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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist Talks About Performing With Orchestra (Video)

More-Metal.com conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey on July 23 in Dresden, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. DEEP PURPLE recently completed its first tour of North America in four years. The pioneering rock band featuring classic members Ian Gillan (lead vocals),Ro...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD Diagnosed With Cancer

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has released the following statement via his official web site, JonLord.org: "I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment a...

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DIR EN GREY: Video Interview, Pro-Shot Footage From Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

A short video interview with the unique, artful Japanese rock band DIR EN GREY conducted on August 6, 2011 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Also available is professionally filmed video footage of the group's performance at the event. "Dum Spiro Spero" (translate...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer Slams Norwegian Mass Murderer, Says Band's Music 'Unites People' (Video)

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has slammed Anders Breivik, the man responsible for killing 77 people in Norway, as an "asshole." Breivik, a white native Norwegian, was described by the Guardian as "a Christian fundamentalist with a deep hatred of multiculturalism, of the left, and of Muslims." D...

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SAXON: 'Call To Arms' Video Released

"Call To Arms", the new video from British heavy metal legends SAXON, can be seen below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The song is the title track of the band's new album, which will be released in North America on September 27 via UDR Music/EMI. The digipack version of "Call To Arms" includes a .....

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: New Video Interview With GLENN HUGHES

O2 Academy TV recently conducted an interview with BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (formerly of DEEP PURPLE and BLACK SABBATH). You can now watch the chat below. According to a recent Twitter post from Hughes, the shows on the current BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION tour are being prof...

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FATES WARNING: Athens Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of FATES WARNING's August 2, 2011 concert at Terra Vibe in Athens, Greece as the support act for DREAM THEATER can be seen below. FATES WARNING will spend the remainder of the year working on material for a new studio album, tentatively due in 2012. FATES WARNING 2011 is: Ra...

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GOTTHARD To Release 'Homegrown - Alive In Lugano' In September

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD will release a live album entitled "Homegrown - Alive In Lugano" on September 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. On September 2, a previously unreleased track entitled "The Train", featuring the band's late singer Steve Lee on vocals, will be made available. "Homegrown - Alive...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Singer CANDICE NIGHT To Release Debut Solo Album

Part fantasy, part weaver of magic, part willow the wisp: singer and songwriter Candice Night releases her debut solo single, "Call It Love". The single is the first taste of Night's first solo adult contemporary album, "Reflections", set for release on September 27. "Call It Love" is now available...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Performs Acoustic Version Of 'White Trash Millionaire'

Video footage of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY performing a "stripped down" version of their song "White Trash Millionaire" for the "Shazam Sessions" YouTube channel can be seen below. "White Trash Millionaire" comes off BLACK STONE CHERRY's third album, "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Se...

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STEELWING: More New Album Details Revealed

Swedish metallers STEELWING will enter Leon Music Studios in Karlstad, Sweden later this month to begin recording their sophomore album for an early 2012 release via NoiseArt Records, a division of Rock The Nation. The as-yet-untitled CD will be helmed by Rikard Lfgren, who has previously worked wit...

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MR. BIG's 'Smoke On The Water' Cover (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of MR. BIG performing a cover version of the DEEP PURPLE classic "Smoke On The Water" on July 31, 2011 at Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California can be seen below. The track was played during the second encore of MR. BIG's headlining concert at the venue and saw the bandmem...

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DEMON HUNTER To Enter Studio In November

Next year marks the ten-year anniversary of DEMON HUNTER. Each of the band's albums and other projects were released with Solid State Records. Both the band and label are proud to announce a deal that will see them continue to partner together. "Solid State has always been an important part of DEMON...

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HATESPHERE: New Album Details Revealed

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE will release their new album, "The Great Bludgeoning", via Napalm Records on the following dates: * Spain, Finland, Sweden: September 21 * Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: September 23 * Rest Of Europe: September 26 * USA, Canada: September 27 The CD was pro...

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DIR EN GREY: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Dum Spiro Spero", the eighth studio album from the unique, artful Japanese rock band DIR EN GREY, is available for streaming in its entirety on the group's MySpace page. "Dum Spiro Spero" (translates to the Latin phrase "While I breathe, I hope") will be released on August 2 via The End Records. DI...