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ARCH ENEMY To Release 'Reason To Believe' Single, 'Covered In Blood' Compilation Album

Extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will release a strictly limited, hand-numbered seven-inch single and a digital single for their song "Reason To Believe" on December 7 through Century Media Records. Both formats, physical and digital, feature the cover song "Shout" (TEARS FOR FEARS) as a B-side. The sev...

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COREY TAYLOR To Play Acoustic Set At Fundraising Benefit For STAR TREATMENTS

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will play an acoustic set on Friday, December 14 at Fremont Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. He will be joined by his longtime sidekick Jason Christopher, who has previously worked with PRONG, MINISTRY and SEBASTIAN BACH. Also appearing on the bill are...

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VINNIE VINCENT: December Concert Dates Postponed To February

Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent's previously announced shows in Memphis on December 7 and December 8 have been postponed until February 8 and February 9, 2019 in Nashville due to additional scheduling and logistical requirements by the promoter. Promoter Derek Christopher said: "Vinnie is read...

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MICHAEL AMOTT Has 'A Few New Ideas Already For' ARCH ENEMY's Next Album

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to the "Will To Power" album. Released in 2017, that disc marked the second ARCH ENEMY album since the departure of longtime singer Angela Gossow and addition of Alissa White-Gluz. Asked by Rock Mania TV what...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Has No Plans To Retire: 'I'm Gonna Keep On Going And Going Till I Drop Dead On Stage'

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann has told RockSverige that he has no intention of ever retiring from music. "I decided that I'm gonna keep on going and going till I drop dead on stage," he said. "Honestly, I'm not even kidding. That's my personal goal, because I don't think retirement is really an att...

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ACE FREHLEY On Firing Drummer SCOT COOGAN: He Told Me, 'You're Losing A Rock Star'

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley spoke to SiriusXM's "Jim And Sam" about his decision to part ways with the solo band that has backed him on his most recent tours: Richie Scarlet on guitar, Chris Wyse on bass and Scot Coogan. His new group now consists of musicians who backed him and KISS bassist/v...

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ACE FREHLEY Explains Why He Fired His Band: 'It Wasn't Just About Funds'

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" about his decision to part ways with the solo band that has backed him on his most recent tours: Richie Scarlet on guitar, Chris Wyse on bass and Scot Coogan. "That was hard," Frehley admitted. As for how the change happened, Ace s...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN Praises ANDY SNEAP: 'He's The Number One Metal Producer'

Katie Wilson of WSOU 89.5 recently conducted an interview with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ACCEPT's relationship with producer Andy Sneap, who has manned the production...

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ACE FREHLEY Splits With Solo Band, Enlists Musicians From GENE SIMMONS's Backing Group

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has decided to part ways with the solo band that has backed him on his most recent tours: Richie Scarlet on guitar, Chris Wyse on bass and Scot Coogan. He tells "The Cassius Morris Show" in a brand new interview (hear audio below): "I'm changing the lineup in my ban...

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WOLF HOFFMANN: Why ACCEPT Doesn't Do Full-Blown U.S. Tours Anymore

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke to KNAC.COM about the band's reluctance to stage full-blown tours of the U.S. due to worsening market conditions in the country. When writer Ruben Mosqueda pointed out to Hoffmann that ACCEPT has only performed in Portland, Oregon twice in the nine years since t...

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Former KISS Guitarist VINNIE VINCENT To Go Full Electric For Comeback Shows

With both of his comeback shows almost sold out, former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has announced that the concerts will now be "full-shred" electric performances. The shows, which will take place December 7 and December 8 in Memphis, Tennessee at the Theatre at Graceland, are Vincent's first retu...

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ACCEPT Has 'Started Putting Down Some Riffs' For Follow-Up To 'The Rise Of Chaos' Album

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann has confirmed to The Foundry in a new interview that the band has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2017's "The Rise Of Chaos" album. "We started putting down some riffs here and there, but the majority of the stuff will happen after we stop tourin...

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ARCH ENEMY: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'The World Is Yours' Video

ARCH ENEMY has released behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the video for the song "The World Is Yours", taken from the band's latest album, "Will To Power". The clip, which has been viewed more than 25 million times on YouTube, was directed by Patric Ullaeus and can be seen below. ARCH ENE...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Is Working On Second Solo Album

Rex Brown working on material for his second solo album. The former PANTERA and DOWN bassist wrote on Instagram: "Slugging it out in the studio, writing & recording Solo record #2...Stay tuned Folks, this is getting Good!!! #rexbrown #pantera" Rex's debut solo disc, "Smoke On This…", was released in...

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VERMITHRAX To Release 'Imperium Draconus' Album In October

Pittsburgh power thrashers VERMITHRAX have inked a deal with Divebomb Records for the release of their sophomore album, "Imperium Draconus", which is due October 12. Striving to resuscitate the aggressive, driving metal of the mid-'80s thrash scene, VERMITHRAX was forged in 2012 by vocalist Chris "...