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DARK FUNERAL Guitarist: 'Since I Haven't Changed My Natural Course, The Natural Course Of The Band Hasn't Changed That Much Either'

Eclectic Arts conducted an interview with guitarist Lord Ahriman (real name: Mikael Svanberg) of Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL prior to the band's February 27 show at Studio Seven in Seattle, Washington in support of SEPTICFLESH. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (tra...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO 'Would Love To' Rekindle His Friendship With YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

Jeff Scott Soto says that he would "love" to rekindle his friendship with Yngwie Malmsteen. Soto, who sang on Yngwie's first two albums, 1984's "Rising Force" and 1985's "Marching Out", last year engaged in a war of words with the Swedish guitarist over the fact that Malmsteen claimed in an intervie...

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MIKE PORTNOY's Son MAX Launches New Metal Band TALLAH

Max Portnoy, son of Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO),has launched a new metal band called TALLAH. The Pennsylvania-based group is comprised of five members who share a passion for playing intense, heavy, and intricate music combined with an insane liv...

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KAMELOT: Lyric Video For New Song 'RavenLight' From 'The Shadow Theory' Album

The official lyric video for the song "RavenLight" from KAMELOT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Shadow Theory", which will be released on April 6 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2015's "Haven" features all the signature elements of KAMELOT and also see...

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HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS To Release 'Bad Frequencies' Album In April; Listen To 'Pink Hearts' Single

HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS will release "Bad Frequencies", the band's first full-length album since 2013, on April 27 via on Pure Noise Records. Singer and guitarist JT Woodruff states: "We wrote 'Bad Frequencies' over the course of a year, which was our longest writing process as a band. We played 170 show...

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TREMONTI Announces 'A Dying Machine' European Tour

TREMONTI, the band comprised of Mark Tremonti on vocals/guitars, Eric Friedman on guitars and Garrett Whitlock on drums, has announced a new set of European tour dates. Already confirmed to support IRON MAIDEN for a number of shows in mainland Europe, TREMONTI's new dates are all headline appearance...

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HALFORD Fires Back At DOWNING For Insinuating TIPTON's Parts On JUDAS PRIEST's 'Firepower' Were Laid Down By Producer

Rob Halford has fired back at K.K. Downing over the former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist's insinuation that producer Andy Sneap was covering Glenn Tipton's parts on the band's new album, insisting that "everything that you hear from Glenn on 'Firepower' is the amazing Glenn Tipton." Two weeks after Tipton...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Has 'Always Been On The Front Edge Of Technology'

"The Rockside Chronicles with Shawn Sixx" conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson during January's NAMM convention in Anaheim, California. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether caffe...

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METALLICA: Here Is A List Of All Cities And Venues Teasing 2018 North American Tour

METALLICA has confirmed that it will announce the details of the 2018 leg of its North American tour on Monday, February 26. After METALLICA's social media sites were updated with a short teaser clip featuring stylized text matching that of the band's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", mor...

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METALLICA To Announce 2018 North American Tour On Monday?

METALLICA is teasing a special announcement that will be delivered on Monday, February 26 via the band's official web site and social media channels. Although there has been no official word on the matter, the group is widely expected to reveal the details of a late summer and early fall 2018 North...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Drummer SCOTT ROCKENFIELD 'Has Not Quit The Band'

Seattle-based progressive metallers QUEENSRŸCHE have shot down Internet rumors that founding drummer Scott Rockenfield has left the band. For the past year, Rockenfield has been taking time off from QUEENSRŸCHE's touring activities to spend time with his young son, who was born last spring. Filling...

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SEPTIC TANK Feat. REPULSION, Ex-CATHEDRAL Members: 'Rotting Civilisation' Album Details Revealed

SEPTIC TANK, the long-running project featuring vocalist Lee Dorrian (CATHEDRAL),guitarist Gary Jennings (CATHEDRAL) and bassist Scott Carlson (REPULSION),will release its debut album, "Rotting Civilisation", on April 13 via Rise Above Records. If ever there were a point in history that demanded a...

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CHRIS CORNELL's Widow Joins Addiction Policy Forum's Advisory Board

Vicky Cornell, wife of iconic singer, songwriter and SOUNDGARDEN, TEMPLE OF THE DOG and AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell, is joining the Advisory Board at the Addiction Policy Forum. Other members of the Advisory Board are former drug czar general Barry McCaffrey and former members of Congress Alan...

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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN On DONALD TRUMP: 'I Predict He's Going Down This Year'

On November 9, 2016, MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen woke up feeling a little bit nauseous. "Disgusted and depressed/we know the world is just a mess/Distortion of reality/The truth is under arrest"..."This is the twilight zone." These are the words that begin "Twilight Zone", the lead-off track from MINI...

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COURTNEY LOVE And FRANCES COBAIN Pay Tribute To KURT COBAIN On His 51st Birthday

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the widow and daughter of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain went online to wish him a happy birthday on Tuesday (February 20),on what would have been his 51st. Courtney Love took to social media early in the morning and shared a black-and-white photo of herself cudd...