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NICKELBACK Signs Worldwide Deal With BMG, Preps Ninth Studio Album
BMG has announced it has signed a worldwide recording agreement with chart-topping, multi-platinum rock band NICKELBACK. Currently in the studio, the band is working on material for a new full-length album, to be released via BMG, and is planning a major announcement slated for February 1. BMG is di...January 25, 2017
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OVERKILL Frontman Defends Culture Of 'V.I.P Packages': 'In The Modern Era, Businesses Have To Be Reinvented'
In a brand new interview with Metal Wani, OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke about the culture of "V.I.P Packages," which seems to be the only way for fans to meet the bands they admire these days. Some of these come at a really inflated price on top of the standard ticket costs and inc...January 24, 2017
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TOKYO MOTOR FIST Feat. TRIXTER Guitarist, DANGER DANGER Singer: Listen To 'Put Me To Shame' Song
You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodic rock fans rejoice! The two musicians from New Jersey recently created TOKYO MOTOR FIST and the...January 24, 2017
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Discusses Shapes And Symmetry In His Art Collection
In the clip below, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini discusses how shapes and symmetry are an important component within his playing as well as his upcoming collection of rhythm-on-canvas artwork. Utilizing a variety of lit drumsticks and techniques, much like a painter would use brushes with paint...January 23, 2017
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HEART's NANCY WILSON Launches ROADCASE ROYALE
Nancy Wilson, one of the founding members of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame group HEART, has teamed up with former Prince bandmember and R&B singer Liv Warfield to form a new supergroup called ROADCASE ROYALE. The sound of ROADCASE ROYALE is muscular rock with some R&B/blues and in-depth bal...January 20, 2017
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Video Premiere: HELLYEAH's 'Love Falls'
The official video for the song "Love Falls" from HELLYEAH can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth album, "Unden!able", which was released on June 3, 2016 via Eleven Seven Music. The effort marks the first time HELLYEAH's current lineup — vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Tom Maxwel...January 20, 2017
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TRIVIUM Frontman Says Last Three Drummers, Including PAUL WANDTKE, Were 'Session Players'
Matt Heafy says that TRIVIUM's last three drummers were nothing more than "session players" but has stopped short of confirming that the band has fired its drummer of the past year, Paul Wandtke. On December 22, BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported the rumor that TRIVIUM had parted ways with Wandtk...January 19, 2017
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SIKTH Begins Work On New Studio Album
SIKTH, the U.K.'s progressive metal forefathers, have commenced recording their brand new studio album. The as-yet-untitled third LP will be their first new full-length since 2006's "Death Of A Dead Day" and follows on from last year's acclaimed "Opacities" EP, recorded after their reunion performan...January 19, 2017
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Former Members Of MALEVOLENT CREATION, SUFFOCATION, PESTILENCE Join Forces In New Project
Former members of MALEVOLENT CREATION, SUFFOCATION and PESTILENCE have joined forces with guitarist and songwriter Gio Geraca (MALEVOLENT CREATION, ASHES OF ARES) on an as-yet-unnamed new project. The new band is in the process of recording songs for an upcoming release to hand in to interested labe...January 18, 2017
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI: Trailer For 'Symmetry Beyond Planck' Art Collection
On February 2, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini will unveil a collection of fine art built from rhythm. Utilizing a variety of lit drumsticks and techniques, much like a painter would use brushes with paint, Mangini has crafted this art collection for canvas built from rhythm. The collection, titl...January 14, 2017
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AVATARIUM Begins Recording Third Album
AVATARIUM, the Swedish metal project whose recording lineup includes Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, has entered Gröndahl studio to begin work on its third album for a spring release via Nuclear Blast. AVATARIUM's latest disc, "The Girl With The Ra...January 14, 2017
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OVERKILL: 'The Grinding Wheel' Track-By-Track Breakdown Part 2 (Video)
The second part of a video track-by-track breakdown of OVERKILL's eighteenth album, "The Grinding Wheel", can be seen below. Due on February 10 via Nuclear Blast, the disc was produced by OVERKILL and mixed by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ACCEPT). The artwork was created again by Travis Smith (NEVE...January 12, 2017
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PEARL JAM's EDDIE VEDDER Performs At OBAMA's Farewell Address (Video)
According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder performed at President Barack Obama's farewell address to the nation in Chicago on Tuesday night (January 10). Joined by members of the Chicago Children's Choir, Vedder performed his own "Rise", Patti Smith's "People Have The Power", N...January 11, 2017
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TOKYO MOTOR FIST Feat. TRIXTER Guitarist, DANGER DANGER Singer: Listen To 'Shameless' Song
You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodic rock fans rejoice! The two musicians from New Jersey recently created TOKYO MOTOR FIST and the...January 10, 2017
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GLENN HUGHES: 'I Don't Like Corporate People Telling Me What To Do'
Dave Lawrence of Hawaii Public Radio and "All Things Considered" recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION). You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the...January 7, 2017
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