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SOILWORK Frontman Says THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Has Become 'Metalheads' Guilty Pleasure'

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK about his classic/progressive rock supergroup THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Composes Japan Heritage Official Theme Song

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has written the Japan heritage official theme song. The track, which can be heard below, was performed by Friedman and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, with strings arranged by Akira Sasaki, bass played by Kiyoshi, piano by Yukiko Takada, tsuzumi by Shonosuk...

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WHITESNAKE's JOEL HOEKSTRA Explains 'Flesh & Blood' Album Delay

WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra spoke to the "Ouch You're On My Hair" podcast about the decision to push back the projected release date of the band's new album, "Flesh & Blood", to next year. "A lot of it just has to do with how long it takes after you turn something in these days," he said. "We...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: LAST IN LINE's Second Album 'Shows Great Growth For The Band'

During a recent appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106),LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell and singer Andrew Freeman, provided an update on that band's in-progress, as-yet-untitled second album, tentatively due in early 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. "Vivian just f...

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DEF LEPPARD Releases New Lyric Video For 'Pour Some Sugar On Me'

On June 1, Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury/UMe fires the first salvo in DEF LEPPARD's projected four-volume career-spanning box set series, when the appropriately dubbed "Volume One" appears in multidisc LP and CD collections. The collection arrives in time for this summer's highly anticipated DEF LEPPARD...

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ANVIL Frontman Says JAY JAY FRENCH Is 'A Very Foolish Man Who's Looking For Attention' With His Retirement Comments

Sofa King Cool recently conducted an interview with frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when ANVIL would possibly retire: Lips: "When they take me away on a gurney. You don't r...

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FOREIGNER: 'Urgent' Performance Video From 'Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus' DVD

A performance clip of the song "Urgent" from FOREIGNER's "Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus" DVD can be seen below. In May 2017, FOREIGNER performed two sold-out shows in Lucerne, Switzerland, together with the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by Ernst Va...

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BIFF BYFORD Calls JAY JAY FRENCH 'A Silly Little Man' Over Retirement Comments

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has dismissed Jay Jay French as "a silly little man" after the TWISTED SISTER guitarist criticized other bands for continuing to perform well past their prime. As last month's Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, Florida, Jay Jay said that the members of SAXON are "80 fuck...

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WHITESNAKE's 'Flesh & Blood' Album Pushed Back To 2019

WHITESNAKE has pushed back the projected release date of its new album, "Flesh & Blood", to next year. The band's record label, Frontiers Music Srl, issued a statement earlier today blaming the delay on "technical issues." "It is with great disappointment that, following technical issues whilst mixi...

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FOREIGNER's KELLY HANSEN: 'I Don't Think That It Makes Sense To Put Out Full CDs Anymore'

FOREIGNER singer Kelly Hansen says that there are no plans for the band to record a full-length follow-up to 2009's "Can't Slow Down" album. "You know, I don't think that, in this day and age, it makes sense to put out full CDs anymore," he tells Antihero Magazine. "When we put out 'Can't Slow Down'...

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FOREIGNER: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus' Album

Audio snippets of all the tracks that are set to appear on FOREIGNER's "Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. "I Want To Know What Love Is", "Cold As Ice", "Waiting For A Girl Like You", "Hot Blooded", "Juke Box Hero". FOREIGNER's tim...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Says JUDAS PRIEST And FOREIGNER Have Turned Into 'Cover Bands'

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French took part in a question-and-answer session at this month's Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, Florida. You can now watch the discussion below. Speaking about bands which have continued performing well past their prime, French said: "[JUDAS] PRIEST is 65 year...

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DOKKEN's JEFF PILSON On Future Of Band's Classic Lineup: 'We'll Just Have To Wait And See'

In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, bassist Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN, FOREIGNER, DIO) discusses the upcoming release of DOKKEN's "Return To The East Live (2016)" of the classic lineup's 2016 reunion in Japan, the band's original 1989 breakup and the possibility of this lineup continuing in...

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LAST IN LINE Singer Says Second Album Will Include 'Barnburners' And 'More Progressive' Songs

LAST IN LINE singer Andrew Freeman spoke to the "Ouch You're On My Hair" podcast about the band's upcoming sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2019. Asked if the new LAST IN LINE material represents a musical progression from the group's 2016 debut, "Heavy Crown", Freeman said: "There's a prog...

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SUPER STROKE Album Featuring Three-Fourths Of Classic DOKKEN Lineup Nearing Completion, Says ROBERT MASON

WARRANT frontman and off-and-on LYNCH MOB vocalist Robert Mason was recently interviewed by Straus Project. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On being a member of multiple active bands and projects: Robert: "George [Lynch] had aske...