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DORO PESCH Says 'Heartbreaking Experience' Of Losing LEMMY Gave Her 'So Much Energy' To Make New Music

Dawn Osborne of TotalRock Radio recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On her upcoming double album, "Forever Warriors, Forever United": Doro: "It has 25 songs on it. I think...

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GRAHAM BONNET Says His Voice Is 'Stronger' Today Than It Was Two Decades Ago

Vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ) was recently interviewed by Jason Saulnier. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the GRAHAM BONNET BAND: Graham: "Me and [bassist] Beth-Ami [Heavenstone] started...

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GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE Says 'There Has Been A Lack Of New Talent Or New Ambition' In Rock Genre

GHOST leader Tobias Forge was interviewed on the June 15-17 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. Asked how the recent passings of larger-than-life rock stars like David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmister have motivated...

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GUS G.: Why FIREWIND Did Not Become Bigger

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, was recently interviewed by "The Classic Metal Show". You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if he thinks his decision to join Ozzy's band in 2009...

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Surviving HELLYEAH Members Pay Tribute To VINNIE PAUL In New Video

The surviving members of HELLYEAH have released a two-minute video tribute to the band's fallen drummer, Vinnie Paul Abbott. The clip, which can be seen below, opens with a message of gratitude from the man himself. "I just wanna personally thank everybody out there that's always supported me in eve...

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Watch Official Trailer For 'Sunset Society' Movie Featuring LEMMY, TRACII GUNS, DIZZY REED

The official trailer for the horror film "Sunset Society" can be seen below. Directed by Phoebe Dollar and Rolfe Kanefsky, the movie stars Dollar, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, Steve-O ("Jackass"),Ron Jeremy, Robert Donovan, and L.A. GUNS' Tracii Guns, with GUNS N' ROSES' Dizzy Reed rounding out the...

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GHOST's 'Rats' Lands At No. 1 On BILLBOARD's 'Mainstream Rock Songs' Chart

According to Billboard, GHOST has landed at position No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart with its latest single, "Rats". It is the Swedish band's second No. 1, following "Square Hammer", which topped the chart for two weeks in January-February 2017. Two other GHOST songs previou...

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VIXEN Will 'Start Putting Ideas' Together For Comeback Studio Album

More than four years after announcing their reunion, female rockers VIXEN have yet to begin tracking their comeback studio album. Bassist Share Pedersen told Finland's Kaaos TV about the band's plans for a new studio disc: "It's gone back and forth and in and out and around a few times, because when...

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WHITESNAKE's JOEL HOEKSTRA Is 'Very Excited' About Upcoming 'Flesh & Blood' Album

WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra spoke to "The Pure Rock Shop" on WNJR 91.7 FM about the band's upcoming album, "Flesh & Blood", which is now scheduled to arrive early next year. "It's exciting," he said. "First album of original music from the [current lineup of the] band. Obviously, when I joine...

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EMPEROR's IHSAHN Talks About Possible Collaboration With JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD, BEHEMOTH's NERGAL

EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan) has told Finland's Kaaos TV that he is still open to the idea of collaborating with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford on a black metal project. "I actually talked with Rob about this project… He approached me… that's quite a long time ago," I...

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REX BROWN Has Been 'Devastated, Saddened, And Shaken, Almost Beyond Words' By VINNIE PAUL's Passing

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown has paid tribute to Vinnie Paul Abbott in a lengthy statement released to Rolling Stone. In his piece, Brown wrote that Vinnie was his "longtime brother" who "made an incredible mark on the world." Brown, who first met Vinnie when the former was 15 and they played t...

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DANZIG To Announce Halloween U.S. Dates On Monday

To celebrate DANZIG's 30th anniversary, special live dates for Halloween week 2018 will be announced this Monday. The short tour will end in Southern California with a big Halloween bash. These will be the last DANZIG live dates for awhile as Glenn Danzig will be concentrating on other projects whic...

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ALICE COOPER To Release 'A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris' In August

Following the release of the 2017 studio album "Paranormal", which was the best chart-performing album by Alice Cooper in decades, the American rock legend took his exciting live show all over the world, accompanied by "the best band he has ever had." After an entire year spent on the road, the "Par...

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MICHAEL AMOTT Says ARCH ENEMY's Near-Ballad 'Reason To Believe' Has 'Gone Down Very Well With The Fans'

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott spoke to Hayley Leggs about the band's decision to record a near-ballad, "Reason To Believe" — complete with clean vocals — for its most recent studio album, 2017's "Will To Power". "I wrote the music for that song with my brother [former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Chris...

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BEAST IN BLACK: Quality Multi-Camera Footage Of LANKAFEST Performance

Quality multi-camera footage of BEAST IN BLACK performing the song "Blind And Frozen" on June 29 at LankaFest in Puolanka, Finland can be seen below. BEAST IN BLACK is the Helsinki, Finland-based metal band led by former BATTLE BEAST guitarist and main songwriter Anton Kabanen. BEAST IN BLACK's debu...