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Former WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP To Release 'Nomad' Solo Album In August

Former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp will release a new solo album, "Nomad", on August 28 via Target Records. The follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed "Museum" is Mike's fourth release for Target. According to a press release, "Nomad" sees Tramp "complet[ing] what he calls his trilogy on his...

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THE DARKNESS's New Drummer Is ROGER TAYLOR's Son RUFUS

Rufus Taylor, the son of legendary QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor, has been named new drummer of British rockers THE DARKNESS. Taylor's hiring comes just days after THE DARKNESS announced the departure of drummer Emily Davies in a Facebook post. Rufus made his debut with THE DARKNESS at the Gibson relea...

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INFERNAL MAJESTY: Trailer For 'House Of War' Music Video

A trailer for the soon-to-be-released music video "House Of War" from long-running Canadian metallers INFERNAL MAJESTY can be seen below. INFERNAL MAJESTY's current lineup: Christopher Bailey - vocals Kenny Hallman - guitar Steve Terror - guitar Kiel Wilson - drums In a 2006 interview with Metal-Rul...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' Video Released

Finland-based symphonic metal masters NIGHTWISH have just released a new single, the title track of the band's latest album, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful", as a limited-edition MCD, 10-inch vinyl and as a download. The track listing is as follows: 01. Endless Forms Most Beautiful (album version) 02...

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BABYMETAL's Video For 'Road Of Resistance', Co-Writtten By DRAGONFORCE Members

The official performance video for "Road Of Resistance" (formerly referred to as "The One"),a brand new song from the Japanese pop-metal group BABYMETAL, can be seen below. The track, which was debuted during BABYMETAL's November 8, 2014 concert at the Brixton O2 Academy in London, England, is a co...

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Original RAINBOW Bassist CRAIG GRUBER Dies After Battle With Prostate Cancer

Bassist Craig Gruber died on Tuesday (May 5) at the age of 63 after a battle with prostate cancer. Albeit not a household name, Gruber is best known as the original bassist in RAINBOW, having played on the band's first album, "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". He was also a member of ELF alongside vocal...

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PARADISE LOST: 'Beneath Broken Earth' Video Released

"Beneath Broken Earth", the new video from British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ash Pears of AshTV Music Video. Comments PARADISE LOST guitarist Greg Mackintosh: "I fucking hate metal band performance videos, so when I got told that we needed to do...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING is 'Glad' RICHIE FAULKNER Has Allowed Band To Carry On

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was interviewed on the latest episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" via the "Metal Modem" segment. Asked what he has been up to since he left PRIEST in 2011, Downing said: "I've appeared a couple of albums — just did a couple of solos. It didn't ...

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CARCASS's BILL STEER: 'We Genuinely Don't Like The Direction That A Lot Of New Metal Has Taken'

Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Due to your hiatus there was more than 15 years between CARCASS albums, do you feel that...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Looks Back On 'Defenders Of The Faith' Album

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has has posted the following message in the "blog" section of his Steel Mill web site: "In 1984, PRIEST 'Defenders Of The Faith' tour sold out Madison Square Garden! Now that was what you call a memorable gig, exuberant fans decided to fill the stage with f...

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NIGHTWISH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire Cleveland Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's entire April 17 concert in Cleveland, Ohio can be seen below. NIGHTWISH is currently on the road in North America with special guests SABATON, a Swedish heavy metal band that gives us a history lesson in their songs on war and historical battles, and Dutch fem...

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MIKE PORTNOY And JORDAN RUDESS Reunite At HAKEN's New York City Concert

Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and the band's keyboardist, Jordan Rudess, joined the British progressive metal band HAKEN on stage last night (Wednesday, April 30) at the The Studio at Webster Hall in New York City. A photo taken after the concert can be seen below. NEXT TO NONE, the band...

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KATAKLYSM To Film Video For Every Song On 'Of Ghosts And Gods' Album

Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will release new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was created by up-and-coming dark and macabre artist Art By Surtsey and can be seen below. A short video previewin...

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GIRLSCHOOL To Release Limited-Edition 'Propaganda!' EP

Legendary all-girl British hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL are gearing up to storm North America for the first time in 20 years, reclaiming their rightful place as the hardest-rocking bunch of females to ever destroy a stage. Support on the trek will come from CRUCIFIED BARBARA, OLD JAMES and VELVET BLACK....

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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Hammer Of The Witches' Track Listing, Formats Revealed

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will release their eleventh studio album, "Hammer Of The Witches", in July via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. "Hammer Of The Witches" will be made available on jewel case CD, limited-edition digipak, mail-order edition and 2LP...