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ANETTE OLZON: I Didn't Leave NIGHTWISH; I Was Fired

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon has told Prog magazine that she believes she was fired from the band in 2012 because she became pregnant with her third child. Olzon's departure from the group came seven years after previous NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen was dismissed from the group by be...

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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About Recording With HELLION (Video)

A four-minute video clip in which drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, QUEENSRŸCHE, DIO, DIO DISCIPLES) talks to Reality Check TV about recording new music with Los Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HELLION can be seen below. The first set of HELLION's new tracks was produced by legendary British studi...

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ASTARTE's TRISTESSA In Critical Condition, Battling Leukemia

Nicolas Maiis, the husband of Maria Kolokouri, better known as Tristessa, the vocalist of the Greek black metal band ASTARTE, has posted the following message on the group's Facebook page: "Unfortunately, fate is hard and life even harder in our case. "Our beloved Maria, she is in critical condition...

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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA: '2013 Hasn't Exactly Been A Piece Of Cake For Me'

Vocalist Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL has posted the following message on her Facebook page: "My dear friends, "I surely hope it has been better for you all... but 2013 hasn't exactly been a piece of cake for me. Bad moments of sadness, melancholy, lack of strength and sleep...

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The New First Daughter Of New York City Is A Metalhead

According to Teen Vogue, Chiara de Blasio, the 19-year-old college sophomore whose dad, Bill de Blasio, was elected mayor of New York City last month, is a metalhead. "Old-school metal, thrash metal, death metal, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal," she said about her music of choice. "In terms of...

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DANKO JONES Shares 'Crazy Tour Stories' (Video)

Digital Tour Bus, which gives fans "an all-access pass" to the tour buses that their favorite bands travel in, has posted its latest "Crazy Tour Stories" episode, focusing on Canadian rockers DANKO JONES. The one-and-a-half-minute clip, which was filmed on August 22, 2013 in Tinley Park, Illinois, c...

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Author D.X. FERRIS Discusses His SLAYER '66 & 2/3' Biography On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)

The latest episode of "Radioactive Metal" features an interview with metalhead and award-winning journalist D.X. Ferris, who spoke about his new SLAYER biography, "Slayer 66 2/3: The Jeff And Dave Years…". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Slayer 66 2/3: The Jeff And Dave...

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TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON: New Video Clip From The Studio

Finnish composer/producer and guitar player Timo Tolkki recently tapped Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) to lay down the main vocals on the follow-up to TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's debut album, "The Land Of New Hope". Jansen will also take part in TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON's upcoming European tou...

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LEAVES' EYES Singer LIV KRISTINE Says Creative Process For New Album Was 'Very Intense'

Mark Holmes of Metal Discovery recently conducted an interview with Norwegian singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. As a whole, I think [LEAVES' EYES' "Symphonies Of The Night" is] probably the most diverse work you...

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DAN SPITZ's Wife Will Not Press Charges Against Ex-ANTHRAX Guitarist

Candi Spitz, the wife of former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz, says that she will not press charges against her husband for allegedly assaulting her Christmas morning. The 50-year-old musician was arrested at the couple's home in Lake Worth, Florida when Candi's mother called 911 to report he was tryi...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ Arrested On Suspicion Of Domestic Violence

According to Jose Lambiet's GossipExtra.com, former ANTHRAX and current RED LAMB guitarist Dan Spitz was arrested early Christmas morning at his house in Florida on suspicion of domestic violence. The 50-year-old musician was picked up by Palm Beach County Sheriff deputies and booked in to the count...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Slams Former Bandmates: 'I Was Fired'

Ex-NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has slammed her former bandmates, claiming that she had "no say" during her time with the band and insisting she was fired from the group shortly after announcing that she was pregnant with her third child. Olzon, who will release her debut solo album, "Shine", in Fe...

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FALLEN FATE To Release 'Into The Black' In January

North East England's purveyors of modern metal FALLEN FATE will release their sophomore album, "Into The Black", on January 30, 2014. The follow-up to 2011's "The Virus Has Spread" was recorded, in part, in Stymphalian Productions in York with producer James Stephenson and was finished in vocalist L...

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KILMARA Completes Work On 'Love Songs And Other Nightmares'

Spanish metallers KILMARA have finished recording their third album, "Love Songs And Other Nightmares", for an early 2014 release. The CD was tracked at Grapow Studios with Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN) at the helm. The cover artwork was created by Canadian artist Jessica Allain, known fo...

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ECHOTERRA To Release 'A Sanguinary Greed' EP

ECHOTERRA, the band featuring keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE),guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN) and bassist Cory Scheider (LUNA MORTIS),will release a new EP, "A Sanguinary Greed", in early 2014 via Blinding Force Recordings. Inspired by the tales of Jack The Ripper, the band composed a 20-m...