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HELLOWEEN's 'Nabataea' Video Released

The official video for "Nabataea", the first single from "Straight Out Of Hell", the new album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, can be seen below. The seven minute-plus composition about the legendary kingdom, located in today's Middle East, where the first real democracy existed over 3000 yea...

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NIGHTWISH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Rio De Janeiro Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's December 10 performance at Circo Voador in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Storytime 02. Dark Chest Of Wonders 03. Wish I Had An Angel 04. Amaranth 05. Scaretale 06. I Want My Tears Back (with Troy Donockley) 07...

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DEF LEPPARD: Video Tour Of RICK ALLEN's Drum Kit

In the three-minute video clip below, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen's drum tech Jeff gives the viewer a quick tour of Rick's kit during the 2012 Rock Of Ages tour in Indianapolis, Indiana. DEF LEPPARD will play its 1987 album "Hysteria" in its entirety as part of the Las Vegas residency, which is s...

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EPICA's MARK JANSEN Interviewed On BLOODSTOCK RADIO's 'Metal Mayhem' (Audio)

Ali Blackdiamond of Bloodstock Radio conducted an interview last night with guitarist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA for her "Metal Mayhem" show. You can listen to the chat using in the SoundCloud player below. Regarding EPICA's U.K. tour, which starts today (December 11) in Nottingh...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Announces Spoken-Word U.K. Tour

After the success of his London Garage show last month, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has announced a full spoken-word, Metal Hammer-sponsored U.K. tour. "My first 'Speaking Words' tour and I get to do it in the U.K. and Ireland? Really? Wow, how fucking cool is that!" says Scott. "My one-off show in...

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NIGHTWISH Singer's REVAMP Begins Recording Second Album

REVAMP, the band led by former AFTER FOREVER and current NIGHTWISH touring vocalist Floor Jansen, has entered the studio to begin recording its sophomore album for a fall 2013 release via Nuclear Blast Records. REVAMP states: "REVAMP started recording the drums for the second album! 33 mics will cat...

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EPICA Guitarist Interviewed On 'Nada Que Hacer' Show (Video)

The "Nada Que Hacer" show recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA in October kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the trek is coming from ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM and DESTINY POTATO. EPICA wi...

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LED ZEPPELIN Honored By BARACK OBAMA For Contribution To American Culture (Video)

Legendary rock band LED ZEPPELIN was awarded America's greatest cultural honor, the Kennedy Award, by President Barack Obama at The White House in Washington on Sunday, December 2. Also honored at the event were comedian and television personality David Letterman, bluesman Buddy Guy, actor and direc...

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NIGHTWISH Touring Vocalist Sings Classical Piece For Dutch TV Program

Acclaimed Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, AFTER FOREVER, REVAMP) sang a version of the song "Oh, Mio Babbino Caro" by classical music composer Giacomo Puccini for "Tiende Van Tijl", a show about classical music presented by Tijl Beckand. Floor says, "They invite 'pop singers' to sing a class...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Talks Las Vegas Residency In New Radio Interview

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott recently spoke to Las Vegas' 97.1 The Point radio station from his home in Dublin, Ireland about the band's upcoming nine-show residency at the 2,950-capacity The Joint at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and about how DEF LEPPARD has kept their sound intact o...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's English Country House On The Market For $11 Million

IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris has put his English country house on the market for £6,750,000 (approximately $10,805,000). Check out photos of the home at PrimeLocation.com, Zoopla.co.uk. A description of the property reads as follows: "Approached via a pretty country lane and private gated entran...

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Death by Metal

There's no point judging music artifacts on the merit of audile quality, not when the artifact in question represents the birth of one of the greatest metal bands in history, DEATH. Instead, we should embrace the buzzbombing, ratchety and frankly horrid cassette-era transfer of basement tapes compri...

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EPICA Interviewed In Denver (Video)

Superskum conducted an interview with Mark Jansen and Isaac Delahaye of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA before the band's November 7 concert at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA last month kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the tre...

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SOUNDGARDEN's 'King Animal' Cracks U.S. Top 5

"King Animal", the first collection of all-new material in 16 years from grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN, and first since the group reunited in 2010, sold 83,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on Nov...

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EPICA: New Video Interview Posted Online

The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with Mark Jansen and Rob Van Der Loo of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA before the band's November 17 concert at Joe's Grotto in Phoenix, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA last month kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the tr...