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NIGHTWISH Featuring FLOOR JANSEN: Video Footage Of Last Night's Portland Concert

Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) made her live debut as the frontwoman of NIGHTWISH this past Monday night (October 1) at Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington. A 22-minute compilation of fan-filmed clips of the following night's concert (Tuesday, October 2) at the Crystal Ballroom...

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FLOOR JANSEN Performs With NIGHTWISH For First Time; Video Available

Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) made her live debut as the frontwoman of NIGHTWISH last night (Monday, October 1) at Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Jansen is filling the role of lead vocalist in NIGHTWISH on the ba...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's 'The Columbia Albums Collection': Complete Track Listing Revealed

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Blue Öyster Cult" — unleashed in 1972, the eponymous debut album from America's heaviest psychedelic metal band presaged punk, thrash and hardcore — with the release of "Blue Öyster Cult - Th...

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UNDERØATH Announces Plans To Disband

Christian metalcore act UNDERØATH has announced its plans to disband following a remarkable 15-year career that made a monumental impact on millions of fans and forever changed the face of heavy music. "It's sad to say that we feel like it's time to close this chapter, but we have never seen things...

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MASTODON 's BILL KELLIHER Talks PRIMATE In New Interview

Atlanta grind punks PRIMATE — who feature in their ranks the distinctive vocal stylings of Kevin Sharp (BRUTAL TRUTH),ripping fret-board antics by Bill Kelliher (MASTODON) and Mike Brennan, SST-style bass work and backing vocals by Dave Whitworth, and is rounded out by d-beat defender Shayne Huff —...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Closes Her Official Blog

Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has "closed" her official blog, just hours after it was announced that she was parting ways with the group. In her final message to the fans, she wrote, "Dear blog readers: With this I say farewell to you and this blog. This blog was a way for me, ...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Interviewed In Toronto (Video)

Dmytro Kerpov of the Ukrainian NIGHTWISH fan club Nighthearts conducted an interview with keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH prior to the band's September 20 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. As reported earlier today, NIGHTWIS...

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It's Official: NIGHTWISH Parts Ways With Singer ANETTE OLZON

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued the following statement: "Another chapter of the NIGHTWISH story has ended today. NIGHTWISH and [singer] Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved. "In recent times it has become...

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Former MEGADETH/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist Talks 'The Amazing Race' In New Video Interview

Veteran hard rock bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DIO DISCIPLES, WHITE LION, HAIL!) recently spoke to Aphex CEO David Wiener about Lomenzo's participation in the new season of "The Amazing Race", premiering on Sunday, September 30 at 8 p.m. EST. The 11 teams hoping to win a gra...

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WASHBURN Introduces New PAUL STANLEY Guitar

Designed in conjunction with KISS' Paul Stanley and based on his USA Washburn PS2012 model, Washburn Guitars has introduced the affordable Washburn PS12 Starfire. The PS12 is a sleek, classically inspired design that features a carved "raised center" solid mahogany body and mahogany neck for warm to...

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UNLEASHED Frontman Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Fans of the Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED recently submitted questions for the band via the Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page. Video footage of UNLEASHED frontman Johnny Hedlund answering the questions at this year's edition of the Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 16-18 in Di...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Schedules Hollywood Spoken-Word Appearance

Duff McKagan (DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) will celebrate the paperback release of his critically acclaimed memoir, "It's So Easy (And Other Lies)", on Monday, October 15 at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. Billed as "A Punk's Revue", the event will feature a m...

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KOLDBRANN Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of the "true" Norwegian black metal act KOLDBRANN. The band's third full-length album will be released in early 2013 through Season Of Mist's Underground Division. KOLDBRANN will debut "Totalt Sjelelig Bankerott", a seven-inch single including a song from the...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist: JESSE LEACH 'Blew Us Away' While Auditioning To Return To Band

Metal Blast conducted an interview with bassist Mike D'Antonio of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE backstage at the Heavy T.O. festival on August 12 at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow. Metal Blast: You have a segrega...

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HELLENNIUM Taps KING DIAMOND Guitarist For New Album Recordings

Uddevalla, Sweden-based metallers HELLENNIUM have tapped Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) to produce their second album at his Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. La Rocque previously worked with HELLENNIUM on their self-titled debut CD, which came out in May via Gothenburg, Sweden's Rambo Music, a...