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TIMO KOTIPELTO Says STRATOVARIUS Plans To Release New Studio Album In 2019

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with frontman Timo Kotipelto of Finnish/Swedish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS prior to their July 21 performance at John Smith Rock Festival in Laukaa, Finland. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the diff...

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LAMB OF GOD's JOHN CAMPBELL: 'I Respect The Hell Out Of SLAYER For Going Out On Top'

In a new interview with NewHampshire.com, LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell was asked for his opinion about the fact that SLAYER is calling it quits after completing one final world tour. "I respect the hell out of SLAYER for going out on top," he said. "They are in amazing form on this tour. If I h...

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JOHN BUSH: 'I Treasure My Years In ANTHRAX'

ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush recently spoke with 69 Faces Of Rock about his years fronting ANTHRAX. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how he came to join ANTHRAX: John: "I had a reputation for being the singer in ARMORED SAINT...

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U.K. Death Metal Veterans CANCER Sign To PEACEVILLE; New Album Due This Fall

U.K. death metal veterans CANCER have inked a deal with Peaceville, the label known for its enviable death metal heritage, from the early days of PARADISE LOST and AUTOPSY to AT THE GATES and VITAL REMAINS through to OPETH, BLOODBATH and AKERCOCKE. CANCER's new studio album is tentatively due in lat...

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KIRK HAMMETT's Horror And Sci-Fi Film Art Collection To Be Displayed In Toronto Next Year

According to The Toronto Star, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada will host "It's Alive! Classic Horror And Sci-Fi Art From The Kirk Hammett Collection" from July 13, 2019 to January 5, 2020. Kirk Hammett, best known as the lead guitarist of METALLICA, is also an avid collector of...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI Begins Recording Guitars For New Album

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER recently entered an undisclosed studio to begin work on material for the follow-up to 2016's "The Astonishing" album. An early 2019 release is expected. A new one-minute video message from DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci, filmed during the guitar-tracking...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: 'TRUMP Does Things That Would Have Got Another President Impeached'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian has told Independent that his song "Angry Guru", which appears on "Dictator", the new album from his SCARS ON BROADWAY project, contains a line — "silence leads to violence" — which refers to the consequence of not speaking up for fear of causing offense. "...

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WITHIN THE RUINS Surprise-Releases Two Songs Featuring New Singer STEVE TINNON

Massachusetts metal veterans WITHIN THE RUINS have surprise-released a digital single today titled "World Undone" containing two songs featuring new singer Steve Tinnon. The two tracks, "World Undone" and "Resurgence", are available everywhere today. A stream of "World Undone" is available below. "T...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE: 'Voodoo Of The Godsend' Video Featuring MAX CAVALERA

METAL ALLEGIANCE — with its four core members: David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, ex-DREAM THEATER) and Mark Menghi — began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered t...

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VIXEN Releases Music Video For 'You Ought To Know By Now'

Classic '80s rock veterans VIXEN have released a video for the song "You Ought To Know By Now". The track is featured on the band's new live album, "Live Fire", which was released earlier this month via Rat Pak Records. The clip was filmed live on June 17 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Cal...

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LIGHT THE TORCH: 'The Bitter End' Performance Video From First-Ever Concert

LIGHT THE TORCH (formerly DEVIL YOU KNOW),the band fronted by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, played its first show ever on July 9 at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York. Video footage of "The Bitter End" performance from the gig can be seen below. LIGHT THE TORCH will serve as the open...

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 2018 Tour

A six-minute video featuring "all of the behind-the-scenes action" from the 2018 HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES tour can be seen below. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES is the supergroup featuring international film star and musician Johnny Depp alongside Alice Cooper and AEROSMITH's Joe Perry. Cooper told the Evening Standa...

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HALLATAR Feat. AMORPHIS, SWALLOW THE SUN, Ex-HIM Members: Video Of JOHN SMITH ROCK FESTIVAL Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of HALLATAR's July 22 performance at John Smith Rock Festival in Laukaa, Finland can be seen below. HALLATAR's debut album, "No Stars Upon the Bridge", is based on the lyrics and poems of Aleah Starbridge and was released last October via Svart Records. Although a brand new...

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THE WHO's ROGER DALTREY To Release Long-Awaited Memoir, 'Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story', In October

THE WHO singer Roger Daltrey's long-awaited memoir, "Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story", will be published in the U.K. on October 18 and in the U.S. on October 23 via Blink Publishing. "Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story" will take readers through Daltrey's 50-year career with THE WHO and t...

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JOHN CORABI Defends KISS Over PAUL STANLEY's Vocal Issues

John Corabi has defended KISS against criticism over the band's recent live performances, saying that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley deserve a lot of credit for putting on great, energetic shows even though they are almost 70 years old. When KISS kicked off its European tour earlier in the month in B...