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BJÖRN GELOTTE Says IN FLAMES 'Never Really Understood How To Work With A Producer' Until Teaming Up With HOWARD BENSON

Metal Wani's Katia Filipovic recently conducted an interview with guitarist Björn Gelotte of Swedish melodic metallers IN FLAMES about their new "I, The Mask" studio album. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether social media has...

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Feat. ALICE COOPER, JOHNNY DEPP, JOE PERRY: Spring 2019 Tour Dates Announced

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES — featuring Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp — have announced spring 2019 tour dates. The band, which previously performed at Rock In Rio and the 2016 Grammy Awards in addition to U.S. and European tours last year, will play several shows on the West Coast in May. HOLLYWOOD...

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NIKKI SIXX Hopes His 'Heroin Diaries' Musical Will Do For Opiate Epidemic What 'Rent' Did For AIDS And HIV

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke to U.K.'s BUILD Series about the long-awaited Broadway adaptation of his memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star". "The Heroin Diaries", which was supposedly taken from actual journals Sixx kept in the late '80s while in the grip...

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Listen To New L.A. GUNS Song 'Rage'

Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The latest s...

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THE RUNAWAYS: Greatest-Hits LP Collection Gets Expanded

In the second half of the 1970s, when THE RUNAWAYS first burst upon an unsuspecting rock scene, the idea of an all-female teenage band playing raw, raging rock 'n' roll was a bit too much for mainstream American audiences. But the tenacious L.A. quintet persisted and ultimately proved their point,...

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IN FLAMES: 'Call My Name' Video Released

The official music video for the song "Call My Name" from Swedish melodic heavyweights IN FLAMES, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "I, The Mask", which is being released today (Friday, March 1) via Nuclear Blast (worldwide, excluding North America) and Eleven Seven Mu...

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IN FLAMES Guitarist Says Making 'I, The Mask' Album Was 'A Great Experience'

Oran O'Beirne of Ireland's Overdrive recently conducted an interview with guitarist Björn Gelotte of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Overdrive: ["I, The Mask"] is, of course, the band's 13th studio album and once again the sound continues to evolve. With...

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GREAT WHITE Guitarist Was 'Blown Away' By Singer MITCH MALLOY's Contributions To New Song

GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall has confirmed to Full In Bloom that the band has begun putting together new material with its latest addition, singer Mitch Malloy. "We're starting to write songs now," he said. "[Mitch] lives in Florida now — he moved from Nashville to Florida — so it's not like I...

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Video: KINGDOM COME Performs At MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise Pre-Party In Miami

Video footage of KINGDOM COME performing at the Monsters Of Rock cruise pre-party on February 23 at Magic City Casino in Miami, Florida can be seen below. Singer Lenny Wolf is not involved in KINGDOM COME's current reunion tour, which kicked off last September in Seattle, Washington. The trek — whic...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Releases Lyric Video For 'Rainier Fog' Title Track

ALICE IN CHAINS has released the official lyric video for the title track of its latest album, 2018's "Rainier Fog". Guitarist/singer Jerry Cantrell told Rolling Stone that the tune is a tribute to the Seattle music scene that launched his band, SOUNDGARDEN, NIRVANA, PEARL JAM and others. He explai...

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MEGADETH, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members Jam With Boston Students (Video)

It's not every day that kids get to jam with two of rock and heavy metal's biggest artists. But those in the after-school music program at Boston's West End House Boys & Girls Club did exactly that. On a recent visit to Boston, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumb...

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ATHANASIA Feat. Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist CALEB BINGHAM: 'Nightmare Sound' Video

Los Angeles-based metal trio ATHANASIA — featuring former members of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, SEBASTIAN BACH and MURDERDOLLS — will release a full-length album, "The Order Of The Silver Compass", on March 15 via Seeing Red Records and Rock of Angels Records. The official Matt Zane-directed music vid...

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VINNY APPICE: Why Punctuality Is Important In Rock And Roll

In a brand new interview with Tom Leu of Sound Matters Radio, legendary drummer Vinny Appice spoke about the importance of punctuality when it comes to being in a band, especially as it relates to performing live. Asked why he left KILL DEVIL HILL, the group that also featured former PANTERA and DOW...

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SKID ROW Guitarist Says Reunion With SEBASTIAN BACH Would Not Be A 'Pleasurable' Experience

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo says that a reunion with singer Sebastian Bach would not be a "pleasurable" experience. Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throwing in the towel, the remaining members took a hiatus and went on to play briefly in a band called OZONE M...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Kind Of Looked At Me Like His RANDY RHOADS'

Original DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell says that he understands why fans would want to see the hologram of Ronnie James Dio. The legendary heavy metal frontman died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion and made its debut at the Wacke...