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IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS Talks About BRUCE DICKINSON's Cancer Scare, Playing China For First Time

Ahead of IRON MAIDEN's barn-storming headline slot at last weekend's Download festival, bassist Steve Harris spoke to Planet Rock about how he has survived their 29 years of touring, that famous Ed Force One jet and how singer Bruce Dickinson's illness failed to derail the MAIDEN juggernaut. You can...

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PARADISE LOST Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have signed a worldwide deal with German-based metal powerhouse Nuclear Blast. Formed in Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1988 and still boasting four of its five original members, the band is widely credited with co-founding the gothic metal genre with its soph...

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DEEP PURPLE: Illness Forces Cancelation Of Swedish Concerts

Legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE have canceled the two shows they were scheduled to play in Sweden this week (Tuesday, June 14 at Gröna Lund in Stockholm and Wednesday, June 15 at Liseberg in Gothenburg) after one of the bandmembers became ill. No further details have yet been made availab...

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ROB AFFUSO 'Would Love' To See Reunion Of Classic SKID ROW Lineup

Former SKID ROW and current FOUR BY FATE drummer Rob Affuso was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BL...

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Flyer Purportedly Reveals Details Of BLACK SABBATH's 2017 U.K. Tour

British heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH, who are scheduled to perform at the 2016 edition of United Kingdom's Download festival this weekend, are apparently planning to close out their "The End" farewell tour with a string of U.K. dates in January/February 2017. Although there has been no confirma...

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NAPALM DEATH's MARK 'BARNEY' GREENWAY Talks U.S. Presidential Election

Andrew Epstein of Zombitrol.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he thinks count...

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IRON MAIDEN's Manager On 'The Book Of Souls' Tour: 'This Is Not A Rock Show Anyone Should Miss'

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN opened the European leg of their stunning "The Book Of Souls" world tour in Germany last week to rave reviews. The band will play at the U.K. Download festival on Sunday, June 12, flying in on Ed Force One, piloted by singer Bruce Dickinson, on Saturday, June...

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INFERNAL MAJESTY Releases Video For New Song 'House Of War'

"House Of War", the new video from long-running Canadian metallers INFERNAL MAJESTY, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "No God", due later in the year. A clip for the CD's title track will be released soon. "House Of War" is now available on all digital music servi...

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IRON MAIDEN: Official 'Death Or Glory' Performance Video

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have released an official performance video for the song "Death Or Glory", taken from their latest album, "The Book Of Souls". Check it out below. IRON MAIDEN guitarist Dave Murray told Music Radar about the songwriting process for "The Book Of Souls": "On pre...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Begins Recording New Album

Swedish/British modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have entered Ramtitam Studios in Stockholm to begin recording their sixth album, due later this year via Despotz Records & Music. The first in a series of video clips from the studio can be seen below. SONIC SYNDICATE announced its new recording a...

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DEEP PURPLE Completes Recording New Album

Legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE have finished tracking their new album, the band's keyboardist Don Airey said in a phone interview with TASS ahead of the band’s concerts in Russia. "As far as I know, it's all recorded and now," he said. "It's on the tender mercies of [producer] Bob Ezrin;...

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Ex-WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP Celebrates 40th Anniversary

2016 has already been a very eventful year for the Danish rock 'n' roll legend Mike Tramp. Following up on the succes with the album "Nomad" and extensive touring in 2015, Tramp won an award for the "Best Classic Rock Album" in his home country. This summer he's doing Danish festivals along with his...

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DISCHARGE Forced To Reschedule U.S. Tour

U.K.-based hardcore punk legends DISCHARGE have been forced to cancel their U.S. headlining tour, which was scheduled to kick off today (Saturday, May 28) at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore. "Due to circumstances beyond our control, our visas have been delayed and we are forced to postpone the i...

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British Heavy Metal Musicians Offer Tips For Creating Perfect Cup Of Tea (Video)

According to Mirror, two members of the British metalcore band HUNG have created hilarious new video with tips on making the perfect cup of tea. Barnaby Oakley and Paul Benford shot the clip called "How to make a METAL cup of tea, with Barnaby roaring: "Take your sacred bag of tea, one's all ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH On Possible SKID ROW Reunion: 'I'm Up For It, If They Are'

During a brand new interview with Loudwire, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was once again asked if he would be open to a reunion of the band's classic lineup. He said (see video below): "I don't have any reason why not to do that. I mean, I have a manager named Rick ...