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Video Premiere: AVANTASIA's 'Draconian Love'

"Draconian Love", the new video from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, can be seen below. The clip contains live footage from AVANTASIA's recent shows in Brazil. "Draconian Love" is taken from AVANTASIA's seventh studio album, "Ghostlights", which entered the German chart at position...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALICE IN CHAINS, SLAYER, VOLBEAT Among Confirmed Acts For ROCK ALLEGIANCE Festival

Monster Energy Rock Allegiance returns to Talen Energy Stadium (formerly PPL Park) in Chester, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia, on September 17 and September 18, 2016 with a lineup of over 35 bands on three stages, led by AVENGED SEVENFOLD and ALICE IN CHAINS, along with SLAYER, THE OFFSPRIN...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On WHYY's 'On Tour' Show; Preview Clips Available

Seattle-based progressive metallers QUEENSRŸCHE are featured on the latest edition of WHYY's "On Tour" music and interview program. The show, which contains performance footage and an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, will premiere this Thursday, May 5 at 10 p.m., and will air ag...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Tried To Recapture Magic Of Early Days On Post-GEOFF TATE Albums

Australia's The Dwarf recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Dwarf: I have to say I love the last two records, 2013's "Queensrÿche" and 2015's "Condition Hüman". The band seems to be re-energized and writing/pla...

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MICHAEL WILTON: TODD LA TORRE Was 'Shot Of Adrenaline' QUEENSRŸCHE 'Needed In A Stale Situation'

In a brand new interview with Free-Times.com, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke the ill-fated band meeting in Brazil in April 2012 that ended in verbal and physical abuse between the group's then-vocalist Geoff Tate and the rest of QUEENSRŸCHE. "People see you onstage having a fun time, but...

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GEOFF TATE Rules Out Return To QUEENSRŸCHE

On April 10, Scott Wark of Canada's The Metal Voice conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate at The Brass Monkey in Ottawa, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he would consider a return to QUEENSRŸCHE if the opportunity to rejo...

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Video: AVANTASIA Performs In New York City

Fan-filmed video footage of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project performing on April 15 at Playstation Theater in New York City can be seen below. The AVANTASIA lineup for the show consisted of the following musicians: * Tobias Sammet - Vocals * Michael Kiske - Vocals * Eric Martin - Voc...

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FATES WARNING To Release 'Theories Of Flight' Album In July

Progressive metallers FATES WARNING will release their twelfth studio album, "Theories Of Flight", on July 1 via InsideOut Music. The effort will be made available in the standard version and a two-disc mediabook edition, which will include a trio of unreleased originals, as well as three additional...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: You Need Time To Meditate In Order To Be Creative

90.7 WCLH recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if he is most creative while traveling, Tate responded: "I'm more creative when I clear my head of responsibilities or day-to-day things t...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Guests On VIOLET JANINE's 'So Much More' (Video)

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin makes a guest appearance on "So Much More", the new single from VIOLET JANINE, the project led by Swedish singer Janine Nyman. A video for the song has just been released and can be viewed below. "So Much More" will be made available as a digital single on A...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Responds To 'GEOFF TATE Copycat' Accusations

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre was interviewed on a recent installment of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about the comparisons to QUEENSRŸCHE's original frontman Geoff Tate, Todd said:...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To Release 'Concussion Protocol' Album In August

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have set "Concussion Protocol" as the title of their twelfth studio album, due at the end of August via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD features eleven brand new songs and tells a chilling story of an armageddon by a global killer asteroid and how humanity unr...

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Video: GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME Performs In Sellersville, Pennsylvania

Video footage of OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, performing on February 28 at Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, Pennsylvania can be seen below. Joining Tate in OPERATION: MINDCRIME's current touring lineup are guitarists Kelly Gray (QUEENSRŸCHE) an...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says Bands Can No Longer Afford To Take A Year Off From Touring

Eclectic Arts conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre before the band's March 19 concert at the Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom in Snoqualmie, Washington. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On finding the time to write and...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's Songwriting Process Is 'A Democracy' Following Split With GEOFF TATE

QUEENSRŸCHE hired Todd La Torre to replace Geoff Tate in 2012 and has released two albums with the ex-CRIMSON GLORY frontman: 2013's "Queensrÿche" and 2015's "Condition Hüman". QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton recently told Kitsap Sun that the band's songwriting approach is more collaborative af...