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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Becomes Danish Knight

According to Ekstra Bladet, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Dannebrog. The Order of Dannebrog is an Order of Denmark, instituted by Christian V in 1671. In the beginning, only noblemen could be decorated, but in 1808 Frederik VI changed the requireme...

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Resurrected DIRGE WITHIN Releases New Version Of 'Memories'

Two months after revealing their resurrection and reformation, Chicago metallers DIRGE WITHIN are ready to make new "Memories" with the release of their comeback single, available today on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and other digital outlets. "Things have been moving slow and steady in our camp since...

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Reaching into Eternity

Now on its seventh album, DRAGONFORCE has a lot to live up to: namely its members' rep as meta-human musicians. The decision-making process on whether to continue dropping albums slung at two hundred miles an hour each must be as nerve-racking as coming up with extravagant guitar solos not yet heard...

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GHOST Kicks Off Tour With IRON MAIDEN In Bristow (Video)

GHOST kicked off its U.S. tour as the support act for IRON MAIDEN last night (Saturday, June 3) at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia. Quality fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. GHOST frontman and founder Tobias Forge, who performs as Papa Emeritus, recently said that he ho...

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RICHIE KOTZEN On THE WINERY DOGS: 'By No Means Is It Dead — None Of Us Ever Said That'

In a brand new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen was once again asked about the status of THE WINERY DOGS, his power trio with drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LE...

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LION'S SHARE Releases First New Song In Eight Years

After a six-year hiatus, Swedish heavy metal band LION'S SHARE has just released a new lyric video, "Another Desire". This is the group's first new release since the "Dark Hours" album in 2009. "The plan was always to release more LION'S SHARE material. And even though Lars [Chriss, guitar] and I l...

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DRAGONFORCE: Part Three Of Official Interview About 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album

Part three of a three-part interview with the members of DRAGONFORCE about their new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", can be seen below. In this clip, they talk about musicians they look up to and the very first instrument they learned. "Reaching Into Infinity" was released on May 19 via earMUSIC on...

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SOUNDGARDEN's Front-Of-House Engineer Says CHRIS CORNELL Seemed 'High' And 'F**ked Up' During Last Concert

Chris Cornell seemed to be under the influence of drugs during his last-ever performance, says his longtime front-of-house engineer and tour manager. The 52-year-old SOUNDGARDEN frontman was pronounced dead early Thursday morning after being found unresponsive in his Detroit hotel room on Wednesday...

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DRAGONFORCE: Part Two Of Official Interview About 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album

Part two of a three-part interview with the members of DRAGONFORCE about their new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", can be seen below. In this clip, the musicians talk about the the songwriting, recording with drummer Gee Anzalone for the first time and funny moments on stage. "Reaching Into Infinit...

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SECRET SPHERE: 'Courage' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for SECRET SPHERE's new song "Courage" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's ninth studio album, "The Nature Of Time", which will be released on June 2 via Frontiers Music Srl. The new recording celebrates 20 years of hard work that started back in 1997 with...

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ROCK ON THE RANGE Festival Evacuated Due To Severe Weather

The organizers of this weekend's Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio have evacuated attendees due to a severe thunderstorm warning in effect. Attendees were asked to exit MAPFRE Stadium and seek shelter in their vehicles. Music fans who did not have a vehicle on-site were asked to seek shel...

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Police Report: CHRIS CORNELL Used Red Exercise Band To Kill Himself

According to TMZ, Chris Cornell used "red elastic exercise band" to take his own life. Sources tell the site that the SOUNDGARDEN frontman secured the band attached to a carabiner to the top of his hotel bathroom door. A carabiner is a device commonly used by mountain climbers which they attach to a...

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DRAGONFORCE: Part One Of Official Interview About 'Reaching Into Infinity' Album

Part one of a three-part interview with the members of DRAGONFORCE about their new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", can be seen below. In this clip, the musicians talk about the the influence of touring on the disc, the record's concept and how fast their songs really are. "Reaching Into Infinity" w...

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Video Premiere: DRAGONFORCE's 'Ashes Of The Dawn'

"Ashes Of The Dawn", the brand new music video from DRAGONFORCE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Reaching Into Infinity", which will be released on May 19 via earMUSIC on CD, LP and a special-edition CD and DVD. The follow-up to 2014's "Maximum Overload" marks the ba...

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SATYRICON's FROST On Upcoming Album: 'Every Song Has A Life Of Its Own, A Very Strong And Unique Identity'

Drummer Kjetil-Vidar "Frost" Haraldstad of Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON spoke to HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show", about SATYRICON's upcoming album, which will be released on September 22 via Napalm Records. He said (hear audio below): "This is an album that...