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FERNANDO RIBEIRO Says 'Everything In MOONSPELL Is A Little Bit Of A Happy Accident'

HeadBangers LifeStyle recently conducted an interview with Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL. You can watch the full chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's early days: Fernando: "We started out in '89, actually, but it was a lot of n...

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THE NEAL MORSE BAND: 'City Of Destruction' Video Released

"City Of Destruction", the new video from THE NEAL MORSE BAND, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's new album, "The Similitude Of A Dream", which will be released on November 11 on Radiant Records via Metal Blade Records/Sony. The journey of Neal Morse has seen three decades of musi...

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TESTAMENT: Watch 360-Degree Visualizer For New Song 'Stronghold'

The official 360-degree visualizer for the song "Stronghold" from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's twelfth album, "Brotherhood Of The Snake", which will be released on October 28 via Nuclear Blast. The cover was once again c...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Vows To Carry On Following Singer Split: It Is 'Our Responsibility To Keep The Band Going'

Italian classical power metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE have vowed to continue following the recent departures of vocalist Fabio Lione and drummer Alex Holzwarth. Speaking to Metal Underground, keyboardist Alex Staropoli said: "It will take some time for the band to regroup so we are very busy working to...

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Brotherhood of the Snake

Using the superlative "instant classic" comes with responsibility. It is also subjective. Thrash titan TESTAMENT has been on a hell of a roll since Alex Skolnick rejoined the band. This is a universal opinion. "Dark Roots of Earth" and "The Formation of Damnation" have made nearly every TESTAMENT fa...

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Polar Similar

Despite their numerous lineup changes, NORMA JEAN sets an example for young bands on how to come hungry. It's not so much what the metalcore vets are capable of doing, which has been an exemplary evolution, as much as the fortitude that drives them. I tell this story frequently, which epitomizes the...

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Ride The Sky: The Very Best of 1985-1998

Malcolm Dome, one of hard rock and heavy metal journalism's elite, always knows how to get the root of things. In his liner notes for the new HELLOWEEN compilation, "Ride the Sky: The Very Best of 1985-1998", he coaxes this telling epithet from guitarist Michael Weikath: "You know what kept driving...

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Where I Reign: The Very Best of the Noise Years 1995-2003

Florida's KAMELOT may never be fully credited as one of the first in a second wave of symphonic power-prog metal bands, a subgenre that has gained momentum through the efforts of BLIND GUARDIAN, NIGHTWISH, EPICA, LEAVES' EYES, SONATA ARCTICA, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS and numerous others. Guitarist Thomas...

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IGOR CAVALERA Admits KORN Influence On SEPULTURA's 'Roots' But Says 'There Was A Lot More Going On'

Igor Cavalera (SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) spoke to the "Do You Know Jack?" radio show about the "Return To Roots" North American tour with his brother Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) during which they are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of SEPULTURA's classic album "Roots" by performing the...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Pro-Shot Video Of Entire 1991 Concert In Irvine Surfaces On YouTube

Professionally filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's entire July 12, 1991 performance at Irvine Meadows in Irvine, California during the "Operation Rock & Roll Tour" with ALICE COOPER has been uploaded to YouTube (by YouTube user "Pumpkin Priest") and can now be seen below. JUDAS PRIEST's setli...

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JONATHAN DAVIS Recalls Thinking SEPULTURA's 'Roots' Album Was 'Blatant KORN Rip-Off'

Jonathan Davis has admitted that he thought SEPULTURA's 1996 album "Roots" was a "blatant KORN rip-off." Asked if he's proud of the bands KORN has inspired over its 23-year career, the singer told Metal Hammer: "Yeah. SLIPKNOT were inspired by what we did, but they took it and did their own thing, w...

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ART OF ANARCHY Feat. SCOTT STAPP, BUMBLEFOOT, JOHN MOYER: 'The Madness' Video Released

"The Madness", the new video from ART OF ANARCHY, the band featuring CREED singer Scott Stapp alongside DISTURBED bassist John Moyer and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Dan Catullo, who set a Guinness World Record for using the most camer...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman's DEVILMENT: First Trailer For 'II: The Mephisto Waltzes' Album

DEVILMENT — the British band led by vehement frontman Dani Filth of CRADLE OF FILTH, will release its new album, "II: The Mephisto Waltzes", on November 18 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The first trailer for the CD — in which Filth and DEVILMENT's Lauren Francis talk through the album's concept a...

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ALTER BRIDGE Avoids Politics On New Album

ALTER BRIDGE vocalist Myles Kennedy told FaceCulture in a new interview that even though the band's new album is called "The Last Hero", it's not necessarily a politically oriented record. Kennedy explained: "The trick was not to get too directly political, because all that does is piss people off....

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DREAM THEATER: 'Selections From The Astonishing' Songbook Available From HAL LEONARD

Hal Leonard has released note-for-note keyboard transcriptions for DREAM THEATER's "The Astonishing" album. Set in a dystopian future, "The Astonishing" tracks the Ravenskill Rebel Militia as they use the power of music to fight against the Great Northern Empire of the Americas. Hal Leonard's "Dream...