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DIAMOND HEAD To Begin Recording New Album In July
Planet Mosh conducted an interview with guitarist Brian Tatler of NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD before the band's June 27 concert in Belfast. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On DIAMOND HEAD's plans t...June 28, 2015
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Detroit Rockers WILSON To Release 'Right To Rise' This Week
Ballsy Detroit rockers WILSON are streaming their sophomore album, "Right To Rise", now at AltPress.com. The CD will be available on the site until its release on June 29 via Razor & Tie. Pre-order the album now on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. "Right To Rise" is a raging engine full of convic...June 26, 2015
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NICKELBACK Unveils Bank-Robbery-Gone-Wrong Video For 'Get 'Em Up'
"Get 'Em Up", the new video from Canadian rockers NICKELBACK, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "No Fixed Address", which sold around 80,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived...June 25, 2015
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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS: MEGADETH's 'Trust' Sparked My Love Of Heavy Metal
On April 24, former THE IRON MAIDENS and current ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss was interviewed by Neil Shukla at Cosmopolitan Music Hall (inside Cosmo Music) in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follows (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On...June 24, 2015
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Former MEGADETH Members Unleash Debut ACT OF DEFIANCE Video 'Throwback'
"Throwback", the first video from ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass),can be seen below. The song is taken from ACT OF DEFIANCE's...June 24, 2015
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JOURNEY Helps Raise Record Amount At Hollywood Bowl Opening
One of Los Angeles' most iconic concert venues, the Hollywood Bowl, launched its 94nd season with the 2015 Opening Night Concert, featuring ever-popular and long-enduring rock band and recent Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame inductees JOURNEY, Saturday, June 20, at 8 p.m. JOURNEY — original members Neal...June 23, 2015
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HELLYEAH's TOM MAXWELL Talks Leg Injury, Acoustic Reworkings Of 'Blood For Blood' Songs
HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell spoke to Seattle Sound Live about the injury that forced him to sit out the final dates of the band's recent European tour. "It was at the end of the night, in Munich, Germany hanging out with Ivan [Moody] from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, Vinnie [Paul Abbott, HELLYEAH dru...June 23, 2015
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NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER To Undergo Surgery; Band Cancels North American Tour Dates
Canadian rockers NICKELBACK are forced to cancel all remaining dates of the second leg of the 2015 "No Fixed Address" North American tour due to lead vocalist Chad Kroeger being diagnosed with an operable cyst on his voice box. Kroeger will undergo surgery in three weeks following vocal rest ordered...June 23, 2015
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VAN HALEN To Co-Headline Atlanta's MUSIC MIDTOWN Festival
VAN HALEN, Elton John, Drake and Sam Smith will headline this year's Music Midtown festival at Piedmont Park on Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19 in Atlanta. The annual festival, which began in 1994, will also feature chart toppers such as Lenny Kravitz, Billy Idol, PANIC! AT THE DISCO...June 23, 2015
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JOURNEY Guitarist NEAL SCHON On New Drummer OMAR HAKIM: 'He Is One Unbelievable Musician'
Chad Tyson of the 98.7 The Gater radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida conducted an interview with JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about JOURNEY's June 20 performance at the opening of the 2015 Hollywood Bowl season with Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywo...June 23, 2015
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IRON MAIDEN To Release 'Speed Of Light' Single In August
According to Warner Music Norway, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will release "Speed Of Light" as the first single from their forthcoming 16th studio album, "The Book Of Souls". The track, which marks the first time guitarist Adrian Smith and vocalist Bruce Dickinson have written together w...June 23, 2015
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IRON MAIDEN To Release 'The Book Of Souls' Double Album In September
IRON MAIDEN's eagerly awaited new studio album, "The Book Of Souls", will be released globally on September 4 through Parlophone Records (Sanctuary Copyrights/BMG in the U.S.A.). It was recorded in Paris with their longstanding producer Kevin "Caveman" Shirley in late 2014, with the finishing touche...June 18, 2015
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AVATARIUM To Release Second Album In October
AVATARIUM, the Swedish metal project whose recording lineup includes Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, has entered the studio to begin recording its sophomore album for an October release via Nuclear Blast. To celebrate the as-yet-untitled CD...June 12, 2015
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JOE SATRIANI Says It's 'Impossible' For CHICKENFOOT To Make Another Album
Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani has confirmed that CHICKENFOOT appears to finally be dead, with all four members of the band focusing on other projects for the foreseeable future. The group, which also included former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony andRED HOT CHI...June 11, 2015
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NORTHLANE To Release 'Node' In July; New Single 'Obelisk' Now Available
Australian band NORTHLANE will release its new album, "Node", on July 24 via Rise Records. The CD is one of the most ambitious heavy records in recent years and will be the group's first with lead vocalist Marcus Bridge, who joined the fold in November. The monolithic lead single "Obelisk" is now av...June 9, 2015
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