HELLOWEEN compilation, "Ride the Sky: The Very Best of 1985-1998", he coaxes this telling epithet from guitarist Michael Weikath: "You know what kept driving...October 9, 2016
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Love Us Or Hate Us: The Very Best of the Noise Years 1985-1992
If you followed thrash from its infancy, the name Noise Records rolls through the mind as readily as Megaforce, Metal Blade and New Renaissance. The hallowed German imprint, founded by Karl-Ulrich Walterbach, exposed some of the most respected thrash, power, doom and experimental metal acts of the d...October 9, 2016
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Echoes of the Tortured
A smorgasbord of musicians from death and black metal bands with power metal and nu metal luminaries coming together in one band doesn't make much sense on paper, but the devil is in the details. It seems that's what SINSAENUM is attempting to summon with their debut, "Echoes of the Tortured", sonic...October 8, 2016
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Video: TRACII GUNS And PHIL LEWIS Of L.A. GUNS Perform At Whisky A Go Go
Joe Schaeffer Photography has uploaded video footage of L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns performing the song "Over The Edge" on October 6 at the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, California. Check it out below. As previously reported, Lewis and Guns have inked...October 7, 2016
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SAXON: Watch 'Battering Ram' Performance Clip From 'Let Me Feel Your Power' DVD/Blu-Ray
British heavy metal legends SAXON will release "Let Me Feel Your Power", their tenth live album, on October 28 in North America via UDR Music. The 16-track effort was recorded in Munich, Germany during November 2015 and Brighton in January 2016, with bonus material from Chicago in September 2015. Th...October 7, 2016
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Explains Why He Is 'Difficult To Work With'
Greg Dwyer and Bill Obenauf (a.k.a. Bill Michaels),who host a morning show on 97X in Davenport, Iowa, recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On bein...October 6, 2016
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LOVE/HATE: Collection Of Early Demos To Be Released
AorBlvd Records has announced the release of LOVE/HATE's "Before The Blackout". A collection of demos recorded between 1986 and 1987, the CD features liner notes by industry legend Dave Reynolds (Classic Rock, Kerrang!),looking back at the band's formation and recording history that goes further ba...October 4, 2016
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TWISTED SISTER Bassist: 'We Take Apart Every Audience And Band We Play With'
The Front Row Report recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER bassist Mark Mendoza. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the first show with drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),who stepped in for A.J. Pero after his March 2015 death: Mark: "It was quite diff...September 30, 2016
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TESTAMENT: Third Trailer For 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Album
The third trailer for "Brotherhood Of The Snake", the twelfth album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, is available below. The CD will be released on October 28 via Nuclear Blast. The cover was once again created by renowned artist Eliran Kantor, who also handled the art fo...September 28, 2016
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THE KENNEDY VEIL Announces New Vocalist, Prepares To Enter Studio
Sacramento, California's modern death metal extremists THE KENNEDY VEIL have welcomed a brand new vocalist to their ranks. Monte Barnard, best known for his time spent as the high-energy frontman for tech-death shredders ALTERBEAST, as well as his live stints with Aussie deathcore titans THY ART IS...September 27, 2016
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ICED EARTH Enlists Guitarist JAKE DREYER
ICED EARTH has announced the addition of guitarist Jake Dreyer (WITHERFALL, WHITE WIZZARD, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS) to the group's ranks. He joins the band as the replacement for Troy Seele, who announced his departure from ICED EARTH in August due to family responsibilities. ICED EARTH guitarist/founde...September 26, 2016
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Video Premiere: HAMMERFALL's 'Hammer High'
"Hammer High", the new video from Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's tenth studio album, "Built To Last", which will be released on November 4 via Napalm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Bring It! 02. Hammer High 03. The Sacred...September 23, 2016
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PHIL LEWIS Wants To See If 'The Magic Is Still There' Between Him And TRACII GUNS
L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns have inked a deal with Frontiers Music Srl for the release of a new L.A. GUNS album, tentatively due in June 2017. After a nearly 15-year break, Lewis and Guns are back together for another chapter in their partnership that...September 22, 2016
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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Is 'Excited' About His New Project With CLUTCH Drummer
LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton spoke to Riccardo Ball of New Zealand's Wrecking Ball Media about his new project with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster of CLUTCH. "We don't really have a name for it yet, and we've put just a couple of tunes out on the Internet and got a phenomenal response; people really...September 21, 2016
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