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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY To Embark On 'Unblackened' Tour In April
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, fronted by guitar icon Zakk Wylde, will embark on the "Unblackened" tour in April. Originally performed as a one-night-only concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles for a live CD/DVD release two years ago, the show will now make its way across the U.S. The performance will feature i...February 11, 2015
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MARDUK: 'Frontschwein' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"Frontschwein", the new album from Swedish black metallers MARDUK, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #34 The Netherlands: #83 Belgium (Flanders): #81 Belgium (Wallonia) #126 Sweden: #23 Finland: #25 Switzerland: #74 Austria: #63 France: #85 Greece: #69 "Frontschwein"...February 11, 2015
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MIKE PORTNOY On His New Metal Project: 'This Album Is Really Kind Of The History Of Metal'
Rick Triana of MikePortnoyWarriors.com conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) during this year's ShipRocked cruise, which sailed roundtrip between Port Miami and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas February 2-6 onboard Norweg...February 11, 2015
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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Talks BLACKSTAR Amps At NAMM (Video)
Former THE IRON MAIDENS guitarist Nita Strauss, who last year joined Alice Cooper's touring band, talked about her Blackstar Series One104EL34 amp at this year's NAMM show, which took place at the end of January in Anaheim, California. Check out the clip below. Strauss is featured in "Hired Gun", a...February 10, 2015
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KREATOR, SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD: 'The Big Teutonic 4' To Release New 10-Inch Single
German thrash titans KREATOR, SODOM, DESTRUCTION and TANKARD, collectively known as The Big Teutonic 4, have announced to release yet another prestigious 10-inch vinyl record. After the huge success of the first release in early 2013, the second output will contain rare cover versions of iconic NWOB...February 10, 2015
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MEGADETH's 'A Tout Le Monde' Covered By HARP TWINS (Video)
Identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt have covered MEGADETH's "A Tout Le Monde" as an electric duet harp arrangement. Check it out in the YouTube clip below. The track is now available on iTunes. Known as the "harp twins," Camille and Kennerly perform internationally as a dynamic acoustic and el...February 10, 2015
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ADRENALINE MOB: 'Dearly Departed' Title Track Available For Streaming
Following the success of their 2013 covers release, "Covertà", ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring Russell Allen (vocals; also of SYMPHONY X),Mike Orlando (guitar) and A.J. Pero (drums; also of TWISTED SISTER) — will release "Dearly Departed" through Century Media on February 10 in North America. I...February 9, 2015
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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Says Leak Of New Single 'Èlan' Is 'Huge Blow'
NIGHTWISH mastermind/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen says that the leak of the band's new single, "Èlan", is "a huge blow to the wonderful mystery which is surrounding the impending release of [the band's] new music," and has urged fans to wait to hear the song "as it is supposed to be." NIGHTWISH's n...February 9, 2015
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ZAKK WYLDE Talks To BACKSTAGE AXXESS About WYLDE AUDIO (Video)
In the most unexpected guitar news of this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) has launched his own range of guitars and amps under his new brand Wylde Audio, with more products to follow. Backstage Axxess got a private viewing of what Zakk's been...February 8, 2015
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MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, TESTAMENT Members Cover Metal Classics On SHIPROCKED Cruise (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of the heavy metal all-star band METAL ALLEGIANCE performing during ShipRocked — the ultimate rock music cruise vacation — which sailed roundtrip between Port Miami and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas February 2-6 onboard Norwegian Pearl, can be seen below. The following mu...February 7, 2015
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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS: I Was A Kid From L.A. Who Just Wanted To Play Thrash Metal
Metal Life magazine conducted an interview with former THE IRON MAIDENS guitarist Nita Strauss, who last year joined Alice Cooper's touring band, at this year's NAMM show, which took place at the end of January in Anaheim, California. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A coupl...February 6, 2015
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STRYPER: Audio Sample Of Brand New Song
Christian hard rockers STRYPER entered SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts last weekend to begin recording their new album for a late spring/early summer release via Frontiers. An audio sample of one of the new STRYPER songs can be streamed in the video clip embedded within t...February 6, 2015
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GARY HOLT: New SLAYER Album Is A 'Monster'
EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt, who has been touring with SLAYER for the past five years as the replacement for Jeff Hanneman, says that SLAYER's forthcoming album is "phenomenal" and a "monster," and predicts that the band's fans "are gonna shit their pants" when they hear it. SLAYER is currently putti...February 6, 2015
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PAUL DI'ANNO, BLAZE BAYLEY To Guest On New MAIDEN UNITED Album 'Remembrance'
MAIDEN UNITED, the acoustic IRON MAIDEN tribute project featuring Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD, HEADSPACE) and Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION),will release a new album, "Remembrance", on May 22 on CD, red 12-inch vinyl and as a digital download. "Remembrance" track listing: 01. Strange World 02. Charlot...February 6, 2015
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DRAGONFORCE's SAM TOTMAN: 'A Great Guitar Solo Is Nothing Unless It's In A Good Song'
Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: In DRAGONFORCE, what would you say is more important, songwriting or the soloing? Sam: Definitely...February 5, 2015
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