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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Is 'Not Ready To Release' Her Debut Solo Album Yet

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz was asked about a possible timeline for the release of her long-in-the-works debut solo album. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're not ready to release it yet, so there's no real timeline yet. I'm stil...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Could Fall Asleep Listening To MESHUGGAH; It Relaxes Me So Much'

In a new interview with Primordial Radio, former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about his love for Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I could fall asleep listening to MESHUGGAH; it relaxes me so m...

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CRYPTOPSY Announces 'As Gomorrah Burns' Album, Shares 'In Abeyance' Single

Canadian technical death metallers CRYPTOPSY will release their first full-length album in over a decade, "As Gomorrah Burns", on September 8 via Nuclear Blast Records. The extreme metal foursome emerges renewed and as vital as ever on its massively anticipated LP, which continues CRYPTOPSY's trailb...

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DARK ANGEL Hopes To Have 'Really Exciting News' Soon About Long-Awaited New Album

In a new interview with Heavy New York, Gene Hoglan was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for DARK ANGEL's long-awaited new album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I tell you, very soon we hope to be able to have a lot of exciting news available for all DARK AN...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT On EXTREME's New Album 'Six': 'People Are Starved For Rock And Roll Like This'

In a new interview with Tiago Ribeiro, EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt spoke about the global chart success of the band's new album, "Six", which came out on June 9 via earMUSIC. "Six" landed at position No. 10 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart with first-week sales of 12,500 copies. The set m...

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WARFARE's PAUL 'EVO' EVANS Talks Working With LEMMY And Recalls A METALLICA Parking Lot Riot

By David E. Gehlke Legendary MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister was not one for producing other bands, but he made an exception for drummer/vocalist Paul "Evo" Evans of WARFARE. Evans rose through the punk and metal ranks throughout the late '70s and early '80s as a member of ANGELIC UPSTARTS and TH...

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MIKE PORTNOY Attends His Second DREAM THEATER Concert As A Spectator: 'This Is Slightly Weird'

Mike Portnoy attended his second DREAM THEATER concert as a spectator last night (Saturday, July 1) at The Met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 56-year-old drummer, who left DREAM THEATER in 2010, took to his social media to share a selfie of him and his wife Marlene in the crowd at the Philadelph...

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ATHEIST Frontman KELLY SHAEFER's TILL THE DIRT Announces Debut Album, 'Outside The Spiral'

TILL THE DIRT, the new band led by ATHEIST frontman Kelly Shaefer, will release its debut album, "Outside The Spiral", on August 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. Shaefer comments on the signing to Nuclear Blast: "As an extreme metal artist, there is no better place to land than Nuclear Blast. A staff t...

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EMPEROR Black Metal Legend IHSAHN Finds His Inner 'Geek' By Embracing Modern Recording Technology

By David E. Gehlke Vegard Sverre Tveitanm, otherwise known as Ihsahn, has been a solo artist longer than a member of the legendary Norwegian black metal act EMPEROR. His solo ventures embody a creative pursuit that stretches well beyond black metal, dabbling in avant-garde, jazz and progressive musi...

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HATEBREED, BLEEDING THROUGH, INTEGRITY, MADBALL Confirmed For Albany's Inaugural BORN DEAD FEST

The inaugural Born Dead Fest will take place September 2-3, 2023 in Albany, New York across two stages at Empire Live and Empire Underground. Presented by unique tattoo streetwear and alternative streetwear clothing company Born Dead Clothing, Born Dead Fest will feature some of the most prolific na...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT On Playing With RIHANNA: 'It Was Really Cool To Destroy Some Of Those Songs'

In a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt spoke about what it was like to be the guitarist in Rihanna's tour band for several years starting more than a decade ago. He said: "I mean, look, it's Rihanna, first of all. She's a massive artist and she's super c...

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Watch TOM KEIFER Perform CINDERELLA Classics In Harrison, Ohio During 'Live/Loud' 2023 Tour

Fan-filmed video of Tom Keifer's June 17 performance at Blue Note Harrison in Harrison, Ohio can be seen below (courtesy of the LOCAL OVERLOAD YouTube channel). The CINDERELLA frontman and his solo band, #KEIFERBAND, were performing at the venue as part of their "Live/Loud" 2023 tour with WINGE...

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CRADLE OF FILTH And DEVILDRIVER Announce Second Leg Of 2023 U.S. Co-Headline Tour

Earlier this year, extreme metal pioneers CRADLE OF FILTH and groove metal veterans DEVILDRIVER embarked on a killer co-headline tour, purveying their musical onslaught to thousands of fans across the country. This October, the dark duo will return for the trek's highly anticipated second leg, dubbe...

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Watch: VOLBEAT Performs At Gothenburg, Sweden's Ullevi Stadium As Support Act For METALLICA

Danish rock and rollers VOLBEAT played their second concert with their new touring guitarist Flemming C. Lund (THE ARCANE ORDER) on Friday (June 16) at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden as the support act for METALLICA. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. On June 5, VOLBEAT...

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Watch: CYNIC Performs Entire 'Focus' Album In San Diego During 'Focus And Presence' Tour With ATHEIST

TheRealConcertKing YouTube channel has uploaded video of CYNIC's June 14 concert at Brick By Brick in San Diego, California. Check out the clips below. CYNIC's "Focus And Presence" North American tour with fellow progressive metal pioneers ATHEIST, which kicked off on June 10 in Austin, is cele...