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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS To Release 'The Deep & The Dark Live @ Symphonic Metal Nights' In February

Symphonic metal masters VISIONS OF ATLANTIS will release their first live album, "The Deep & The Dark Live @ Symphonic Metal Nights", on February 22, 2019 via Napalm Records. With focus on songs from the band's latest studio album, "The Deep & The Dark", this live opus pushes the mystical adventure...

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SOUNDGARDEN Guitarist Says Unveiling Of CHRIS CORNELL Statue Was 'Surreal'

SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil told Kerrang! magazine in a new interview that the unveiling of a statue of the band's late singer, Chris Cornell, last month at Seattle's MoPOP Museum was both "surreal" and a "source of great pride." The life-size statue, commissioned and donated to the museum by V...

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TOM MORELLO On Upcoming CHRIS CORNELL Tribute Concert: 'It's Not Gonna Be Some Mournful, Dreary Thing'

A benefit concert in memory of late SOUNDGARDEN and AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell, billed as "I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell", will take place at the Forum in Los Angeles on January 16, 2019. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the show will feature performances from FOO FIGHTERS and METALLICA...

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ACCEPT's Founding Bassist PETER BALTES Quits Band

ACCEPT's founding bassist Peter Baltes has announced his exit from the band. He said in a statement: "To all ACCEPT fans: I hereby like to announce my departure as bass player from ACCEPT. I have been with the band from the very beginning. Many of you have been there as well. I like to thank you al...

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VINNY APPICE On Bands Doing Farewell Tours: 'Sometimes It's The Time To Give It Up And Actually Retire'

In a recent interview with WSOU, veteran rock drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) spoke about the spate of iconic rock and metal bands announcing farewell tours in recent years, including KISS and BLACK SABBATH. He said: "I've heard a lot of [farewell-tour announcements], and th...

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MINISTRY To Enter Studio In January

Industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY will enter the studio in early 2019 to begin recording the follow-up to this year's "AmeriKKKant" album. Al Jourgensen told Consequence Of Sound in a new interview: "This [fall] tour pretty much closes out our touring on 'AmeriKKKant', and then we immediately, as o...

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Former WHITE LION Singer MIKE TRAMP To Release 'Stray From The Flock' Album In March

Former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp will release a new album, "Stray From The Flock", on March 1, 2019 via Mighty Music. A single titled "Dead End Ride" will precede the full-length effort on January 25, 2019. Tramp's debut album as a solo artist, "Capricorn", was reissued on November 2 for its 20...

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JAY JAY FRENCH Says TWISTED SISTER Had A Strict No-Drugs-And-Alcohol Policy: 'We Fired Anybody Who Did It'

Heavy Metal And Booze conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French at this year's "Days Of The Dead" convention, which was held November 16 in Chicago, Illinois. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how TWISTED SISTE...

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MIKE HOWE Says Not Sounding Like DAVID WAYNE Made It 'Easy' For Him To Join METAL CHURCH in 1988

Chris Akin of "The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Howe of West Coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH about the band's new studio album, "Damned If You Do". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On rejoin...

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JOHN BUSH On ARMORED SAINT's Studio Output: 'The Way I See It, It's All About The Quality, Not The Quantity'

RadioactiveMike Z, host of the Riverside, California-based radio station 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", conducted an interview with ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush prior to the band's August 17 show at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California where it was performing its seminal 1991 a...

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STEVE VAI Says 'Generation Axe' Tour 'Turned Out So Much Better Than We Could Have Ever Expected'

Guitarist Steve Vai recently spoke with Jedd Beaudoin of the Wichita, Kansas radio station 89.1 KMUW. The full conversation can be streamed at this location. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and KMUW). On the inaugural "Generation Axe" tours — which also feature Yngwie Malms...

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FLOOR JANSEN Reflects On Her Six Years With NIGHTWISH: 'It's Been Quite The Ride'

Prior to NIGHTWISH's performance in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 3, vocalist Floor Jansen spoke with HeavyMetal.dk. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the hardest NIGHTWISH songs to sing live: Floor: "Songs we don't do very ofte...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'I'm Truly Living The Dream'

Guitarist Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ZAKK SABBATH) recently spoke with Deathwish Coffee's "Fueled By Death Cast" podcast. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and Deathwish Coffee). On returning to Ozzy's band: Zakk:...

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MANDRAH Feat. Former GRIP INC. Guitarist WALDEMAR SORYCHTA: 'The Other Side' EP Available

MANDRAH, the band featuring former GRIP INC. guitarist and acclaimed producer Waldemar Sorychta, Danish-German singer Cornelia Schmitt (THE HEROINES) and drummer Vic Chains (THE SPOOK, THE DEAD KINGS),has just released its debut EP, "The Other Side", via RecordJet. Sorychta's music has never been a...

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Former MORBID ANGEL Guitarist RICHARD BRUNELLE Launches New Project MOSAIC COVENANT

Former MORBID ANGEL guitarist Richard Brunelle has launched a new project called MOSAIC COVENANT. He is joined in the group by drummer Brandon Thomas Lyons. MOSAIC COVENANT recently released its first two songs via Knife Fight Media, "Silence The Dead" and "The Sun Never Stops The Rain". Brunelle st...