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KIRK HAMMETT On METALLICA's First Visit To China: 'People Were Crying In The Audience Because They Were So Happy'

In a brand new interview with That's Shanghai, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was asked what took the band so long to play in mainland China. He responded: "Well, we've always had intentions on playing in China and, you know, we had to be invited to play China, we just couldn't go there and ...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY To Release 'Endure And Survive' Album In March

British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) will release his ninth solo album, "Endure And Survive (Infinite Entanglement Part II)", on March 3, 2017 via Blaze Bayley Recording. The record is an exciting and enthralling sequel to his 2016 release "Infinite Entanglement", which...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Vehicle Of Spirit' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Vehicle Of Spirit", the new DVD/Blu-ray from Finland-based symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has registered the following first-week chart positions: #1: Finland #1: Germany #1: Sweden #2: Switzerland #3: Netherlands #5: Austria #9: Belgium #10: Spain #15: France "Vehicle Of Spirit" was released in Eu...

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Turbo 30: Remastered 30th Anniversary Edition

The ruckus made in recent years about JUDAS PRIEST attempting a controversial metal opera with "Nostradamus" can be used as a frame of reference if you weren't there for the controversy "Turbo" created for the band in 1986. The album was hung upon PRIEST as an indictment by "pure" headbangers in the...

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Vehicle Of Spirit

Although he'd never publicly admit to it, main NIGHTWISH man and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen probably had more than his fair share of sleepless nights when Anette Olzon was fronting the band. Dismissed by NIGHTWISH's devoted fan base almost immediately, Olzon's routine health issues, inability to...

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While They Were Sleeping

For its eighth album, Brooklyn experimental metalcore band CANDIRIA attempts a concept record. This is a band who survived a van crash on tour and snidely convalesced with its 2004 response album, "What Doesn't Kill You". For its troubles, legal issues followed, along with lineup changes and a tempo...

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AUSTIN CARLILE Quits OF MICE & MEN

**UPDATE**: Remaining OF MICE & MEN members Aaron Pauley (bass),Phil Manansala (guitar),Alan Ashby (guitar) and Valentino Arteaga (drums) have released the following statement: "Dear OF MICE & MEN fans, "It's with heavy hearts that we announce Austin's departure from the band for reasons p...

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Classic Early SORTILÈGE Albums To Be Reissued By NO REMORSE RECORDS

"SORTILÈGE — the best French metal had to offer. Timeless classics!" This quote from Deaf Forever magazine journalist Michael Kohsiek pretty much sums up the status of SORTILÈGE. Formed in 1981, the band released a self-titled EP in 1983 and followed it up with an amazing debut album, "Métamorphose"...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Says Changes In The Music Industry Aren't 'Anything To Be Afraid Of'

Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being a musician in 2016 versus the mid-'80s: Jon: "The...

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MALICE Guitarist MICK ZANE Dies After Battle With Cancer

Michael Landauer (a.k.a. Mick Zane),one of the founding members of '80s metal masters MALICE, died earlier today. He was battling what he was told was an inoperable brain tumor and was said to be receiving the same new miracle drug that recently helped former president Jimmy Carter cure his brain c...

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The End: Live In Los Angeles

There's a lot that comes to my mind as we round the bend on a full year since MÖTLEY CRÜE played, what is to be hoped for integrity purposes, the group's final show. I caught MÖTLEY on the "Dr. Feelgood" tour, and had the opportunity to reconcile some sour feelings at the Capital Centre on ...

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ICED EARTH's Headquarters In Indiana Is 'Another Step Towards Independence'

Spark TV, which is part of the Czech monthly magazine Spark, recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer. You can now watch the chat below. ICED EARTH will enter the studio in January to begin recording its new album, "Incorruptible" (formerly "The Juda...

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ANNIHILATOR Releases 'Sounds Good To Me' Acoustic Performance From 'Triple Threat' Collection

On January 27, 2017, Canadian thrash/heavy metal veterans ANNIHILATOR will release "Triple Threat", a three-disc collection of the band's music in a trio of very different scenarios. The main disc comprises a set of ANNIHILATOR's classics performed acoustically, with band leader/guitarist/ songwrite...

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ETERNAL IDOL Feat. ANGRA/Ex-RHAPSODY OF FIRE Singer FABIO LIONE: 'Awake In Orion' Video Released

ETERNAL IDOL's video for the song "Awake In Orion" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's debut album, "The Unrevealed Secret", which was released on December 2 via Frontiers Music Srl. ETERNAL IDOL is a new band formed in early 2016 and that marks the start of a new musical adventure...

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NIGHTWISH: Watch 'My Walden' Performance Clip From 'Vehicle Of Spirit' DVD

A performance clip of the song "My Walden", taken from NIGHTWISH's new DVD, "Vehicle Of Spirit", can be seen below. The live milestone was released in Europe today and will follow in the U.S. on January 6. It features not only two full concerts, but also plenty of bonus material. "The title 'Vehicle...