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MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST To Release Second Album In August

In 2016, guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker put together MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST, a tour featuring former MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP vocalists Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet, plus Robin McAuley of the MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP. Instrumental back-up was provided by former M.S.G. bass player Chris Glen and drumm...

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TÝR To Release 'Hel' Album In March

On March 8, Faroese folk metal band TÝR will release its eighth full-length, "Hel", via Metal Blade Records. "Hel" is a collection of ruthlessly melodic and irresistibly compelling progressive folk metal that will immediately resonate with any who have followed the group at any point over the two de...

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THE THREE TREMORS Feat. TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, SEAN PECK And HARRY CONKLIN: U.S. Tour Announced

It's not every day that metalheads get the opportunity to witness three of metal's finest vocalists on the same concert stage — Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES),Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin (JAG PANZER, SATAN'S HOST, TITAN FORCE),and Sean "The Hell Destroyer" Peck (CAGE,...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Praises Producer GREG FIDELMAN, Bashes RICK RUBIN Ahead Of New Album Recording Sessions

Corey Taylor has confirmed that he will spend the next couple of months at a Los Angeles studio recording the new SLIPKNOT album for a tentative summer release. The band is once again collaborating with producer Greg Fidelman who engineered and mixed SLIPKNOT's 2004 album "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Ve...

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DEE SNIDER On Current State Of Heavy Metal: 'I See That The Passion Is Still There'

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider was recently interviewed by Toronto, Ontario, Canada's 94.9 The Rock radio station. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the current state of heavy metal: Dee: "You've got these people out there [who...

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JAKE E. LEE Would Love To Do A Tour With ZAKK WYLDE

Jake E. Lee says that he would love to tour with Zakk Wylde. Lee was fired from Ozzy Osbourne's band in 1987 and was replaced by Wylde, who has played with the BLACK SABBATH singer, on and off, for more than three decades. Asked by Guitar World magazine if he is planning to do a full-scale tour behi...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Recalls Dressing Up As A Little Rocker

According to The Pulse Of Radio, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge told HardDrive Radio in a new interview that when he was no more than three or four years old, he was introduced to bands like MÖTLEY CRÜE and TWISTED SISTER. He described how his brother used to help him dress up like members of both ba...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Defends GRETA VAN FLEET Over LED ZEPPELIN Comparisons

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale has defended GRETA VAN FLEET over accusations that the Michigan rockers have ripped off LED ZEPPELIN, saying that "a lot of kids should be reintroduced" to ZEPPELIN-style rock and roll. Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the wo...

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VLTIMAS Feat. Former MORBID ANGEL Frontman DAVID VINCENT, Ex-MAYHEM Guitarist, CRYPTOPSY Drummer: 'Total Destroy!' Song Streaming

"Total Destroy!", a new song from VLTIMAS, the three-piece extreme metal formation consisting of David Vincent (ex-MORBID ANGEL),Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (ex-MAYHEM, AURA NOIR) and Flo Monier (CRYPTOPSY),can be streamed below. The track is taken from the VLTIMAS's debut album, "Something Wicked M...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN On Upcoming Tour: 'It'll Incorporate Aspects Of Production That We've Never Attempted'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman said in a recent interview with Consequence Of Sound that he is excited about the band's upcoming North American headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off this Wednesday (January 9) in San Diego. "I'm looking forward to finally being able to give the fans a tru...

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Why Aren't There More Openly Gay Heavy Metal Musicians? TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Weighs In

During a recent appearance on "The Jasta Show", TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick discussed the fact that there are very few openly homosexual musicians in the heavy metal scene. Saying that "the idea of a singer in a metal band being gay" was "shocking" prior to JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford coming ou...

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SEPULTURA's ELOY CASAGRANDE Has 'Total Respect' For Previous Drummers IGOR CAVALERA And JEAN DOLABELLA

Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what he enjoys most about drumming: Eloy: "I think f...

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NIGHTWISH's TROY DONOCKLEY Isn't A Fan Of Original Singer TARJA TURUNEN's Voice: It 'Didn't Really Do It For Me'

Linea Rock 's Barbara Caserta conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley prior to the band's December 4 concert at Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his musical capab...

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HIGH ON FIRE Cancels 'Electric Messiah Tour 2019' Due To Medical Emergency

HIGH ON FIRE has been forced to cancel its previously announced U.S. tour with TOKE and YEAR OF THE COBRA due to another medical emergency suffered by the band's frontman, Matt Pike. The trek was scheduled to kick off on January 10 in Atlanta, Georgia and wrap on February 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Lyric Video For New Song 'Control'

The official lyric video for the song "Control" from Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming 14th album, "The End Of Chaos", which will be released on January 18 via AFM Records. The album will be available as a digipak, on clear oran...