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GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS Featuring Former NEVERMORE, GOD FORBID Members: Debut Album Out Now

GHOST SHIP OCTAVIUS, the melodic progressive metal group featuring lead guitarist Matt Wicklund (GOD FORBID, HIMSA, WARREL DANE),drummer Van Williams (NEVERMORE, ASHES OF ARES, PURE SWEET HELL) and vocalist Adōn Fanion, funded its brand new self-titled debut album through a successful Kickstarter f...

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PUDDLE OF MUDD's WES SCANTLIN Arrested At Milwaukee Airport

According to TMJ4, the NBC-affiliated TV station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, PUDDLE OF MUDD frontman Wes Scantlin has been arrested on disorderly conduct charges stemming from an incident at the city's Mitchell International Airport. PUDDLE OF MUDD's manager has informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET that Wes was r...

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LORDI Documentary 'Monsterman' To Receive International Premiere At DOXA Documentary Film Festival

"Monsterman", the Finnish documentary by director Antti Haase, will receive its international premiere on Saturday, May 9 at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. "Monsterman" tells the moving story of the heavy metal monster band LORDI which unexpectedly won the...

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First-Ever RIOT Tribute Album To Be Released This Month

"Thunder And Steel Down Under", the first-ever RIOT tribute album, will be released on April 24 via Skol Records. The compilation was produced by Bart Gabriel (SACRED STEEL, CRYSTAL VIPER, JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR) and includes RIOT classics performed by such artists as AXEL RUDI PELL, CRYSTAL VIP...

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UNLEASHED: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Defenders Of Midgard'

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will release their twelfth full-length album, "Dawn Of The Nine", on April 24 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork was created by Pär Olofsson (IMMORTAL, DEMONAZ, EXODUS) and can be seen below. UNLEASHED's follow-up to 2012's "Odalheim" was once again produced by th...

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ACCEPT Announces New Guitarist, Drummer

German/American metallers ACCEPT have announced the addition of guitarist Uwe Lulis (GRAVE DIGGER, REBELLION) and drummer Christopher Williams to the group's ranks. Says the band: "'Blind Rage' tour 2015 part II is on the move again, returning to South America with OZZY OSBOURNE, KISS, JUDAS PRIEST,...

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WARREL DANE: 'NEVERMORE Is Not Dead'

Iza Rodrigues of Menina Headbanger has produced a documentary about NEVERMORE/SANCTUARY singer Warrel Dane's recent Brazilian tour. The report on the "Dead Heart In A Dead World" 15th-anniversary Brazilian trek was recorded in São Paulo and São José dos Campos and can be seen below. A few excerpts f...

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TONY IOMMI: 'Once You've Had Something Like Lymphoma, The Fear That It Will Return Never Leaves'

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has shot down rumors that his health is the reason for the cancelation of the band's appearance at this year's edition of Ozzfest Japan. It was announced yesterday that BLACK SABBATH will no longer be appearing at the Japanese festival, scheduled for November 21-22...

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BURNING POINT Featuring Ex-BATTLE BEAST Singer NITTE VÄNSKÄ Signs With AFM RECORDS

Finnish melodic metallers BURNING POINT, whose current lineup includes singer Nitte Vänskä (ex-BATTLE BEAST),have inked a deal with AFM Records. The band's new studio album will be released later in the year. Stated BURNING POINT mastermind/guitarist Pete Ahonen: "To me, AFM Records has always been...

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BLACK SABBATH Pulls Out Of OZZFEST JAPAN; OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform Solo Set

Despite last month's announcement to the contrary, BLACK SABBATH will not appear at this year's Ozzfest Japan, scheduled for November 21-22 at Makuhari Messe outside Tokyo. The show will instead feature a solo performance by BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne, who will be accompanied by as-yet-undis...

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IRON MAIDEN Catalog Now Mastered For iTunes

Parlophone Records (BMG/INgrooves Music Group for the USA) has announced the release of nineteen IRON MAIDEN catalog albums which have been Mastered For iTunes, encoded from 24-bit / 96 khz high resolution masters and now remastered with iTunes in mind, delivering the music to listeners exactly the...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says 'Faith' Has Brought Him And DAVE MUSTAINE Closer Together

In a brand new interview with Australia's Glam Adelaide, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about his relationship with the band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, and how it was affected by Mustaine's conversion to Christianity. "As far as faith goes, it brings people together," Ellefson responded. "It h...

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Watch JUSTIN BIEBER Perform OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Crazy Train' On 'Lip Sync Battle'

Pop superstar Justin Bieber takes on Ozzy Osbourne's '80s classic "Crazy Train" on an upcoming episode of Spike TV's show "Lip Sync Battle", the new karaoke series inspired by the segment on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". In the preview clip below, Justin gets into full character, looking...

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PAUL DI'ANNO On His Time With IRON MAIDEN: 'I Didn't Get To Write As Much As I Wanted To'

Metal Thunder Radio recently conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno. You can now listen to the 45-minute chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about his time with IRON MAIDEN, Di'Anno said: "[IRON MAIDEN bassist and main songwriter] Steve [Harris] had most of the words...

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BATTLE BEAST: Multi-Camera Video Footage Of St. Petersburg Concert

Multi-camera fan-filmed video footage of BATTLE BEAST's March 26 concert at Phoenix Concert Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia can be seen below. BATTLE BEAST in February parted ways with lead guitarist and main songwriter Anton Kabanen due to "insurmountable disagreements" with the other members of the...