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ULI JON ROTH: 'I Stopped Listening To Music A Long, Long Time Ago'

Legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth says that he hasn't checked out any new music for a number of years. "I was never a great listener, except for at the very beginning," he told Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station in a new interview (hear audio below). "I self-taught music – like, buckets...

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BABYMETAL To Release 'Elevator Girl' Single In May; Los Angeles Arena Concert Announced

Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL will release a new single, "Elevator Girl", on May 10. The track, which the band has already performed live (see video below),will appear on BABYMETAL's next album, due later this year. BABYMETAL has also announced a headlining concert the the Forum in Los Angeles,...

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AMON AMARTH To Tour North America With ARCH ENEMY, AT THE GATES; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

This September heavy metal overlords AMON AMARTH will descend from the land of ice and snow to headline a history-making charge across North America with fellow Swedish warlords ARCH ENEMY, AT THE GATES and GRAND MAGUS, and carnage is on the menu. The "Berserker" world tour will be a showcase of the...

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FIRESPAWN Feat. ENTOMBED, UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC Members: Listen To 'The Great One' Song

FIRESPAWN — the Swedish death metal project featuring Lars Göran Petrov (vocals; ENTOMBED) and Victor Brandt (guitar; ENTOMBED),Alex Friberg (bass; NECROPHOBIC),Fredrik Folkare (guitar; UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC) and Matte Modin (drums; DARK FUNERAL, DEFLESHED) — will release its third album, "Abomin...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT To Release First New Studio Album In Nearly Two Decades

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT founding member Eric Bloom has confirmed to MassLive.com that the band is planning to release its first new album since 2001's "Curse Of The Hidden Mirror". "We're not exactly working on it yet, but the ink is going on the contract soon," he said. "We've all been working on songs ov...

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ULI JON ROTH Says MICHAEL SCHENKER's Beef With RUDOLF SCHENKER Leaves Him 'Dumbfounded And Pretty Speechless'

Uli Jon Roth has once again weighed in on the rift between Michael and Rudolf Schenker, saying that it leaves him "dumbfounded and pretty speechless." Michael Schenker gave a number of interviews in the last few years in which he questioned his brother's integrity, going so far as to call Rudolf "a...

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NORTHTALE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST

NORTHTALE, the new Swedish-American power metal band featuring guitarist Bill Hudson (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, I AM MORBID, ex-U.D.O./ DIRKSCHNEIDER),vocalist Christian Eriksson (ex-TWILIGHT FORCE),and drummer Patrick Johansson (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-W.A.S.P.) — has inked a deal with Nuclear Bl...

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BLACK EARTH Feat. Original ARCH ENEMY Members: Listen To Two New Songs Included On 'Path Of The Immortal' Collection

BLACK EARTH — the project featuring former and current members of ARCH ENEMY performing material from the latter band's first three albums live on stage — has released "Path Of The Immortal", a collection of remastered tracks from those early LPs. The disc, which was made available exclusively in Ja...

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TOMMY LEE Tells His Wife About His First Japanese Groupie Experience: I Was 'Pouring Jack Down Her Face Like Crazy'

For the first episode of the "Worst Firsts" podcast, actress Brittany Furlan, the wife of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, invited her husband to tell her about his worst first experiences. During the nearly half-hour chat, which can be heard below, Tommy recounted his very first Japanese groupie enco...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH: 'I'm Obviously A Handshaker'

Vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL was asked by Metal Insider in a new interview if there is anything that he misses from the way his band marketed itself in the pre-Internet days that he wishes he could add with today's promotion. "I don't, because I've taken...

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Uncivilized

We are only a few months into the 2019 calendar year, but I am already set to declare the heavy metal anthem of the year: "Fuck Off and Die". The song's the opening serve from POUNDER's debut full-length album, "Uncivilized", and is a fist-pumping piece of heavy metal triumph. The track launches wit...

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BABYMETAL To Release New Album This Year

Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL has announced that it will release a new album later this year. The band will also perform at Yokohama Arena on June 28-29 as well as at Portmesse Nagoya on July 6-7. These Japanese performances will mark the beginning of BABYMETAL's new chapter. BABYMETAL's upcoming...

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GRAHAM BONNET Says STEVE VAI Contributed Material To In-Progress ALCATRAZZ Album

Prior to GRAHAM BONNET BAND's March 15 performance in Helsinki, Finland, legendary vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, ALCATRAZZ, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) was interviewed by Southeast Wreckmetal. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On GRAH...

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LOUDNESS To Release 'Live In Tokyo' 2CD+DVD In May

Japanese metallers LOUDNESS will release a new 2CD+DVD, "Live In Tokyo", on May 17 via earMUSIC. A performance video for the song "Soul On Fire", taken from "Live In Tokyo", can be seen below. LOUDNESS has dominated the worldwide heavy metal scene ever since its birth in 1981 with classic albums li...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Creates Soundtrack For 'Black Knight: Sword Of Rage' Pinball Machines

ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and DETHKLOK's Brendon Small have composed and performed the legacy sound package for the third game in Stern Pinball, Inc.'s Black Knight franchise, Black Knight: Sword Of Rage. Says Ian: "Metal and pinball? Yes please. Soundtrack to this killer machine by me." The iconic pinbal...