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Video: METAL CHURCH Performs At DYNAMO METALFEST

Fan-filmed video footage of METAL CHURCH's July 16 performance at the Dynamo Metalfest in Eindhoven, The Netherlands can be seen below. METAL CHURCH's new album, "XI", debuted at No. 57 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 11,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 31. "XI", was released...

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'Inside Metal: LA Metal Scene Explodes': Video Recap Of Los Angeles Screenings

A video recap of the Los Angeles screening premiere for the documentary film "Inside Metal: LA Metal Scene Explodes" (MetalRock Films) — which took place June 2 at The Attic in Hollywood, California and June 6 at Regency 6 in North Hollywood, California — can be seen below. The video features severa...

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FOREIGNER's Classic 'I Want To Know What Love Is' Gets Re-Recorded With NATE RUESS

On Thursday, July 14, FOREIGNER — lead guitarist Mick Jones, lead singer Kelly Hansen, bassist Jeff Pilson, multi-instrumentalist Tom Gimbel, guitarist Bruce Watson, Michael Bluestein on keyboards, and Chris Frazier on drums — joined musical forces with Nate Ruess (FUN. lead singer) to perform their...

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SEVEN To Release 'Shattered' Album In September

Melodic rockers SEVEN will release their new album, "Shattered", on September 23 via Escape Music. The roots of SEVEN can be traced back to the late '80s/early '90s in South Africa, of all places. At the time, Keith McFarlane and the brothers Simon and John LeFevre were in a band called FACE TO FACE...

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SOILWORK Vows To Charge Forward At '100%' After Losing Drummer To MEGADETH

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have confirmed the departure of their longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren as he joins heavy metal legends MEGADETH. Verbeuren has been performing with MEGADETH for months — his first show with the band was at Rock On The Range festival in May, where he played to a crowd of 40,...

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MICK BROWN On Classic DOKKEN Reunion: 'If You Throw Enough Money On A Wound, It Will Heal'

DOKKEN drummer Mick Brown says that he wouldn't be surprised if reunion of the band's classic lineup included the recording of some new material. Brown, singer Don Dokken, bassist Jeff Pilson and guitarist George Lynch will reunite for a series of DOKKEN concerts in Japan, with no plans to take the...

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MEGADETH Names DIRK VERBEUREN New Full-Time Drummer

MEGADETH has announced the addition of Dirk Verbeuren as the band's new drummer. Verbeuren, formerly of Swedish metal band SOILWORK, has been performing with the band for months; his first show was Rock On The Range festival in May, to a crowd of 40,000 concertgoers. Most recently, LAMB OF GOD drumm...

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SOUNDGARDEN Has 'Six Solid Tunes' Written For Next Album

SOUNDGARDEN members Ben Shepherd (bass) and Matt Cameron (drums) spoke to Radio.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2012's "King Animal" album. Shepherd said: "If it's going to be a SOUNDGARDEN song, it better be interesting. But I'm surrounded by some of t...

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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE: '570' Video Premiere

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE's new music video for the song "570" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn. MOTIONLESS IN WHITE is currently hard at work on its fourth studio album and full-length Roadrunner debut, slated for an early 2017 release. "570" marks the band's fir...

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THE AGONIST: Teaser For New Album

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have posted a teaser for their forthcoming album — their first since signing a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. The CD was recorded with producer Mike Plotnikoff, who has previously worked with BUCKCHERRY, OTEP, HALESTORM, DROWNIN...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says There Was 'A Weirdness' Between Him And MARTY FRIEDMAN

Guitar Interactive magazine conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine at the end of February in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat in two parts: * Part One * Part Two A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether playing with various ...

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Video Premiere: ANVIL's 'Zombie Apocalypse'

"Zombie Apocalypse", the new video from Canadian metal legends ANVIL, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Anvil Is Anvil", which came out on February 26 worldwide (excluding Japan) via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort was made available on digipak CD (incuding one bonus tr...

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JOE PERRY Is Doing 'Better Than Feared' After Health Scare

Joe Perry is doing "better than feared" after collapsing during a HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES show Sunday night (July 10),according to his AEROSMITH bandmate Tom Hamilton. Perry staggered off the stage at a concert at the Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, New York, with a number of wi...

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MEGADETH: Go Behind The Scenes At France's HELLFEST With KIKO LOUREIRO

On June 19, MEGADETH played at Hellfest, one of the biggest summer festivals in Europe, held in Clisson, France. MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro decided to record and show his fans a little bit of this journey and how everything happens behind the scenes, including the band's travel, press intervie...

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Tango Umbrella

One of the stranger histories in the metal underground, AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE called it a day in 2009, only to reform two years later. Perhaps the death of guitarist Bryan Ottson in 2005 had a latent toll upon Cameron Heacock, who initially pulled the plug on the band. As the band's web site held the...