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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Shoots Down Accusation Band Speeds Up Its Songs In The Studio

Levi Seth of Australia's Sticks For Stones recently conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of multinational metal band DRAGONFORCE. You can listen the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On DRAGONFORCE's forthcoming album, "Reaching Into Infinity": Herm...

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AMARANTHE Singer Says Brother's Overdose Death Was Catalyst For Band's Formation

AMARANTHE singer Elize Ryd has revealed that one of the catalysts for the band's birth was the passing of her half-brother. Johan Carlzon, who fronted the Swedish bands RELEVANT FEW and ABANDON, died on December 17, 2008 in Barcelona, Spain from a reported overdose. He was 32 years old. Asked by Jus...

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Video Premiere: AMARANTHE's 'Boomerang'

"Boomerang", the new video from Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE, can be seen below. The clip was once again directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES and KAMELOT, among others. Commented AMARANTHE guitarist Olof Mörck...

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DRAGONFORCE: Complete 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album Details Revealed

Multinational metal band DRAGONFORCE will release its new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", on May 19 via earMUSIC on CD, LP and a special-edition CD and DVD. The follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload" will mark the band's third full-length studio release with singer Marc Hudson, who joined the group...

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Singer JAKE E Is 'Stepping Off The AMARANTHE Tour Bus' To Pursue Other Projects

Vocalist Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg has broken his silence regarding his departure from AMARANTHE, the successful Swedish melodic metal band he co-founded. AMARANTHE has kept an active touring schedule in between recording and releasing four studio albums. Following AMARANTHE's tour of Japan with HELL...

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DRAGONFORCE To Release 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album; Cover Artwork Unveiled

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have set "Reaching Into Infinity" as the title of their new album, tentatively due this spring. The cover artwork of the follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload" has just been unveiled and can be seen below. DRAGONFORCE's forthcoming effort will mark the band's...

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SKID ROW To Record Final Installment Of 'United World Rebellion' EP Trilogy

SKID ROW will enter the studio in late February to begin recording the final installment of its "United World Rebellion" trilogy of EPs, to be released later in the year. The follow-up to 2014's "Rise Of The Damnation Army - United World Rebellion: Chapter Two" and 2013's "United World Rebellion: Ch...

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SKID ROW Guitarist On New Singer ZP THEART: 'He Is A Brother' And 'He Sounds Great With Us'

SKID ROW will enter the studio at the end of next month to begin recording its first new music since 2014's "Rise Of The Damnation Army - United World Rebellion: Chapter Two" EP. The effort will mark the band's first release with the South African-born, British-based vocalist ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE,...

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DRAGONFORCE Is Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE are putting the finishing touches on their new album for a tentative spring release. Speaking to Alto Music at this past weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li stated about the band's follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload"...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Performs In Anaheim (Video)

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and his solo band performed on Friday, January 20 at the City National Grove Of Anaheim in Anaheim, California as the support act for METAL ALLEGIANCE. You can now watch fan-filmed video footage of his set below. Friedman recently completed work on the follow...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, KISS, KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, SLAYER Set For CHICAGO OPEN AIR Festival

The second annual Chicago Open Air will bring together an all-star lineup of rock's top artists on Friday, July 14, Saturday, July 15 and Sunday, July 16 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, just outside Chicago. The three-day music, craft beer and Gourmet Man Food festival will feature over 40 p...

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SKID ROW Officially Recruits Ex-DRAGONFORCE Singer ZP THEART, Prepares To Make New Record

South African-born, British-based singer ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE, TANK, I AM I) has been officially named the new frontman of SKID ROW. SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan made the lineup announcement during the band's January 14 concert at the Casino in Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada. Addressing the crowd b...

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HALESTORM, SKID ROW, CINDERELLA Members Perform BLACK SABBATH, KIX, RAMONES Classics (Video)

Joe Hottinger and Lzzy Hale of HALESTORM, Eric Brittingham of CINDERELLA and Rachel Bolan of SKID ROW joined THEE ROCK N' ROLL RESIDENCY on stage on December 13 at TailGate Brewery in Nashville, Tennessee to perform cover versions of KIX's "Blow My Fuse", BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and RAMONE...

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SKID ROW Reunion Talks Have Halted, Says SEBASTIAN BACH

During a brand new interview with Vanyaland, Sebastian Bach was asked once again about the chances of him reuniting with the other members of the classic lineup of SKID ROW. He responded: "All I can say is in recent days, when I said before that the managers [of Bach and SKID ROW] 'are ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH On Possible SKID ROW Reunion: Our Managers Are Talking

During an appearance on Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM show "Trunk Nation" earlier this week, Sebastian Bach was asked if there have been any updates on his long-rumored reunion with other members of the classic lineup of SKID ROW. He responded: "All I can say is that [my manager] Rick [Sales] is talking to...