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THE OATH Calls It Quits

THE OATH, the band forged around the fizzing, feral chemistry between Swedish guitarist Linnéa Olsson and German vocalist Johanna Sadonis, has called it quits. In an e-mail sent out to THE OATH's Bandcamp fans earlier today, Linnéa wrote: "You're receiving this email because you at one point purchas...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: New Album Details Revealed

Anglo-Swedish modern metal powerhouse SONIC SYNDICATE will release its self-titled fifth studio album on July 4 via Nuclear Blast. Commented SONIC SYNDICATE guitarist, main songwriter and founding member Robin Sjunnesson: "We decided to go with this one as a 'self-titled' release. Mainly because as...

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WOLF To Release 'Devil Seed' In August

Swedish metallers WOLF will release their seventh studio album, "Devil Seed", on August 25 in Europe and September 2 in North America via Century Media Records. This time around, the band teamed up with Jens Bogren (KREATOR, OPETH) at Fascination Street Studios to deliver not only a heavy-sounding r...

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MISERY INDEX: New Song 'The Killing Gods' Available For Streaming

"The Killing Gods", a brand new song from American death metal extremists MISERY INDEX, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is the title cut of the band's fifth studio album, "The Killing Gods", which will be released on May 23 via Season Of Mist. "The Killing Gods" was reco...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says His Solo Albums Sound More Like Classic SKID ROW Than SKID ROW's Post-BACH Records Do

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: One of your strengths is that you a have a unique sound to your voice in a genre and a time period that does ...

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EVOCATION: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

Video footage of the new lineup of Swedish death metallers EVOCATION rehearsing for upcoming festival appearances can be seen below. EVOCATION is in pre-production for its fifth studio album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media Records. EVOCATION recently announced the addit...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT's DANNY NORDAHL Says He Is 'Famous' For 'Getting Drunk And Falling Down'

On April 5, Heather Mae of Rock Titan conducted an interview with FASTER PUSSYCAT bassist Danny Nordahl and guitarist Ace Von Johnson. You can now watch the chat below. On March 28, while appearing with his bandmates at 120 Tavern & Music Hall in Marietta, Georgia, Nordahl collapsed face first i...

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ROB HALFORD, COREY TAYLOR, SCOTT IAN, VINNY APPICE, HALESTORM Talk DIO At 'This Is Your Life' Listening Party (Video)

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, LAST IN LINE) and members of HALESTORM are among the musicians who ere interviewed at the March...

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Live in Japan 2012

One of the modest heroes of stoner rock are English dogs LEAF HOUND, even if there was no such "stoner" tag when they first operated in the late Sixties and early Seventies. Originally known as BLACK CAT BONES, one of the biggest notables to the first ensemble was that it housed Paul Kossoff and Sim...

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U.S. Rock

1976 was a momentous year in music. On one end of the spectrum, ABBA and WINGS delivered more sugar pops than Kellogg's. On the other, both the RAMONES and SEX PISTOLS were turning rock music on an ugly, though thrilling dime. On the brink of that punk insurgency, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES were help...

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Video: PROJECT ROCK Performs SCORPIONS, ALICE COOPER Classics In Novgorod, Russia

Fan-filmed video footage of PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC — performing on April 11 at the Milo Concert Hall in Novgorod, Russia can be seen below. PROJECT ROCK is putting the finishing touch...

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KISS' PAUL STANLEY: 'The Band Has Never Sounded Better And The Band Has Never Gotten Along Better'

Matt Wardlaw of the Cleveland Scene recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Cleveland Scene: A quote that stuck with me from [your memoir, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed"] was "we weren't SIMON & GARFUNKEL, we w...

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JOEY JORDISON's SCAR THE MARTYR: Singer HENRY DEREK BONNER Was Fired From Band

SCAR THE MARTYR, the new band led by former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, has released the following statement: "To address the recent SCAR THE MARTYR news out there and make sure all the facts are straight, SCAR THE MARTYR has parted ways with [singer] Henry [Derek Bonner], not the other way arou...

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SOUNDGARDEN's KIM THAYIL Talks Songwriting

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with guitarist Kim Thayil of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: How exactly do you approach songwriting? Kim Thayil: It varies from song to song. We've written songs in so many diffe...

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Singer HENRY DEREK BONNER 'Quits' JOEY JORDISON's SCAR THE MARTYR

Singer Henry Derek Bonner has announced his departure from SCAR THE MARTYR, the new band led by former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison. Henry tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET in a statement: "I'm officially parting ways with SCAR THE MARTYR due to personal differences, artistic direction and a slew of business...