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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT On Singer Switch: 'Metal Fans Don't Really Take To Change That Well'

Guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish / American / Canadian metallers ARCH ENEMY spoke to GuitarWorld.com about the departure of the band's lead singer Angela Gossow and addition of Alissa White-Gluz, formerly of THE AGONIST. "It was a very tough and emotional experience," Michael said. "It took a whil...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Says Legal Battle Over QUEENSRŸCHE Name 'Worked Out For The Best'

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER was interviewed on the latest episode of "The Shoe With Miles Schuman", the Internet radio show hosted by 14-year-old Miles "The Shoe" Schuman. Asked for his take on the settlement between singer Geoff Tate and his former bandmates i...

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AXL ROSE Responds To List Naming Him 'World's Greatest Singer'

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has responded to a recent ConcertHotels.com list of "The World's Greatest Singers," which placed him in the top spot. The chart ranked vocalists based on their vocal range and claimed Axl's recorded notes spanned nearly six octaves, from F1 (in the 2008 "Chinese Democ...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)

Episode 237 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Michael Wilton (guitar) have successfully agreed t...

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TESTAMENT, STRYPER Members Featured In Latest Episode Of FUSE's 'Metalhead To Head'

The ninth episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features Michael Sweet (STRYPER) and Alex Skolnick (TE...

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Video: SEBASTIAN BACH Transformed Into MAROON 5's ADAM LEVINE On 'Sing Your Face Off'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is one of the contestants in ABC's new competition series, "Sing Your Face Off". Actor John Barrowman ("Torchwood", "Arrow") will host the show, which will feature five celebrity contestants taking on the identity of an iconic music performer each week. ABC will...

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GREAT WHITE's MICHAEL LARDIE, MARK KENDALL Interviewed On 'One On One With Mitch Lafon'

In episode 16 of "One On One With Mitch Lafon", Mitch sits down with GREAT WHITE's Michael Lardie to discuss the band's recently launched official GREAT WHITE TV channel on YouTube. The pair also discuss the band's upcoming touring and recording plans as well as singer Terry Ilous. They also talk ab...

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SLASH And MYLES KENNEDY Discuss 'World On Fire' Album

Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and his backing band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, will release "World On Fire", the third album to be made available under the Slash solo banner, on September 15 via Slash's own label Dik Hayd International distributed through Road...

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Video Premiere: ARCH ENEMY's 'You Will Know My Name'

The official video for the song "You Will Know My Name" from Swedish / American / Canadian metallers ARCH ENEMY can be seen below. The clip was once again directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAM...

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SLASH To Release 'World On Fire' Album In September

Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and his backing band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, will release "World On Fire", the third album to be made available under the Slash solo banner, on September 15 via Slash's own label Dik Hayd International distributed through Road...

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HAMMERFALL To Release '(r)Evolution' Album In August

After taking a creative break last year, Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL are fully recharged and back with a vengeance. The band's new album, "(r)Evolution", will be released on August 29 in Europe and September 2 in North America via Nuclear Blast. With "(r)Evolution", HAMMERFALL takes things back to...

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AVATAR Interviewed By FANPASS At ROCK ON THE RANGE (Video)

Matt Pinfield of Fanpass conducted an interview with Swedish metallers AVATAR at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held May 16-18 at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. AVATAR's new album, "Hail The Apocalypse", sold around 3,500 copies in t...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'You Will Know My Name' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

The official video for the song "You Will Know My Name" from Swedish / American / Canadian metallers ARCH ENEMY will make its online debut tomorrow (Tuesday, May 27). The clip was once again directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL...

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Video: Reunited DARK ANGEL Performs At MARYLAND DEATHFEST

Reunited thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL performed their first U.S. show on May 23 at Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. DARK ANGEL guitarist Jim Durkin commented on the band's new logo and 2014 return: "I can't tell you how happy I am about...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Reveals Title For New Compilation Featuring Unreleased FREDDIE MERCURY Material

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has confirmed that the band will release a new album later this year featuring previously unreleased songs sung by late QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury. May and QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor recently put finishing touches on some of Mercury's 1983 demos with Michael Jackson. In...