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GOTTHARD To Release 'Silver' Album In January
Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD will release their twelfth studio album, "Silver", on January 13, 2017 on Musikvertrieb in Switzerland and internationally via PIAS. The CD was recorded at the Yellow House Studio in Lugano. The third disc with lead singer Nic Maeder was produced by Charlie Bauerfei...October 25, 2016
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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says He Spoke To ALEX VAN HALEN For First Time In More Than A Decade
Michael Anthony has revealed that he recently reconnected with VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen after more than a decade of not speaking to each other, but has stopped short of predicting that it will lead to any sort of reunion with his former bandmates. Anthony, singer Sammy Hagar, Alex and Eddie...October 23, 2016
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L.A. GUNS Guitarist TRACII GUNS: 'A Lot Of Herpes Got Spread Because Of Us'
Jacky BamBam of Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio station recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns. You can now listen to the chat at using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he still keeps in touch with AC/DC after fi...October 21, 2016
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SCOTT IAN Says ANTHRAX 'Should Have Given' JOEY BELLADONNA 'A Shot' Before Firing Him
Scott Ian says that ANTHRAX should have given singer Joey Belladonna "a shot" before firing him more than two decades ago and replacing him with John Bush. Belladonna, whose most recent return to ANTHRAX was officially announced in May 2010, was originally the lead singer of ANTHRAX from 1984 to 199...October 20, 2016
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DEEP PURPLE: Limited-Edition Deluxe Photo Book 'For One Night Only' Due In December
DEEP PURPLE's reunion in 1984 was a dream come true for its legions of fans: Particularly as it reunited the classic lineup that had split in 1973. Following the release of the comeback album "Perfect Strangers", they embarked on a nine-month world tour, kicking off in Australia in November '84 and...October 19, 2016
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WOVENWAR: 'Lines In The Sand' Video Released
On October 21, WOVENWAR, the band featuring the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums),Nick Hipa (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of San Diego, California based metal act AS I LAY DYING, and Shane Blay (vocals) of OH, SLEEPER, will release its sophomore album, "Honor Is Dead", via Metal Blade Records. M...October 18, 2016
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DISTURBED Singer: Expecting Newer Bands To Fill Shoes Of SABBATH And MAIDEN Is 'An Unreasonable Request'
Brazil's Topsify recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED frontman David Draiman. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about whether any of the newer hard rock artists have a shot at becoming arena-sized acts once the current crop of dinosaur bands are no longer around, Draiman said: "Wh...October 16, 2016
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EMMURE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST/SHARPTONE, Releases New Song 'Torch'
EMMURE has inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast/SharpTone. The band's seventh studio album is tentatively due in early 2017. EMMURE's new single, "Torch", can now be streamed below. The new lineup of EMMURE made its live debut on April 22 in Oberhausen, Germany. Joining vocalist Frankie Palmeri...October 13, 2016
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Video Teaser For LIFE OF AGONY's First Studio Album In More Than A Decade, 'A Place Where There's No Pain'
A teaser video for "A Place Where There's No Pain", the first new album from LIFE OF AGONY in over a decade, can be seen below (courtesy of Rolling Stone). The band's fifth studio LP, which will arrive in the spring of 2017 via Napalm Records, will mark LIFE OF AGONY's first release ...October 13, 2016
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WOVENWAR: Drum Playthrough Video For New Song 'World On Fire'
On October 21, WOVENWAR, the band featuring the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums),Nick Hipa (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of San Diego, California based metal act AS I LAY DYING, and Shane Blay (vocals) of OH, SLEEPER, will release its sophomore album, "Honor Is Dead", via Metal Blade Records. M...October 11, 2016
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Low Country
Last year, I hung a perfect ten rating upon THE SWORD's dazzling and frankly ballsy "High Country" album. I stand by it a year later as THE SWORD takes the unplugged route with a mostly acoustic companion piece, "Low Country". To set the record straight about "Low Country", the ten songs revamped in...October 10, 2016
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Tygers Of Pan Tang
In some respects, NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG's history parallels its peer SAXON, albeit Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Nibbs Carter and Nigel Glockler have pulled off a heftier and more prolific comeback. Nevertheless, the TYGERS and SAXON both released a slew of raw yet tremendous albums in their...October 9, 2016
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Love Us Or Hate Us: The Very Best of the Noise Years 1985-1992
If you followed thrash from its infancy, the name Noise Records rolls through the mind as readily as Megaforce, Metal Blade and New Renaissance. The hallowed German imprint, founded by Karl-Ulrich Walterbach, exposed some of the most respected thrash, power, doom and experimental metal acts of the d...October 9, 2016
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SLIPKNOT's '.5: The Gray Chapter' Gold-Album Plaque Unveiled
SLIPKNOT's fifth studio album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", was officially certified gold on August 31 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales of more than 500,000 copies. The certification came six months after RIAA started including on-demand audio and video streams and a trac...October 4, 2016
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Lucky ALICE IN CHAINS Fan Joins Band For 'Would?' Performance (Video)
An ALICE IN CHAINS fan attending the band's show at the Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina got the thrill of a lifetime when the band brought him onstage to perform their classic hit "Would?" How'd it happen? The guy wore a t-shirt saying "Let me play drums on 'Would?'!" Chec...September 28, 2016
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