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DOWN, DESCENDENTS, GOATWHORE To Perform At This Year's GWAR-B-Q

As the craziest event of the summer draws closer, more details are emerging about the GWAR-B-Q, including the first round of bands confirmed to play the event. This year is an amazing milestone in GWAR's torrid history — 30 years of death, destruction and rock and roll! Such an occasion demands more...

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PARADISE LOST: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'No Hope In Sight'

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will release their 14th studio album, "The Plague Within", on June 2 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media. The CD was recorded at Orgone Studios (GHOST, ULVER, CATHEDRAL, ANGEL WITCH) in London with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano. The officia...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE: 'I Love Coffee So Much, If I Could Make It A Cologne, I Would Wear It'

It's been a long time coming, but unabashed coffee connoisseur, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante, has entered the world of entrepreneurship, announcing "Benante's Blend". The coffee will come in two different varieties: the "Be All End All" blend which is a dark roast with a real kick, and the "Forev...

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Don't Expect Next TESTAMENT Album Before 2016, Says ERIC PETERSON

Robb Chavez of "Robb's Metalworks" conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT on April 6 in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for TESTAMENT's follow-up to 2012's "Dark R...

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TARJA: First Glimpse Of 'Luna Park Ride' Bonus Material

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's "Luna Park Ride" live performance will be made available for the first time as an audio CD and standalone video — including over 70 minutes of bonus material. Below you can check out the first glimpse of the bonus material. "Never Enough", performed at Summer...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN: It's About Time People Stopped Referring To Bands As 'Female Fronted'

Metal Nation Radio host and Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked for her opinion about bands like NIGHTWISH being lumped in the "female-fronted symphonic metal...

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NIGHTWISH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Philadelphia Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's April 10 performance at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Shudder Before The Beautiful 02. Yours Is An Empty Hope 03. Amaranth 04. She Is My Sin 05. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 06. My...

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Video: NIGHTWISH Kicks Off World Tour In New York City

Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off their North American tour last night (Thursday, April 9) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Shudder Before The Beautiful 02. Yours Is An Empty Hope 03. Amaranth 04. She Is My Sin 05....

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NEIL FALLON: Next CLUTCH Album Will 'Have A Lot In Common' With 'Earth Rocker'

Vocalist Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH spoke to Pollstar.com about the band's forthcoming album, due later in the year. He said: "There's nothing out of the ordinary of the CLUTCH canon [on the new CD]." He continued: "I think these songs were written so soon after [2013's] 'Earth Rocker' t...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Hopes EXODUS Tour Will Inspire His Band To Come Up With Ideas For Next Album

In a brand new interview with CrypticRock.com, vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2012's "Dark Roots Of Earth". "We are actually working on the new record, so Eric [Peterson, guitar] and...

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NIGHTWISH: More 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Endless Forms Most Beautiful", the new album from Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Finland: #1 Czech Republic: #1 Germany: #2 Switzerland: #2 The Netherlands: #3 Austria: #4 Sweden: #4 Mexico: #6 Greece: #9 France: #10...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' Cracks U.S. Top 40

"Endless Forms Most Beautiful", the new album from Finnish / Dutch / British symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, sold more than 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 34 on The Billboard 200 chart. NIGHTWISH's previous CD, "Imaginaerum", opened with 12,00...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Hopes To Have New Album Completed Before End Of Year

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for TESTAMENT's follow-up to 2012's "Dark Roots Of Earth", Chuck said: "We have five or...

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Video: TESTAMENT Kicks Off 'Dark Roots Of Thrash II' Tour In San Francisco

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT kicked off their "Dark Roots Of Thrash II" tour with EXODUS and SHATTERED SUN last night (Wednesday, April 1) at the Regency Ballroom in their hometown. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. TESTAMENT has spent the past...

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PARADISE LOST's GREG MACKINTOSH On 'The Plague Within': We Wanted It To Sound Like No One Else In Metal

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will release their 14th studio album, "The Plague Within", on June 2 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media. The CD was recorded at Orgone Studios (GHOST, ULVER, CATHEDRAL, ANGEL WITCH) in London with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano. Regarding t...