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Legendary Guitarist ULI JON ROTH To Embark On 40th-Anniversary North American Tour

German guitar legend Uli Jon Roth will return to North America for a special tour commemorating his 40th anniversary of joining the SCORPIONS. Uli plans on celebrating this anniversary with a one-of-a-kind show that features an entire set of SCORPIONS material as well as selections from his extensiv...

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ABYSMAL DAWN Drummer's ANNIHILATED Project Releases 'Seizure-Inducing' Video

"Injected", the new video from ANNIHILATED, the Los Angeles-based death metal band featuring current ABYSMAL DAWN drummer Scott Fuller, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Matt Zane (SOCIETY 1) who is no stranger to pushing the envelope, both on stage and off. Zane, who has previously direct...

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THRESHOLD, DARKWATER, Ex-PAIN OF SALVATION Members Join Forces In ALPHA FLOOD

Past and present members of FROST, PAIN OF SALVATION, THRESHOLD, DARKWATER and the Neal Morse band have joined forces in ALPHA FLOOD. The idea for this project originated in the mind of Dec Burke, former vocalist and guitar player of FROST and DARWIN'S RADIO. "I had the desire to form a band that wo...

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JASON NEWSTED: 'It Took Me 12 Years To Come Back To Earth' After Leaving METALLICA

Former METALLICA and VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted was interviewed on this past Friday's (November 16) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what promped him to launch his offic...

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SOIL Singer Defends Band's Decision To Launch Fundraising Campaign For New Album

SOIL singer Ryan McCombs has defended the band's decision to launch an interactive pre-sale campaign on Kickstarter to enable fans to participate in the release of the band's forthcoming album. Fans will receive exclusive shirts, a chance to have dinner with the band, autographed merchandise, attend...

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HELLOWEEN: Final Part Of 'Straight Out Of Hell' Cover Artwork Unveiled

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release their new album, "Straight Out Of Hell", in Europe on January 18 and in North America on January 22, 2013. The cover artwork — which was once again created by Martin Häusler, who previously worked with the band on the "7 Sinners" and "Gambling With The D...

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THE SWORD: 'The Veil Of Isis' Video Released

"The Veil Of Isis", the new video from Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "Apocryphon", which sold nearly 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 17 on The Billboard 200 chart. Accor...

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HELLOWEEN: Third Part Of 'Straight Out Of Hell' Cover Artwork Unveiled

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release their new album, "Straight Out Of Hell", in Europe on January 18 and in North America on January 22, 2013. The cover artwork — which was once again created by Martin Häusler, who previously worked with the band on the "7 Sinners" and "Gambling With The D...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'Music And Relationships And Inspiration Are Way More Important To Me Than Money'

Drum! magazine recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the differences between DREAM THEATER and his current projects FLYING COLORS, a quasi-prog/pop-rock super group, a...

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STRATOVARIUS Completes Work On New Album

Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have finished mastering their new album at Finnvox studio in Helsinki, Finland with Mika Jussila (NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS, SENTENCED). According to the band, the follow-up to 2011's "Elysium" "sounds awesome!" A spring 2013 release is expected. STRATOVARIUS...

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SLEDGE LEATHER Writing Material For Second Album

SLEDGE LEATHER, the Los Angeles/San Francisco-based project featuring singer Leather Leone (CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI) and drummer Sandy Sledge (RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI, WARBRIDE, WEAPONSVAN),has begun writing material for its second full-length album, scheduled for 2013. Leone and Sledge h...

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HELLOWEEN: Second Part Of 'Straight Out Of Hell' Cover Artwork Unveiled

German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release their new album, "Straight Out Of Hell", in Europe on January 18 and in North America on January 22, 2013. The cover artwork — which was once again created by Martin Häusler, who previously worked with the band on the "7 Sinners" and "Gambling With The D...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Guitarist Talks New Album, Death Of MITCH LUCKER (Audio)

On November 12, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with guitarist Ben Bruce of the British metalcore act ASKING ALEXANDRIA. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ASKING ALEXANDRIA is putting the finishing touches on its third album with renowned producer Joey St...

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GEOFF TATE On QUEENSRŸCHE Split: 'I Was Blindsided And I Didn't See It Coming'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: With all the BS going on with your former bandmates, a great middle finger gesture to them would be for you to collaborate...

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PAUL DI'ANNO To Fan: 'If You Like BRUCE DICKINSON, Go Home And Listen To His Records'

Paul Di'Anno verbally attacked a fan who attended the former IRON MAIDEN vocalist's November 3 performance at Liverpool in Donetsk, Ukraine after the man kept calling out the name of the band's current lead singer — and Di'Anno's replacement — Bruce Dickinson. In the video clip below, the fan in que...