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KATATONIA Announces First North American Tour In Five Years

Melancholic metal masters KATATONIA will return to North American shores this fall after a five-year absence. The massive 2022 headline tour, featuring support from progressive metal frontrunners THE OCEAN COLLECTIVE and prog-folk force CELLAR DARLING, is set to begin on November 9 in Washington, D....

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Watch LOU GRAMM Perform FOREIGNER Classics At 2022 Ozark Empire Fair

Fan-filmed video of original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm's July 28 performance at the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield, Missouri can be seen below (courtesy of Facebook users Gary Dean Ash and Kevin Matz). In an interview earlier this month with John Beaudin of RockHistoryMusic.com, Gramm was asked w...

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NIGHTWISH Has Been 'Brainstorming' Over Demo Of Next Studio Album

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen and drummer Kai Hahto spoke to Knotfest about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2020's "Human. :II: Nature." album. Tuomas said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, actually, for the past few weeks...

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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ On Pandemic-Related Restrictions: 'I Definitely Don't Think That It Was Handled Very Well'

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Alissa White-Gluz spoke to Montreal Rocks about how she ended up flying to Germany from her native Canada in 2021 to work on her band's 11th album, "Deceivers". She ended up staying in Germany for a year due to the stiff pandemic-related restrictions in her hometown of Montreal a...

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KING DIAMOND Says 'There Are Reasons' MICHAEL DENNER Isn't Involved In MERCYFUL FATE Comeback

King Diamond has commented on guitarist Michael Denner's exclusion from MERCYFUL FATE's current "reunion." When it was announced in 2019 that the influential Danish heavy metal act would reunite for an unspecified number of concerts throughout Europe during the summer of 2020, it was revealed that M...

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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING Announces 'Hunting Party' Solo EP

Legendary thrash drummer Tom Hunting (EXODUS) has released his first solo EP, "Hunting Party", featuring covers of some of his favorite songs. The band includes guitarist C. Will Harden and drummer Gator McKlusky. Darryl "DMC" McDaniels not only lends his vocals to the classic "Jungle Love" ("Purple...

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LOU GRAMM Believes FOREIGNER's Exclusion From ROCK HALL Is 'More Personal' Than It Is About Band's Qualifications

Original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm says that there might be a "more personal" reason his former band has not yet been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single. Criteria for inclusi...

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LOU GRAMM Accuses Current FOREIGNER Singer KELLY HANSEN Of 'Mimicking' Him: 'I Don't Take It As A Compliment'

In a new interview with John Beaudin of RockHistoryMusic.com, original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm was asked what he thinks of the band's current frontman, Kelly Hansen, who has been in the group for nearly two decades. "Kelly is all right," Lou said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "He's a good...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: 'I'm Not The German Robot People Think I Am'

In a new interview with Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann was asked if he managed to stay musically creative in any way during the coronavirus pandemic. He responded: "Fuck no! I wanted to be, but since I always thought we're going to start again some time soon, I d...

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SYMPHONY X Singer RUSSELL ALLEN And Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman ANETTE OLZON Announce 'Army Of Dreamers' Album

Frontiers Music Srl has announced that the dynamic trio of Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X, ADRENALINE MOB),Anette Olzon (THE DARK ELEMENT, ex-NIGHTWISH) and Magnus Karlsson (PRIMAL FEAR) have crafted a follow-up to the well-received debut ANETTE/OLZON album "Worlds Apart". The new LP, "Army Of Dreamers"...

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Watch MERCYFUL FATE Perform At BARCELONA ROCK FEST

Video of MERCYFUL FATE's July 1 performance at the Barcelona Rock Fest at the Parc de Can Zam in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, just twenty minutes from the center of Barcelona, Spain, can be seen below. The influential Danish metallers' 11-song set included a brand new track, "The Jackl Of Salzburg", wh...

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KATATONIA Signs Worldwide Deal With NAPALM RECORDS

Napalm Records has announced the signing of legendary Swedish masters of melancholy KATATONIA to a worldwide deal. Piercing through the core in 1991 when KATATONIA was brought to life by the inimitable Jonas Renkse (now vocalist) and renowned guitarist Anders Nyström, the unit has taken a fascinatin...

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Watch MERCYFUL FATE Perform New Song 'The Jackl Of Salzburg' At COPENHELL

Fan-filmed video of MERCYFUL FATE's June 18 concert at the Copenhell festival at Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below. The influential Danish metallers' 11-song set included a brand new track, "The Jackl Of Salzburg", which is expected to appear on MERCYFUL FATE's upcoming studio alb...

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Watch MERCYFUL FATE Perform At Poland's MYSTIC FESTIVAL

Influential Danish metallers MERCYFUL FATE played their second concert in 23 years Saturday night (June 4) at the Mystic Festival in Gdańsk, Poland. The band's 11-song set included a brand new track, "The Jackl Of Salzburg", which is expected to appear on MERCYFUL FATE's upcoming studio album, tenta...

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Watch MERCYFUL FATE Play New Song 'The Jackal Of Salzburg' Live For The First Time

Influential Danish metallers MERCYFUL FATE played their first concert in 23 years Thursday night (June 2) at the Expo Plaza in Hannover, Germany as the support act for VOLBEAT. The band's seven-song set included a brand new track, "The Jackl Of Salzburg", which is expected to appear on MERCYFUL FATE...