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FINGER ELEVEN To Release 'Five Crooked Lines' Album In July
FINGER ELEVEN will release its sixth studio album, and first in five years, appropriately titled "Five Crooked Lines", on July 31 via The Bicycle Music Company/Concord. The album's first single, "Wolves And Doors", is available on digital online retail outlets today and hits radio this week. A video...June 9, 2015
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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Recruits Canadian Singer PAUL D'EATH
RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, has recruited Canadian singer Paul D'Eath (CITIZENS UNITE, MUSHROOM TRAIL) to front the group for its upcoming shows. Video footage of the D'Eath performing with RED DRAGON CARTEL on June 5 in Janesville, Wis...June 9, 2015
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Video: IRON MAIDEN's 'Run To The Hills' Gets 'Hillbillified' By STEVE'N'SEAGULLS
Finnish band STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS, which made headlines in 2014 by releasing its dueling banjo-standup-bass-washboard-and-more take on the IRON MAIDEN classic "The Trooper", has released a video for its cover version of MAIDEN's "Run To The Hills". Check it out below. The track is taken from STEVE 'N'...June 8, 2015
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Video: DOKKEN Performs In Thessaloniki, Greece
Fan-filmed video footage of DOKKEN's June 6 performance at Eightball Club in Thessaloniki, Greece can be seen below. In an interview with the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast, DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken stated about Mark Boals' (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) recent addition to DOKKEN as the...June 8, 2015
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Video: METALLICA's HETFIELD, HAMMETT Perform National Anthem At X GAMES
On June 6, METALLICA's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett played the American national anthem on to kick off the X Games in Austin, Texas. Check out video footage of the performance below. As previously reported, METALLICA has joined forces with ESPN and Circuit Of The Americas to assist the victims of...June 7, 2015
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VINNY APPICE Says It's 'Unfortunate' BLACK SABBATH Didn't Use BILL WARD On '13' Album
Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he still has contact with any...June 6, 2015
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TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: I've Never Come Across A NIGHTWISH Copycat Band
WSOU conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen before the band's April 9 concert at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked what it feels like to have influenced countless newer female-fronted symphonic...June 4, 2015
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METALLICA Partners With ESPN To Raise Money For Texas Flood Victims
METALLICA has joined forces with ESPN and Circuit Of The Americas to assist the victims of the recent floods in Texas by donating all money raised from the sale of downloads of the band's show at the X Games to the American Red Cross of Central Texas. All formats of the download, including the high...June 4, 2015
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HEAVEN Singer ALLAN FRYER Dies After Battle With Cancer
Allan Fryer, the frontman for the Australian band HEAVEN, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Formed in 1980 in Sydney, Australia, HEAVEN recorded three albums — "Twilight Of Mischief" (1982),"Where Angels Fear To Tread" (1983) and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (1985) — and toured throughout...June 4, 2015
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Taking Late Fans' Ashes On Tour
According to The Pulse Of Radio, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will take the ashes of two of their fans on the road with them this summer as the band tours North America. 21-year-old Corran "Coz" Powell and 18-year-old James Simmons were both killed in a car crash last December, but their families have cr...June 4, 2015
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DON DOKKEN: Fans Expect You To Sound Exactly Like You Did On The Record From Thirty Years Ago
DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken was interviewed by Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On Mark Boals...June 3, 2015
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Video: THE RODS And VERONICA FREEMAN Perform BLACK SABBATH's 'Heaven And Hell' At Sweden's MUSKELROCK
Fan-filmed video footage of American '80s heavy metal power trio THE RODS and BENEDICTUM vocalist Veronica "The V" Freeman performing the BLACK SABBATH classic "Heaven And Hell" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio at the Muskelrock festival at Tyrolen in Blädinge, Sweden on May 28 can be seen below. TH...June 3, 2015
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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Guitarist Says Early Lyrics For New Album Were Directed At Former Singer
ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist Ben Bruce wrote a lot of the lyrics on the band's forthcoming about the group's former singer, Danny Worsnop, but ended up re-writing them at the urging of Danny's replacement, Denis Shaforostov. Worsnop revealed he was exiting ASKING ALEXANDRIA on January 22, explaining...June 2, 2015
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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Undergoes Hip Replacement Surgery
Maynard James Keenan of TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFIER has just undergone total Hip replacement surgery. He posted a post-operation photo on Facebook with the following explanation: "Didn't want to freak anyone out. Wanted to wait until out of the woods. Years of foot stomping left me with no...June 2, 2015
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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Returns To Lead Vocals On Band's New Album, 'Suicide Society'
Canadian thrash/heavy metal masters ANNIHILATOR will release their fifteenth studio album, "Suicide Society", on September 18 via UDR Music. As he has in the past, guitar wizard Jeff Waters handled all songwriting duties, played all guitar and bass, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered "Suicide...June 2, 2015
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