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WOLF HOFFMANN Is 'Collecting Ideas' For ACCEPT's Next Studio Album

In a new interview with VWMusic, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann was asked if he and his bandmates have been writing new material for the follow-up to 2021's "Too Mean To Die" album. He responded: "Yeah. We just signed a new deal with Napalm Records and they're desperately waiting for a new album. We...

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ARCH ENEMY Releases New Single 'In The Eye Of The Storm'

Extreme metal masters ARCH ENEMY have released a new single, "In The Eye Of The Storm". The track is taken from the band's 11th studio album, "Deceivers", which will arrive on August 12 via Century Media Records. The official Mirko Witzki-directed music video for the song will make its online debut...

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Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum

Remorselessly silly as they are, ALESTORM have been one of the biggest draws in European metal for the majority of their 18-year existence. Singing exclusively about the drunken, violent world of pirates has turned out to be the crowd-pleasing gift that keeps on giving, with the Scottish band's dogg...

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TED NUGENT Repeats False Claim That Police Invited January 6 Protesters To Enter Capitol

Ted Nugent has repeated the false narrative that that January 6, 2021 rioters were welcomed into the Capitol by police officers. According to CNN, former U.S. president Donald Trump said in a book interview in March that "the Capitol Police were ushering people in" and "the Capitol Police were very...

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MICHAEL AMOTT Talks ARCH ENEMY's Career Trajectory: 'Our Music Now Is The Biggest And Most Successful We've Had'

By David E. Gehlke The faction of ARCH ENEMY fans who forever swore by original vocalist Johan Liiva was rewarded in 2016 with BLACK EARTH, the spin-off band featuring Liiva and the lineup for 1999's indispensable "Burning Bridges". Sure, the band only played shows in Japan and cut just two new song...

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Watch ACCEPT Perform At 2022 SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video of ACCEPT's June 9 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden can be seen below. This past February, it was announced that ACCEPT had inked a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. ACCEPT's latest album, "Too Mean To Die", came out in January 2021 via Nuclear Blast....

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of ACCEPT's Entire Performance At 2022 ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

Professionally filmed video of ACCEPT's entire June 5 performance at the Rock Hard Festival at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen in Gelsenkirchen, Germany can be seen below (courtesy of WDR Rockpalast). This past February, it was announced that ACCEPT had inked a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. ACCEPT'...

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LED ZEPPELIN Was Asked To Do ABBA-Style Avatar Show, Says JIMMY PAGE

The surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN were approached with the idea of staging an ABBA-style digital avatar show, guitarist Jimmy Page has revealed. At the annual Welsh literature event the Hay Festival on Thursday (June 2), Page said that he and his bandmates were asked to do "that sort of thi...

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ARCH ENEMY Releases New Single 'Sunset Over The Empire'

On July 29, extreme metal masters ARCH ENEMY will unleash their 11th studio album, "Deceivers", via Century Media Records. For fans who can't wait for the record's release, the band is now offering a new seven-inch single, "Sunset Over The Empire", with the title track also appearing on "Deceivers"....

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Plays Acoustic Set At Florida's SPOOKALA Horror Convention (Video)

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor played a solo acoustic set Saturday (May 14) at the Spookala horror convention at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida. Fan-filmed video of his performance can be seen below. Earlier this week, Taylor launched The Taylor Foundation, a non-profit initiative tha...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Attends BEHEMOTH And ARCH ENEMY Concert In Berkeley: Photos

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and his wife Jessica Miller attended ARCH ENEMY's May 13 concert with BEHEMOTH and NAPALM DEATH at The UC Theatre in Berkeley, California. The show took place just one day after the final date of METALLICA's six-concert South American tour, which ended on May 12 in Belo...

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COREY TAYLOR Launches Non-Profit Organization Aiding Members Of Military And First Responders With PTSD

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has launched The Taylor Foundation, a non-profit initiative that aims to help local organizations with their continued efforts to provide assistance and essential resources for members of the military and first responders living with post-traumatic stress disorder. Cor...

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Iconic Mockumentary 'Spinal Tap' Is Getting A Sequel

According to Deadline, the iconic mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" is getting a sequel. Rob Reiner will return to direct, and original stars/writers Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer will reprise their roles as Nigel Tufnel, David St Hubbins and Derek Smalls, respectively. The new...

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GUS G. On Rumored EDDIE VAN HALEN Tribute Tour: 'I Could Do It, But I Don't Think I'd Be The Right Guy'

By David E. Gehlke Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G. may no longer be in OZZY OSBOURNE, but his stacked résumé and prolific nature suggest there is plenty more to add to his story — and it likely will be FIREWIND and his solo work from now on. FIREWIND has only recently started the touring cycle behind 2...

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JOE SATRIANI To Continue Fine Art Tour In June

Fresh off the heels of his first foray as a touring visual artist earlier this year with stops at galleries in Florida and New Jersey, world-renowned guitarist Joe Satriani is now planning to bring his showings to the Washington, D.C. area. Satriani's next art appearances will be at the Wentworth G...