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PHENOMENA's Appearance At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Canceled

Six months after it was announced that PHENOMENA — the rock project formed by record producer Tom Galley, would make its first-ever live appearance at next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7, 2014 in Sölvesborg, Sweden — the event's organizers have released the fo...

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VOLBEAT Drummer Talks To Austria's Coffee2Watch.at (Video)

Austria's Coffee2Watch.at conducted an interview with drummer Jon Larsen of VOLBEAT before the band's November 17 concert in Vienna. You can now watch the chat below. VOLBEAT released a "tour edition" of its latest album, "Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies", on November 4. The new version of the D...

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NAPALM CHRIST Signs With A389 RECORDINGS

A389 Recordings has announced the signing of Arkansas-based underlords NAPALM CHRIST. Formed in late 2010, NAPALM CHRIST unites a crew of longtime henchmen who have helped shape the Little Rock area extreme music scene over the past two or more decades. Since the early 1990s, the four horsemen who f...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: 'We've Never Had To Rely On Having A Hit Record'

Michael Hamad of CTnow recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the passing of SLAYER's founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died of alcohol-related cirrhosis in May: Tom: "I miss him dearly. I have to remind myself...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We're A Rock Band That's Comprised Of Christians'

John Knowles of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: ["No More Hell To Pay"] is the heaviest STRYPER album, period. Is this what came out of you guys natura...

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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Interviewed On New Zealand's 'The Sick Room' (Audio)

Caleb Smith of "The Sick Room" radio in New Zealand recently conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ONSLAUGHT's sixth album, "VI", was released on September 20 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Reveals First Details Of 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written A...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Drummer: AVENGED SEVENFOLD Is Becoming 'The Next METALLICA'

Midwest Music Scene conducted an interview with drummer James Cassells of the British metalcore act ASKING ALEXANDRIA on November 17 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about AVENGED SEVENFOLD's chart success with the band's latest album, "Hail To The King", Cassells said:...

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ATTACKER: Preview Clip Of Cover Version Of RIOT's 'Fire Down Under'

U.S. power/heavy metal veterans ATTACKER have laid down a cover version of the RIOT classic "Fire Down Under" that will appear on the Keep It True festival tribute album, to be released at the 2014 edition of the festival. A one-minute preview of the track is available in the YouTube clip below. ATT...

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STRYPER Frontman Interviewed On 'The Hellion Rocks' (Audio)

James Anaya of "The Hellion Rocks" on Bleach Bangs Radio recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. STRYPER's new album, "No More Hell To Pay", sold around 9,600 copies in the Unit...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'Raising Hell' Video Released

A brand new song from Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE entitled "Raising Hell" was premiered on the November 18 edition of BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show" with Daniel P. Carter and will be released digitally on December 10. The bandmembers, who only released their latest album, "Temper Temper", in...

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RUSH Guitarist: 'There's Definitely A Strong Relationship Between Us And Our Audience'

Guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH spoke to The Dallas Morning News about the band's fanbase, which is is passionate to the point of fetishistic, knowledgeable to the point of scary and also kinda sweet and awkward. "There's definitely a strong relationship between us and our audie...

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CULTED: New Album Details Revealed

Blackened doom merchants CULTED have unveiled the details of their second full-length album and first release in over four years, "Oblique To All Paths". A stunningly haunting and grim piece of sprawling doom metal, "Oblique To All Paths" is the perfect soundtrack to a desolate, barren winter. The a...

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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA In 'Army Of The Damned' Film: Official Trailer Available

"Army Of The Damned", the movie which marks the feature film acting debut of GODSMACK singer Sully Erna, will be released on DVD on January 14, 2014. The movie, which will have an early video-on-demand release on December 3, follows the crew of a hit reality TV series who follow a team of local cops...

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JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON Set For Massive Pay-Per-View Wedding

According to The Pulse Of Radio, JOURNEY's co-founding guitarist Neal Schon is set to marry his fiancée, former "Real Housewives of D.C." star Michaele Salahi, on December 15 on pay-per-view. The wedding-TV special, dubbed the "Winter Wonderland Wedding And Music Event", will be held at San Francisc...