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MASTODON To Tour U.S. With EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, RUSSIAN CIRCLES; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale
Atlanta-based heavy rockers MASTODON have confirmed a spring U.S. headline tour, which will kick off on April 14 in Missoula, Montana, with support from EAGLES OF DEATH METAL and RUSSIAN CIRCLES. The tour also includes stops at several festivals, including the Carolina Rebellion on May 5. A special...January 10, 2017
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AMON AMARTH Guitarist: 'We Only Write What Comes From Our Hearts'
Spark TV, which is part of the Czech monthly magazine Spark, recently conducted an interview with guitarist Olavi Mikkonen of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he thinks AMON AMARTH's latest album, "Jomsviking", is more "mainstream" than some of the band...January 5, 2017
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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Begins Recording Fourth Album
According to a new Facebook post from Glenn Hughes, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION has entered a Hollywood, California studio to begin recording its much-anticipated fourth album, due later in the year. The supergroup, which features Hughes alongside drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER),keyboard...January 4, 2017
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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY To Release 'Endure And Survive' Album In March
British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) will release his ninth solo album, "Endure And Survive (Infinite Entanglement Part II)", on March 3, 2017 via Blaze Bayley Recording. The record is an exciting and enthralling sequel to his 2016 release "Infinite Entanglement", which...January 4, 2017
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Turbo 30: Remastered 30th Anniversary Edition
The ruckus made in recent years about JUDAS PRIEST attempting a controversial metal opera with "Nostradamus" can be used as a frame of reference if you weren't there for the controversy "Turbo" created for the band in 1986. The album was hung upon PRIEST as an indictment by "pure" headbangers in the...January 4, 2017
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STEVE HARRIS Says BRITISH LION Is 'Getting Heavier And Heavier'
Sam Sheppard of Mammoth Metal TV recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN and BRITISH LION bassist Steve Harris. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On if any of the songs from BRITISH LION's 2012 self-titled debut album were writte...December 31, 2016
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Swedish cult metal horde GHOST is one of the hottest metal acts these days, and the unholy unit scored big amongst fans and critics last year with its adventurous album "Meliora". Hardly letting the iron cool, the band releases its second EP reaching beyond 2013's "If You Have Ghost", the stupid coo...December 31, 2016
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ROBERT TRUJILLO 'Personally Won't Let It Be Eight Years' Before METALLICA's Next Album
Drew Dalby of the 104.9 The Wolf radio station spoke to METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo about the band's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", on November 30 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he still gets the "butterfly feeling" every time a new record co...December 30, 2016
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JAMES HETFIELD Wanted New METALLICA Album To Be 'More Palatable To The Ear' Than 'Death Magnetic'
James Hetfield spoke to Revolver magazine about where METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", fits in with what the band has done in the past. He said: "It's documenting exactly where we are right now. I don't want to compare it to previous stuff — that stuff is what it is, and this...December 27, 2016
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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'People Will Always Love Rock And Roll'
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was interviewed earlier in the month on the Fox Business program "Kennedy", hosted by former MTV VJ Kennedy. You can now watch the segment below. Asked if he ever thought that he wasn't going to survive the days of rock and roll debauchery and Sunset Strip exces...December 26, 2016
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SIX FEET UNDER Frontman: 'The New Music We Have Recorded Is F**king Insane'
Death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER recently completed work on the follow-up to their "Crypt Of The Devil" album for a 2017 release. Vocalist Chris Barnes stated about the upcoming disc: "Our new album does not sound like any of our previous albums. Just as 'Haunted' didn't sound like 'Tomb Of The M...December 22, 2016
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The singularity of OPETH's career trajectory has been brave and fruitful. The palette from which the Swedish band has dressed its canvas has been more diverse than the death metal, progressive rock and folk amalgam that commonly, and loosely, describes the group. It has certainly expanded metal's bo...December 21, 2016
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METALLICA: Watch Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Am I Savage?' Video
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of METALLICA's official video for the song "Am I Savage?" can be seen below. The clip features a man who moves through stark scenes surrounded by family, coworkers and others who all wear white body stockings that disguise their faces. The track is taken fro...December 19, 2016
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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Speaks At Croatia's 'EBAN Winter University' Conference (Video)
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was one of the featured speakers at last month's EBAN Winter University conference in Croatia. On November 28-30, more than 1,000 attendees from all over the world gathered in Zagreb for three days of celebrating entrepreneurship and angel investing. Guests of the...December 16, 2016
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IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS On BRITISH LION: 'I Think We Are A Better Live Band Than We Are On Record'
Ireland's Overdrive recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN and BRITISH LION bassist Steve Harris. A couple of exerpts from the chat follow below. Overdrive: There is no doubt that you are a busy man, but since the BRITISH LION album has been out since 2012, there have been a few new ...December 13, 2016
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