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Video: JON OLIVA Brings 'Storytellers Tour' To Akron

More than thirty years after the start of his career with SAVATAGE, and successive projects/bands like TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, now-legendary songwriter and performer Jon Oliva brought his "Storytellers Tour" to Ripper's Rock House in Akron, Ohio on Saturday, December 7. Fan-fi...

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THE SANITY DAYS To Enter Studio Next Month

THE SANITY DAYS — the project featuring four former members of legendary Bristol thrash metallers ONSLAUGHT — will enter the studio on January 11 to begin recording its debut album for a late spring release via Candlelight Records. The band states: "The album will feature nine original songs which h...

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CULT OF LUNA, GHOST, WATAIN, IN SOLITUDE Nominated For P3 GULD Award

CULT OF LUNA, GHOST, WATAIN and IN SOLITUDE have been nominated for a P3 Guld award from Swedish radio station P3 in the "Best Rock/Metal Album Of The Year" category. The winners will be announced on January 18, 2014 during a live awards ceremony broadcast from the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden...

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PAPA ROACH Bassist: 'The Band Is Way More On The Same Page Than We've Ever Been'

VocalVictim.de conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH bassist Tobin Esperance and drummer Tony Palermo on November 16 in Nürnberg, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. PAPA ROACH is tentatively scheduled to enter the studio in February 2014 with producer Kevin Churko (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIVE FINGE...

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HALESTORM's LZZY, JOE Talk To Italy's Metallus.it (Video)

Silvia Autuori of Metallus.it conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger of Pennsylvanian rockers HALESTORM on November 11 in Rome, Italy during the band's European tour with ALTER BRIDGE and SHINEDOWN. You can now watch the chat below. Lzzy Hale has announc...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Speaks To Denmark's Revolution-Inc.dk (Audio)

Denmark's Revolution-Inc.dk recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. DREAM THEATER's new, self-titled album sold around 34,000 copies in the United States in its first week of rel...

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BLACK SABBATH, DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, VOLBEAT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees

BLACK SABBATH, DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, VOLBEAT and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are among the nominees for the 56th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on January 26, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Best Metal Performance" category are as follows: ANTHRAX - "T.N.T." Track from:...

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AMON AMARTH: Quality Fan-Filmed Footage Of Gothenburg Concert

Quality fan-filmed video footage of AMON AMARTH's December 3 performance at Trädgår'n in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. AMON AMARTH's ninth studio album, "Deceiver Of The Gods", sold around 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 19 on The Billb...

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DOWN: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire First Show With New Guitarist BOBBY LANDGRAF

Quality fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's entire October 25 performance at at Emo's East in Austin, Texas as part of DOWN singer Philip Anselmo's Housecore Horror Film & Metal Festival can be seen below. Guitarist Kirk Windstein recently left DOWN and was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, the band's...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES' ANDY BIERSACK Speaks To PitCam TV (Video)

PitCam TV recently conducted an interview with vocalist Andy Biersack of Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with Artisan News, Biersack stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for BLACK VEIL BRIDES' follow-up to thi...

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VOLBEAT's ROB CAGGIANO Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Buffet' Podcast (Audio)

Guitarist Rob Caggiano of VOLBEAT was recently interviewed on "Heavy Metal Buffet", a metal podcast based in Scotland. You can now listen to the show using the SoundCloud widget below. VOLBEAT released a "tour edition" of its latest album, "Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies", on November 4. The ne...

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TIMO TOLKKI: 'For Me, STRATOVARIUS Pretty Much Was Dead After 2004'

Dave Smiles of Full Throttle Rock recently conducted an interview with former STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Full Throttle Rock: What was the inspiration for the story behind [the debut TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON album] "The Land Of New Hope"? Tolkki:...

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GREAT WHITE's MARK KENDALL Interviewed By JANICE SWEET (Video)

GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall was recently interviewed by Janice Sweet, mother of Michael and Robert Sweet of STRYPER. You can now watch the chat below. GREAT WHITE — Mark Kendall (lead guitar),Scott Snyder (bass),Audie Desbrow (drums),Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Terry Ilous (voca...

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GOJIRA's JOSEPH DUPLANTIER Discusses Songwriting Process For Next Album

In a brand new interview with Performer.com, guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA revealed that the band has begun writing material for its next album, tentatively due in 2014. Many of the creative sessions so far have taken place on the tour bus, a phenomenon...

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AMON AMARTH's JOHAN HEGG Speaks To Austria's Stormbringer.at (Video)

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH prior to the band's November 25 concert in Vienna. You can now watch the chat below. AMON AMARTH's ninth studio album, "Deceiver Of The Gods", sold around 17,000 copies in the Uni...