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KING DIAMOND Guitarist On 'Abigail': 'It's Still A Very Cool And Special Album To Me'
KING DIAMOND will perform its classic second album, 1987's concept effort "Abigail", in its entirety on the band's upcoming U.S. tour in the fall. Support on the trek, which will begin on October 29 and run through December 5, will come from legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrash metallers EXODUS....August 4, 2015
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SLAYER's GARY HOLT, PAUL BOSTAPH Weigh In On MAYHEM FESTIVAL Controversy (Video)
On July 31, Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner and AXS.com conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph at the San Antonio, Texas stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. The 2015 Mayhem Festival genera...August 4, 2015
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Video: Hand-Fart Version Of SLAYER's 'Raining Blood' Performed Live At WACKEN OPEN AIR
Video footage of a SLAYER fan from State Of The Fart performing a "hand-fart" version of the band's classic song "Raining Blood" at last weekend's Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Written by Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King for SLAYER's 1986 studio album "Reign In Blood", "Raining B...August 4, 2015
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Video Premiere: ANNIHILATOR's 'Suicide Society'
Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters ANNIHILATOR will release their fifteenth studio album, "Suicide Society", on September 18 via UDR Music. As he has in the past, guitar wizard Jeff Waters handled all songwriting duties, played all guitar and bass, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered "Suicide...August 3, 2015
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KING DIAMOND, EXODUS, INCANTATION Added To PHILIP H. ANSELMO's HOUSECORE HORROR FESTIVAL
This November, Philip H. Anselmo's Housecore Horror Fest will celebrate its third year of audio and visual bedlam. Set to commence in San Antonio, Texas at the Aztec Theater (201 E Commerce St.) on November 13 -15, the horror-themed film and metal gala promises to be louder, gorier and more bludgeon...August 3, 2015
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It's Official: KING DIAMOND To Perform Entire 'Abigail' Album On U.S. Tour; EXODUS To Support
KING DIAMOND will perform its classic second album, 1987's concept effort "Abigail", in its entirety on the band's upcoming U.S. tour in the fall. Support on the trek, which will begin on October 29 and run through December 5, will come from legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrash metallers EXODUS....August 3, 2015
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Interviewed For 'Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church' Documentary
About 100 miles south of Atlanta, next to a field just outside the town of Byron, there stands a plaque erected by the Georgia Historical Society marking the location of the second Atlanta International Pop Festival, where from July 3 to July 5, 1970, "over thirty musical acts performed, including r...August 3, 2015
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This Year's ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL Could Be Last Ever, Says Co-Founder
This year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival could very well turn out to be the event's last, if the latest couple of social-media posts by Mayhem co-founder John Reese are anything to go by. The 2015 edition of Mayhem kicked off on June 26 in Chula Vista, California and wrapped last night (Sun...August 3, 2015
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STRYPER: 'Fallen' Title Track Available For Streaming
"Fallen", the new album from STRYPER, will be released worldwide on Friday, October 16 via Frontiers. The CD was tracked at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts and will include a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "After Forever". The "Fallen" title track can be strea...August 3, 2015
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ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON Members Guest On BEVAN DAVIES's Debut Solo Album
Brent Hinds (MASTODON) and William Duvall (ALICE IN CHAINS) are among the musicians who make guest appearances on the debut solo album from Bevan Davies, the American musician best known as the drummer for the groups STILL RAIN, MADFLY, COMES WITH THE FALL and DANZIG. Also appearing on the CD are Na...August 2, 2015
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METALLICA Makes Triumphant Return To LOLLAPALOOZA (Video)
METALLICA headlined this year's edition of Lollapalooza, which kicked off its 11th year as a destination festival on Friday (July 31) at its longtime home, Chicago's Grant Park. The band closed the show on Saturday (August 1). "The METALLICA family is here," frontman James Hetfield told the crowd, a...August 2, 2015
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VINNY APPICE: The Music Industry Is 'A F**king Mess'
Guima Drum conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) during his recent workshop tour of Brazil. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the most common relationship proble...August 1, 2015
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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I Didn't Know The Metal Scene Was So Conservative'
Arte conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which is taking place this weekend in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his early musical influences and...August 1, 2015
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Didn't Realize 'Repentless' Wasn't A Word In English Language
Sofia Samrad of DCW50 conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and drummer Paul Bostaph at a recent stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can watch the report below. Asked about the title of SLAYER's forthcoming album, "Repentless", Kerry said: "I made [the word] up....July 31, 2015
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SAVATAGE Reunites For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Performance; Video Available
Last night, at the Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) music festival in northern Germany, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO) and SAVATAGE wowed 80,000-plus attendees with a never-before-attempted music festival performance. Following a 40-minute SAVATAGE set and a 40-minute TSO set, TSO and SAVATAGE band members,...July 31, 2015
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