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EDGUY Considered Approaching NASA For Stage Set

In September, German melodic metallers EDGUY will hit the road in support of their forthcoming album, "Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown". The band's tour management has just revealed that EDGUY considered approaching NASA to help build the stage for the show. A spokesman for All Access Entertai...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says There Are 'Stronger Vocal Melodies And More Melodies Overall' On New Album

Noisey recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noisey: From those first days with ERUPTION to the upcoming OPETH release, how have you seen yourself evolve both personally and ar...

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Video: ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Performs At MUSIKMESSE

Video footage of the ANNIHILATOR guitarist/mainman Jeff Waters performing at this year's Musikmesse fair, which was held March 12-15 in Frankfurt, Germany, can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR's latest album, "Feast", was re-released as a limited edition featuring re-recorded ANNIHILATOR classics on CD an...

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TESTAMENT 'Deeply Apologizes' For Confrontation With Indonesian Support Act

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have released the following statement: "As TESTAMENT returns from our first trip to Indonesia, a country we've looked forward to visiting for many years, it is with deep disappointment that our performance didn't turn out as planned. "While our experience i...

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Now that the brief psychobilly rampage through the punk underground has quieted down like another here-and-almost-gone fad, it's mostly down to the main core of veteran bass-slappin' happies likes NEKROMANTIX, BATMOBILE and the original Psychobilly Freakout himself, Reverend Horton Heat. Resurrectin...

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ASIA: 'Gravitas' EPK Available

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for ASIA's new album, "Gravitas", can be seen below. Produced and written by band members John Wetton and Geoff Downes, the CD is deeply introspective within a clearly accessible sound. The album also introduces the world to ASIA's new guitarist, Sam Coulson, who came a...

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ASIA: 'Valkyrie' Video Released

"Valkyrie", the new video from the legendary British band ASIA, can be seen below. According to USA Today, ASIA bassist John Wetton drew his inspiration for the song from the Norse deities who accompany the souls of heroic warriors to Valhalla. "I've got a bit of a fetish about the sacred feminine,"...

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Y&T's BRAD LANG Speaks To ModestoNews.org (Video)

Naja Davis of ModestoNews.org conducted an interview with Y&T bassist Brad Lang when the band played in Modesto, California on January 31. You can now watch the chat below. Lang originally joined Y&T in 2010 after founding bassist Phil Kennemore was diagnosed with lung cancer. Phil lost his...

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VINNIE PAUL: How PANTERA Fell Apart

In the brand new issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott recalls how the band began falling apart in the midst of its biggest success after singer Philip Anselmo turned to heroin to combat his back pain. "This is when the drug thing came about and everything...

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British Supergroup ASIA To Release 'Gravitas' In March

ASIA, the legendary British band, moves into the next phase of its extraordinary career with "Gravitas", a brave new album that explores different musical landscapes while embracing its familiar musical past. Produced and written by band members John Wetton and Geoff Downes, "Gravitas" is deeply int...

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NASHVILLE PUSSY's RUYTER SUYS Interviewed On 'The Classic Metal Show' (Audio)

NASHVILLE PUSSY guitarist Ruyter Suys was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. NASHVILLE PUSSY's new studio album, "Up The...

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ANNIHILATOR's 'Feast' To Be Re-Released With Bonus DVD

ANNIHILATOR's latest album, "Feast", will be re-released as a limited edition featuring re-recorded ANNIHILATOR classics on CD and the full Wacken Open Air festival show on DVD, all in a special Ecolbook version with a new 3D cover! This edition contains: * The new album "Feast" in a CD-sized book w...

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Singer DAVID REECE Says His Stint With ACCEPT Was 'A Great Experience, But An Uphill Battle'

Mark Dean of Myglobalmind webzine recently conducted an interview with American singer David Reece, whose most notable early releases were ACCEPT's 1989 album "Eat The Heat" and BANGALORE CHOIR's 1992 classic "On Target". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Myglobalmind: Your latest mus...

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AT THE GATES Announces New Studio Album, Label Home

Seminal Swedish metallers AT THE GATES are back! Following the heat of an ample and highly praised live reunion, the pioneers of the "Gothenburg-style" melodic death metal sound have announced that they are working on a comeback studio album, "At War With Reality", with the classic lineup of their l...

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GUNS N' ROSES, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, EXTREME, Ex-MEGADETH Guitarists Perform At 'Randy Rhoads Remembered'

Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME, RIHANNA),Marty Friedman (MEGADETH),Gus G. (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIREWIND),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD),Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER),Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA),Rowan Robertson (DIO),Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS) and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) are amo...