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While modern rock radio bands are busy mining the early blues-rock of LED ZEPPELIN and younger metal bands are stripping the New Wave of British Heavy Metal songbook for parts, Swedish supergroup THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA scratch an itch for those with nostalgia for a different specific moment in r...

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NITA STRAUSS On JILL JANUS's Suicide: 'I Did Not See It Coming'

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, says that she was surprised by the death of her THE STARBREAKERS bandmate Jill Janus. Janus, who was also the frontwoman for the California heavy metal band HUNTRESS, passed away on August 14. A longtime sufferer of menta...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN 'Can't Wait' To Play More Shows With A Symphony Orchestra

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann about the band's new live album, "Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 17". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On where the idea to rele...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Atlas, Rise!' Performance From Las Vegas

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Atlas, Rise!" on November 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. The second North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" features in-the-round production and a few firsts, including a "Light It Up" pre-show...

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Watch ALL THAT REMAINS Perform With Guitarist JASON RICHARDSON In London

Fan-filmed video footage of ALL THAT REMAINS's December 2 concert at Brixton Electric in London, England can be seen below. Guitar virtuoso and YouTube personality Jason Richardson (ALL SHALL PERISH, CHELSEA GRIN, BORN OF OSIRIS) is playing with ALL THAT REMAINS on the current European tour followin...

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JUDAS PRIEST Announces 2019 North American Tour With URIAH HEEP

With JUDAS PRIEST's latest studio album, "Firepower", confirmed as one of the most successful of the band's entire career — landing in the Top 5 of 17 countries (including th eband's highest chart placement ever in the U.S., at #5) — demand to see the legendary metal band in concert is higher than e...

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ACCEPT Guitarist Says Performing With An Orchestra Was 'A Lifelong Dream Come True'

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann recently spoke with Rodrigo Altaf of Sonic Perspectives. The full conversation — which took place prior to the departure of bassist Peter Baltes — can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On playing with an orchestra at the 201...

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NEW YEARS DAY Vocalist Says Upcoming Album Will Be 'Totally Different' From 'Malevolence'

Prior to NEW YEARS DAY's performance at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on November 24, vocalist Ash Costello spoke with Heavy New York. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what to expect from the group's in-progress follow-up...

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RAMMSTEIN Guitarist On His 'Very Personal' Side Project EMIGRATE: 'I'm Trying To Be As Open As Possible'

RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richard Kruspe recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine about "A Million Degrees", the new album by his side project EMIGRATE. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "A Million Degrees": Richard: "One of t...

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HIGH ON FIRE Announces January/February 2019 North American Tour

California heavy rockers HIGH ON FIRE have announced a North American tour for January and February 2019 in continued support of their new LP which was released last month. These dates will be the first time the band has played live since the cancelation of their tour with MUNICIPAL WASTE earlier th...

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METAL CHURCH: Making Of 'Damned If You Do' Album (Video)

A five-minute Sebastien Paquet-produced documentary on the making of "Damned If You Do", the upcoming 12th full-length studio album from West Coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH, can be seen below. Due on December 7 via Rat Pak Records, the effort will also be available in Europe via Nuclear Blast and...

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AT THE GATES Announces 'The Mirror Black' 7-Inch Vinyl And 'With The Pantheons Blind' Digital EP

After a highly successful touring run across North America together with BEHEMOTH and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES are not only starting a special short run of European dates today in Greece, but also announcing the release of two EPs for early January...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: Lyric Video For New Song 'The Legend Goes On'

The official lyric video for the song "The Legend Goes On" from Italian symphonic power metal kings RHAPSODY OF FIRE can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Eighth Mountain", which will be released on February 22, 2019 via AFM Records. The disc will be the band's f...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE: I Was Three Million In Debt Before '1987' Album

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale says that he went from the brink of financial ruin to being "richer than I ever was in DEEP PURPLE" in the space of three months when WHITESNAKE's 1987 release "Whitesnake" took the U.S. charts by storm. Coverdale recently spoke at length with Rock Candy magazine...

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ALEX SKOLNICK, DAVID VINCENT Remember Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA

In a new Music Radar retrospective on his career, SAVATAGE guitarist Criss Oliva — who was killed by a drunk driver 25 years ago last month — is praised by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick and former MORBID ANGEL bassist/vocalist David Vincent. Skolnick first heard Oliva on "Sirens", SAVATAGE's inf...