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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Confirms New Song Was Written Partly About PHILIP ANSELMO 'White Power' Incident

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has confirmed that he re-wrote part of the lyrics for the band's new song "Is There Anybody Out There?" to include lines that are a commentary on the "white power" gesture Philip Anselmo made onstage in January. Anselmo performed the PANTERA classic "Walk" at the Jan...

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RAGE Releases 'The Devil Strikes Again' Video

"The Devil Strikes Again", the new Ivan K. Maras-directed video from German metallers RAGE, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's new album, which will be released on June 10 via Nuclear Blast (July 8 in the U.S. through Metalville). The CD was recorded in September/October 20...

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RINGWORM To Release 'Snake Church' Album In July

Cleveland quintet RINGWORM will release its eighth full-length album, "Snake Church", on July 29 via Relapse. After having converted metalheads and hardcore fans alike with their intense, no-holds-barred live shows and consistently punishing albums over the course of the last 25-plus years, RINGWORM...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Gets Into Twitter War Of Words With WILLIAM SHATNER

Sebastian Bach has engaged in a Twitter war with "Star Trek" legend William Shatner, at one point threatening to visit the 85-year-old actor at his home so that he can "say it to my face." The war of words apparently started after Shatner sent the former SKID ROW singer an emoji of a purple devil .....

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Makes Appearance At Swedish Business Seminar

On May 24, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was one of the guest speakers at a business seminar in Sweden called "Världens Farligaste Möte" (English-language transation: The World's Most Dangerous Meeting). The event is a yearly e-commerce seminar in Gothenburg arranged by the company Star Republic...

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SABATON And ACCEPT To Tour Europe In 2017

Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have announced the first dates for their massive European tour 2017. The band's biggest tour to date, "The Last Tour" is scheduled to kick off January 7 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Very special guests are none other than heavy metal legends ACCE...

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Video: New RAINBOW Singer RONNIE ROMERO Performs With LORDS OF BLACK In Bilbao, Spain

Fan-filmed video footage of Spanish melodic progressive metal masters LORDS OF BLACK — who feature in their ranks new RAINBOW singer Ronnie Romero — performing on May 13 in Bilbao, Spain can be seen below. LORDS OF BLACK's second album, "II", was released on March 18 via Frontiers Music Srl. LORDS O...

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Sword Songs

Anyone who has idled time lounging in their rooms with power metal and barbarian pulp novels cracked open will consider it time hanging with GRAND MAGUS well spent. Particularly if you're underage, the appeal of it all is amped by sneaking beers behind your folks' backs with the sound of whumping fa...

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I Did Something Bad

Okay, so toward the end of the month when your ol' pal Ray is nearing the finish of his monthly review queue, it's not only appreciated but genuinely thanked aloud with nobody but his bemused little boy in the room when an album goes the extra mile to keep his attention receptors alert. Admittedly,...

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Abbath

Olve Eikemo isn't a familiar name to metalheads, but his pseudonym Abbath, short for Abbath Doom Occulta, has been known globally by extreme metal enthusiasts for more than 20 years for his work with IMMORTAL. Even further back, Abbath was cutting his teeth on dark American death metal-inspired band...

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TED NUGENT Calls TRUMP 'The Leader America Desperately Needs,' Agrees PRINCE's Death Was 'Pathetic'

Thomas S. Orwat Jr. of Rock Music Star recently conducted an interview with outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Music Star: I feel that you maybe one of the most misunderstood people in America, but people hear what they want to hear. How f...

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DISCHARGE Vocalist JEFF 'JJ JANIAK Discusses Joining Band, Signing To NUCLEAR BLAST, 'End Of Days' Album

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with DISCHARGE vocalist Jeff "JJ" Janiak. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On joining DISCHARGE: Janiak: "I was already in the band BROKEN BONES with Bones (Tony 'Bones' Roberts, guitar) and Tezz (Terry 'Tezz' Roberts, gu...

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Brazilian All-Female Thrash Trio NERVOSA: 'Hostages' Video Released

"Hostages", the new video from the Brazilian all-female thrash group NERVOSA, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Agony", which will be released on June 4 via Napalm Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Andy Classen. According to a press release, "Agony" sees NERVOS...

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NIKKI SIXX On His Feud With KISS Members: 'We Look Like A Bunch Of Old Women Fighting At This Point'

Nikki Sixx has commented further on his war of words with KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons over Simmons's admittedly callous remarks regarding Prince's death, saying that "we just kind of look like a bunch of old women fighting at this point." On Sixx's radio show, the MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX...

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MANOWAR To Embark On 'Farewell' Tour

MANOWAR has announced plans to embark on a "farewell" tour. The band says in a statement: "The 'Gods And Kings' tour was a groundbreaking moment in our career. The stage, sound, video and you,' our fans, were magnificent! "Coming off such an amazing tour, it was clear that the next time we must go e...