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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK To Release 'Fight The Fear' Solo Album In February

Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank will release a new solo album, "Fight The Fear", on February 8, 2019 via AFM. According to a press release, "Fight The Fear" "thrills with Herman's guitar attacks, killer riffs and outstanding, powerful vocals with good hooklines and catchy choruses." Track listi...

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HIGH ON FIRE Frontman Shares Graphic Photo Of Partially Amputated Toe

HIGH ON FIRE frontman Matt Pike has shared a graphic photo of his partially amputated toe. The emergency surgery forced the band to pull out of its previously announced "Speed Of The Wizard" co-headlining tour with MUNICIPAL WASTE last month. The trek was scheduled to kick off on November 2 in Dalla...

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STEVE VAI On Performing With YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'It's A Peak Moment For Me In The Pantheon Of My Live Touring Experience'

Andy Hall of the Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 recently conducted an interview with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai about his "Generation Axe" tour. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he had a "wish list"...

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JAKE E. LEE Thinks OZZY OSBOURNE 'Wasn't Completely Sure' He Was Capable Of Replacing RANDY RHOADS

Chris Akin of "The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with current former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS and current RED DRAGON CARTEL guitarist Jake E. Lee. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether RED DRAGON CARTEL's new...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Says OZ FOX Is 'Absolutely A Lot Better,' Three Months After Suffering Onstage Seizure

On October 31, Eclectic Arts conducted an interview with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how Oz Fox is doing, less than three months after the STRYPER guitarist suffered an onstage seizure while performing with a side project in Las Vegas, Sweet said: "He'...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Hints At Releasing New Material Next Year 'That Might Have Been Recorded Already'

GHOST frontman Tobias Forge recently spoke with Cameron Buchholtz of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma radio station 100.5 The KATT. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's upcoming arena concerts in Los Angeles and New York C...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Plans To Commemorate 30th Anniversary Of SKID ROW's Debut Album

Sebastian Bach says that he will "commemorate in some way" the upcoming 30th anniversary of SKID ROW's debut album. SKID ROW's 1989 multi-platinum, self-titled effort featured the Top 10 hits "18 And Life" and "I Remember You" and was supported by a six-month tour with BON JOVI. Asked in a new inter...

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'Raiding The Rock Vault' To Be Launched As Concert Tour; 'Raiding The Metal Vault' In The Works

"Raiding The Rock Vault", one of the most successful shows and brands in Las Vegas — will be launched as a worldwide concert tour in 2019. The show's producers, "Sir" Harry Cowell and Simon Napier-Bell, have announced that touring dates are now being booked for America, Canada, Europe, Japan and Sou...

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RAMMSTEIN Guitarist's EMIGRATE Project: More 'A Million Degrees' Album Details Revealed

EMIGRATE, the side project of RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, will release its third album, "A Million Degrees", on November 30 via Spinefarm Records. If there's a description that, personally and professionally, fits Kruspe like a Savile Row suit, "fired up" would be it… As a member of RAMMS...

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DRAGONFORCE Bassist Would 'Definitely' Choose Death Metal Over Power Metal

French musician Frédéric Leclercq, who plays bass in the British-based power metal band DRAGONFORCE and guitar in the death metal supergroup SINSAENUM, was asked by Austria's Stormbringer which subgenre of heavy metal he prefers: power metal or death metal. He responded (see video below): "Death met...

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VINNIE VINCENT Performs KISS Classics With FOUR BY FATE (Video)

Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent joined FOUR BY FATE on stage last night (Tuesday, October 30) at the pre-Kiss Kruise party at the Hangar Nightclub in Miami, Florida to play three KISS songs: "Lick It Up", "I Love It Loud" and "Cold Gin". Fan-filmed video footage of his performance can be seen b...

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SLAYER Frontman Angers Fans By Sharing 'Conservatives Vs. Liberals' Chain Letter

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya has angered some of his fans by sharing an ages-old chain letter that compared liberals' actions unfavorably to those of conservatives on a number of issues. The 57-year-old musician, who was born in Chile, took to his Instagram account to post a list meant to illustrate th...

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DRAGONFORCE Begins Recording Eighth Studio Album

DRAGONFORCE recently entered the studio with producer Damien Rainaud (FEAR FACTORY, ONCE HUMAN) to begin recording its eighth album, due out 2019 via Metal Blade Records in the USA. Fans can watch livestreams of the studio sessions now on Twitch at twitch.tv/hermanli. Plus, all followers of the Twit...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Leaves Tour To Be With Pregnant Wife; HOWARD JONES, Others To Fill In

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy has left the band's current North American headlining tour to be at home with his wife as they await the birth of twins. In his absence, TRIVIUM will play all scheduled shows with assistance from former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and current LIGHT THE TORCH frontman Howard Jones,...

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JAKE E. LEE Says YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is An 'Arrogant Asshole' Who Is Only 'Really Good At One Little Thing'

Jake E. Lee has slammed Yngwie Malmsteen, calling the legendary Swedish axeman "an arrogant fucking asshole" who is "only really good at one minute aspect of the art of playing guitar." The former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist made his comments during an appearance on the "Talk Toomey" podcast, where he w...