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MICHAEL WILTON: 'The Real Creativity Was Stifled' In Previous Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE

FOK! conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton on September 3 at the CityRock festival in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On choosing the setlist: Michael: "It's a balance to appease...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Talk About 'Repentless' Video Trilogy

When the members of SLAYER were approached by Nuclear Blast America's general manager Gerardo Martinez to make a music video for "Repentless", the title track of the band's 2015 label debut, they thought it was going to be a cool, one-off music video. Little did they know. Martinez put the band toge...

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GAMMA RAY's KAI HANSEN: 'XXX - Three Decades In Metal' Audio Samples

Kai Hansen, earMUSIC and Wacken Foundation are gearing up for the release of "XXX - Three Decades In Metal", the first solo album by Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. Hansen first made his name with the ground-breakin...

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Watch NORMA JEAN's Video For 'Everyone Talking Over Everyone Else'

"Everyone Talking Over Everyone Else", the new video from Atlanta, Georgia's NORMA JEAN, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's seventh full-length, "Polar Similar", which came out on September 9 via Solid State Records. First and foremost, "Polar Similar" is a reminder that NORMA JEAN...

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VOLBEAT Joined By JUNGLE ROT Frontman On Stage In Chicago (Video)

JUNGLE ROT frontman Dave Matrise joined VOLBEAT on stage last night (Tuesday, September 13) at Riviera Theatre in Chicago, Illinois to perform the VOLBEAT song "Evelyn". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. In a 2011 interview with Straight.com, VOLBEAT vocalist/guitarist Michael Pouls...

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DARKEST HOUR Begins Recording Crowdfunded New Album

DARKEST HOUR has entered the studio with producer Kurt Ballou to record its fully crowdfunded new album. The band has issued an update about everything going on in the DARKEST HOUR orbit right now, including the partial return of previous guitarist Kris Norris. So both fans and a former member are a...

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METALLICA: Official Trailer For 'Back To The Front' Book

"Metallica: Back To The Front", the definitive story of METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets" and the tour that followed its release, hits bookstores and online sellers on September 13. A very special Collector's Edition of the book was made available two weeks earlier on August 30 thro...

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Former MEGADETH, DIO, LYNCH MOB Members Set For Second Annual 'Bowl 4 Ronnie' Bowling Party

The second annual Bowl 4 Ronnie bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Friday, November 4 at the Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City, California. The event, hosted by radio personality Eddie Trunk, will include a celebrity bowling tournament,...

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THE ANSWER: 'Solas' Title Track Available For Streaming

Northern Irish rockers THE ANSWER will release their new album, "Solas", on October 28 via Napalm. The CD was produced by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh, who previously worked with THE ANSWER on their 2006 album "Rise". "Solas", which is the Gaelic (Irish language) word for "light," is also the...

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BLACK EARTH Feat. Former And Current Members Of ARCH ENEMY: Footage Of Japanese Tour Being Mixed For Concert DVD

BLACK EARTH — the project featuring former and current members of ARCH ENEMY performing material from ARCH ENEMY's first three albums live on stage — completed a seven-date Japanese tour this past May. The shows were professionally filmed and recorded and are currently being edited and mixed for a f...

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SIXX:A.M.: 'Vol. 2, Prayers For The Blessed' Album Details Revealed

SIXX:A.M. — the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael — will release "Vol. 2, Prayers For The Blessed" on November 18 via Eleven Seven Music. The album will be available for pre-order beginning October 14. Written and recorded at the sa...

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On a Mission: Live in Madrid

It might be said Michael Schenker is enjoying the best of times with TEMPLE OF ROCK. For one, he's rekindled onstage magic with old friends Herman Rarebell and Francis Buchholz. When these guys dig through an old SCORPIONS ditty onstage, you know they must feel as timeless as "Coast to Coast" itself...

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THE END Feat. Former DEATH/MASSACRE Guitarist RICK ROZZ: Lyric Video For 'Age Of Apocalypse' Title Track

The official lyric video for the song "Age Of Apocalypse" from THE END, the new old-school Florida death metal trio featuring ex-DEATH/MASSACRE guitarist Rick Rozz, ex-MASSACRE drummer Mike Mazzonetto and vocalist/bassist Michael Grim, can be seen below. The track is the title cut of THE END's debut...

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VOLBEAT Frontman Says Split With Bassist ANDERS KJØHOLM 'Came Very Naturally'

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT spoke to The Salt Lake Tribune about the 2015 departure of the band's longtime bassist Anders Kjøholm. He said: "It came very naturally, somehow. "When we end a year of touring, we always sit down as a band and go through...

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Video: New Lineup Of BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In Akron

Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's RATT performing on September 4 at Goodyear Theater in Akron, Ohio can be seen below. Blotzer's RATT recently announced the addition of Mitch Perry (TALAS, HEAVEN, STEELER, MSG, LITA FORD) and Stacey Blades (L.A. GUNS) on guitar and Brad Lang (Y&T) on b...