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Why TRIVIUM Kept Quiet During Making Of 'Silence In The Snow'

Allschools recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why TRIVIUM was so silent during the making of the band's seventh studio album, "Silence In...

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STRATOVARIUS: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Shine In The Dark' Performance From WACKEN TV

Wacken TV has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of Finnish metallers STRATOVARIUS performing their new song "Shine In The Dark" on July 31at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. Check it out below. STRATOVARIUS's new album, "Eternal", was released in three formats: standard CD...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We're Always Trying To, Through Our Music, Give An Encouraging Message'

Justine of Psycho Babble TV conducted an interview with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet at the Farm Rock 2015 festival, which was held September 4-6 in Wauconda, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he keeps his voice in sha...

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Without CHRIS HOLMES, W.A.S.P. 'Ain't Gonna Be Happening'

Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follows (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On W.A.S.P.'s early days: "It was great. Tony [Richards, drums] got thrown out. [Steve] R...

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HANK SHERMANN 'Would Love To' Make 'A Final, Cool Album' With MERCYFUL FATE

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with MERCYFUL FATE and DENNER/SHERMANN guitarist Hank Shermann. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if there is a chance that MERCYFUL FATE will record a new studio album or play any shows in th...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'The Fans Know Who Wrote' The Band's Classic Songs

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's claim that he wr...

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GRAHAM BONNET BAND Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of the GRAHAM BONNET BAND for the release of a brand new studio album of original songs, tentatively due in early 2016. Currently making preparations for a February tour in the U.K., the GRAHAM BONNET BAND is a four-piece hard rock outfit led by Graham B...

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SCORPIONS Singer KLAUS MEINE: 'We Really Don't Wanna Talk About Another Farewell Tour'

Sally Steele, CEO, founder, publisher and editor in chief of Vegas Rocks! magazine, recently conducted an interview with singer Klaus Meine of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. A couple of exceprts from the chat follow below. On whether there was anything in the band's long, fifty-year history th...

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STRYPER's Cover Version Of BLACK SABBATH's 'After Forever' Available For Streaming

STRYPER's cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "After Forever" can be streamed below. The song is featured on STRYPER's new album, "Fallen", which will be released worldwide on Friday, October 16 via Frontiers. The CD was tracked at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts....

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Watch STEVEN TYLER And TAYLOR SWIFT Sing AEROSMITH's 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing'

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler joined country-turned-pop superstar Taylor Swift on stage last night (Friday, September 25) at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee to perform the band's hit ballad "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing". Swift later tweeted a video of the pair's rendition of the tra...

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Video: W.A.S.P. Performs New Song 'Last Runaway' In Oberhausen, Germany

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P. performing a new song, "Last Runaway", on September 25 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany can be seen below. W.A.S.P.'s new album, "Golgotha", will be released on October 2 via Austria's Napalm Records. W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless previously stated abo...

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Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN: 'Satan's Tomb' Title Track Streaming

Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP "Satan's Tomb", coming on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE...

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LORDI To Enter Studio In December

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI will enter the studio in December to begin recording the follow-up to 2014's "Scare Force One" album for a 2016 release. Speaking to Australia's The Rockpit, LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi stated about the relatively short gap since the arrival of the band's last CD: "The...

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SLAYER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Repentless' Video Shoot From RED DIGITAL CINEMA

SLAYER unleashed its new album, "Repentless", on September 11 via Nuclear Blast. To celebrate its release, the band created a gore-soaked music video for the CD's title track — and RED Digital Cinema was there to capture the entire shooting experience. Watch RED's behind-the-scenes clip of "Repentle...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON To Launch Whip's Bar & Grill In Richmond

Coming in 2016 in Richmond, Virginia is Whip's Bar & Grill - Bikes, Rock & Brews. Whip's Bar & Grill is the creation of friends Michael "Whip" Wilton (the legendary guitar player of QUEENSRŸCHE, SOULBENDER and WRATCHET HEAD) and Paul Whitlock (music enthusiast, lifelong biker and avid be...