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NILE To Release 'Vile Nilotic Rites' Album In October; 'Long Shadows Of Dread' Lyric Video Available

Technical death metal veterans NILE will release their ninth studio album, "Vile Nilotic Rites", on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. The official lyric video for the disc's first single, "Long Shadows Of Dread", can be seen below. Karl Sanders commented: "I am thankful the day has finally arrived that...

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BLIND GUARDIAN TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA: Lyric Video For First 'Legacy Of The Dark Lands' Single 'Point Of No Return'

Promising to be one of the most ambitious projects in metal's history, BLIND GUARDIAN's upcoming release will be well worth the wait. The idea to record an orchestral album originally formed in the minds of the two leading lights of the BLIND GUARDIAN universe — guitarist André Olbrich and singer Ha...

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Video Premiere: PRETTY MAIDS' 'Serpentine'

Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS will release their new album, "Undress Your Madness", on November 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. "Undress Your Madness" is PRETTY MAIDS' highly anticipated follow-up to 2016's critically and commercially successful release "Kingmaker", a record that continued the "...

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AIRBOURNE Releases Music Video For 'Boneshaker' Title Track

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE have released an official music video for their new album's title track, "Boneshaker". The clip was shot during both the band's mainstage performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany, and headline set at Skogsrojet festival in Sweden. The video, wh...

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IRON MAIDEN: FigBiz Action Figures Coming Soon

Incendium has announced the first wave of IRON MAIDEN FigBiz action figures. The band's immortal mascot Eddie enters the fray with four iconic iterations reimagined as brand new officially licensed five-inch action figures with 10 points of articulation and multiple accessories. Wave one features "T...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET On Performing Live: 'If The Nerves Don't Kick In, Something's Wrong'

STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine about his upcoming solo acoustic tour of the continent. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his motivation to embark on the tour: Michael: "It's alway...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: Lyric Video For Solo Song 'Shine'

The official lyric video for the song "Shine" from STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet can be seen below. The track is taken from his tenth solo album, aptly titled "Ten", which will be released on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. The follow-up to 2016's...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On How He Has Survived In MEGADETH All These Years: 'I Know My Place'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to the "Talk Toomey" podcast about the fact that he became a salaried employee upon his return to the band in 2010, something he shared with the world in his latest book, "More Life With Deth". Six years earlier, Ellefson declined to rejoin MEGADETH upon the ban...

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THE AGONIST Singer: ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ 'Has Been Trying To Kill This Band Ever Since She Was Fired'

THE AGONIST frontwoman Vicky Psarakis spoke to Rock Confidential about the delay in securing a release for the band's sixth studio album, "Orphans", Due on September 20 via Rodeostar Records, the disc has been described as "more extreme, more melodic and more exciting" than its predecessor, 2016's "...

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SABATON Involved In 'Serious Traffic Incident': 'We Are All Broken, Badly Beaten, Bleeding And Stitched Up'

Swedish metallers SABATON have been forced to cancel their concert in Gdansk, Poland today (Saturday, September 1) as a result of injuries sustained in a "serious traffic incident" earlier in the week. The band announced the cancelation in a post on its web site. The five-piece wrote: "Two days ago...

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Damned In Endless Night

The metal underground is in such absurdly rude health at the moment that it's often hard to decide which brutal sub-strain to pay closest attention to. 2019 has been an exceptional year for death metal. But digging deeper reveals that there seems to be a significant resurgence in the dark art of slo...

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SABATON's PÄR SUNDSTRÖM: 'I Like The Bands That Have Stayed True To Their Original Sound'

EMP Spain conducted an interview with guitarist Tommy Johansson and bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON prior to their June 28 appearance at Download Spain in Madrid. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the significance of S...

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Another State Of Grace

It can't be easy being BLACK STAR RIDERS. On the one hand, most sane people were delighted when an acceptable incarnation of THIN LIZZY mutated into its own entity and started to make records that complemented, rather than added to, the legacy of guitarist Scott Gorham's legendary former band. On th...

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Listen To New MAYHEM Song 'Worthless Abominations Destroyed'

"Worthless Abominations Destroyed", the new single from Norwegian black metal veterans MAYHEM, can be streamed below. The song is taken from the band's forthcoming album, "Daemon", which will be released on October 25 via Century Media. "After teasing you guys for over six months, it's finally time...

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SEVENDUST Guitarist On Inviting WOLFGANG VAN HALEN To Play Drums On His Solo Record: 'He Can Do It All'

SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery recently spoke with the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts at the 4:34 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who produced SEVENDUST's 2018...