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AMON AMARTH Taps OCTOBER TIDE Drummer JOCKE WALLGREN For Upcoming Tours

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH have tapped Jocke Wallgren (OCTOBER TIDE, VALKYRJA) to play drums for them on their upcoming tours. Wallgren will make his live debut with AMON AMARTH tonight (Tuesday, March 22) at the Underworld in London, England. AMON AMARTH guitarist Olavi Mikkonen recently t...

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CARCASS Frontman JEFF WALKER Breaks Foot

Bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS broke the the proximal fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot prior to the band's March 19 concert in Seattle, Washington as the support act for SLAYER and TESTAMENT. Walker has received medical treatment for his injury and is ex...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Performs ACCEPT Classics: Video Footage Of Entire Thessaloniki Concert

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider last month embarked on a special tour during which he is performing ACCEPT songs one last time before he closes the chapter for good. Fan-filmed video footage of Dirkschneider's entire March 18 concert at Principal in Thessaloniki, Greece can...

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AMON AMARTH Prefers Staying Musically Consistent Over Changing Its Sound

LoudTV.net recently conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg and guitarist Johan Söderberg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fact that AMON AMARTH's tenth studio album, "Jomsviking",...

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KROKUS Singer MARC STORACE Would 'Certainly' Accept Offer To Front AC/DC

KROKUS singer Marc Storace says that he would "certainly" accept an invitation to step in for AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, who has been advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss. The Maltese-born vocalist, whose band has opened for AC/DC in the past and who once decl...

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Video Premiere: AMON AMARTH's 'At Dawn's First Light'

"At Dawn's First Light", the new video from Swedish metal kings AMON AMARTH, can be seen below. The clip was produced by Rafal Szermanowkicz of Grupa 13 and directed by Darek Szermanowicz (BEHEMOTH),"At Dawn's First Light" is set in an epic battle scene in a Slavic settlement from the 9th-10th cent...

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MAX And IGOR CAVALERA To Use Original 'Roots' Stage Props On Upcoming 20th-Anniversary Tour

Finland's Kaaos TV conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera on March 9 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his plans to stage a 20th-anniversary tour for SEP...

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Singer DAVID REECE Would Have 'Gladly' Rejoined ACCEPT

American singer David Reece, who fronted ACCEPT in the late '80s, says that he would have "gladly" rejoined the band had he been asked. The current BONFIRE vocalist was recruited for ACCEPT's "Eat The Heat" LP in 1989 following the departure of Udo Dirkschneider. Reece's higher-pitched delivery was...

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AMON AMARTH Guitarist On Split With Drummer FREDRIK ANDERSSON: 'It's Like A Marriage That Doesn't Work'

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about the March 2015 departure of drummer Fredrik Andersson and AMON AMARTH's decision to enlist a se...

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ACCEPT: Pro-Shot Footage Of Sioux Falls Concert

Professionally filmed video footage of German/American metallers ACCEPT performing their classic song "Balls To The Wall" on March 3 at Badlands Pawn in Sioux Falls, South Dakota can be seen below. The latest ACCEPT album, "Blind Rage", was released in August 2014 via Nuclear Blast. Like its two pre...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Song 'Embrace The Journey… Upraised' Available For Streaming

"Embrace The Journey… Upraised", a brand new song from Massachusetts-based metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's seventh album, "Incarnate", which will be released on March 11 via Roadrunner. "Incarnate" track listing: 01. Alone I Stand 02. Hate By De...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says LEMMY's Death Was A 'Shock'

Finland's Kaaos TV conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider on March 5 in Vaasa, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the recent passing of iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister, Udo said: "Yeah, that was a shock, but when I saw [a...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Song 'Just Let Go' Available For Streaming

"Just Let Go", a brand new song from Massachusetts-based metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's seventh album, "Incarnate", which will be released on March 11 via Roadrunner. "Incarnate" track listing: 01. Alone I Stand 02. Hate By Design 03. Cut Me Lo...

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BUTCHER BABIES: 'We're Poor As S**t'

BUTCHER BABIES frontwomen Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey were interviewed on a recent edition of the "Rise To Offend" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked what the most disappointing this has been about becoming singers in a heavy metal band after holding d...

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GLENN HUGHES Is Still Hoping To Perform With DEEP PURPLE At ROCK HALL Induction

Former DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes spoke to Billboard.com about the band's upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and the controversy surrounding guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's decision to sit out the ceremony because the current touring configuration of the band refuses...