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KAMELOT Guitarist: 'I Don't Like Messing With Chemistry Of Team We've Had Over Years'

Chad Bowar of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with guitarist Thomas Youngblood of American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: After Roy [Khan, vocals] left the band, how did you go about finding hi...

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BUCKCHERRY, RATT, ANTHRAX Members To Perform At Second 'Dio Stand Up' Cancer Fund Awards Gala

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL, will host its second awards gala on Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31 at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, California. Awards will be presented to sev...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist's RED LAMB Joined By Ex-MASTERY Drummer

Former MASTERY drummer Kevan Roy has joined RED LAMB, the band led by former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz. A short introductory video can be seen below. RED LAMB's self-titled debut album was released in February via iTunes. The 12-song effort was co-produced by Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) and Spitz and...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist On New Album: I Wanted Us To Be A Lot More Aggressive Than 'Audio Secrecy'

Phil Freeman of RoadrunnerRecords.com recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RoadrunnerRecords.com: What was the genesis of [the new STONE SOUR album, "House of Gold & Bones Part 1"? Did Corey [Taylor, vocals] just co...

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BLAZE BAYLEY Collaborates With Guitarist CHRIS DECLERCQ: 'A Miracle Away' Now Available

"A Miracle Away", the collaboration between Los Angeles, California-based guitarist Chris Declercq and former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Blaze Bayley, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Written, arranged and produced by Declercq, who handles both guitar and bass, the song also features longtime IR...

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KAMELOT Guitarist Says Bringing In New Singer Will Help Band Grow

Don de Leaumont of The Great Southern Brainfart recently conducted an interview with Thomas Youngblood of American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Great Southern Brainfart: The changing of lead vocalists from Roy Khan to Tommy Karevik...

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DOMINANZ To Release 'Devoured By The Black Hole' Digital Single

"Devoured By The Black Hole", the new single from Norwegian extreme metallers DOMINANZ, will be released digitally on October 10. The cover artwork for the effort was designed by Cadiesart. "Devoured By The Black Hole" is the first single from DOMINANZ's second album, to be released in 2013. A video...

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NIGHTWISH Touring Musician TROY DONOCKLEY Says Split With ANETTE OLZON Was 'For The Best'

Troy Donockley (pictured below),the English composer and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with NIGHTWISH both on the road and in the studio, has issued the following update from the band's current North American tour: "'Keep calm and carry on....' Oh yes, indeedy. These were the famous wo...

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Second 'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Awards Gala: More Details Revealed

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL, will host its second awards gala on Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31 at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, California. Awards will be presented to sev...

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COREY TAYLOR Talks New STONE SOUR Music, 'Knotfest' And Future Of SLIPKNOT (Audio)

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was interviewed on the September 14-16 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJack...

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LAVATORY Signs With PULVERISED RECORDS

Pulverised Records has announced the signing of Malaysian death metal deviants LAVATORY. The band is currently working on its full-length debut for a 2013 release. Spawned in 2012, LAVATORY released a five-song EP entitled "Transgression" earlier this summer, showcasing the band's unwavering penchan...

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New KAMELOT Singer: 'I Can Only Be Myself And Give It All I've Got'

Kamelot Sweden recently conducted an interview with the new KAMELOT singer Tommy Karevik. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Kamelot Sweden: Congratulations on your new job! Kamelot Sweden is very proud and happy that KAMELOT's new singer is from Sweden. Has it sunk in yet? Tommy Karev...

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AUTUMNBLAZE Signs With PULVERISED RECORDS

German melodic dark metallers AUTUMNBLAZE have inked a deal with Pulverised Records. The band's new album, "Every Sun Is Fragile", will be released later this year. Spawned in 1995, AUTUMNBLAZE released four full-length albums and two EPs before laying the band to rest in 2006 in search of other mus...

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VAN HALEN: Newly Released Multi-Camera Footage Of Entire Pittsburgh Concert

Newly released multi-camera fan-filmed video footage of VAN HALEN's entire March 30 concert at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania can be seen below. Michael Papaleonardos , who compiled and edited the footage, says, "[The clip] features additional camera work and some new edits (and I...

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KAMELOT Joined By EPICA, RHAPSODY OF FIRE Members At Bulgaria's KAVARNA ROCK (Video)

American/German/Swedish symphonic metallers KAMELOT were joined by Simone Simons (EPICA) and Fabio Lione (RHAPSODY OF FIRE) on stage during their July 15 concert at the Kavarna Rock festival in Kavarna, Bulgaria. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Simone — the longtime gi...