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PARADISE LOST Continuing Work On New Material, Looking Forward To Performing With Orchestra

Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with vocalist Nick Holmes and guitarist Greg Mackintosh of British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST. You can now watch the chat below. On the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2012's "Tragic Idol": Nick: "We're ab...

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FOREIGNER's MICK JONES Working On Biography-Documentary

FOREIGNER is pretty busy right now performing to capacity crowds on "The Soundtrack Of Summer" tour with STYX, but that's not the only thing the band is working on. Guitarist Mick Jones told VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner about a big project he is helping out with. "There's sort of a biography-docu...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Offers Headbanging Tips (Video)

The Floor Jansen - Head up High Facebook page recently conducted an interview with Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP). You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Asked if she had any tips for headbanging in a way that doesn't result in any neck pain or long-term physical damage, Janse...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Speaks To Austria's MULATSCHAG (Video)

Austria's Mulatschag recently conducted an interview with Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY . You can now watch the chat below. BLACK STONE CHERRY's fourth album, "Magic Mountain", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 22 on The Billb...

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BRUCE DICKINSON's SONISPHERE Air Show: Video Footage Available

Fans attending U.K.'s Sonisphere festival on Saturday, July 5 witnessed The Great War Display Team, a group of pilots which included IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson among its illustrious members, staging a spectacular 12-minute air display in the skies above Knebworth at approximately 6 p.m. Th...

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METALLICA: Official Video Footage Of GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL Concert

METALLICA's official YouTube channel Metallica TV has been updated with fly-on-the-wall footage shot by a MetOnTour.com reporter on June 28 at the Glastobury Festival in Glastonbury, England. The 18-minute clip includes footage of a rehearsal in London on June 26 and performance clips of "Creeping D...

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Study: Headbanging Can Cause Brain Injury

According to The Daily Beast, a new case study published in the medical journal Lancet has revealed that headbanging — described as violently shaking the head in time with the music, most commonly in the rock, punk and heavy metal music genres — can cause damage as the brain bumps up against the ...

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HALFORD Says Controversy Over DICKINSON's Teleprompter Comments Is Much Ado About Nothing

Rob Halford says that the recent controversy surrounding IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's apparent condemnation of the JUDAS PRIEST singer's use of a teleprompter during live performances is much ado about nothing. A teleprompter, or autocue, is a display device that prompts the person speakin...

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MACHINE HEAD Taps Brazilian Artist MARCELO VASCO For New Album Artwork

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have tapped Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (BELPHEGOR, EINHERJER, DIMMU BORGIR, THE FACELESS, NOCTEM, KEEP OF KALESSIN, BORKNAGAR) to handle the artwork for the band's much-anticipated new album, due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast. MACHINE...

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PARADISE LOST's NICK HOLMES Speaks To SKYNET At Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING (Video)

Skynet conducted an interview with vocalist Nick Holmes of British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST on June 29 at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. From the harrowing doom of their 1990 debut, "Lost Paradise", to 1991's genre-defining "Gothic", to 199...

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QUARTZ: New Album And Compilation In The Works

Birmingham heavy metal band QUARTZ is writing material for a new album, tentatively due in 2015. In addition, the group is putting the finishing touches on a compilation featuring previously unreleased studio material from the '80s, to be released later this year via Skol Records. QUARTZ came out of...

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CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI FILTH Confirms Split With Guitarist PAUL ALLENDER, Discusses Upcoming Album (Audio)

During a recent interview with the "Bleedin' Loud" podcast (audio below),vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey (pictured) of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH confirmed the band's split with guitarist Paul Allender and spoke about the group's plans for a new studio album, which is tentatively due ear...

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MISS MAY I's LEVI BENTON Speaks To Germany's VocalVictim.de (Video)

On June 18, VocalVictim.de conducted an interview with with vocalist Levi Benton of Ohio metallers MISS MAY I at in Munich, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. MISS MAY I's fourth album, "Rise Of The Lion", sold around 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to ...

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SHY/Ex-TNT Singer TONY MILLS To Undergo More Cardiac Surgery

British vocalist Tony Mills (TNT, SHY) is preparing to undergo more cardiac surgery. He writes on his Facebook page: "I can't just carry on as I have been, so I'm signing off until further notice. "If there is more to say in the near future, I'm sure it will be posted by my family." Mills ...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT To Perform With EXODUS At 'Fear FestEvil After Party' In San Diego

Scion Audio Visual celebrates San Diego's enormous comic and entertainment convention with iconic METALLICA guitar player Kirk Hammett and his namesake toy company Kirk Von Hammet Toys with an exclusive, RSVP-only celebration dubbed the "Fear FestEvil After Party" that will showcase a performance by...