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Without CHRIS HOLMES, W.A.S.P. 'Ain't Gonna Be Happening'

Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follows (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On W.A.S.P.'s early days: "It was great. Tony [Richards, drums] got thrown out. [Steve] R...

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HANK SHERMANN 'Would Love To' Make 'A Final, Cool Album' With MERCYFUL FATE

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with MERCYFUL FATE and DENNER/SHERMANN guitarist Hank Shermann. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if there is a chance that MERCYFUL FATE will record a new studio album or play any shows in th...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'The Fans Know Who Wrote' The Band's Classic Songs

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's claim that he wr...

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GRAHAM BONNET BAND Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of the GRAHAM BONNET BAND for the release of a brand new studio album of original songs, tentatively due in early 2016. Currently making preparations for a February tour in the U.K., the GRAHAM BONNET BAND is a four-piece hard rock outfit led by Graham B...

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SCORPIONS Singer KLAUS MEINE: 'We Really Don't Wanna Talk About Another Farewell Tour'

Sally Steele, CEO, founder, publisher and editor in chief of Vegas Rocks! magazine, recently conducted an interview with singer Klaus Meine of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. A couple of exceprts from the chat follow below. On whether there was anything in the band's long, fifty-year history th...

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STRYPER's Cover Version Of BLACK SABBATH's 'After Forever' Available For Streaming

STRYPER's cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "After Forever" can be streamed below. The song is featured on STRYPER's new album, "Fallen", which will be released worldwide on Friday, October 16 via Frontiers. The CD was tracked at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts....

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Video: W.A.S.P. Performs New Song 'Last Runaway' In Oberhausen, Germany

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P. performing a new song, "Last Runaway", on September 25 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany can be seen below. W.A.S.P.'s new album, "Golgotha", will be released on October 2 via Austria's Napalm Records. W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless previously stated abo...

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Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN: 'Satan's Tomb' Title Track Streaming

Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP "Satan's Tomb", coming on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE...

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LORDI To Enter Studio In December

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI will enter the studio in December to begin recording the follow-up to 2014's "Scare Force One" album for a 2016 release. Speaking to Australia's The Rockpit, LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi stated about the relatively short gap since the arrival of the band's last CD: "The...

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SLAYER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Repentless' Video Shoot From RED DIGITAL CINEMA

SLAYER unleashed its new album, "Repentless", on September 11 via Nuclear Blast. To celebrate its release, the band created a gore-soaked music video for the CD's title track — and RED Digital Cinema was there to capture the entire shooting experience. Watch RED's behind-the-scenes clip of "Repentle...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON To Launch Whip's Bar & Grill In Richmond

Coming in 2016 in Richmond, Virginia is Whip's Bar & Grill - Bikes, Rock & Brews. Whip's Bar & Grill is the creation of friends Michael "Whip" Wilton (the legendary guitar player of QUEENSRŸCHE, SOULBENDER and WRATCHET HEAD) and Paul Whitlock (music enthusiast, lifelong biker and avid be...

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SAMMY HAGAR Confirms Plans For New CHICKENFOOT Music

Sammy Hagar has confirmed to Ultimate Classic Rock that he has recorded one new song with his CHICKENFOOT bandmates, "Before I Die", and has vowed to continue making music with the supergroup, which also includes guitarist Joe Satriani, bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN) and drummer Chad Smith (...

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CANDIRIA Signs To METAL BLADE RECORDS

Influential Brooklyn, New York metal progenitors CANDIRIA have signed to Metal Blade Records. The band's first new full-length album since 2009's "Kiss The Lie" is due in 2016. Since forming in 1992, CANDIRIA has released seven full-lengths CDs, two EPs, and survived a serious van crash in 2002. CAN...

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Former DEATH/MASSACRE Guitarist RICK ROZZ Launches THE END

Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE guitarist Rick Rozz and ex-MASSACRE drummer Mike Mazzonetto have teamed up with vocalist/bassist Michael Grim to form THE END, an old-school Florida death metal trio. THE END's debut four-song EP, "Age Of Apocalypse", will be available in January 2016. The effort is being recorded...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On 'Kids Interview Bands'

Piper of KidsInterviewBands.com conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton and drummer Scott Rockenfield on September 21at the LC Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. QUEENSRŸCHE's new album, "Condition Hüman", will be released on October 2 via Century...