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COREY BEAULIEU Says Next TRIVIUM Studio Album Probably Won't Arrive Before 2020

Chris Annunziata, host of the 90.3 WMSC radio show "The Metal Teddy Bear Experience", conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Floridian metallers TRIVIUM prior to the band's October 13 show at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with AVATAR and LIGHT THE TORCH. You can...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: Why I Play Bass With A Pick

At the first stop of the European leg of his "Basstory" tour at Rough Trade in Bristol, England on October 15, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson explained why he started playing with a pick/plectrum instead of his fingers. He said (see video below): "Your signature sound comes from the hand you sign y...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE To Release 'The Eighth Mountain' Album In February

Italian symphonic power metal kings RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new album, "The Eighth Mountain", on February 22, 2019. The disc will be the band's first collection of brand new material to feature vocalist Giacomo Voli and drummer Manu Lotter, who joined RHAPSODY OF FIRE in 2016. The track...

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Dominion

From the char of black metal mania glorified by profiled pundits EMPEROR, DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH and MAYHEM rose a mini-legion of one-man wannabes, dark forest wanderers and orchestral fugue art farts. Corpse paint, crusty leather, inverted crosses, middle fingers hoisted toward Catholicism,...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE And MORBID ANGEL To Headline 2019 'Decibel Magazine Tour'

CANNIBAL CORPSE and MORBID ANGEL will join forces for the first time ever in America to co-headline the 2019 Decibel Magazine Tour. Rising Bay Area brutalizers NECROT and space-obsessed Denver death dealers BLOOD INCANTATION round out the bill. New York death metal icons IMMOLATION will join the fin...

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4th Annual 'Bowl For Ronnie' Celebrity Bowling Tournament Raises $74,000 For 'Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund'

The fourth annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling tournament, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, held on Thursday, October 25 at Pinz bowling center in Studio City, California, was once again sold out in advance. This year's event brought in its largest amount yet —...

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JAMES MALONE Thinks ARSIS Stands Out Because None Of Its Members 'Necessarily Like Extreme Metal'

Alex Haber of Heavy New York conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist James Malone and bassist Noah Martin of melodic tech-death overlords ARSIS prior to their October 26 concert at The Kingsland in Brooklyn, New York. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Is Collaborating With MARCO MINNEMANN On New Project

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson is working on a new project with Marco Minnemann. THE ARISTOCRATS drummer, who has also been associated with DREAM THEATER, Steven Wilson and Joe Satriani, revealed the news on Facebook along with an illustration of the pair by Tom Colbie. Minnemann says: "Working on a ne...

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QUIET RIOT To Release 'One Night In Milan' CD/DVD And Blu-Ray In January

QUIET RIOT's performance at Frontiers Rock Festival 2018 marked the band's first-ever concert in Italy and what a hell of a show it was! This special event is now being released on CD/DVD and Blu-ray. Titled "One Night In Milan", this once-in-a-lifetime performance will be released January 25, 2019...

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Play Based On Early Years Of VAN HALEN Opening Off-Broadway

According to The Pulse Of Radio, an unauthorized play based on the early years of VAN HALEN and the lives of singer David Lee Roth and guitarist Eddie Van Halen will be staged off-Broadway in New York City next year. Titled "Eddie And Dave", the play will open at the Atlantic Theater Company on Janu...

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KAMELOT Guitarist Says Upcoming DVD Will 'Blow Away' 2006's 'One Cold Winter's Night'

Yvonne from Kamelot Germany recently conducted an interview with KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's recent live activities: Thomas: "It's crazy the way that things are growing. The Tilbu...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON: 'I Still Have A Lot Of Fun Playing Music'

At the 11th annual Scott Medlock-Robby Krieger Rock & Roll Golf Classic in Malibu, California, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson spoke to IndiePower.com about how rock music has dwindled and may never blossom with the same bombastic and guitar-shredding ferocity that blasted it to the top of the charts. "...

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WHITECHAPEL To Release 'The Valley' Album In March

On March 29, Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will release their seventh full-length album, "The Valley", via Metal Blade Records. Produced once again by Mark Lewis (CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) and featuring artwork by Branca Studio, the disc's title is a reference to t...

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SLIPKNOT Unleashes Ferocious New Song And Video, 'All Out Life'

SLIPKNOT has released the official music video for a new song called "All Out Life". The track, which was premiered earlier today on "Zane Lowe's World Record" on Beats 1 on Apple Music, will appear on the band's upcoming follow-up to 2014's ".5: The Gray Chapter" album, due next year via Roadrunner...

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KAMELOT Announces Fall 2019 North American Tour With SONATA ARCTICA And BATTLE BEAST

KAMELOT has announced the second North American leg of its "The Shadow Tour". Dates begin September 10, 2019 in Silver Spring, Maryland and run through October 12, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. Support on the trek will come from SONATA ARCTICA and BATTLE BEAST. Exclusive pre-sale tickets are available...