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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Is A 'Little Bit Tired' Of People Comparing Who Plays ACCEPT Songs Better

On January 10, Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER frontman Udo Dirkschneider at The Mod Club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On...

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BATTLE BEAST: Second Trailer For 'Bringer Of Pain' Album

The second trailer for "Bringer Of Pain", the fourth album from Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST, is available below. Due on February 17 via Nuclear Blast Records, the ten-track disc was recorded and produced at JKB Studios by keyboardist Janne Björkroth, was mixed by Björkroth alongside Viktor Gullic...

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GENE SIMMONS Is Not Interested In Making Another KISS Album 'Unless And If There's A Financial Model That Works'

Gene Simmons says that he is not interested in producing another KISS studio album "unless and if there's a financial model that works" to make it worthwhile for the band to write and record new music. KISS's last studio effort, 2012's "Monster", sold 56,000 copies in the United States in its first...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'I Believe In A Higher Power'

France's Clique recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he believes in God: James: "I believe in a higher power, yes. I don't know… he, she, it… whatever… I see...

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NIGHTWISH Singer On Year-Long Break: 'We're Doing This Because Things Are Good'

Australia's The Rockpit recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Rockpit: So many are worried that this "year off" [that NIGHTWISH is taking in 2017] might be the end of [the band]. Can you put their minds at rest so we...

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Your Turn to Remember: The Definitive Anthology 1970-1990

One of my decompression activities is reading old issues of "Heavy Metal" (the illustrated sci-fi mag) with any of the following albums playing: BLUE OYSTER CULT's "Tyranny and Mutation", KING CRIMSON's "Islands", GENTLE GIANT's "Acquiring the Taste" or either of these from URIAH HEEP: "Demons and W...

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SKID ROW Officially Recruits Ex-DRAGONFORCE Singer ZP THEART, Prepares To Make New Record

South African-born, British-based singer ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE, TANK, I AM I) has been officially named the new frontman of SKID ROW. SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan made the lineup announcement during the band's January 14 concert at the Casino in Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada. Addressing the crowd b...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist On Late Drummer JAMES 'THE REV' SULLIVAN: 'He Makes Me Smile Every Day'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates says that he still misses James "The Rev" Sullivan more than seven years after the drummer's tragic death. Sullivan died on December 28, 2009 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol, Orange County Deputy Coroner Mitchell Sigal told Rol...

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ASIA's JOHN WETTON To Sit Out JOURNEY Dates, 'Cruise To The Edge' Appearance

John Wetton will sit out ASIA's previously announced shows with JOURNEY to focus on his ongoing battle with cancer. He will be temporarily replaced by YES's Billy Sherwood for the March and April dates, which include an appearance on the Cruise To The Edge progressive rock cruise. "I am disappointed...

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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA's Record-Breaking 2016

2016 was another record-breaking year for TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO),the project founded by producer/composer/lyricist Paul O'Neill. Proving that the critically-acclaimed, multi-platinum, progressive rock group is more popular on the road than ever before, TSO's winter tour 2016 sold the most t...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Slams BOBBY BLOTZER: 'A Person Who Didn't Write Music' Tried 'To Change The Course Of History'

Stephen Pearcy spoke to All That Shreds about the return of RATT without drummer Bobby Blotzer and the band's plans to release its first new music since 2010's "Infestation" album. Asked if the legal battle with Blotzer over the rights to the RATT name is finally over, the singer, who will release a...

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Former SISTER SIN Singer To Release Debut Solo Single, 'Let Me Out'

Former SISTER SIN vocalist Liv "Sin" Jagrell will release her debut solo single, "Let Me Out", on Friday, January 13. "13" could stand for the number of years Liv spent kicking ass in SISTER SIN. 13 can also, of course, stand for evil. The track was produced by longtime U.D.O. bassist Fitty Wienhold...

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ACCEPT: 'Fast As A Shark' Performance Clip From 'Restless And Live' DVD And Blu-Ray

German/American metallers ACCEPT will release a new live set titled "Restless And Live" on January 13 via Nuclear Blast. This package will include the entire show ACCEPT played at 2015's Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany on Blu-ray/DVD plus two CDs. A performance clip of the song "Fast...

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WINTERSUN Completes Work On Third Album

Finnish epic metallers WINTERSUN have completed work on their third studio album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast. According to a press release, the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2012's "Time I" features main songwriter Jari Mäenpää once again breaking the boundaries of metal and adding a new...

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Machine Messiah

With the constant bickering between the Kisser and Cavalera camps, and ditto amongst the band's fans, it might be time to consider a rebrand ofSEPULTURA. Not a disband, this unit has proven itself and doesn't have to answer to the negativity hovering over it. There are still plenty of people in supp...