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Classic Early SORTILÈGE Albums To Be Reissued By NO REMORSE RECORDS

"SORTILÈGE — the best French metal had to offer. Timeless classics!" This quote from Deaf Forever magazine journalist Michael Kohsiek pretty much sums up the status of SORTILÈGE. Formed in 1981, the band released a self-titled EP in 1983 and followed it up with an amazing debut album, "Métamorphose"...

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GRAHAM BONNET Is Not Interested In Hearing RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Revamped RAINBOW

Graham Bonnet says that he is not interested in hearing Ritchie Blackmore's revamped version of RAINBOW because the band doesn't include any of the other musicians who were originally part of the group. Blackmore performed RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at three shows this past June. He was joined...

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STATUS QUO Frontman FRANCIS ROSSI Pays Tribute To RICK PARFITT: 'I Was Not Ready For This'

STATUS QUO frontman Francis Rossi (pictured) has commented on the death of his bandmate, Rick Parfitt, describing him as "the archetypal rock star." Parfitt died in Spain on Saturday at age 68. The guitarist suffered from a severe infection after experiencing complications with a pre-existing should...

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JEFF LOOMIS Says He Will Probably Just Play Solos On Next ARCH ENEMY Album

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi conducted an interview with former NEVERMORE and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis on December 11 in Bangalore, India. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his contributions to ARCH ENEMY's upcoming follow-up to 2014's "War Eternal" al...

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MALICE Guitarist MICK ZANE Dies After Battle With Cancer

Michael Landauer (a.k.a. Mick Zane),one of the founding members of '80s metal masters MALICE, died earlier today. He was battling what he was told was an inoperable brain tumor and was said to be receiving the same new miracle drug that recently helped former president Jimmy Carter cure his brain c...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Songwriting Process Is 'A Total Collaborative Thing'

Straus Project recently conducted an interview with bassist Eddie Jackson and guitarist Parker Lundgren of QUEENSRŸCHE. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there are any songs that were left over from the writing sessions for 2015's "Condition Hüman" album that might be revisited for the band...

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Rumor: TRIVIUM Parts Ways With Drummer PAUL WANDTKE, Replaces Him With ALEX BENT

Florida metallers TRIVIUM are rumored to have parted ways with their drummer of the past twelve months, Paul Wandtke. Although there has been no official confirmation on the matter, Wandtke's replacement is believed to be Alex Bent (BATTLECROSS, DECREPIT BIRTH),the California-based musician who has...

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HELLOWEEN: First Photo Of 'Pumpkins United' Touring Lineup Feat. MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will be rejoined by vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen for a world tour in 2017 and 2018. Dubbed "Pumpkins United", the trek will feature seven musicians — including current singer Andi Deris and guitarist Sascha Gerstner — performing material spanning H...

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ICED EARTH, Ex-WHITE WIZZARD, INTO ETERNITY Members Join Forces In WITHERFALL

Based out of Los Angeles, California, WITHERFALL is the collective brainchild of guitarist Jake Dreyer (ICED EARTH, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, WHITE WIZZARD),singer Joseph Michael (WHITE WIZZARD) and the late Adam Sagan (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, INTO ETERNITY). With Dreyer and Michael having previously worked t...

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Danny Vaughn and Michael Clayton are grasping, not merely holding on, as if time is against them and TYKETTO albums are threatened with endangerment. After the melodic rock act's 2008 reformation, Jimi Kennedy and Brooke St. James soon left their brothers with replacements Chris Childs and Chris Gre...

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RIOT V Releases Music Video For 'Bring The Hammer Down'

"Bring The Hammer Down", the new video from RIOT V, the band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, can be seen below. The clip was filmed at Phat Cat Guitars in Saginaw, Michigan when the band was rehearsing for a tour of Japan. The video was edited by Sascha Weins. "Brin...

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BILL ANDREWS Says RICK ROZZ And KAM LEE Cannot Use MASSACRE Name For Their New Band

Former MASSACRE drummer Bill Andrews has condemned guitarist Rick Rozz DeLillo and vocalist Kam Lee's attempt to resurrect the band with a new lineup. Last week, Rozz and Lee announced that they were rejoining forces in a revamped version of MASSACRE, dubbed MASSACRE X (the "X" was said to be "silen...

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GEOFF TATE Doesn't Rule Out Return To QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Never Say Never'

Geoff Tate doesn't rule out a reunion with QUEENSRŸCHE and says that an appearance at a hypothetical induction in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame would be "what's needed to get everybody in the same room talking again." In April 2014, Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE announced that a settlement had been reached...

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ALTER BRIDGE's MARK TREMONTI Doesn't Want To Hear Backing Tracks When Seeing Other Rock Bands Play Live

Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being a musician in 2016 versus the '90s: Mark: "The Internet took over a...

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Video Premiere: QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Bulletproof'

Seattle-based heavy metal icons QUEENSRŸCHE have released a music video for their song "Bulletproof". The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Condition Hüman", which debuted at No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart, having shifted 14,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 8, 201...