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SOILWORK Completes Work On New Album; First Studio Webisode Available

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have completed work on their 11th studio album for an early 2019 release via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" was recorded at Nordic Sound Lab studios in Skara, Sweden with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson. "The Ride Majestic" was SOILWORK's last...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Frontman Is Seven Months Sober

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH frontman Ivan Moody says that he has been sober for a little over half a year. Moody opened up about his struggles with alcohol addiction during a brand new interview with the WEBN radio station. Saying that it's been "seven months" since he stopped drinking, Moody admitted...

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DRESS THE DEAD Feat. FORBIDDEN, WITCH MOUNTAIN Members: '1969' Video

DRESS THE DEAD, the band featuring ex-FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero and WITCH MOUNTAIN singer Kayla Dixon, has released the official music video for the song "1969". The track was produced by MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn and was engineered and mixed by Zack Ohren at Sharkbite Studios. Dixon...

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Daron Malakian will probably always primarily be known as the impressive, genre-defying guitarist of SYSTEM OF A DOWN. More than a decade has passed since that outfit's last album, and while it's teased the possibility of a sixth album, the prospect seems uncertain. In lieu of new SOAD material, sai...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Frontman: 'The Bigger We Got, The More Unprepared For It I Was'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH frontman Ivan Moody was recently interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERM...

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BILL WARD Says He Is 'Very Much At Peace' Six Years After Painful Split With BLACK SABBATH

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward says that he is "very much at peace," more than six years after he parted ways with the band for the final time. Ward was on board for the SABBATH reunion when it was first announced in November 2011, but backed out soon after. He later claimed that he sat ou...

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GREAT WHITE Has No Desire To Reunite With JACK RUSSELL: 'We've Kind Of Just Moved On,' Says MARK KENDALL

GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall says that there was no talk about possibly reuniting with Jack Russell earlier this summer when the band made its latest singer change. Early last month, GREAT WHITE announced that it was parting ways with vocalist Terry Ilous and was replacing him with Mitch Mallo...

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GARY MOORE Tribute Album Due In October

A new tribute album dedicated to legendary guitarist Gary Moore will be released this fall. Due on October 26 via earMUSIC, "Moore Blues for Gary - A Tribute To Gary Moore" is the brainchild of Bob Daisley, who had played bass with Gary since the early eighties. The sky was crying when Moore passed...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Frontman Tries To Keep Himself 'Positive And Really Active' On The Road

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH frontman Ivan Moody was recently interviewed by the Reno radio station Rock 104.5. The singer, who has been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction, was asked what he does to "stay mentally in check" while on the road. He responded: "I'm sure you've seen, I just start...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Is 'On The Fence' About JUDAS PRIEST's Absence From ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Richie Faulkner says that he is "on the fence" about JUDAS PRIEST's absence from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, explaining that having a successful five-decade career and still making music that the band's fans love is "all the affirmation anyone needs." Even though artists are eligible for the Roc...

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Watch HATEBREED, FEAR FACTORY, Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Members Perform DOWN, FEAR FACTORY, CROWBAR Classics

Video footage of JASTA & FRIENDS, the solo project of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, performing on Sunday, August 12 at the U.K.'s Bloodstock Open Air festival, held in Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, can be seen below (courtesy of D.J. Pennell from TotalRock.com). Jasta's solo band for the current Eu...

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VENOM INC. To Release Second Album In March

VENOM INC. frontman Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan has confirmed to AntiHero Magazine that the band is putting the finishing touches on the songwriting process for its sophomore album. "We've already got it ready," he said at this weekend's Bloodstock Open Air festival (see video below). "It'll be out...

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Watch JAMEY JASTA And DINO CAZARES Perform FEAR FACTORY's 'Replica' At BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of JASTA, the solo band of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, performing a cover version of FEAR FACTORY's "Replica" on August 9 at the Brutal Assault festival in Jaromer, Czech Republic can be seen below. Jasta's solo band for the current European tour includes FEAR FACTORY gu...

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Original BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD: Promo Video For Live Poetry Reading And Exhibition Of Artwork

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will do a live poetry reading and intimate exhibition of his artwork in Los Angeles later this month. This unprecedented event will take place on Saturday, August 25 at 7 p.m. PST at The Last Bookstore (453 S. Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90013). Check out a p...

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KAMELOT's TOMMY KAREVIK Tries To Write 'Melodies That Are Nice And Exquisite' Without Having To Put His 'Balls In A Drawer'

Metal Wani's Jake Patton recently conducted an interview with KAMELOT frontman Tommy Karevik. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked why it sometimes sounds like he is holding back and isn't belting it out with full force while singing the KAMELOT material, Tommy said: "I guess it's a lot of th...