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SCOTT WEILAND On Making His Next Album: 'It's A Whole New Experience'

Ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland spoke to Songfacts about the songwriting process for the upcoming album from his solo band THE WILDABOUTS and how it differs from his past offerings, both as a solo artist and with his previous groups. Said Weiland: "Well, this album is...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On 'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' Movie: CLINT EASTWOOD 'Was The Coolest'

METALLICA served as Artists In Residence at the 37th annual Mill Valley Film Festival, which is taking place between October 2 and October 12 in the northern California city. Each of the band's four members hosted a screening of a film that they personally selected for the event. On October 3, guita...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I Might Be Too Old To Understand What Younger Generation Thinks Metal Is'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed on the October 3-5 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when i...

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AVATARIUM: 'All I Want' Lyric Video Released

AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release a new vinyl/digital-only EP, "All I Want", on November 14 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY) on guitar...

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RATED X Featuring JOE LYNN TURNER, CARMINE APPICE, TONY FRANKLIN: 'This Is Who I Am' Video Released

"This Is Who I Am", the new video from RATED X (formerly LEGACY X),the new band featuring legendary vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, MOTHER'S ARMY),bassist Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER) and guitarist Karl Coch...

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Former ARCH ENEMY Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON Signs With LISTENABLE

ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, has inked a deal with Listenable Records. ARMAGEDDON's new album, "Captivity & Devourment", will be released on January 26, 2015. The CD was mixed by Fredrik Larnemo at Studio Recordia and mastered at Stockholm Mastering....

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CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI FILTH Says DEVILMENT's Music 'Has Almost A Pop Sensibility'

"Even Your Blood Group Rejects Me", the new video from the Ipswich, Suffolk, U.K.-based band DEVILMENT, featuring vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, can be seen below. The song is taken from DEVILMENT's debut album, "The Great And Secret Show", which is schedul...

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DOWN: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of 'Motörboat' Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's September 23 performance on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise can be seen below. The first annual MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat sailed from Miami, visiting the ports of Key West , Florida and Cozumel just off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula for the September 22-26 cruise on the Carn...

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DECAPITATED: 'Instinct' Video Released

"Instinct", the new video from Polish death metallers DECAPITATED, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sixth album, "Blood Mantra", which was released on September 26 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2011's "Carnival Is Forever" was recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland w...

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AVATARIUM: 'All I Want' EP Teaser

AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release a new vinyl/digital-only EP, "All I Want", on November 14 via Nuclear Blast. A teaser for the EP is available below. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus...

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ENSLAVED Begins Recording 13th Album

Norway's progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED have entered the studio to begin recording their thirteenth album for an early 2015 release via Nuclear Blast. Main recordings for the as-yet-untitled CD are taking place at Duper and Solslottet Studios in Bergen, Norway, with additional tracking at Co...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Asking Ourselves 'What Does The Fan Want?' Is 'A Lost Cause'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that his band's isn't bothered by the negative feedback it has received for some of the unusual choices it has made in its career, explaning that constantly trying new things is what has kept METALLICA fresh and exciting more than thirty years after the group's inc...

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Pandemonium

Given what Max Cavalera has been through in life, it's no wonder the man stays as busy as he does. While SOULFLY's been his main haven post-SEPULTURA, the reunion hub with his brother Igor, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, has been equally productive now through their third album, "Pandemonium". Reportedly havi...

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Pale Communion

"Heritage" turned more than few heads in the metal world as OPETH all but declared themselves liberated from the genre. Death metal is now practically exorcised from the songwriting process of these virtuosos, who turn in a prog-chopped masterpiece bearing the influences of GENTLE GIANT, KING CRIMSO...

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Video: CHRIS CORNELL Reunites With Former AUDIOSLAVE Bandmate TOM MORELLO At Seattle Benefit Concert

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell made a guest appearance last night (Friday, September 26) during a performance by his former AUDIOSLAVE bandmate, guitarist Tom Morello, at the El Corazon in Seattle. Morello's acoustic set was part of a benefit concert for 15 Now, the grassroots organization that su...