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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN 'Understands' Why SLAYER Is Calling It Quits

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he understands why the members of SLAYER have decided to call it quits. Last week, SLAYER, one of metal's most popular and influential bands of the past four decades, announced its "final world tour" via a 30-second video. The group also confirmed that its last-...

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THERION Releases Animated Video For 'Theme Of Antichrist'

On February 9, symphonic metal pioneers THERION will finally release Christofer Johnsson's monumental brainchild "Beloved Antichrist", a sweeping rock opera loosely inspired by Vladímir Soloviov's "A Short Tale Of The Antichrist". The entire piece reaches an impressive length of three hours. The dra...

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THERION's CHRISTOFER JOHNSSON: 'Every Time We Release A New Album, There's Always A Lot Of Complaints Because We Always Change The Style'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with mainman Christofer Johnsson of symphonic metal pioneers THERION. You can listen to the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On THERION's forthcoming "Beloved Antichrist" triple studio...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT Singer On FRANKIE BANALI: 'He Was Cold, He Was Ruthless, He Was Just Absolutely A Nightmare To Work With'

Seann Nicols has once again slammed Frankie Banali, saying that the QUIET RIOT drummer has a "terrible personality" and is impossible to work with. Nicols was with QUIET RIOT for just a few months, but long enough to record the vocals for an early version of the band's latest album, "Road Rage". QUI...

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POWERWOLF Begins Recording New Album At Sweden's FASCINATION STREET STUDIOS

German metallers POWERWOLF have entered Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their seventh studio album. Due later in the year via Napalm Records, the follow-up to 2015's "Blessed & Possessed" is being produced by Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with KREATOR, DRAGON...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Has 'Known For A While' That Members Of SLAYER Were Contemplating Calling It Quits

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante says that he has "known for a while" that some of the members of SLAYER have been contemplating calling it quits. SLAYER, one of metal's most popular and influential bands of the past four decades, announced its "final world tour" via a 30-second video Monday morning....

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VINNIE VINCENT Calls MARK SLAUGHTER A 'No-Talent Individual' Who 'Can't Sing'

Vinnie Vincent says that former VINNIE VINCENT INVASION singer Mark Slaughter is a "no-talent individual" who reduced his music "to the level of worse than a local bar band." Slaughter joined VINNIE VINCENT INVASION as the replacement for former JOURNEY frontman Robert Fleischman, who provided vocal...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS: Part One Of Video Interview For 'The Deep & The Dark' Album

Symphonic metal masters VISIONS OF ATLANTIS will release their seventh studio album, "The Deep & The Dark", on February 16 via Napalm Records. Part one of a video interview in support of the upcoming release can be seen below. Says the band: "This is the album we have always dreamed of making. It i...

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SKINDRED: 'Big Tings' Cover Artwork Unveiled; Studio Footage Available

The cover artwork for "Big Tings", the new album from the Welsh "ragga metal" band SKINDRED, can be seen below. The disc will be released on April 27 via Napalm Records. A single, "Machine", will precede the full-length effort, featuring vocals by REEF frontman Gary Stringer and guitar by Phil Campb...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Hopes For One More 'Big Four' Show Before SLAYER Retires From Touring

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine hopes that there will be at least one more show featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — before SLAYER retires from touring. SLAYER announced on Monday that it will embark on one "final" world tour before cal...

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Report: Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer DAVE HOLLAND Dead At 69

According to the Spanish newspaper El Progreso, former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland has passed away at the age of 69. The musician died on Tuesday, January 16 at Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti in Lugo, Spain. The cause of his death has not been revealed, but his body has already been crem...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer On Working With 'Wounded Warrior Project': 'They Speak The Same Language As Me'

Jim Kerr of the New York City classic rock radio station Q104.3 recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On working with the non-profit Wounded Warrior Project, which aids...

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W.E.T. Feat. JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Behind-The-Scenes Look At Making Of 'Earthrage' Album

A five-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Earthrage", the third album from the Swedish/American melodic hard rock supergroup W.E.T., which features vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (SONS OF APOLLO, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, TALISMAN),guitarist/vocalist Erik Martensson (ECLIPSE, NORDIC UNION, A...

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Former SAMSON And IRON MAIDEN Drummer THUNDERSTICK Recruits New Female Singer VIIXEN

British drummer Barry Graham Purkis, better known as Thunderstick, who played with a developing IRON MAIDEN in the seventies and then moved on to SAMSON (being instrumental in finding a very youthful Bruce Dickinson),has revealed his new-look live touring band. Viixen is the rock 'n' roll wildchild...

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Avatar Country

There are endless examples of metal artists taking themselves far too seriously. AVATAR is not one of those bands. The Gothenburg-based band's intentionally and ridiculously over-the-top brand of heavy metal continues to run through its latest, and seventh overall, full-length release: "Avatar Count...