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OPETH: First 'Sorceress' Making-Of Webisode

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their twelfth album, "Sorceress", on September 30. The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener...

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IRON MAIDEN's 'The Book Of Souls' World Tour Receives Help From AIR CHARTER SERVICE

Over the last four months, legendary rock band IRON MAIDEN has been flying around the world on its "The Book Of Souls" tour on what is probably the coolest "tour bus" ever — a customized jumbo jet, captained by the band's lead singer, Bruce Dickinson. The B747 completed its final leg after landing i...

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OPETH: 'Sorceress' Artwork, Track Listing, Release Date Revealed

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their twelfth album, "Sorceress", on September 30. The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener...

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IN FLAMES To Release 'Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg' DVD In September

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES will release their new concert DVD, "Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg", on September 23 via Nuclear Blast. Nostalgia or a return to their roots has never been an option for the progressive IN FLAMES, but the setlist of this bombastic DVD tears through the band's entire...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Wouldn't Count' On Reunion With DREAM THEATER

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal-Rules.com: Can I have something about your former band, if you don't mind? Portnoy: I may not answer it. Metal-Rules.com: Have you...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Slams Musicians Who Are 'Prejudiced' Against Other Styles Of Music

Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini last year in Bonn, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how important it is for musicians to stay open-minded and appreciate, or at least r...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN Perform In Wroclaw, Poland

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN's July 3 performance at Stadion Wroclaw in Wroclaw, Poland can be seen below. IRON MAIDEN's world tour, in support of the band's latest album, "The Book Of Souls", kicked off on February 24 in Sunrise, Florida (a suburb of Fort Lauderdale). IRON MAIDEN guitari...

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Video: Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA Talks About His 'Influx' Art Collection

Just two days before his passing, former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza and SceneFour announced a new art release which was to be made available on June 16. Understandably, SceneFour and Nick's family postponed the release for a later time. On July 23, which would have been Nick's 52nd birthday, this a...

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Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA's Art Collection 'Influx' To Be Made Available Next Month

Just two days before his passing, former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza and SceneFour announced a new art release which was to be made available on June 16. Understandably, SceneFour and Nick's family postponed the release for a later time. On July 23, which would have been Nick's 52nd birthday, this a...

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GOJIRA's MARIO DUPLANTIER On 'Magma' Album: 'We Wanted To Change The Dynamic'

Roadrunner Records U.K. has uploaded a new interview with drummer Mario Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA about the band's new album, "Magma". You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Speaking about the songwriting process for "Magma", Mario said: "When we are able to be all to...

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STAIND Frontman AARON LEWIS To Release 'Sinner' Country Solo Album In September

Known for genuinely gritty lyrics and hard rock anthems, STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis is getting back to his country roots September 16 with his first album on Dot Records, titled "Sinner". Lewis comes out of the gate "with both fists flying" on the lead single "That Ain't Country" — available today...

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DEFTONES Frontman CHINO MORENO To Play Historic Show Inside A Volcano

Iceland's Secret Solstice festival has unveiled an incredibly impressive lineup this year featuring 177 acts, including DEFTONES who are scheduled to headline the main event. However, the alt-metal band's lead signer will also wow a handful of guests at a hyper-special side event with an acoustic se...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN's 'Ed Force One' Plane Land In U.K. Ahead Of DOWNLOAD Appearance

Video footage of IRON MAIDEN's Ed Force One plane touching down at East Midlands Airport on Saturday afternoon ahead of the band's headline appearance at the U.K.'s Download festival on Sunday night can be seen below. Piloted by MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson, the chartered Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN: BRUCE DICKINSON Is 'My Hero'

Paul Anthony of Planet Rock spoke to IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain ahead of the band's much-anticipated closing set on Sunday, June 12 at the U.K.'s Download festival. Nicko talked about the phenomenal success of MAIDEN's latest album, "The Book of Souls", saying: "It's been so well received; it...

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Reunited Original Members Of ENTOMBED Are Hoping To Make New Album

Original ENTOMBED members Alex Hellid (guitar),Ulf "Uffe" Cederlund (guitar) and Nicke Andersson (drums) will rejoin forces for an appearance on the Close-Up Båten cruise, which will leave the Stockholm, Sweden port on October 27 for Åbo, Finland, and return the following day. The group will also p...