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ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER, BLOCK Interviewed On 'Metal Hammer' Radio Show (Audio)

Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer and singer Stu Block for the "Metal Hammer" radio show on TeamRock Radio. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. For the remainder of ICED EARTH's European tour w...

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RAGE To Pay Tribute To JON LORD At Special Concert

On Friday, May 23, 2014, German power metallers RAGE will take part in a very special event. The band will perform at "Tribute To Jon - Celebrating The Music Of Jon Lord", set to take place at in Bergheim, Germany. Art director for this project will be Martin Doepke, who accompanied Lord live on key...

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STAIND's AARON LEWIS: 'I'm More Country Than I Am Anything Else'

STAIND singer Aaron Lewis recently spoke to The Register-Guard about his first full-length country album, "The Road", which came out in November 2012 via Blaster Records through Warner Music Nashville. "The Road" follows up Lewis' 2011 debut solo EP, "Town Line", which entered the Billboard Country...

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SKELETONWITCH: 'Serpents Unleashed' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Serpents Unleashed", the new album from Ohio metallers SKELETONWITCH, sold around 5,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 62 on The Billboard 200 chart. Issued on October 29 via Prosthetic Records, the follow-up to 2011's "Forever Abomination" was rec...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: DAVE LOMBARDO's Facebook Rant Left Me Fuming

In a brand new interview with Kory Grow of Minneapolis City Pages, SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya was asked about the recent departure of the band's original drummer, Dave Lombardo. "Dave left the band originally in '91 or '92," Tom said. "After that we brought in Jon Dette for two years and then...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Recruits INTRONAUT Drummer For New Album

Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY have enlisted Danny Walker to fill in as the studio drummer for the recording session for the band's new album. Walker is known for his work in INTRONAUT, as well as having performed with EXHUMED, JESU, PHOBIA, MURDER CONSTRUCT, and more. Comments Walker: "...

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ICED EARTH Taps Former SLAYER/TESTAMENT Drummer JON DETTE

For the remainder of ICED EARTH's European tour with VOLBEAT, Jon Dette (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX) will sit behind the drums, taking over for Raphael Saini, who filled in during the summer festivals, the recording of ICED EARTH's new album, and the club leg of the VOLBEAT tour. "Raphael came in an...

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LOVE/HATE Guitarist Threatens To Sue Singer JIZZY PEARL Over 'Crucified' Album

Founding LOVE/HATE guitarist Jon E. Love has threatened to sue the band's lead singer Jizzy Pearl over a new album that is scheduled to be released under the LOVE/HATE name. "Crucified" — described in a press release as "the first LOVE/HATE record of all-original music in years" — sees Pearl "taking...

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Ashes Of Ares

So good to see Matt Barlow back in the saddle. Having once bowed out of metal for a spell while answering a higher calling in law enforcement, the ex-ICED EARTH vocalist starts over from scratch with his own entity, ASHES OF ARES. Founded alongside estranged ICED EARTH bassist Freddie Vidales and fo...

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SYMPHONY X Singer RUSSELL ALLEN To Join East Coast Production Of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA

SYMPHONY X and ADRENALINE MOB singer Russell Allen will be part of the East Coast production of the legendary TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA this holiday season. His first show is scheduled for November 13 in Toledo, Ohio. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA is a rock orchestra founded in 1996 by Paul O'Neill, Rober...

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BEWIZED: Lyric Video For 'Heart Bled Dry' Featuring SOILWORK Singer

Greek groove metallers BEWIZED released their sophomore album, "Undead Legacy", on October 28 via NoiseHead Records. The CD was recorded at StelthSound/Red House Studios by Stelios "Stelth" Koslidis (HUMAN REJECTION, HEAD CLEANER) and Emmanouil Hermano Tselepis. The mixing and mastering were handled...

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THREAT SIGNAL: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From North American Tour With CHIMAIRA

Canadian modern metallers THREAT SIGNAL have uploaded behind-the-scenes footage from their July/August 2013 North American tour with CHIMAIRA, THE BROWNING and DARK SERMON. Check it out below. THREAT SIGNAL's third, self-titled album was released in October 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was...

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Video: ICED EARTH Performs New Song 'If I Could See You' In Paris

Fan-filmed video footage of North American metallers ICED EARTH performing a brand new song, "If I Could See You", on October 25 at Bataclan in Paris, France as the support act for VOLBEAT can be seen below. ICED EARTH will release its new album, "Plagues Of Babylon", in January 2014 via Century Med...

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THREAT SIGNAL In Santa Cruz: Video Interview, Performance Footage

The Mighty Z of Capital Chaos TV conducted an interview with Canadian modern metal masters THREAT SIGNAL on August 9 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California. You can now watch the chat below. THREAT SIGNAL's third, self-titled album was released in October 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD wa...

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Classic DEEP PURPLE Gets Boxed On 'The Audio Fidelity Collection'

Hot on the heels of the news that they have been nominated for 2014 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, classic rockers DEEP PURPLE will be feted with a deluxe, limited-edition boxed set featuring 24-Karat Gold CDs of four of their best-selling albums, according to Audio Fidelity presiden...