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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH To Release New Album This Year

Las Vegas-based metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have returned to the studio to write the follow-up to 2013's double album, "The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell". A late 2015 release is expected. In other news, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has announced a string of American headline...

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BROKEN HOPE: First Photo Of New Lineup

Illinois death metallers BROKEN HOPE recently overhauled their lineup by adding bassist Diego Soria (DISGORGE) and guitarist Matt Szlachta (DIRGE WITHIN, CHIMAIRA). Says BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner: "I'm far beyond delighted with our new members — Diego and Matt. Both of these guys are old f...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Talks His Barber Shop In Warsaw, Upcoming English-Language Edition Of His Memoir (Video)

Impact metal channel conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH before the band's December 11, 2014 concert in Dublin, Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. A a couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he c...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER's TEMPLE OF ROCK: 'Spirit On A Mission' Album Details Revealed

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker will release a new studio album titled "Spirit On A Mission" in the U.K. on March 23. Released by in-akustik, the collection of all-new material features Schenker's TEMPLE OF ROCK band — ex-SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell and bassist Francis Buchholz, ex-RAINBO...

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OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON: 'Heritage' Was 'An Album That We Needed To Do'

Planet Music recently conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his contribution to OPETH's latest album, "Pale Communion": Fredrik: "Mikael [Åkerfe...

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NAPALM DEATH's BARNEY GREENWAY On His Lyrics: 'I Try Not To Hit People With The Proverbial Big Stick'

Vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway of British/American grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH was interviewed on the December 19-21 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. To see a full list of stations carrying the progra...

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HATE: 'Valley Of Darkness' Video Released

Polish extreme metallers HATE will release their new album, "Crusade: Zero", on February 10 in North America via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2013's "Solarflesh" was recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland with the Wieslawski brothers. "Crusade: Zero" track listing: 01. Vox Dei (A Call Fro...

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MIKE PORTNOY Launches First Full-On Metal Project, Lays Down 'Most Brutal Drum Performance' Of His Career

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) has launched his first full-on metal project. He writes on Facebook: "I just laid down the most brutal drum performance of my career! Picture 'Angel Of Death' [SLAYER] meets 'Dyers Eve' [METALLICA]… I FINALLY ha...

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ALICE COOPER Joined By STEVEN TYLER, NUNO BETTENCOURT, Producer BOB ROCK At New Year's Eve Benefit Concert

Video footage of ALICE COOPER's annual New Year's Eve gala benefiting the Maui Food Bank can be seen below. The event, which was organized by famed Cooper manager Shep Gordon, was held in a ballroom at the Wailea Mariott in Maui, Hawaii. Alice's powerhouse band, comprised of drummer Glen Sobel, bass...

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Bassist PONTUS EGBERG Officially Joins KING DIAMOND

Swedish bassist Pontus Egberg (THE POODLES, LION'S SHARE, ZAN CLAN) has officially joined KING DIAMOND following the recent departure of Hal Patino. KING DIAMOND played its first show with Egberg on July 25 at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Says Many Of Today's Extreme Metal Bands Lack 'Rock Spirit'

EMP Rock Invasion earlier in the year conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about BEHEMOTH's propensity for writing music that, despite its extreme nature, possesses a lot of "hooks," Darsk...

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MELECHESH: 'Multiple Truths' Lyric Video

Mesopotamian black/thrash pioneers MELECHESH will release their new album, "Enki", on March 10, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2010's "The Epigenesis" was recorded in Greece by Giorgos Bokos (ROTTING CHRIST) while Jonas Kjellgren (IMMORTAL, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, OVERKILL, HYPOCRISY) took c...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Says RIHANNA Gig Is 'Really Challenging'

Guitar Interactive magazine recently conducted an interview with EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. Asked about how he landed the gig as the guitarist in pop superstar Rihanna's band and whether he can foresee himself doing that for a long time to co...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Blames Russia's 'Idiot' Leader For Making It Impossible For Band To Complete Tour

Guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH spoke to UK's Metal Hammer magazine about the group's May 2014 tour of Russia which was cut short when he and his bandmates were ordered to leave the country after allegedly violating Russia's visa regulations. "Russia defi...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: 'War' Video Released, 'Zombie 5 Tour' Announced

"War", the new video from metal titans THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, can be seen below. The clip was helmed by director Maria Juranic, who also worked on the band's clip for "First Sight". The track is taken from the band's fifth studio album, "8:18", which sold around 16,000 copies in the United States in...