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ASPHYX Frontman Has High Hopes For Next Studio Album

Jägermeister conducted an interview with vocalist Martin Van Drunen of Dutch doom/death metal veterans ASPHYX on November 7 at the Damnation festival in Leeds, England. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ASPHYX's plans to record the fo...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE Talks Next Album: 'We've Got Plenty Of Material, Probably More Than We Need'

Drummer Ian Paice of legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE spoke to music journalist Gary Graff about the band's plans to record the follow-up to 2013's "Now What?!" album. He said: "We all come over to your huge country [USA] after the Christmas break. We start around the end of January. We go...

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STEVE VAI: 'LEMMY, You Were Extraordinary And We Are Grateful'

Legendary guitarist Steve Vai has paid tribute to iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, who died on Monday (December 28) at the age of 70 after a brief struggle with cancer. Vai wrote on his Facebook page: "Lemmy was unique in the superlative sense of the word. Everyone loved him. He was...

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AVANTASIA: Trailer For 'Ghostlights' Album Featuring Snippets Of Five New Songs

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will release its seventh studio album, "Ghostlights", on January 29, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The twelve-song CD was produced by Tobias and Sascha Paeth at Gatestudio in Wolfsburg, Germany. Paeth engineered and mixed "Ghostlights", while the mastering...

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VINCE NEIL: 'KISS Had Five Farewell Tours And Four Reunion Tours. That's Exactly What We Don't Want To Do'

While announcing the first details of "The Final Tour" at a Los Angeles press conference in January 2014, the four members of MÖTLEY CRÜE revealed that they took the unusual step of having their lawyer draw up a formal "cessation of touring" agreement that goes into effect at the end of 2015 and pro...

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Video: MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Performs PRIEST, MAIDEN, AC/DC Classics With SIN CITY SINNERS

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson joined SIN CITY SINNERS on stage on November 27 at Count's Vamp'd in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform classic songs from JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, AC/DC, MOTÖRHEAD and DEF LEPPARD. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Asked who the greatest bass...

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It's Official: DEEP PURPLE, CHEAP TRICK To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

DEEP PURPLE, CHEAP TRICK, N.W.A., CHICAGO and Steve Miller will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on April 8, 2016 during a ceremony at Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center, with tickets on sale to the public in February. HBO will broadcast the show in the spring. Artists are allowed t...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Shining Star'

Italian symphonic metal kings RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new studio album, "Into The Legend", on January 15, 2016 via AFM Records. The official lyric video for the song "Shining Star" can be seen below. Comments RHAPSODY OF FIRE keyboardist Alex Staropoli: "After two years of intense work,...

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KISS, DEF LEPPARD To Headline Florida's MOONSTONE Festival

KISS and DEF LEPPARD will lead the charge of the inaugural Moonstone music festival, set to debut April 30 and May 1, 2016 in Orlando, Florida at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. The preliminary talent lineup will also include full sets from KANSAS, FLAMING LIPS, VINTAGE TROUBLE, Sebastian Bach, WHI...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS To Co-Host 2016 SHE ROCKS AWARDS

The Women's International Music Network (the WiMN) has announced that Nita Strauss will co-host the 2016 She Rocks Awards. Honoring women who stand out as role models in the music industry, the She Rocks Awards will take place Friday, January 22, 2016, in Anaheim, California during the Winter NAMM S...

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Tales From Adrenechrome

Ontario's ADRENECHROME derive their name from the drug referenced in the dark comedy film "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", as well as the book and other places. By association, any word containing a variation of "adrenaline" within implies something fast and crazed. Such is the way of this spastic...

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Video: KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY Sings National Anthem At San Antonio Spurs Game

KISS frontman Paul Stanley sang the "The Star-Spangled Banner" when the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Los Angeles Lakers at the AT&T Center on Friday, December 11. Video footage of his rendition can be seen below. Stanley was in San Antonio for the grand opening of Rock & Brews, a family-frie...

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STONE SOUR's Cover Versions Of SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE Classics Posted Online

STONE SOUR's cover versions of SLAYER's "Seasons In The Abyss" and MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Too Fast For Love" can be streamed below. The songs are taken from STONE SOUR's new covers EP, "Straight Outta Burbank", which was released last month as part of Record Store Day's annual Black Friday bonanza. The effo...

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THE TREATMENT To Release 'Generation Me' Album In March

THE TREATMENT, the critically acclaimed British hard rock band, will release its new studio album, "Generation Me", on Friday, March 18, 2016 via Frontiers Music Srl. The band's highly anticipated third album will be THE TREATMENT's first to feature new lead singer Mitchel Emms and new guitarist Tao...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL Says There Aren't Any New Rock Bands Putting On Big Shows

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil says that there aren't enough bands investing in flashier special effects at their concerts, including explosions, lasers and pyrotechnics. "When we started getting bigger and were headlining arenas and all the other bands in the eighties were coming out and 'arena rock...