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STRATOVARIUS: 'Under Flaming Winter Skies' DVD Tops Finnish Chart

STRATOVARIUS's new DVD, "Under Flaming Winter Skies - Live In Tampere", has entered the Music DVD chart in Finland at position No. 1. The news of drummer Jörg Michael's departure from the Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS in September 2011 was a shock for all of the band's fans. To say goodbye...

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WOLF Guitarist Ties The Knot

Guitarist Simon Johansson of Swedish metallers WOLF, MEMORY GARDEN and BIBLEBLACK married his girlfriend Anette this past weekend in Gålö, about 45 km southeast of Stockholm. Mike Wead (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) served as best man at the wedding, which was also attended by Niklas Stalvind and And...

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JON OLIVA Talks SAVATAGE And Future Of JON OLIVA'S PAIN In New Video Interview

Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with SAVATAGE and JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva. You can watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow. Metal Blast: Why did you decide to do a tour focused on SAVATAGE's "The Hall Of The Mountain King", instead of playing ma...

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SHAWN CRAHAN: PAUL GRAY Will Always Be Part Of The SLIPKNOT 'Thought Process'

Brandon Marshall of the Denver Westword recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Denver Westword: Has SLIPKNOT begun the writing process for the new album, and will SLIPKNOT fans hear new music in 2013? Crahan:...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Discusses Epiphone Love/Death Baritone Flying-V Signature Guitar

In early June, Gibson conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Flynn worked closely with Epiphone engineers to create the Epiphone Robb Flynn Love...

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GEOFF TATE On QUEENSRŸCHE: I Can't Walk Away From My Life's Work

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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KISS Plays Intimate Show In London; Video Report Available

Rock legends KISS played an intimate showlast night (Wednesday, July 4) during at London, England's Forum. The concert served as a benefit for the British "Help For Heroes" organization, which raises money for its wounded, sick and injured troops. The band owes its own debt of gratitude to the Engli...

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KISS Performs New Single Live For First Time; Video Available

Rock legends KISS performed their new single, "Hell Or Hallelujah", live for the first time last night (Wednesday, July 4) during an intimate show at London, England's Forum. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Detroit Rock City 02. Hell Or Hallelujah 0...

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DIAMOND HEAD Cancels London Concert Due To Drummer's Suspected Blood Clot

NWOBHM legends DIAMOND HEAD were forced to cancel their show tonight (Tuesday, July 3) at the O2 Academy in Islington, London, England after the band's drummer, Karl Wilcox, was admitted to hospital with a suspected blood clot. The group issued an update on his condition later in the day, stating, "...

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DEFTONES Frontman On New Album: 'We Reached A Peak On Our Dynamics On This Record'

Sacramento's DEFTONES has tentatively set October 9 as the release date for its seventh album, which will follow up 2010's "Diamond Eyes". That disc was the group's most successful and acclaimed outing in years, and lead singer Chino Moreno told Billboard.com why the band got back to work faster tha...

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KISS Interviewed By Norway's VG TV (Video)

Norway's VG TV conducted an interview with KISS prior to the band's performance last night (Saturday, June 30) at the Kollen Sommerfestival in Solo, Norway. You can now watch it below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Detroit Rock City 02. Shout It Out Loud 03. Deuce 04. Makin' Love 05. I Love...

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KISS Performs At Norway's Kollen Sommerfestival (Video)

KISS performed earlier tonight (Saturday, June 30) at the Kollen Sommerfestival in Solo, Norway. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Detroit Rock City 02. Shout It Out Loud 03. Deuce 04. Makin' Love 05. I Love It Loud 06. Crazy Crazy Nigh...

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DEFTONES Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

According to EW.com, DEFTONES has set a tentative October 9 release date for its seventh album. Regarding the musical direction of the follow-up to 2010's "Diamond Eyes", DEFTONES vocalist Chino Moreno said, "Obviously we're an aggressive band — not the heaviest, but there's a lot of attack. But the...

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VOLBEAT Frontman: Performing With KING DIAMOND 'Was One Of The Best Experiences'

Vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT has issued the following update: "At this year's Sweden Rock Festival, I had one of the best experiences and I'm still very much up in the air about it; it was a great emotional ride. King Diamond gave me an amazing opportun...

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Oceania' Cracks U.S. Top 5

"Oceania", the first new album in five years from THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, sold 53,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. Although the material on "Oceania" is part of the PUMPKINS' in-progress 44-song cycle, "Teargarden By K...