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HIM Frontman Says Upcoming Album Will Sound 'Like ROY ORBISON Meeting METALLICA'

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish love metallers HIM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: With [the new HIM greatest-hits album] "XX - Two Decades of Love Metal" and [upcoming studio CD] "T...

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IMPERA Guitarist Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)

Guitarist Tommy Denander of Swedish hard rockers IMPERA was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. (Note: The Denander interview begins around the one-hour, 16-minute mark.) IMPERA released its debut album, "Leg...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Has Already 'Spent A Fortune' Taking QUEENSRŸCHE Bandmates To Court

Robyn Vagnozzi of Screamer Magazine recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his legal battle with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name: Tate: "Well, we're in a court case now. They fired me, basic...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist's 'Blood & Guts': New Episode Available

"Blood & Guts", the Nerdist YouTube channel web series hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, premiered on October 3. In the series' fifth episode episode (see below),join Ian as he as he gets an overview of the fusion of practical and CG effects from Robert Hall and Almost Human ("Buffy The Va...

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DISTURBED, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, HATEBREED Members React To SUICIDE SILENCE Singer's Death

A number of heavy metal musicians have commented on the passing of SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker, who died this morning (Thursday, November 1) after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle crash Wednesday night. Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY): "I am truly shocked to hear the news about Mitch Lucker t...

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KING'S X Drummer And Wife Suffer Devastating Losses From Hurricane Sandy

KING'S X drummer Jerry Gaskill and his wife suffered devastating losses during Hurricane Sandy, which killed more than 70 people and caused $50 billion worth of damage. Jerry and Julie live on the coast of New Jersey, the state hardest hit by the storm which hammered much of the northeastern United...

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OBSESSION: Another New Song Available For Streaming

Reactivated classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION will release its long-awaited new album, "Order Of Chaos", on October 3 in Europe and October 9 in North America through Inner Wound Recordings. The CD will be made available in Japan on September 19 through Spiritual Beast. In a recent interview,...

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HELLOWEEN: More New Album Details Revealed

The follow-up to their 2010 "7 Sinners" release, "Straight Out Of Hell" is the latest studio album to be issued beneath the celebrated HELLOWEEN banner — a banner first unfurled back in 1985. Set for release via Spinefarm Records on January 21, 2013, "Straight Out Of Hell" has been produced by Charl...

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HAMMERFALL: 'Threshold' Performance Clip From 'Gates Of Dalhalla' DVD

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will release a concert DVD+2CD and Blu-ray+2CD, "Gates Of Dalhalla", on November 30 via Nuclear Blast. The set will feature the band's extraordinary 135-minute 15th-anniversary show that took place on July 28 on the historic open-air stage Dalhalla, built in an o...

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KING'S X Drummer To Begin Recording New Solo Album In November

KING'S X drummer Jerry Gaskill and Nashville-based songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist D.A. Karkos will track drums for Gaskill's solo record in late November with legendary producer/engineer/mixer Michael Wagener at Wagener's WireWorld studio in Nashville. The rest of the record will be rec...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: Footage Of Saint Charles Performance Available

Video footage of Michael Schenker's October 26 performance at Arcada Theatre in Saint Charles, Illinois can be seen below. Vocalist David Van Landing is fronting Michael Schenker's band on the current North American tour, which kicked off on October 3 in Modesto, California. David has stepped in for...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer: Next Album 'Will Probably Be The Best Record We've Done In 15 Years'

The members of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE were interviewed on the October 25 edition of "The Men's Room", which airs on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. (Note: The QUEENSRŸCHE interview begins around the 18-minute ma...

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Former KORN Guitarist BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH To Guest On 'Rockline'

Former KORN guitarist and current LOVE & DEATH frontman Brian "Head" Welch will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, November 14 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with Welch by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). The show...

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MINDCAGE Taps Legendary Producer MICHAEL WAGENER For New Album Mix

Florida-based progressive metal band MINDCAGE will enter WireWorld Studios, just outside of Nashville, Tennesse in December with producer Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, MEGADETH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, W.A.S.P., OVERKILL, ACCEPT) to complete work on its new concept album, "Our Own Devices", for an...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer: 'Our Fans Are Gonna Be Really Pleasantly Surprised' By Next Studio Album

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar),Eddie Jackson (bass) and Scott Rockenfield (drums) prior to the band's headlining performance at the South Texas Rock Fest in San Antonio, Texas on October 13. You can now watch the chat below...