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JOHN PETRUCCI: DREAM THEATER's Albums Are 'A Reflection Of Who We Are As Musicians'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal masters DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Before you announced this tour, it was made clear that it was going to be "The Astonishin...

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AMON AMARTH To Tour Europe With DARK TRANQUILLITY, OMNIUM GATHERUM

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH have announced a spring 2017 European headlining tour with support from DARK TRANQUILLITY and OMNIUM GATHERUM. AMON AMARTH comments: "We are having so much fun on our current European tour we decided we needed to come back and to do it again! We are definitely loo...

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LIVE NATION Acquires Majority Stake In SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today announced it has acquired a majority stake in Sweden Rock Festival, one of Sweden's most successful and longest-running festivals. The team behind Sweden Rock Festival will continue to curate, manage and produce the event, now with access to Live Nation's unpara...

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Video: EUROPE Performs Entire 'The Final Countdown' Album In Zurich

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE performed at Volkshaus in Zurich, Switzerland on November 16 as part of their special tour during which they are playing their "The Final Countdown" album in its entirety to celebrate the LP's 30th anniversary. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. A...

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Former AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD Teases 'Head Job' Video

A teaser for "Head Job", the video for the title track of former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's solo album, is available below. The full clip, which was filmed in Tauranga, New Zealand, will make its online debut this weekend. "Head Job" is being re-released by London-based agents Simon Britton and Alan...

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Video Premiere: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 'Cut Me Loose'

"Cut Me Loose", the new video from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be seen below. Directed by Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn, the clip was filmed on September 8 in Utah's world-famous Bonneville Salt Flats. The video is said to be "a new imagining" of the powerful song from the band's...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Drops The Puck Before Cardiff Devils Vs. Glasgow Braehead Clan Game (Video)

Bruce Dickinson was the guest of honor at Cardiff Devils' Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom on Sunday, November 20. The IRON MAIDEN singer watched the Welsh ice hockey team against Glasgow Braehead Clan and was invited to drop the puck before face-off. Check out video footage below. Last m...

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GHOST's 'Meliora' Certified Platinum In Sweden

"Meliora", the latest album from Swedish occult rockers GHOST, has been certified platinum in Sweden for sales in excess of 40,000 copies. (Note: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [IFPI] in Sweden has revised the sales requirements for albums to reach platinum status in the c...

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AMARANTHE's ELIZE RYD: 'There's Nothing Strange About Being A Woman In Metal Anymore'

Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with singer Elize Ryd of Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE. You can watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being an artist 15 years ago versus in 2016: Elize: "...

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EYEHATEGOD Frontman Needs Lifesaving Liver Transplant

Michelle Maher-Williams, the wife of EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams, has launched a YouCaring fundraising page for her husband, who urgently needs a lifesaving liver transplant. She writes on the site: "As many of you are aware, Michael has been battling health issues for the last 2+ years. What...

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GOZU Signs Worldwide Deal With BLACKLIGHT MEDIA/METAL BLADE RECORDS

Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Boston's rock/metal outfit GOZU to a worldwide deal. Formed in 2010, the four-piece has released one EP and three full-lengths to-date, and is currently writing their fourth studio album, set for a 2017 release. GOZU comments: "We are...

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BLACK SABBATH: Listen To Early Live Version Of 'Iron Man' With Alternate Lyrics

BLACK SABBATH's second album, "Paranoid", was reissued on November 11 by Rhino as a four-disc set that includes the original 1970 LP, a rare quad mix of the record folded down to stereo and two live shows from 1970, one from Montreux and one from Brussels. The song "Iron Man", recorded live in Montr...

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Video Premiere: KREATOR's 'Gods Of Violence'

"Gods Of Violence", the new video from German thrash titans KREATOR, can be seen below. The clip was filmed with renowned video production company Grupa13, which has previously worked with AMON AMARTH, BEHEMOTH and ELUVEITIE. "Gods Of Violence" is the title track of KREATOR's 14th album, which will...

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PRONG: Lyric Video For 'In Spite Of Hindrances' Song

The official lyric video for the song "In Spite Of Hindrances" from PRONG can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "X - No Absolutes", which was released on February 5 through SPV/Steamhammer as a digipak (including bonus track+poster),2LP gatefold version (colored vinyl,...

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BLACK SABBATH: Unboxing Video For Super Deluxe Edition Of 'Paranoid'

BLACK SABBATH's second album, "Paranoid", was reissued on November 11 by Rhino as a four-disc set that includes the original 1970 LP, a rare quad mix of the record folded down to stereo and two live shows from 1970, one from Montreux and one from Brussels. JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford penned the...