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JORN: 'Bring Heavy Rock To The Land' Video Released

The video for "Bring Heavy Rock To The Land", the title track of the brand new studio album from Norwegian powerhouse vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, AVANTASIA),can be seen below. The clip was directed by Thomas Tjäder (PRETTY MAIDS, IN FLAMES). Jorn says, "The title track has really a strong Jorn...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Interviewed On Albany's PYX 106 (Audio)

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was recently interviewed on WPYX (PYX 106),a classic rock radio station licensed to Albany, New York. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. DEF LEPPARD will make a return to the United States this June with a massive summer tour which wi...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Interviewed On Omaha's KFAB (Audio)

Crash Davis of the Omaha, Nebraska radio station KFAB recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. DEF LEPPARD will make a return to the United States this June with a massive summer tour which will include fellow r...

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THE SKULL Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with THE SKULL, the new band formed by two original members of Chicago doom legends TROUBLE — vocalist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson — alongside the band's longtime bassist, Ron Holzner. You ca...

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LOUDNESS: Pro-Shot Footage Of M3 ROCK FESTIVAL Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of LOUDNESS's May 12 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. LOUDNESS recently inked a deal with FrostByte Media. The band's latest album, "Eve To Dawn", will be released outside Japan this sum...

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DEADLANDS Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Sacramento, California-based metallers DEADLANDS have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The band's debut album, "Evilution", which was originally made available on February 1 via Molten Metal Records, will be re-released later in the year. The CD was mixed and mastered at Trident Studios by Juan U...

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MARYANN COTTON: 'Free Falling Angels' Trailer Released

Four musicians who performed on KING DIAMOND's 1990 album, "The Eye" — guitarists Andy La Rocque and Pete Blakk, bassist Hal Patino and drummer Snowy Shaw — are featured on "Free Falling Angels", the forthcoming debut album from Patino's son, Danish rock singer Maryann Cotton (born Jackie Patino). T...

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U.D.O.'s 'Celebrator' Lands On German Chart

"Celebrator", a collection of rare tracks from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 73. "Celebrator" was made available on May 4 via AFM Records. The official trailer for "Celebrator" can be seen bel...

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ENGEL Frontman Talks About Lyrics On 'Blood Of Saints' (Video)

An eight-minute video clip in which vocalist Mangan Klavborn of Gothenburg, Sweden-based metallers ENGEL talks about the lyrical themes covered on the band's third album, "Blood Of Saints", can be seen below. ENGEL will take part in a signing session in their hometown on May 18 at 5:30 p.m. at Media...

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I AM I: 'Event Horizon' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

I AM I, the new band led by former DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart, will release its debut album, "Event Horizon", independently on May 26. Written and produced by Theart and Jacob Ziemba and mixed and mastered by Roland Grapow (HELLOWEEN, MASTERPLAN),the CD is described in a press release as "an abso...

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UNISONIC Kicks Off South American Tour; Video Footage Available

UNISONIC — the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske, guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS),bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou (both of Germany's PINK CREAM 69) — kicked off its South American tour las...

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OVERKILL Frontman Interviewed On 'The Pit' (Audio)

"The Pit", the nationally syndicated classic metal radio show hosted by long time hard rock radio DJ Cutter, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. OVERKILL is c...

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LARS ULRICH: 'I Sometimes Think The Metal Community Is So F**king Serious And Up Its Own Ass'

In a brand new interview with Maxim.com, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked if there is anything in the 2004 documentary "Some Kind Of Monster" that he wishes had been left out. "I'm definitely guilty of poking sometimes," he replied. "I'm Danish, and Danish people sometimes like to stick their...

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LAMB OF GOD's JOHN CAMPBELL On How He 'Invented' Three-String Bass

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virgina metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: I read that you guys started writing for this album even before the touring cycle for the p...

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THE FALLEN DIVINE: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

"The Binding Cycle", the debut album from Oslo, Norway-based progressive/extreme metallers THE FALLEN DIVINE, can be streamed in its entirety below. Due on May 18 via Indie Recordings, the CD was recorded with Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND guitarist) at his Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden and...