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LACUNA COIL Begins Recording New Album

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL have entered the studio to begin recording their new album. The follow-up to 2016's "Delirium" is tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media. Singer Cristina Scabbia took to Instagram earlier today to express her satisfaction with the band's new mu...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET: 'I Certainly Don't Intend To Retire Any Time Soon'

AVANTASIA vocalist Tobias Sammet recently spoke with writer Clay Marshall in conjunction with an OC Weekly story about the group's upcoming performance in Anaheim, California. Some select "outtakes" follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On AVANTASIA's new album "Moonglow": Tobias: "It's not t...

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NITRO Reunion Is Over: 'We Just Can't Go Back,' Says MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO

Guitar virtuoso Michael Angelo Batio has confirmed that the NITRO reunion has come to an end. Back in November 2016, Batio and glass-shattering vocalist Jim Gillette announced that they had resurrected NITRO with LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler. It was later revealed that they were working on album...

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Kick Off Spring 2019 Tour In Las Vegas (Video)

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES — featuring Alice Cooper, AEROSMITH's Joe Perry and actor Johnny Depp — kicked off a West Coast tour Friday night (May 10) at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band's 17-song set included five original tracks and three covers from HOLLYWOOD VAMPI...

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KELLY NICKELS On STEVE RILEY's L.A. GUNS: 'We'd Like To Keep It Going; We'd Like To Go Do A Record'

Immediately following the live debut of the new Steve Riley-anchored L.A. GUNS lineup at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland on May 4, bassist Kelly Nickels spoke with Bob Suehs of Rock N Roll Experience. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLAB...

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ANVIL Signs New Record Deal, Promises 'Crushing' 2020 Album

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will enter Soundlodge studios in Rhauderfehn in the northwest of Germany in October to begin recording their new album for a 2020 release. Speaking about the new disc's musical direction, drummer Robb Reiner told The Metal Voice (see video below): "It's just a continuati...

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Watch SKID ROW Perform At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of SKID ROW's May 5 performance at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. SKID ROW recently inked a worldwide deal with Australia's Golden Robot Records. The the final chapter of the band's "United World Rebellion" trilogy will be released later this y...

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WHITESNAKE's REB BEACH Has 'No Problems' With Certain Artists Using Pre-Recorded Tracks During Live Performances

WHITESNAKE and WINGER guitarist Reb Beach says that he has "no problems" with certain rock and pop artists relying on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more bands have been given a pass for using backing tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says His Cancer Battle Has Made Him A Better Guitar Player

DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell says that his continuing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed in 2013, has made him "a better guitar player." For the past three and a half years, Vivian has been part of a medical trial in Los Angeles, at City of Hope — o...

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Video: New VIXEN Lineup Performs At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of VIXEN's May 5 performance at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. This past January, VIXEN recruited FEMME FATALE's Lorraine Lewis as its new lead singer following the departure of Janet Gardner. Lewis had already performed with VIXEN, having fron...

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NITA STRAUSS Launches 'Body Shred' Fitness Challenge For Musicians And Music Fans

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has launched Body Shred, the first fitness challenge aimed at musicians and music fans who want to get in better physical and mental shape and make a positive change in their lives. Prizes include a signed Ibanez JIVA10 g...

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SKILLET: More 'Victorious' Album Details Revealed

Two-time Grammy nominees SKILLET will release their tenth full-length album, "Victorious", on August 2 via Atlantic. The follow-up to the RIAA-gold-certified "Unleashed" (SKILLET's fourth consecutive album to receive either a gold, platinum, or double-platinum certification),the new project contin...

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MICHAEL MONROE To Release 'One Man Gang' Album In October; European Tour Announced

Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe will release his new solo album, "One Man Gang", in October. The follow-up to 2015's "Blackout States" features guest appearances by ex-HANOI ROCKS guitarist Nasty Suicide and THE DAMNED legend Captain Sensible. To coincide with the album's release, Monroe wi...

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A Letter of Red

The 2013 dissolution of THE DEVIL'S BLOOD left a large void in heavy music. The Dutch collective's bewitching brew of psychedelic occult rock scratched the itches of those looking for haunting Satanic overtones and the warmth of classic psychedelic rock, their work resembling an overtly devil-worshi...

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Ex-MORBID ANGEL Frontman DAVID VINCENT: TREY AZAGTHOTH And I Have 'Irreconcilable Differences'

Former MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent says that he has every right to perform the band's classic songs with his I AM MORBID project. The group's current lineup is completed by former MORBID ANGEL drummer Tim Yeung, plus guitarists Bill Hudson (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Kel...