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PSYCHOTIC WALTZ Members Discuss Reunion, Future Plans

Sakis Fragos, publisher and chief editor of Greece's Rock Hard magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Dan Rock and vocalist Devon Graves (a.k.a. Buddy Lackey) of reunited San Diego, California-based progressive metallers PSYCHOTIC WALTZ. The question-and-answer session follows below...

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Hell to the Holy

It's called heavy metal, as in actual bona fide heavy metal, as is in the genuine article, and MPIRE OF EVIL (previously known as PRIMEVIL) play it with sooty heart and jagged, rusty edges that guarantee a trip to the hospital for tetanus shots. Featuring former VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (gui...

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Encirclement

Once "Encirclement" starts lighting up the night with artillery fire you'd not be faulted for thinking that DECAYING plays an adept brand of death metal that is rather familiar. When DECAYING are not penetrating deep inside the enemy's perimeter like BOLT THROWER, they're shifting gears into the kin...

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A SOUND OF THUNDER: 'Kill That Bitch' Video Released

"Kill That Bitch", the new video from Washington D.C.-based female-fronted heavy metallers A SOUND OF THUNDER, can be seen below, The song comes off the band's second full-length album, "Out Of The Darkness", which was released on March 27 via Nightmare Records. The follow-up to last year's "Metal R...

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ULVER: New Video Interview With KRISTOFFER RYGG

Kscope has uploaded a new video interview with Kristoffer Rygg, frontman of the Norwegian band ULVER. The acclaimed vocalist, musician and producer sat down to discuss his early introduction to psychedelia, the philosophy behind creating an album of classic psychedelic covers, how he personally view...

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DRIVER: 'Countdown' Artwork, Release Dates Revealed

Reunited '80s melodic heavy rock band DRIVER — featuring powerhouse vocalist Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI, JOSHUA, WARRIOR, AVANTASIA, AXEL RUDI PELL) and acclaimed guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN BACH, ROB ROCK, TRIBE OF GYPSIES, HELLOWEEN) — has completed work...

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FOZZY Frontman: Wrestling To Metal

A five-minute video clip in which FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho discusses the differences between touring with WWE and FOZZY, plus what's coming up for FOZZY in the months ahead, can be seen below. FOZZY is continuing work on the follow-up to 2010's "Chasing The Grail", te...

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BURY TOMORROW: 'Royal Blood' Video Released

"Royal Blood", the new video from the U.K. metalcore act BURY TOMORROW, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Tom Welsh and filmed at the Ridgeway Studios and on location in Sheffield. The song comes off the band's second album, "The Union Of Crowns", which will be released on July 16 via Nucl...

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ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK To Release New Solo Album In June

ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank will release his new solo album, "Right In The Guts", on June 22 via Metal Heaven. Without any doubt, Herman Frank is one of the most prestigious German metal guitarists of the past 30 years. His dynamic compositions with their raging riffs, hooks and intelligent virtuo...

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Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MARK BOALS To Guest On New ADRIAN GALYSH Album

Guitarist Adrian Galysh, whose previous releases have been mainly instrumental fare, has enlisted former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ROYAL HUNT and ULI JON ROTH singer Mark Boals to contribute vocals to Adrian's new album. While the CD is currently in pre-production, listeners can still expect Galysh's tastef...

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'The Queen Extravaganza' Promotional Clip Available

A promotional clip for The Queen Extravaganza, the spectacular touring concert show designed to take the glorious music and the live experience of legends of rock QUEEN to generations of fans in cities coast-to-coast across the U.S. and Canada, can be seen below. Behind The Queen Extravaganza are QU...

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DRAGONFORCE: 'The Power Within' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Power Within", the new album from British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE, sold 5,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 74 on The Billboard 200 chart. DRAGONFORCE's previous CD, "Ultra Beatdown", opened with 24,000 units back in September 2008 to...

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OSI/Ex-DREAM THEATER Keyboardist KEVIN MOORE Interviewed On 'The Right To Rock' (Audio)

TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #136),featuring an interview Kevin Moore (CHROMA KEY, former DREAM THEATER keyboardist). The chat lasts approximately 25 minutes and can be streamed using the audio player below.

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ULVER To Release 'Childhood's End' In May

"Childhood's End" sees progressive Norwegian rock/metal band ULVER re-interpret classic psychedelic tracks from the late 1960s. The album includes ULVER's unique versions of tracks from THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS, ELECTRIC PRUNES, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, THE PRETTY THINGS and more. The Sunshine era gets t...

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NIGHTWISH To Tour North America With KAMELOT

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will embark on a North American headlining tour in September with support from KAMELOT. The dates are as follows: Sep. 12 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA Sep. 13 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA Sep. 15 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY Sep. 16 - Electric Factory...