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JEFF SCOTT SOTO's SOTO Band Releases 'FreakShow' Lyric Video
SOTO, the band led by vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, has completed work on its second studio album, "Divak", due on April 1 via earMUSIC. "Divak" (pronounced "dee-vock") comes shortly after the band's debut release, "Inside The Vertigo". It's a mere 15 months later, partly due to Jeff Scott Soto's insist...February 2, 2016
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DEF LEPPARD Singer JOE ELLIOTT's Vocal Issues Force Postponement of Winter 2016 Tour Dates
DEF LEPPARD has postponed the remaining dates on its current tour to give singer Joe Elliott time to rest his vocal cords. The band wrote on its web site that the concerts on its winter tour were being postponed "due to illness. All shows from Feb. 2 (San Antonio, Texas) through Feb. 17 (Allentown,...February 1, 2016
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DARK FUNERAL Begins Recording New Album
Almost 20 years after Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL released their debut album, "The Secrets Of The Black Arts", and six years after the release of their last full-length CD, they are finally entering the studio again to create another blasphemous masterpiece. DARK FUNERAL guitarist Lord Ahri...February 1, 2016
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VAN HALEN's 'Runnin' With The Devil' Featured In ACURA's Patriotic Super Bowl Ad
Acura is showcasing the next generation NSX, the only supercar made in America, to the soundtrack of an iconic American rock song in a new commercial that will debut during Super Bowl 50. The high-energy vocal effects of the VAN HALEN classic "Runnin' With The Devil" provide the powerful beat for th...January 29, 2016
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NEMESEA To Release 'Uprise' Album In April
Dutch female-fronted band NEMESEA, famous for combining rock with electronica to stir up a dark and strangely addictive brew, will release its fourth album, "Uprise", on April 29 via Napalm Records. According to a press release, "Uprise" "offers intense and soulful alternative rock complete with a s...January 28, 2016
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DREAM THEATER's PETRUCCI, RUDESS Talk Drummer Switch, Moving Forward With New Inspiration
DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci says that replacing founding drummer Mike Portnoy more than five years ago went "as smooth as that type of thing could have possibly gone," and has credited the band's fans with being "there for us" during the transitional period. Portnoy, who co-founded DREAM T...January 26, 2016
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO's SOTO Band To Release 'Divak' Album In April
SOTO, the band led by vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, has completed work on its second studio album, "Divak", due on April 1 via earMUSIC. "Divak" (pronounced "dee-vock") comes shortly after the band's debut release, "Inside The Vertigo". It's a mere 15 months later, partly due to Jeff Scott Soto's insist...January 22, 2016
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X JAPAN Announces World Premiere Of Documentary Film 'We Are X'
As X JAPAN lay down tracks in a Los Angeles studio for their as-yet-untitled album, Japan's most iconic rock band have announced that the world premiere of the new documentary film from Passion Pictures — "We Are X" — will take place this week at the Sundance Film Festival. "We Are X" explores the e...January 20, 2016
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CHELSEA GRIN Signs With RISE RECORDS
Portland-based label Rise Records has announced the signing of Salt Lake City deathcore juggernauts CHELSEA GRIN. The band joins the label's impressive roster that includes some of rock's most innovative acts like OF MICE & MEN, MEMPHIS MAY FIRE, MISS MAY I and SLEEPING WITH SIRENS. "Rise is ver...January 19, 2016
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Video Premiere: PRIMAL FEAR's 'Angels Of Mercy'
"Angels Of Mercy", the new video from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Rulebreaker", which will be released on January 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The effort will be made available in CD, deluxe CD/DVD and — in collaboration with So...January 19, 2016
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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI On 'The Astonishing': 'The Concept Right From The Beginning Was To Do Something Big'
Phil Simon of The Huffington Post recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can now listen to the chat at this location. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the inspiration for DREAM THEATER's new concept album...January 18, 2016
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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Wasn't Nervous About Replacing K.K. DOWNING
Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Blast: When you joined JUDAS PRIEST for the "Epitaph" tour, you kind of came out of nowhere. People were surprised when you were announced as K.K. Downing's replacem...January 17, 2016
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DAVID ELLEFSON Explains How His Involvement With METAL ALLEGIANCE Helps MEGADETH
Natalia Britt of California Rock News conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson before METAL ALLEGIANCE's January 9 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how his involvement in METAL ALLEGIANCE benefits MEGADET...January 15, 2016
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PRIMAL FEAR: 'Rulebreaker' Title Track Available For Streaming
"Rulebreaker", the title track of the new album from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Due on January 29 via Frontiers Music Srl, the effort will be made available in CD, deluxe CD/DVD and — in collaboration with Soulfood Music in Germany — on vinyl and a...January 11, 2016
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U.K. Professor Backs Campaign To Name New Heavy Metal Element After LEMMY
According to the Liverpool Echo, a U.K. physics professor has thrown his support behind a campaign to rename a "super-heavy" periodic element in memory of Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Fans wishing to honor Lemmy are petitioning to name one of four newly discovered elements after the recently deceased MOTÖ...January 6, 2016
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