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KERRY KING On Not Canceling Tour In Wake Of Paris Attacks: 'If You Cave In And You Go Home, You're Letting The Terrorists Win'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that canceling the remainder of the band's current European headlining tour was "never an issue" following the events of November 13 in Paris, France, when more than 129 people were killed in seven coordinated terrorist attacks. The greatest number of deaths took pla...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Music For Upcoming Album Is 'Pretty Much Completely Aggro'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance spoke to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine about the direction of the material for the band's next album, which is tentatively due in 2016. He said: "It's pretty much completely aggro. It goes in all sorts of aggressive directions and melodic directions. It has a l...

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THE UNGUIDED To Release 'Lust And Loathing' Album In February

THE UNGUIDED — the Swedish band featuring former SONIC SYNDICATE members Richard Sjunnesson (vocals),Roland Johansson (vocals) and Roger Sjunnesson (guitar; Richard's brother) — will release its new album, "Lust And Loathing", on February 26, 2016 via Napalm Records. Once you get past the harsh mel...

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Second KING DIAMOND Concert Canceled Due To 'Severe Case Of Acute Laryngitis'

Tomorrow's (Friday, December 4) KING DIAMOND show at the House Of Blues in Houston, Texas has been canceled because the band's lead singer and namesake is "suffering from a severe case of acute laryngitis." This is the second KING DIAMOND concert in a row to be scrapped due to the vocalist's illness...

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IMMORTAL Members Claim ABBATH's 'Personal Problems' Ruined Band's Progress

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL — now consisting of lyricist/guitarist Demonaz (real name Harald Nævdal) and drummer Horgh (real name Reidar Horghagen) following last year's split with frontman Olve Eikemo (a.k.a. Abbath) — are working on material for the band's next album, to be released via the...

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SLAYER, TESTAMENT, CARCASS: North American Tour Dates Officially Announced

In support of "Repentless", the band's twelfth studio album and its career-highest chart debut, SLAYER will launch 2016 by pillaging and marauding its way across North America, headlining some two dozen dates over a five-week period. With special guests TESTAMENT and CARCASS on all dates, the tour s...

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Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN: 'Satan's Tomb' Video

Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the "Satan's Tomb" EP, which was released on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE...

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KING DIAMOND Suffering From 'Severe Case Of Acute Laryngitis'; Tulsa Concert Canceled

Tonight's (Wednesday, December 2) KING DIAMOND show at Brady Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma has been canceled because the band's lead singer and namesake is "suffering from a severe case of acute laryngitis." An official statement reads as follows: "[King] was examined by a doctor [Tuesday] afternoon, a...

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KERRY KING Owns A SLAYER Christmas Sweater

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was asked by AXS.com if owns a SLAYER Christmas sweater, and if he does, if he has ever worn it. He responded: "I've certainly not worn it. I do have one, though. I remember the first year it came out I was adamantly against it. I thought it was ...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Is Surprised It Took This Long For Terrorists To Target Rock Concerts

Tom De Smet, a music journalist from Belgium who writes for the newspapers Het Nieuwsblad and Gazet van Antwerpen and the magazine Rock Tribune, conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King shortly before the band's November 17 concert at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. Several excerpt...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Release 'The King Of Fools' Digital Single

German guitar hero Axel Rudi Pell will release a new digital single, "The King Of Fools", on December 6. The song is taken from his sixteenth studio album, "Game Of Sins", which will be made available on January 15, 2016 (January 22 in the U.S.) through SPV/Steamhammer. A lyric video for "The King O...

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KING DIAMOND: 'No Band Sounds Like Us'

Michael Christopher of Vanyaland recently conducted an interview with legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Vanyaland: Why [perform the entire] "Abigail" [album on the current tour], why now? King Diamond: I d...

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SLAYER To Tour U.S. With TESTAMENT And CARCASS

SLAYER will embark on a U.S. tour early next year with support from TESTAMENT and CARCASS. So far only one date has been leaked: March 3 at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional details, including all the dates and venues, are expected to be revealed in the coming days. SLAYER's new...

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KAMELOT's OLIVER PALOTAI 'Doesn't Respect' Bands Canceling Tours In Wake Of Paris Attacks

Sofa King Cool recently conducted an interview with KAMELOT keyboardist Oliver Palotai. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris and continued terrorist threats against France and Europe, Oliver said: "I heard about bands canceling their [European]...

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Video: SLAYER Performs In Manchester

Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's November 24 performance at the O2 Apollo in Manchester, England can be seen below. SLAYER's new album, "Repentless", was released on September 11 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated "World Painted Blood" was produced...