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AURI Feat. NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN, TROY DONOCKLEY: 'Night 13' Video

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, will release its self-titled debut album on March 23 via Nuclear Blast. The disc's first video, for the song "Night 13", can now be seen below. "Auri" track listing: 01....

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BONFIRE To Release 'Temple Of Lies' Album In April

German hard rockers BONFIRE will release their new album, "Temple Of Lies", on April 13 via AFM Records. Few German rock acts can look back at as long and successful a career as BONFIRE. Counting the predecessor — a group called CACUMEN, which was also founded by Hans Ziller and featured more or les...

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DEF LEPPARD's Catalog Leaps In Sales And Streaming In First Week Of Wide Availability Across All Digital Platforms

At 12:01 a.m. local time around the world on January 19, legendary British rock icons DEF LEPPARD debuted their full recording catalog worldwide via streaming and download platforms. As they did with the original release of their records, DEF LEPPARD dominated the worldwide charts again. U.S. and U....

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CLUTCH Announces Tour Dates With THE BRONX, RED FANG, FIREBALL MINISTRY

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have just announced a string of spring headline tour dates starting on April 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Support on the tour will come from THE BRONX, RED FANG and FIREBALL MINISTRY. Fan club pre-sale tickets will go on sale today, Tuesday, January 30 at 2:00 p.m. and wil...

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PRIMUS And MASTODON To Join Forces For U.S. Tour

PRIMUS will join forces with MASTODON for a late spring/early summer tour of the U.S. Kicking off May 6 at Red Rocks, the trek will cross the country and back, with stops at Austin 360 Amphitheater, The Fox in Atlanta, Coney Island Amphitheater in Brooklyn, Northerly Island in Chicago, Greek Theater...

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CLUTCH Completes Recording New Album

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have completed recording their new album at Sputnik Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer and engineer Vance Powell (THE WHITE STRIPES, RED FANG). Powell tweeted late Friday night: "So, an hour or so ago, we wrapped tracking the new @clutchofficial record. I can'...

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AURI Feat. NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN, TROY DONOCKLEY: Debut Album Due In March

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, will release its self-titled debut album on March 23 via Nuclear Blast. The disc's first digital single, for the song "Night 13", is now available. "Auri" track listing:...

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CRAIG GOLDY Says Performing With RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Is 'Very Surreal' And 'Heart-Wrenching'

Craig Goldy says that performing with a hologram of Ronnie James Dio is a "very surreal" and "heart-wrenching" experience. Goldy joined DIO during the "Sacred Heart" tour in 1986 after original guitarist Vivian Campbell was fired from the band following a contentious business disagreement with the s...

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MADBALL To Begin Recording 'For The Cause' Album Next Month

New York hardcore veterans MADBALL will enter the studio next month to begin recording their new album, titled "For The Cause". Helming the sessions for the follow-up to 2014's "Hardcore Lives" will be RANCID's Tim Armstrong, a longtime friend of MADBALL singer Freddy Cricien. The new disc will be m...

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Creator Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Says 'Dio Returns' Concerts Are 'Unforgettable Experiences'

The CEO of the company behind the hologram of Ronnie James Dio says that the first leg of the "Dio Returns" tour was a resounding success, with "thousands" of fans coming out every night to take part in "an unforgettable experience." Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologra...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Pays Tribute To 'Brilliant' 'Painkiller' Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES: 'It's A Great Loss To Metal'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was recently interviewed by Metal Shock Finland. The full conversation can be heard at this location. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and Metal Shock Finland): On the recent passing of Chris Tsangarides, who produced the band's albums "Painkill...

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WE SELL THE DEAD Feat. IN FLAMES, Ex-HIM, FIREWIND Members: 'Turn It Over' Video Released

The official music video for the song "Turn It Over" from WE SELL THE DEAD can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's debut album, "Heaven Doesn't Want You And Hell Is Full", which will be released on February 23 via earMUSIC. Revolving around Niclas Engelin (IN FLAMES, ENGEL),DRÖMRIKET'...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Loved Punk's 'Attitude,' But Didn't Feel A Kinship With Its 'Musicality'

On January 19, MetalRock Films will release part one of a new two-part "Inside Metal" documentary DVD series titled "The Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal". Directed by Bob Nalbandian with narration by David Ellefson of MEGADETH, the documentary focuses on the Los Angeles thrash metal uprising of the early/...

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HELLYEAH/PANTERA Drummer VINNIE PAUL's Tour Bus For Sale

According to The Pulse Of Radio, a 23-year-old tour bus owned by HELLYEAH and ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott is now on sale at eBay for $45,000. The listing says that the 1995 bus was purchased by Abbott from country star Tim McGraw and contains 11 bunks, a/c and heat throughout, a full-size...

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CLUTCH Enters Nashville Studio To Begin Recording New Album

Maryland rockers CLUTCH entered Sputnik Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer and engineer Vance Powell (THE WHITE STRIPES, RED FANG) on January 3 to begin recording their new album. Guitarist Tim Sult recently told The Advocate that he was excited about finally working on the follow-up...