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Ex-WHITESNAKE/DIO Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Exits 'Raiding The Rock Vault'

Former WHITESNAKE and DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich has exited the critically acclaimed Las Vegas production "Raiding The Rock Vault". Said Aldrich in a statement: "Today starts a new chapter for me. I'll be on permanent vacation from 'Raiding The Rock Vault'. "Thank you so much to all the fans that ha...

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GEOFF TATE Discusses OPERATION: MINDCRIME's 'Re-Inventing The Future' Single (Video)

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release its debut album, "The Key", on September 18 via Frontiers Music Srl. A short video clip of Tate talking about the CD's first single, "Re-Inventing The Future", can be seen below. The recently released "Re-In...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Defends Use Of Confederate Flag On Merchandise

Ohio metallers MUSHROOMHEAD have defended their decision to prominently feature the Confederate flag — also known as the rebel flag — on their t-shirts and other merchandise, explaining that "a true rebel stands up for what they believe is right, not against what's right." The Confederate flag's sym...

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LITA FORD On THE RUNAWAYS: 'We Were Just Teenage Girls With Raging Hormones'

Mark Strigl of "Talking Metal" (web site) recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about her long-awaited autobiography, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir", which is now set to arrive in M...

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LAMB OF GOD: 'VII: Sturm Und Drang' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"VII: Sturm Und Drang", the seventh full-length album from Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Canada: #1 Australia: #2 USA: #3 UK: #7 Germany: #12 Japan: #13 Netherlands: #13 Finland: #3 New Zealand: #11 Sweden: #19 Belgium: #23 Ireland...

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DEATH ANGEL To 'Stick With The Brutality And Technicality' Of 'The Dream Calls For Blood'

Conny Schiffbauer of Rock Hard magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Osegueda of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL at this year's edition of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, which took place last month in Balingen, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer, Ex-OVERKILL Guitarist Perform 'Two Minutes To Midnight' With Tribute Act (Video)

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson joined the heavy metal tribute act MADE OF METAL on stage this past Friday, July 31 at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to perform the MAIDEN classic "Two Minutes To Midnight" at a concert hosted by VH1 Classi...

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RIOT V Joined By LOUDNESS Members At Barcelona Concert (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of RIOT V, the new band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, performing their song "Warrior" with Akira Takasaki and Masayoshi Yamashita of LOUDNESS on June 25 at this year's edition of the Rock Fest Barcelona festival in Barcelona, Spain can be...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE: 'I'm Trying To Act My Age This Year'

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale talked with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel music writer Piet Levy before the band's July 1 headlining set on Summerfest's Harley-Davidson Roadhouse stage. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if the title of HALESTORM's third album, "Into The Wild Life", is telling the...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER To Embark On Special ACCEPT 'Farewell' Tour In 2016

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider will embark on a special tour next year during which he will perform ACCEPT songs one last time before he closes the chapter for good. The 62-year-old German singer revealed his plans at a press conference in the VIP tent of this weekend's Wa...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'The Best Thing About BABYMETAL Is The Fact That It's Very Polarizing'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman Metalholic.com that he is a huge supporter of BABYMETAL, the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and heavy metal. Takayoshi Ohmura, the guitarist in Friedman's own solo band, is als...

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First Taste Of New IRON MAIDEN Music From 'The Book Of Souls' Album

A 30-second preview of a new IRON MAIDEN song from the band's forthcoming album, "The Book Of Souls", is available in the YouTube clip below. In a recent interview with U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine, IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris was asked if singer Bruce Dickinson's cancer diagnosis at the end of 201...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE: Fourth Studio Webisode Feat. TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY

METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Joins KING DIAMOND On Stage In Mansfield To Perform MERCYFUL FATE Classic

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King joined KING DIAMOND on stage on July 25 at the Mansfield, Massachusetts stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival to perform the MERCYFUL FATE classic "Evil". Fan-filmed video footage of Kerry's appearance can be seen below. Kerry King has previously state...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME: 'Re-Inventing The Future' Video Premiere

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release its debut album, "The Key", on September 18 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official video for the CD's first single, "Re-Inventing The Future", can be seen below. The clip is one of two OPERATION: MINDCRIME vi...