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Seminal Metal Label NOISE RECORDS To Be Relaunched By BMG

According to Billboard.com, BMG will relaunch the seminal metal label Noise Records. Noise was a German record label founded by well-known industry figure Karl Ulrich Walterbach. Walterbach had originally started Modern Music Records in Berlin, with a two-pronged approach of promoting German-speakin...

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ABNORMALITY Releases 'Mechanisms Of Omniscience' Video

"Mechanisms Of Omniscience", the new video from the Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY, can be seen below. The clip was directed and produced by Jim Foster of Red13media.com. "Mechanisms Of Omniscience" is the title track of ABNORMALITY's sophomore album, which will be released on...

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HIM's VILLE VALO Sings ABBA's 'Knowing Me Knowing You': Official Video Premiere

British guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, MGT for short, has signed with Hanover record imprint SPV and is scheduled to release his first solo album, "Volumes", at the end of June. The lead single, "Knowing Me Knowing You", a cover version of the ABBA classic featuring guest vocalist Ville Valo of HIM,...

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VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Album Due In June; Listen To 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown' Single

Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT will release their sixth full-length album, "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie", on June 3 via Republic Records. The CD's first single, "The Devil's Bleeding Crown", has just been made available at radio and can be streamed below in the form of the official ly...

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KISS's GENE SIMMONS: Having THAYER And SINGER Wear 'Spaceman' And 'Catman' Makeup Was 'Right Decision'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has once again defended the band's decision to have current KISS members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer dress up as Peter Criss's and Ace Frehley's respective "Spaceman" and "Catman" personas, explaining that every musician is replaceable. Speaking to Rolling Stone,...

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Heavy Metal And Punk Fossils Hit Danish Island Of Bornholm

"Rock Fossils On Tour", the exhibition about ancient fossils that are named in honor of rock stars, continues its tour around the natural history museums of the world when it opens at NaturBornholm on the Danish island of Bornholm on April 15. This travelling exhibition was the brainchild of metal-l...

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VOLBEAT: Video Footage Of Studio Sessions For New Album

Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have finished mixing their sixth full-length album with Joe Barresi, the American record engineer and producer who has previously worked with bands such as KYUSS, MELVINS, TOOL, CHEVELLE and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. The follow-up to 2013's "Outlaw Gentlemen &...

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TREAT: New Song 'Do Your Own Stunts' Available For Streaming

Frontiers Music Srl will release "Ghost Of Graceland", the new album from Swedish hard rockers TREAT, on April 15. The song "Do Your Own Stunts", taken from "Ghost Of Graceland", can be streamed below. Building on the success of their last album, 2010's "Coup De Grace", hailed by both fans and criti...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Says His New Solo Album Is 'A Lot More Metal' Than 'Classical' Debut

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German/American metallers ACCEPT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the songwriting...

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ACE FREHLEY Says It's 'Ridiculous' To Think KISS Could Continue Without Any Original Members

During an interview with the "Karlson & McKenzie" show on Boston's WZLX 100.7 FM radio station, former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was asked about the possibility of the band one day carrying on without any original members, including main songwriter Paul Stanley. "That's the most ridiculous stat...

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OPETH Frontman Offers Video Preview Of 25th-Anniversary Commemorative Book

Swedish progressive rock band OPETH has set a release date for its 25th-anniversary commemorative book. "Book Of Opeth" will arrive on April 15 via U.K.'s Rocket 88 publishers and is only available for preorder at OpethBook.com. The book contains never-before-seen photos of the band's early days wit...

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ABNORMALITY: New Song 'Swarm' Available For Streaming

"Swarm", a brand new song from the Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's sophomore album, "Mechanisms Of Omniscience", which will be released on April 29 via Metal Blade. Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER To Perform With GARY BARDEN, GRAHAM BONNET, ROBIN MCAULEY At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker will play a very special show, Michael Schenker Fest, at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The concert will feature appearances by three MSG singers: Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley. They will...

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ARTILLERY: Entire 'Penalty By Perception' Album Available For Streaming

"Penalty By Perception", the new album from veteran Danish thrashers ARTILLERY, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The CD will be released on March 25 worldwide via Metal Blade Records. Written over the course of the last two years, ARTILLERY's seventh full-length eff...

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TREAT: Official Music Video For 'Ghost Of Graceland' Title Track

Frontiers Music Srl will release "Ghost Of Graceland", the new album from Swedish hard rockers TREAT, on April 15. The official video for the "Ghost Of Graceland" title track can be seen below. Building on the success of their last album, 2010's "Coup De Grace", hailed by both fans and critics as a...