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HAMMERFALL Guitarist Believes New Album 'Dominion' Is 'Extra Special'

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak recently spoke with France's United Rock Nations. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the group's new album, "Dominion": Oscar: "I'm feeling really good about it. Of course, I'm supposed to say...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO On Upcoming Album: 'We Want To Make It Better Than What We Did Before'

FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho spoke to Icon Vs. Icon about the band's newly released single, "Nowhere To Run". The track is the first song to be made available from the band's upcoming album, tentatively due in the spring of 2020 via RED Music. "It's really just one of those things where we had a to...

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MIKE PORTNOY Doesn't Want To Upset His Former Bandmates In DREAM THEATER By Releasing SHATTERED FORTRESS Project

Mike Portnoy, who left DREAM THEATER in 2010, was asked in a new interview with SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" what it has been like for him to perform some of the band's music with various other musicians in the nine years since he exited the group. "Every time I do it, it feels really good — it feels l...

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WHITFIELD CRANE Claims He Was Once Asked By GLENN TIPTON To Replace ROB HALFORD In JUDAS PRIEST

UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane claims that he was once asked to join JUDAS PRIEST. The seemingly unlikely pairing came close to becoming a reality in the mid-1990s while PRIEST was searching for a replacement for longtime singer Rob Halford. Rob left the band in 1992, citing his desire to pur...

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Video Premiere: PRETTY MAIDS' 'Serpentine'

Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS will release their new album, "Undress Your Madness", on November 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. "Undress Your Madness" is PRETTY MAIDS' highly anticipated follow-up to 2016's critically and commercially successful release "Kingmaker", a record that continued the "...

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SLEEPING WITH SIRENS: 'How It Feels To Be Lost' Music Video

"How It Feels To Be Lost", the new music video from SLEEPING WITH SIRENS, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth full-length album, "How It Feels To Be Lost", which is being released today (Friday, September 6) via Sumerian Records. The follow-up to 2017's "Gossip" was recorded...

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Listen To New GRETA VAN FLEET Song 'Always There'

A new song from GRETA VAN FLEET, "Always There", can be streamed below. The track was originally recorded for inclusion on the band's debut album, last year's "Anthem Of The Peaceful Army", but it was ultimately decided it didn't fit the tone of the album. It appeared serendipitous when the makers o...

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Watch METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Demonstrate His White Fang Custom Flow Pick

As one of the greatest riff masters of all time, METALLICA's James Hetfield needs gear that performs as monstrously as he does — picks included. When he came to Dunlop looking for a pick to meet his high standards, the company worked closely with him to create a solution that keeps up with and even...

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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN On JUSTIN BIEBER: 'He's Probably A Good Kid'

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan has spoken out about the controversy that erupted earlier in the summer when Justin Bieber revealed his TOOL fandom via Instagram and Keenan responded by tweeting "#bummer," a comment Justin's wife called "childish" and "hurtful." In July, Bieber took to his Instag...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET On Performing Live: 'If The Nerves Don't Kick In, Something's Wrong'

STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine about his upcoming solo acoustic tour of the continent. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his motivation to embark on the tour: Michael: "It's alway...

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METALLICA's Collaboration With LOU REED, 'Lulu', To Be Included In 'I'll Be Your Mirror' Lyric Book

Faber & Faber will publish the first comprehensive volume of Lou Reed's lyrics, "I'll Be Your Mirror: The Collected Lyrics", on November 7. Out of print for several years, this is the first comprehensive volume of Reed's lyrics, now updated in a new design to include the lyrics from his final al...

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Fear Inoculum

Art-metal legends TOOL took their time between releases in the past. There were three to five-year-long interims between TOOL's albums from 1993's "Undertow" through 2006's "10,000 Days". Yet, since that last release, there has been a whopping 13-year wait for fans. Finally, frontman Maynard James K...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: Lyric Video For Solo Song 'Shine'

The official lyric video for the song "Shine" from STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet can be seen below. The track is taken from his tenth solo album, aptly titled "Ten", which will be released on October 11 via Rat Pak Records in North America and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. The follow-up to 2016's...

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Video: STEVEN ADLER's ADLER'S APPETITE Performs At Rainbow Bar & Grill

Fan-filmed video footage of ADLER'S APPETITE's September 1 performance at Rainbow Bar & Grill's "Backyard Bash" can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user " xgabex"). ADLER'S APPETITE's current lineup includes former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler alongside Ariel Kamin, the singer of Argent...

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GLENN HUGHES: 'When I'm On Stage, I'm So Full Of Gratitude That I Have No Fear Of Anything At All'

Total Rock Radio conducted an interview with legendary rock English singer Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) at this year's Stonedeaf festival in Newark, United Kingdom. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the current sta...