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BLACK STAR RIDERS: 'Soldierstown' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Soldierstown" from BLACK STAR RIDERS can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's second album, "The Killer Instinct", which was released on February 24 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded in October 2014 at...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Featured In Guitar Instructional Documentary Series 'The Sound And The Story'

Fret12 has released the latest in its guitar instructional documentary series "The Sound And The Story", featuring MASTODON guitarist Brent Hinds. Today he's famous as the creator of some of MASTODON's most finger curling riffs, with a legendary mind and personality that leaves heads spinning. His u...

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Video: APOCALYPTICA Performs 'Angry Birds' Theme Song At Slush's Midnight Game Music Concert

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA performed the "Angry Birds" theme — composed by Ari Pulkkinen and arranged by APOCALYPTICA and Jonne Valtonen — live on November 10 at Slush's Midnight Game Music Concert. Check out the footage below. APOCALYPTICA wrote and recorded the theme song for the "On Finn...

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MASTODON's BILL KELLIHER Celebrates One Year Of Sobriety

Guitarist Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON revealed to Democrat & Chronicle that he used to drink so hard he had to be hospitalized because his liver was shutting down. "Today's been one year of sobriety for me," he said last week. "It's been a struggle for many years. Ev...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Teams Up With ORANGE For Comedy Short

Orange Amplification has teamed up with Brent Hinds from MASTODON and KILLER BE KILLED's Juan Montoya in their latest video. When Bobby's dad decides to spoil his son with a surprise gift under the Christmas tree, he cannot begin to guess where Bobby's dreams will take him! When Bobby unwraps his Or...

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APOCALYPTICA's Connection With METALLICA Is 'Super Great'

Austria's Mulatschag recently conducted an interview with Paavo Lötjönen and Perttu Kivilaakso of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about joining METALLICA on stage at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of the band's 30th a...

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APOCALYPTICA: Official Lyric Video For 'House Of Chains' Song

The official lyric video for the song "House Of Chains" from APOCALYPTICA can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Shadowmaker", which was released on April 21 via Eleven Seven Music Group's Better Noise imprint. The Finnish musicians — accompanied by their American lead sin...

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SLAYER: '666 Red Ale' Officially Licensed Beer Now Available From Sweden's NILS OSCAR COMPANY

Veteran California thrashers SLAYER have released an officially licensed beer, Slayer 666 Red Ale. The 6.5% ABV beverage is brewed by the Nils Oscar Company in Nyköping, Sweden, which has offered the following description: "A unique craft beer based on five different malts for a strong base, where E...

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MASTODON's TROY SANDERS Reveals Wife's Breast Cancer Diagnosis

MASTODON's Troy Sanders has has revealed that his wife, Jeza Sanders, was diagnosed with breast cancer in July, which is also when the band canceled its summer tour due to a "personal family matter." In a post on MASTODON's official Facebook page, Troy wrote: "Although I generally keep to myself and...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On 'Redeemer Of Souls': 'I Truly Believe It Is The Best Album We've Ever Done'

On September 25, Jason Saulnier of Music Legends conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about JUDAS PRIEST's latest album, 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls", Hill said: "It's funny, because when people ask anybody what's...

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SLIPKNOT's ALESSANDRO 'VMAN' VENTURELLA: Me And My Guitar (Video)

With his identity now officially confirmed, SLIPKNOT bassist Alessandro "Vman" Venturella gave U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine a world-first tour of his Status S2 Graphite headless bass. Check out the clip below. SLIPKNOT guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thomson reportedly handled most of the bass duties o...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE Covers DIO's 'We Rock' Feat. ARCH ENEMY, DEATH ANGEL, FOZZY, Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singers (Video)

"We Rock", the new video from METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — can be seen below. The cover of the DIO classic, which features guest appearances by Mark Osegueda, Chris Jericho, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Aliss...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE: 'Gift Of Pain' Video Featuring LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE

"Gift Of Pain", the new video from METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — can be seen below. The song is taken from METAL ALLEGIANCE' self-titled debut album, which will be released on September 18 via Nuclear...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE: Eighth Studio Webisode

METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...

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On a personal note, I'm happy to see how far SCALE THE SUMMIT has come over the years. They're proof positive of how far one can go from DIY to international acclamation. I received the band's self-released "Monuments" album back in 2007 as part of a grass-roots Internet campaign by Chris Letchford...