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ROY MAYORGA Says STONE SOUR Wrote Close To 30 Songs For 'Hydrograd' Album

STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga spoke to Topeka's rock station V100 at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held earlier in the month in Columbus, Ohio. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the making of STONE SOUR's latest album, last year's "Hydrograd", Mayorga said: "I...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ERIC KRETZ Names Drummers That Inspired Him To Play

iRock Radio conducted an interview with singer Jeff Gutt and drummer Eric Kretz of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held earlier in the month in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to name the drummers that inspired him to become a musician...

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Creator Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'People Who Are Judging It Based On The Overall Idea Of It Are Looking At It Very Selfishly'

The CEO of the company behind the hologram of Ronnie James Dio says that the technology is "allowing the younger audience to be able to experience" the legendary singer's music. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyellusion and made it...

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METALLICA Grossed More Than $2 Million Per Market Appearance On Recent European Tour

METALLICA has landed on Pollstar's Global Concert Pulse chart at No. 4 this week with concert grosses of more than $2 million per market appearance on the band's recent European tour. The San Francisco-based metal giants averaged 20,451 tickets per market, at an average ticket price of $104. The 19...

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GODSMACK Drummer Is 'Grateful' For Band's 20-Year Career

Jay Ramone of Rock 100.5 The KATT conducted an interview with GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin at this year's Rocklahoma festival, which was held earlier in the month in Pryor, Oklahoma. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the four-year...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Guitarist Says DIMEBAG Inspired Him To Become A Musician

iRock Radio conducted an interview with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held earlier in the month in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Asked who his biggest inspiration was that made him want to become a mus...

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PRONG Announces Summer 2018 European Dates With DEW-SCENTED

American power trio PRONG has announced a short 2018 European "Zero Days" summer tour, featuring a return to Reload Festival as well as a run of headline shows. DEW-SCENTED has been confirmed as special guest on most of the shows. PRONG founder Tommy Victor says: "PRONG and Europe is always somethin...

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ROTTING CHRIST Begins Recording New Album

Greek extreme metal veterans ROTTING CHRIST have entered the studio to begin recording their brand new album, to be released in early 2019 via Season Of Mist. The disc will be produced by vocalist Sakis Tolis, and Jens Borgen (AMON AMARTH, KREATOR, DIMMU BORGIR, OPETH, KATATONIA) will again take on...

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Messe Noire

Few would have blamed Polish musical extremists BEHEMOTH for calling it a day and hanging up their armor and corpse paint in 2010 when mainman Adam "Nergal" Darski was diagnosed with a severe case of leukemia. Nergal conquered the life-threatening illness with a treatment plan that involved a bone m...

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New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Frontman Names One SCOTT WEILAND-Era Song That Is 'Off Limits'

Brad Copeland of Rock 100.5 The KATT's "Rick & Brad Morning Show" conducted an interview with singer Jeff Gutt and drummer Eric Kretz of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS at this past weekend's Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there is any song from the STONE TEMP...

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KAMELOT Singer's SEVENTH WONDER: Making Of 'Tiara's Song' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Tiara's Song", the new video from the Swedish progressive metal band SEVENTH WONDER, can be seen below. SEVENTH WONDER features in its ranks current KAMELOT singer Tommy Karevik. "Tiara's Song" is taken from SEVENTH WONDER's fifth studio album, "Tiara",...

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SAXON's NIGEL GLOCKLER On Changes In Music Industry: 'In Some Ways, It's Better; In Other Ways, It's Worse'

Jave of Kilpop conducted an interview with SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler at last month's Las Rageous festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how the music business has changed in the four decades since SAXON was formed, Nigel said: "In some ways, it's better; in other...

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TARJA: First Look At 'Act II'

Following up the worldwide top 10 video chart success "Act I", former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen and earMUSIC have announced the release of the long-awaited follow-up, "Act II", this summer. Filmed during Tarja's world tour "The Shadow Shows", during which the influential heavy rock singer circl...

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UFO's PHIL MOGG To Step Down After 50th-Anniversary Tour: 'This Is The Right Time For Me To Quit'

Phil Mogg has confirmed that next year's 50th-anniversary tour with UFO will be his last as the frontman of the long-running hard rock band. Consequently, it seems almost certain that at that point they will cease to exist. UFO were formed in London in 1968 and Mogg is their only ever-present member...

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DEE SNIDER Calls New Solo Album 'For The Love Of Metal' A 'Passion Project'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was interviewed by Antihero Magazine earlier this month during the Days Of The Dead horror convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his forthcoming solo album,...