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BLACK STAR RIDERS Were 'Disappointed' JOE ELLIOTT Pulled Out Of Producing Their Sophomore Album

Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS frontman Ricky Warwick and guitarist Damon Johnson. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RockSverige.se: You ended up working with [producer] Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTOD...

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SAXON's NIGEL GLOCKLER Releases Video Message From The Hospital

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has released a video message prior to going home from hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery last month. Check it out below. Says Nigel: "Now it's 2015. [I'm] looking forward to getting behind the control panel of Starship Glockler again, but I'm gonna take...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Fourth 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The fourth trailer for the album is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 2...

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SAXON Recruits UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's Son For UK Tour

British heavy metal legends SAXON have recruited Sven Dirkschneider (pictured),the son of legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, to sit behind the kit for their upcoming UK tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early February. SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler was rushed to hospital last month a...

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Beyond the Red Mirror

Previewing their tenth album "Beyond the Red Mirror" with the previously-released "Twilight of the Gods" EP, German power-symphonic metal maestros BLIND GUARDIAN capitalize on a long break with an encompassing and magical effort. For "Beyond the Red Mirror", the band worked with three different worl...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: It's Very, Very Important To Be Musically Unpredictable

Thorium magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on December 3 at Le Bikini in Toulouse, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he thinks SAXON's most recent albums are musically connected to the band's classic eighties efforts, Byfor...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Third 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The third trailer for the album is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 20...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Second 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The second trailer for the album is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 2...

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MASTODON's BILL KELLIHER Remembers Hearing METALLICA For First Time (Video)

This past summer, FaceCulture conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Speaking about his early musical development, Bill said: "When I first heard of METALLICA, that's when my whole guitar rig and s...

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SAXON Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Undergoes Surgery For Brain Aneurysm

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler was rushed to hospital Monday night after suffering a brain aneurysm (a bulging, weak area in the wall of an artery that supplies blood to the brain). According to his wife, Gina Glockler, "Nigel had surgery [on Wednesday], but unfortunately it was not successful with th...

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SAXON Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Rushed To Hospital; Remaining UK Dates Postponed

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been forced to postpone the remaining dates on their UK tour due to Nigel Glockler's health issues. The drummer was rushed to hospital on Monday night; more details will follow as soon as available. Says SAXON singer Biff Byford in a Facebook post: "Nigel, our...

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JAKE E. LEE On RED DRAGON CARTEL's DARREN JAMES SMITH: He 'Is An Awesome Singer'

Former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS and current RED DRAGON CARTEL guitarist Jake E. Lee has spoken in more detail about RED DRAGON CARTEL's infamous debut live show a year ago at West Hollywood's Whisky A Go Go, which was widely panned due to with singer Darren James Smith's out-of-tune vocal delivery and...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE Resumes Work On Debut Album

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 returned to the studio to put the finishing touches on the s...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Lyric Video For New Single 'Twilight Of The Gods'

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The lyric video for the first single, "Twilight Of The Gods, can be seen below. Says BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist...

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SAXON And ARMORED SAINT To Team Up For U.S. Shows

British heavy metal legends SAXON and veteran Los Angeles metallers ARMORED SAINT will team up for a few select shows in U.S. next spring. Confirmed shows are May 8 in New York City at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, May 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts at the Palladium and May 30 in West Hollywood a...