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IRON MAIDEN's TROOPER Beer Celebrates Its Fifth Birthday

Trooper beer, the award-winning collaboration between Stockport-based Robinsons Brewery and British music icons IRON MAIDEN, celebrates its fifth birthday today, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Since its launch in 2013, the 4.7% ABV premium British beer has sold over 20 million pints, firmly establishing it...

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GHOST Leader Says GRAMMY Win 'Meant The World': 'You Can Take That Home To Your Mom'

During his first public "unmasked" interview, which took place at Los Angeles's Grammy Museum on May 1, GHOST frontman Tobias Forge discussed a wide range of topics. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his writing process: Tobias: "In my head, it's always, like, big piles...

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Video: IHSAHN Performs EMPEROR's 'I Am The Black Wizards' In Melbourne, Australia

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn performed the band's song "I Am The Black Wizards" during his May 7 solo concert in Melbourne, Australia. Video of the performance, courtesy of AndrewHaug.com, can be seen below. Asked in a recent interview with Antichrist Magazine about his status as an "icon" of black metal...

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One the biggest buzzes in metal this year comes around Swedish death metal crushers THE CROWN. The group is on sure footing these days after returning in 2009 from a five-year hiatus. Johan Lindstrand reclaimed the mike in 2011, rejoining bassist Magnus Olsfelt and rhythm guitarist Marko Tervonen as...

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KAMELOT Joined By DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI At Anaheim Concert (Video)

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li joined KAMELOT on stage last night (Saturday, May 5) at City National Grove Of Anaheim in Anaheim, California to perform the song "Forever". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. KAMELOT is touring North America in support of its latest album, "The Shadow...

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NITA STRAUSS On Releasing Solo Album Independently: 'I Didn't Want To Have To Get Anybody's Approval On Anything'

Kris Englehart of Backstage Axxess recently conducted an interview with guitarist Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER, WE START WARS) about her forthcoming debut solo album, "Controlled Chaos". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On using a Kicks...

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KAMELOT Singer Explains Drummer JOHAN 'JO' NUNEZ's Absence From North American Tour

New KAMELOT drummer Johan "Jo" Nunez is sitting out the band's current North American tour after recently suffering a leg injury that is temporarily preventing him from performing live. His replacement for the trek is Alex Landenburg (RHAPSODY, CYHRA),who previously sat behind the kit for KAMELOT i...

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JUDAS PRIEST Drummer On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'We'll Get In Eventually'

JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis says that he is convinced that his band will "eventually" be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal bands...

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LIVE NATION Acquires ROCK IN RIO Festival

Live Nation Entertainment, the world's leading live entertainment company, is expanding its presence in South America by acquiring a stake in Rock In Rio, which in 2017 was the second highest-grossing festival in all of the world, as well as the largest music festival in South America, attended by m...

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BIFF BYFORD Calls JAY JAY FRENCH 'A Silly Little Man' Over Retirement Comments

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has dismissed Jay Jay French as "a silly little man" after the TWISTED SISTER guitarist criticized other bands for continuing to perform well past their prime. As last month's Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, Florida, Jay Jay said that the members of SAXON are "80 fuck...

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Cult Swedish Metal Band ICE AGE Releases 'Clever' Video

Cult Swedish metal band ICE AGE has released the official music video for the song "Clever". The track is taken from the group's debut album, "Breaking The Ice", which came out last October via GMR/PHD. The disc, which was laid down at Gothenburg Rock Studios, features re-recorded versions of five c...

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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA Names 10 Albums That Changed His Life

With GODSMACK's seventh studio album, "When Legends Rise", just released on Friday (April 27),frontman Sully Erna discussed 10 albums that changed his life in a new interview with Classic Rock. Leading the list was AEROSMITH's 1976 album "Rocks", about which Erna said: "I'd been a musician since I...

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NITA STRAUSS On Her Upcoming Debut Solo Album: I Want It To Be 'Just About Me'

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to finance her debut solo album, "Controlled Chaos". In less than a month, she has raised nearly $120,000. Speaking to Metal Wani, Strauss stated about the overwhelmingly positi...

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AMORPHIS Vocalist TOMI JOUTSEN: 'Metal Should Always Be An Underground Kind Of Thing'

France's Duke TV recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen and guitarist Esa Holopainen of Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS about their forthcoming "Queen Of Time" studio album. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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GEOFF TATE Announces More 'Operation: Mindcrime' 30th-Anniversary Shows

In association with Glasgow-based Shock City Productions, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate has announced a return to U.K. stages this November with stops including Newcastle, Aberdeen, Evesham and Leeds. Up-and-coming band TILL DEATH DO US PART, featuring Geoff's daughter Emily on vocals, has been...