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KINGDOM COME Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On February 3, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with KINGDOM COME mainman Lenny Wolf. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. It is not the success of the early days which Lenny Wolf associates KINGDOM COME with, nor earlier hits from his long-stand...
February 4, 2011
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HAMMERFALL Guitarist OSCAR DRONJAK Launches MMA Blog

Oscar Dronjak, guitarist for the Swedish heavy metal band HAMMERFALL, is a maniac for music, but ask him what he dedicates most of his time to outside of recording new albums and touring, and the response is both quick and passionate: mixed martial arts, and the UFC, in particular. When it comes to...
January 31, 2011
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, OPETH Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

AVENGED SEVENFOLD and OPETH have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26, 2011 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 24: SCORPIONS VOLBEAT KORN JOURNEY FOREIGNER ICED EARTH EPICA PARKWAY DRIVE THE DAM...
January 31, 2011
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SLAYER's LOMBARDO Performs LED ZEPPELIN At 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same' Event (Video)

Video footage of SLAYER's Dave Lombardo performing the LED ZEPPELIN classic "No Quarter" at the "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same: A Double Encore!" event on January 12 at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below. Due to the overwhelming success and positive feedback from the...
January 28, 2011
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Guitarist: I Would Like To Leave A Deep Footprint In Metal History

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: What is the status of the writing process for the next album? Michael: At the momen...
January 28, 2011
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ANTHRAX's BENANTE At 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same' Event; Video Footage Available

Video footage of ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante performing at the "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same: A Double Encore!" event on Thursday, January 13 at the Galaxy Theater in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. Due to the overwhelming success and positive feedback from the audience and drummers at...
January 27, 2011
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ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED, APOCALYPTICA, ALTER BRIDGE, Others Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

ROB ZOMBIE, APOCALYPTICA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, DISTURBED, ALTER BRIDGE, MONSTER MAGNET, THE CULT, MORBID ANGEL, MESHUGGAH and SUICIDE SILENCE are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's edition of Hellfest, set to take place June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France. The festival billing is as fol...
January 27, 2011
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HAMMERFALL: Second In-Studio Fan Chat Now Online

Earlier today (Wednesday, January 26),guitarist Pontus Norgren and bassist Fredrik Larsson of the Swedish heavy metal band HAMMERFALL hosted the second in a series of online chats with fans from the studio. They discussed their first-ever live performances, online gaming, UFC fighters using a HAMME...
January 26, 2011
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HAMMERFALL: Second Live In-Studio Chat Scheduled For Wednesday

Guitarist Pontus Norgren and bassist Fredrik Larsson of the Swedish heavy metal band HAMMERFALL will be available for a live, in-studio chat with their fans on Wednesday, January 26 at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Eastern / 7 p.m. CET. The online event will take place at the Nuclear Blast streaming room...
January 25, 2011
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HERMAN RAREBELL Talks About His New Band Featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER, PETE WAY

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Classic Rock Revisited: Update me on what you are now doing. Rarebell: I am in Brighton rehearsing with Michael Schenker and Pete Way. Michael w...
January 25, 2011
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Former SCORPIONS Bassist RALPH RIECKERMANN Interviewed (Video)

Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, recently conducted an interview with former SCORPIONS bassist Ralph Rieckermann. Ralph talks about playing with the legendary German hard rock band from 1993 to 2003, his departure from the group, his presen...
January 25, 2011
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, JETHRO TULL, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Confirmed For HIGH VOLTAGE

Following the exciting announcement that heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will play their farewell festival performance as High Voltage headliners and metal heroes DREAM THEATER will be closing the weekend with their only 2011 U.K. festival performance, organizers have announced that joining them on...
January 25, 2011
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HAMMERFALL: First In-Studio Fan Chat Now Online

Vocalist Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL took part in a live, in-studio chat with their fans this past Saturday, January 22. They discussed the band's "refreshed sound," favorite memories of Ronnie James Dio, musical influences, working with producer J...
January 24, 2011
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STRYPER Performs SCORPIONS Classic With CHRIS JERICHO; Video Footage Available

Christian hard rockers STRYPER were joined by FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho for a performance of the SCORPIONS classic "Blackout" at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January 15 during the winter NAMM show. You can now watch fan-filmed video footage of J...
January 22, 2011
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SCORPIONS To Perform At Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th Birthday Concert

According to PerthNow.com.au, German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will perform at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday concert in London on March 30 at the Royal Albert Hall. SCORPIONS's 1990 hit song "Wind Of Change" was massively popular in Russia during Gorbachev's presidency an...
January 20, 2011