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SONATA ARCTICA: Second Trailer For 'The Ninth Hour' Album

Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA will release its ninth album, titled "The Ninth Hour", on October 7 via Nuclear Blast. Once again, the CD was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen to create a typical yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in...

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THE ANSWER Reveals 'Solas' Album Details; New Song 'Beautiful World' Streaming

Northern Irish rockers THE ANSWER will release their new album, "Solas", on October 28 via Napalm. The CD was produced by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh, who previously worked with THE ANSWER on their 2006 album "Rise". "Solas", which is the Gaelic (Irish language) word for "light," is also the...

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How Covering Other Artists' Material Has Influenced HALESTORM's Songwriting Process

RingRocker.com conducted an interview with HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale and bassist Josh Smith at this year's edition of the Rock Am Ring festival, which was held in June in Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how HALESTORM goes about picking which songs to record for series o...

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GUNS N' ROSES Plays First Hometown Show At Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium: Video, Photos

The partly reunited classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES hit Dodger Stadium Thursday night (August 18) for the first of two hometown shows as part of the influential hard-rock band's "Not In This Lifetime" tour. Three separate reviews of the concert can be found at the links below: * Los Angeles Times *...

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SONATA ARCTICA: First Trailer For 'The Ninth Hour' Album

Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA will release its ninth album, titled "The Ninth Hour", on October 7 via Nuclear Blast. Once again, the CD was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen to create a typical yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in...

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Watch First Part Of SPOTIFY's Documentary On METALLICA's Early Years

METALLICA is the subject of a four-part series on Spotify called "Landmark - Metallica: The Early Years". The documentary is the first of its kind for the streaming service and it debuted on Wednesday (August 18),with all four parts premiering at the same time. Each features exclusive interviews wi...

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DAN DONEGAN On Secret To DISTURBED's Success: We 'Don't Second-Guess What We Do'

Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine conducted an interview with DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan on August 7 at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether DISTURBED has a formula for try...

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METALLICA Members Discuss Early 'Awkward' Years In Trailer For New Band Documentary

James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich take a look back at METALLICA's formative period in a four-part Spotify series titled "Landmark – Metallica: The Early Years". The documentary, a first for Spotify, debuts August 18, with all four parts receiving their premiere simultaneously. "Landmark –...

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ALICE COOPER Says JOE PERRY 'Was Not Ready' For HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' Grueling Touring Pace

Alice Cooper has commented on his HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES bandmate Joe Perry's recent backstage collapse, saying that the guitarist "was not ready" for the rigors of the band's busy and physically demanding touring schedule. "It scared the hell out of me," Cooper tells Rolling Stone about the July 10 inc...

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Estranged BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD: 'Everybody's Gone F**king Crazy'

This weekend's edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's radio show "Rock 50" included his dedication to "lovers of hard rock and great artists who have been with us through all the good and bad days." He said (see video below): "We're gonna take a trip down memory lane. And the reason...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Lyric Video For New Song 'Closer To An Animal'

Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA will release its ninth album, titled "The Ninth Hour", on October 7 via Nuclear Blast. Once again, the CD was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen to create a typical yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in...

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THE QUIREBOYS Frontman On New Album 'Twisted Love': 'There's A Lot Of Passion There'

It's the summer of 2016 and it's time to fall in love all over again as THE QUIREBOYS rediscover their passion for quintessential British rock and roll. The band's new longplayer, "Twisted Love", lays bare a collective desire to win the hearts and minds of longtime fans and secret admirers alike. It...

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NILE's KARL SANDERS: 'The Digital Medium Is The Newest Way To Completely Rip Off The Artist'

Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Neckbreaker" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below (starting around the one-hour, 53-minute mark). Speaking about how the licensing rates for st...

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JERRY ONLY On MISFITS Reunion Shows: 'It's Gonna Be Us At The Top Of Our Game'

Classic MISFITS lineup members Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein will reunite for first time since 1983 to headline this year's Riot Fest. The reunion, billed as "The Original Misfits," will take place at the Riot Fest in Denver and Chicago. The first show is scheduled for...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN: 'We've Always Made Great Records'

Romania's Rock FM recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On performing so many songs off IRON MAIDEN's latest album, "The Book Of Souls", in the current setlist: Nicko: "...