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APOCALYPTICA's EICCA TOPPINEN Says 'Shadowmaker' Album Is 'Full Of Attitude'

Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA recently spoke to Australia's The Rockpit about the band's forthcoming labum, "Shadowmaker". "It's always hard to talk about albums without being a nerdy musician," he said. "I think it's a totally new kind of record for APOCALYPTICA, especially b...
January 29, 2015
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MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, EXODUS Members Perform As 'Metal Allegiance' In Anaheim: Video Of Full Concert

After a critically acclaimed premiere on the inaugural voyage of MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat alongside their recent addition as a co-headliner on Shiprocked 2015, Metal Allegiance brought their musical crusade to the House of Blues in Anaheim, California on January 21. The complete lineup for Metal Allegi...
January 26, 2015
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MASTODON's TROY SANDERS: 'We Just Write What We Love, And We Love What We Write'

Italy's SpazioRock.it recently conducted an interview with bassist and co-vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the fan response to MASTODON's latest album, "Once More 'Round The Sun", Sanders said: "We're very happy with the r...
January 23, 2015
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APOCALYPTICA's MIKKO SIRÉN Says 'Shadowmaker' Album Includes A Couple Of 'Really Epic, Mellow Tracks'

Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with Mikko Sirén of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked what his favorite song is to perform is from the forthcoming APOCALYPTICA album, "Shadowmaker"...
January 23, 2015
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MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL, EXODUS Members Perform Metal Classics As 'Metal Allegiance' (Video)

After a critically acclaimed premiere on the inaugural voyage of MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat alongside their recent addition as a co-headliner on Shiprocked 2015, Metal Allegiance brought their musical crusade to the House of Blues in Anaheim, California on January 21. The complete lineup for Metal Allegi...
January 22, 2015
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MASTODON And CLUTCH Join Forces For 'The Missing Link Tour'

Two of the world's most respected and influential hard rock bands, MASTODON and CLUTCH, announce "The Missing Link Tour", which brings together both bands as they join forces along with special guests GRAVEYARD and BIG BUSINESS — each taking part of the tour as support. Together, this night of heavy...
January 20, 2015
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BRENT HINDS Working On New MASTODON Music

MASTODON vocalist and guitarist Brent Hinds posted a picture on Instagram yesterday (Saturday, January 17) of him playing a steel pedal guitar with the caption: "Got to work on a really cool new Mastodon song today! First time playing my new 13 string pedal steel I got from @robertrandolf." Robert R...
January 18, 2015
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MASTODON's BILL KELLIHER Gives U.K.'s TOTAL GUITAR Tour Of His Live Rig (Video)

Guitarist Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON recently gave U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine a tour of his rig. Check out the footage below. Download Total Guitar issue 263 for the accompanying feature — available in the U.K. and, digitally, worldwide via Newsstand for iPad, iPhone a...
January 16, 2015
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Clearing the Path to Ascend

For a band garnishing its name from a Looney Tunes episode, they've always taken their craft deadly serious. After briefly calling it quits in 2005, YOB has emerged as one the most talked-about doom and sludge bands on the planet. Their latest album, "Clearing the Path to Ascend", only has four song...
January 16, 2015
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Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN, SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Added To 'Metal Allegiance'

After a critically acclaimed premiere on the inaugural voyage of MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat alongside their recent addition as a co-headliner on Shiprocked 2015, Metal Allegiance will be bringing their musical crusade to stateside on January 21 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. Joining the al...
January 13, 2015
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KILLER BE KILLED Recruits CONVERGE Drummer For Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival

Drummer Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA) will be unable to perform with KILLER BE KILLED as part of this year's edition of Australia's Soundwave XV festival due to scheduling conflicts with his other band, ANTEMASQUE. Filling in for him will be CONVERGE drummer Ben Koller (pictured). KILLER BE KILLED...
January 7, 2015
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BLACK STAR RIDERS Were 'Disappointed' JOE ELLIOTT Pulled Out Of Producing Their Sophomore Album

Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS frontman Ricky Warwick and guitarist Damon Johnson. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RockSverige.se: You ended up working with [producer] Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTOD...
January 6, 2015
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Drummer DAVE ELITCH Unable To Perform With KILLER BE KILLED At Australia's SOUNDWAVE Festival

Drummer Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA) will be unable to perform with KILLER BE KILLED as part of this year's edition of Australia's Soundwave XV festival due to scheduling conflicts with his other band, ANTEMASQUE. Dave tweeted earlier today: "I've been getting a ton of questions regarding @soundw...
January 6, 2015
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Most Viewed BLABBERMOUTH.NET Stories Of 2014

2014 was a massive year at BLABBERMOUTH.NET. With more than one hundred million page views originating from all corners of the globe, not to mention millions of shares and external social media impressions, "staggering growth" seems the appropriate term here. From rants and raves to absurdities and...
December 29, 2014
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APOCALYPTICA: Video For Title Track Of 'Shadowmaker' Album

The official video for "Shadowmaker", the title track of the upcoming album from Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA, can be seen below. The CD will be released in April 2015 via Eleven Seven Music Group in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and...
December 19, 2014