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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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ICED EARTH Mainman Says New Album 'Incorruptible' Is 'Headed To Be A Classic'

Lilo of HeadBangers LifeStyle recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer. You can view the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ICED EARTH's forthcoming album, "Incorruptible": Jon: "It's a really important milestone, becaus...

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Former EUROPE Guitarist KEE MARCELLO Joins Forces With FAIR WARNING Singer TOMMY HEART

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of KEE OF HEARTS, a new band project built around two true melodic rock superstars: Tommy Heart, singer of FAIR WARNING, and Kee Marcello, former EUROPE guitarist. With a lineup rounded out by Ken Sandin (ex-ALIEN) on bass and Italian drummer Marco Di Sa...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE On Last Year's Health Scare: It 'Frightened The S**t Out Of Me'

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice suffered a minor stroke last year, forcing him to miss the band's shows in Sweden and Denmark — the first time his medical condition prevented him from performing with the group. Asked for an update on his health, Paice told Ultimate Classic Rock in a new interview: "I'...

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SOILWORK Frontman: 'I Can Get Sick Of The Metal Scene Sometimes'

Matt Mills of Far Beyond Written conducted an interview with vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish metallers SOILWORK prior to the band's March 16 date at the O2 Forum in London, England as the support act for KREATOR and SEPULTURA. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (tra...

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THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Feat. SOILWORK, ARCH ENEMY Members: 'Gemini' Animated Video

The animated music video for the song "Gemini" from the Swedish classic/progressive rock supergroup THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA — featuring members of metal frontrunners SOILWORK and ARCH ENEMY — can be seen below. The clip was created by Elia Cristofoli a.k.a. Solingo, who has worked for companies l...

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ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ: Getting Fired From THE AGONIST Was 'The Worst Betrayal I've Ever Felt In My Life'

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz says that getting fired from THE AGONIST was "the worst betrayal" she has ever felt in her life and has vowed to never speak to her former bandmates again. White-Gluz was announced as the new singer of ARCH ENEMY on March 17, 2014. That same day, THE AGONIST r...

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The Burningmoore Deaths

We're already coming up on five years since the QUEENSRYCHE division, and though Geoff Tate may have whiffed a bit with his hasty "Frequency Unknown" album, he's since gained a lot of steam. Thus far through the first two albums of his reported trilogy with his new band, OPERATION MINDCRIME, Tate ha...

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OBITUARY: Second Part Of Documentary On Self-Titled Album

The second part of a documentary focusing on the new self-titled album from Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY can be seen below. The disc was released on March 17 via Relapse. Picking up where 2014's "Inked In Blood" left off, OBITUARY show no signs of slowing down as they continue to reign as k...

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Listen To OBITUARY's Entire New, Self-Titled Album

The new self-titled album from Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY can be streamed in its entirety below. The disc is being released today (Friday, March 17) via Relapse. Also available is the "Ten Thousand Ways To Die" video, directed by Balázs Gróf. Comments OBITUARY: "We are so stoked about the...

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OBITUARY: First Part Of Self-Titled Album Documentary

The first part of a documentary focusing on the new self-titled album from Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY can be seen below. The disc will be released on March 17 via Relapse. Picking up where 2014's "Inked In Blood" left off, OBITUARY show no signs of slowing down as they continue to reign a...

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BEHEMOTH Plots 'Spectacular' New Album, Mixes Live Record

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has told Metal Hammer magazine that working on his side project ME AND THAT MAN has given him a "great hunger to make new music" with his main band. ME AND THAT MAN, which pairs Nergal with British/Polish rock musician John Porter, will release its debut album,...

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GODSMACK's Five-Year-Old Cover Of THE BEATLES' 'Come Together' Tops Hard Rock Digital Song Sales Chart

According to Billboard, GODMACK's five-year-old cover of THE BEATLES' "Come Together" has landed at position No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, with 11,000 downloads sold (up from a nominal amount) in the week ending March 2. As a result of the track's 4,972 percent increase to...

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JOEY VERA Has No Regrets About Turning Down METALLICA Audition

In a brand new interview with Austria's Stormbringer, ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera was asked if it's true that he was approached by METALLICA to join the latter band after Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash in 1986. Vera responded (see video below): "Well, the truth of that...

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Former MORBID ANGEL Frontman DAVID VINCENT Promises 'One Brutal Show' With I AM MORBID

Metal Mark of Ghost Cult recently conducted an interview with former MORBID ANGEL and current I AM MORBID frontman David Vincent. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult: I'm excited for you, man. When we talked before, it seemed like people were still in that "holy shit, David V...