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New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Band VARDIS Signs With SPV/STEAMHAMMER

SPV/Steamhammer has announced the signing of one of the real and true veterans of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal): VARDIS. The band's new album, "Red Eye", will be released in 2016. VARDIS was forged out of glam, punk, heavy metal, blues and rock 'n' roll in the crucible of 1970s northe...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE: U.K. Rock Show Announced For June 2016

Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore will perform RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at what will probably be four shows next year in Europe. The U.K. concert will take place on Saturday, June 25 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. The performance will be Blackmore's first U.K. rock show in over 20 y...

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METALLICA: First Clip From The Studio

METALLICA has uploaded a new video greeting from drummer Lars Ulrich welcoming the band's fans to its newly redesigned official web site, which was officially launched last week. The four-minute clip includes a short snippet of guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield in the studio at the band's headquarte...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Rocks Halloween Costume In Regina

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford wore a special costume for his band's performance of the song "Living After Midnight" Halloween night (Saturday, October 31) in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada. Check out photos above and below (courtesy of Matt Hamann and Halford's official Instagram account). Halford re...

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JAG PANZER To Record 'The Deviant Chord' Album In May

Veteran Colorado metallers JAG PANZER will enter the studio in May 2016 to begin recording their new album, titled "The Deviant Chord", to be released via SPV/Steamhammer. JAG PANZER announced in August 2014 that it was looking for a new vocalist but has since been rejoined by the band's original si...

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JOHAN LIIVA Wanted To Perform With ARCH ENEMY Again 'For The Fans'

ARCH ENEMY was rejoined by the band's original members Johan Liiva (vocals) and Christopher Amott (guitar) for their appearance at this year's edition of the Loud Park festival on October 10-11 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan. Speaking about his 2000 exit from ARCH ENEMY, Liiva told LoudTV.ne...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Joined By TOM MORELLO, SLASH, GEEZER BUTLER For VOODOO Performance; Photos, Video

Ozzy Osbourne played his first solo show in some time on Halloween (Saturday, October 31) at the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans. Joining Ozzy for the 90-minute set as guests were Slash, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello and Ozzy's BLACK SABBATH bandmate Geezer Butler on b...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Refuses To Apologize For Slamming Former Guitar Tech, Says He 'Forgives' Him

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has refused to apologize for posting a video message in which he slammed his former guitar tech as a "total waste of skin and life" after an apparently less-than-ideal show on October 21 in Brisbane, Australia that resulted in the tech being "fired." While chatting wit...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer Wants To Play In Front Of As Many New People As Possible

Music Junkie Press conducted an interview with ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte at the Aftershock festival, which was held October 24-25 at the Gibson Ranch, just outside Sacramento, California. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On A...

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Original THE HELLACOPTERS Lineup To Reunite For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Appearance

According to SVT.se, the original lineup of the Swedish garage rock band THE HELLACOPTERS will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of its debut album, "Supershitty To The Max!", with an appearance at next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2016 in Sölv...

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TOOL Singer Clarifies Remarks About Band And Fan Base

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan took to Twitter on Wednesday (October 28) to clarify comments he made during an interview in which he seemed to denounce the band's fans as "insufferable" and "way too serious." Keenan wrote, "Our core fan base aren't fanatics. They...

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Ex-SEPULTURA Drummer IGOR CAVALERA: 'Drumming, For Me, Is About Learning'

Sound Protest conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY drummer Igor Cavalera at this past summer's Hellfest in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the writing process in CAVALERA CONS...

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ANTHRAX Drummer CHARLIE BENANTE Explains Absence From European Tour

Drummer Charlie Benante is sitting out ANTHRAX's current European tour dates with SLAYER. He is once again temporarily being replaced by Jon Dette, who has previously played with SLAYER, TESTAMENT and ICED EARTH. Benante has released the follow open letter explaining his decision to skip ANTHRAX's c...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: CHRIS ADLER 'Brings A Lot Of Joy To My Life'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked in a new interview with U.K.'s The List how the band's new lineup — featuring founding members Mustaine (guitar, vocals) and David Ellefson (bass) alongside LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler and Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with AN...

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KIRK HAMMETT Confirms METALLICA Is Recording New Songs

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has confirmed to HeavyMetalAbout.com that the band is in the process of recording some of its new material for the long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" album. Aside from touring, METALLICA has spent much of the seven years since the release of "Death Ma...