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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: Video Footage Of 'Toulouse Metal Party' Performance

Video footage of SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — performing on April 28 at the Toulouse Metal Party at Le Saint Des Seins in Toulouse, France can be seen below. SPI...

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TODD LA TORRE Says GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Is 'A Revolving Door' And 'Not A Band'

Larry Petro of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: So how does it feel to be smack dab in the middle of one of the messiest divorces in the history of hard rock and metal? La Torre: [laughs] ...

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DOOGIE WHITE & LA PAZ: New Song Available For Streaming

British band DOOGIE WHITE & LA PAZ will release its sophomore album, "The Dark And The Light", on May 27 in Europe and June 4 in USA via Metal Mind Productions. The drums and most of the bass guitar parts were recorded in Gorbals Sound in Glasgow. The guitars, additional bass parts and keyboards...

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NIGHTRAGE To Begin Work On New Material

According to Rockoverdose.gr, Marios Iliopoulos, guitarist and founder of the Greek-Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, is preparing to begin the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is expected in 2014. The band is also seeking a suitable label home for the upcoming CD followi...

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STRYPER Frontman Interviewed On 'The Metal Factory' (Audio)

Scotty The Rooster of "The Metal Factory" radio show on Insane Realm Radio recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. STRYPER is recording a cover version of "Jesus Is Just A...

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GAMMA RAY Interviewed By METAL BLAST TV (Video)

Metal Blast TV conducted an interview with Kai Hansen (vocals, guitar) and Dirk Schlächter (backing vocals, bass) of German power metallers GAMMA RAY at the Power Prog & Metal Fest, which was held April 12-14 at Lotto Mons Expo in Mons, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. GAMMA RAY's new...

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STRYPER Recording Cover Version Of 'Jesus Is Just Alright' For Next Album

Christian hard rockers STRYPER are recording a cover version of "Jesus Is Just Alright", a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds, for their next studio album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Frontiers Records. The band's frontman, Michael Sweet, says, "It rivals our cover of EAR...

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Video: SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Kicks Off European Tour In Hamburg

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — kicked off its European tour earlier tonight (Monday, April 15) at Logo in Hamburg, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert...

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CRASHDÏET: New Video Interview Posted Online

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with Swedish rockers CRASHDÏET on March 13 in Austin, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. CRASHDÏET's fourth album, "The Savage Playground", entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 2. The CD was released on January 25 in Eur...

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Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Musicians React To Passing Of DEFTONES Bassist

A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have taken to Twitter in response to the news that Chi Cheng, the bassist for the DEFTONES, died yesterday at the age of 42. Chi had been in a semi-comatose state for more than four years after being seriously injured in a car accident in November ...

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WHITESNAKE Guitarist's BURNING RAIN: 'Epic Obsession' EPK Available

Frontiers Records will release BURNING RAIN's new album, "Epic Obsession", on May 21 in North America. An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the CD can be seen below. BURNING RAIN was founded by current WHITESNAKE axeman Doug Aldrich together with singer Keith St. John (ex-MONTROSE). The lineup for the...

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STRYPER Frontman On Re-Recording Classic Songs: 'We Have, In Many Ways, Outdone The Originals'

TheFrontRowReport.com 's Reggie Edwards recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On re-recording the band's classic songs for "Second Coming": Sweet: "It's always a little on the apprehen...

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CRASHDÏET Interviewed By L.A. PLASTICS (Video)

Lexa Vonn and Crystal Diamante of the L.A. Plastics conducted an interview with Swedish rockers CRASHDÏET on March 22 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. CRASHDÏET's fourth album, "The Savage Playground", entered the official chart in Sweden at posi...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Kingmaker", a brand new song from SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The song comes off the group's eighth studio a...

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Video: METALACHI Performs BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER Classics On El Paso's KLAQ 95.5 FM

This morning (Wednesday, April 10),METALACHI, billed as the first and only heavy metal mariachi band, took part in an interview and performance on KLAQ 95.5 FM, an active rock radio station based in El Paso, Texas. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. METALACHI is described as...