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ORPHANED LAND's KOBI FARHI: 'We Always Blame Religion Or Politicians, But It's The People Who Do Not Change'

Alexiel Divine of The Offering webzine recently conducted an interview with frontman Kobi Farhi of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the concept behind ORPHANED LAND's forthcomin...

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SCOTT IAN On ANTHRAX's Enduring Relevance: 'It's Always Been A F**king Mystery To Me'

On December 14, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was interviewed on the 94.3 The Shark radio station in Farmingdale, New York about his second book, "Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life". You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he would explain ANTHRAX's enduring popularity, Ian said: "I...

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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE Discuss 'Sinister' Album In New Video

"Sinister", the first joint studio album by Carmine and Vinny Appice, was released on October 27 through SPV/Steamhammer as CD digipack, double gatefold vinyl, download and stream. You can listen to the entire album, along with commentary from both Carmine and Vinny, in the YouTube clip below. You'r...

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Next ANTHRAX Album Will Be 'F**king Amazing,' Says SCOTT IAN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that the band's follow-up to "For All Kings" album will be "fucking amazing." Released in February 2016, "For All Kings" was called by some critics ANTHRAX's strongest album to date. Its arrival followed a five-year period during which the band experienced a rebirth...

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Watch RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Perform In Tilburg

"Dio Returns: The World Tour" — featuring Ronnie James Dio reuniting via hologram with his DIO bandmates — played its ninth show last night (Wednesday, December 20) at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The Ronnie hologram performed throughout the show, treating fans to an alternating setlist th...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER's New Album To Include Guest Appearances By TESTAMENT, QUEENSRŸCHE Members

During a recent interview with the "American Made Guitar Show", Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) revealed that he was working on two new albums for a possible 2018 release. "One of them, which is a guest-singers album, as I call it right now — there's no title for it — is an a...

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Former MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Singer JARI TIURA To Release Debut Solo Album, 'King Of Lions'

Former MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP and current CENTURY LOST and STARGAZERY singer Jari Tiura has been busy working on his first solo album, "King Of Lions". Due in March 2018 through the German label AOR Heaven, the Japanese version of the album will include UFO's "Doctor Doctor" as a bonus track. The ef...

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Listen To ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Read From His New Book, 'Access All Areas'

Hachette Audio has released a clip from the audiobook version of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's second book, "Access All Areas: Stories From A Hard Rock Life". You can now listen to it using the SoundCloud widget below. Ian, famous for cofounding legendary thrash metal band ANTHRAX and only slightly...

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AVATAR Releases Music Video For 'The King Wants You'

"The King Wants You", the new video from Swedish metallers AVATAR, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's seventh full-length album, "Avatar Country", which will be released on January 12 via Entertainment One in North America and Century Media Records Ltd. in the rest of the world. Th...

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KAMELOT Bassist's SAULT To Release 'Seeds Of Power' Album In March

Rhythm-driven heavy rock band SAULT — featuring members of internationally acclaimed power metal group KAMELOT and groove metal outfit ARCANIUM, and guest appearances by members of KING DIAMOND, ONE EYED DOLL and more — will release its debut full-length album, "Seeds Of Power", on March 2, 2018. Pr...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Doesn't Believe There Will Be More 'Big Four' Shows In The Future

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that he doesn't think there will be more shows featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. The four influential acts played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans at the...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Never Rest On My Laurels'

Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was recently interviewed by Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott (former guitarist of GRIM REAPER). The full chat can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his musical influences: Yngwie: "I listened to all those blues records. They wer...

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Watch Quality Footage Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Performing In Warsaw, Poland

"Dio Returns: The World Tour" — featuring Ronnie James Dio reuniting via hologram with his DIO bandmates — played its third show this past Saturday, December 9 at Progresja in Warsaw, Poland. The Ronnie hologram performed throughout the show, treating fans to an alternating setlist that featured son...

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TOMMY LEE Calls DONALD TRUMP 'A F**king Idiot', Says President's Supporters Are 'D**kheads'

Tommy Lee is no fan of President Donald Trump. The MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer, who is believed to be working on a new solo project, took to his Twitter account earlier today (Monday, December 11) to write: "Our president is a fucking idiot and fuck all you dickheads who voted for him!" Lee admitted in a 20...

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IRON ANGEL Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC; 'Hellbound' Album Due In May

IRON ANGEL has inked a deal with Scandinavia's premiere metal-rock label Mighty Music. The band's new album, "Hellbound", will be released on May 4, 2018. IRON ANGEL is one of the true cult legends of the German speed metal genre. Formed in the Hamburg-area back in 1980 and known for two classic eig...