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ICED EARTH: 'Incorruptible' Cover Artwork Unveiled

ICED EARTH will release its new album, "Incorruptible" (formerly "The Judas Goat"),in mid-June. The cover artwork for the disc has just been unveiled and can be seen below. "Incorruptible" track listing: 01. Great Heathen Army 02. Black Flag 03. Raven Wing 04. The Veil 05. Seven Headed Whore 06. Th...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Says There Was 'Frustration' And 'Anger' During 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Songwriting Process

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was interviewed on a recent edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Asked how the more difficult songwriting process for TESTAMENT's latest album, 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake", fo...

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HEATHEN, FORBIDDEN, EXHORDER Members Join Forces In YEAR OF THE TYRANT

Bassist Jason Viebrooks (GRIP INC., HEATHEN) has joined forces with guitarist Vinnie LaBella (EXHORDER) and drummer Sasha Horn (FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN) in a brand new band called YEAR OF THE TYRANT. The trio is joined in the new project by an as-yet-undisclosed vocalist who "may or may not have a strong...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says He Is 'Probably Addicted To Smoking Weed'

In a brand new interview with Metal Assault, TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy was asked what he is doing to prepare for the band's upcoming North American tour with SEPULTURA and PRONG. "I'm cutting back on my weed-smoking right now [laughs], so not as much weed," he said. "I'm running more on my bike...

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TESTAMENT Hopes To Release Next Album In 2018

Metal Wani's Chuck Marshall recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if it's going to take TESTAMENT another four years to release the follow-up to 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album, Billy said: "No, no, no. Our goal is tw...

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ICED EARTH To Release 'Incorruptible' Album In June

ICED EARTH has completed work on its new album, "Incorruptible" (formerly "The Judas Goat"),for a mid-June release. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Great Heathen Army 02. Black Flag 03. Raven Wing 04. The Veil 05. Seven Headed Whore 06. The Relic (Part 1) 07. Ghost Dance (Awaken...

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TESTAMENT Is Already Working On Material For Next Album

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy has told Japan's Roppongi Rocks that the band will spend part of this month beginning work on the material for the follow-up to last year's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album. "Right after we get home from [our Japanese tour], we start writing," he said. "We have all of Ma...

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EXODUS Fill-In Guitarist KRAGEN LUM: 'They Treat Me Like Family'

Guitar Mania conducted an interview with guitarist Lee Altus and fill-in guitarist Kragen Lum (both also of HEATHEN) of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS prior to the band's November 18, 2016 show at Arena in Vienna, Austria as part of the "Battle Of The Bays" tour with OBITUARY, P...

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EXODUS Singer: 'It Would Be A Sacrilege To Write Or Record A Record Without GARY HOLT'

Metalshop TV conducted an interview with vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS in August 2016 at the Brutal Assault festival in Josefov, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what ha...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Says Changes In The Music Industry Aren't 'Anything To Be Afraid Of'

Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being a musician in 2016 versus the mid-'80s: Jon: "The...

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ICED EARTH's Headquarters In Indiana Is 'Another Step Towards Independence'

Spark TV, which is part of the Czech monthly magazine Spark, recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer. You can now watch the chat below. ICED EARTH will enter the studio in January to begin recording its new album, "Incorruptible" (formerly "The Juda...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Doesn't Believe HILLARY CLINTON Won Popular Vote, Says He Is 'Cautiously Optimistic' About DONALD TRUMP

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has weighed in on underdog Donald Trump's stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, saying that while he doesn't fully trust the real estate mogul, he is "cautiously optimistic about where things are going." Trump shocked the political est...

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ICED EARTH To Release 'Incorruptible' Album In May; Listen To New Song 'The Great Heathen Army'

Metal Wani's Fernando Bonenfant conducted an interview with ICED EARTH founder, chief songwriter, and guitarist Jon Schaffer before the band's December 6 concert at Electric Brixton in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ICED...

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TESTAMENT To Tour North America With SEPULTURA, PRONG; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will launch a massive North American tour next April in support of their latest album, "Brotherhood Of The Snake". Support on the trek will come from Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA and genre-defying stalwarts PRONG. "After four successful to...

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Video Premiere: TESTAMENT's 'The Pale King'

The official video for the song "The Pale King" from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's twelfth album, "Brotherhood Of The Snake", which was released on October 28 via Nuclear Blast. The cover was once again created by renowne...