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TODD LA TORRE Says He Has Been Embraced By Fans As 'The Voice Of QUEENSRŸCHE'

Todd La Torre says has that he has been embraced as the singer of QUEENSRŸCHE by most of the band's fans, nearly five years after he joined the group as the replacement for original frontman Geoff Tate. After Tate was fired in 2012, a two-year legal battle followed where Geoff sued for the QUEENSRŸC...

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MONSTER MAGNET Is 'Almost Done' Recording New Album

MONSTER MAGNET is "almost done" recording its new album for a tentative summer 2017 release. Speaking to the "Talking Metal" podcast, frontman Dave Wyndorf stated about MONSTER MAGNET's planned follow-up to 2013's "Last Patrol" (hear audio below): "The way I write is different than a lot of people....

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IN FLAMES Guitarist On Bassist PETER IWERS's Exit: 'He Was Just Done With This Life'

IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte says that bassist Peter Iwers left the band at the end of last year because he was "done" with the touring lifestyle. Iwers issued a statement in November saying that he was exiting IN FLAMES "to pursue other endeavors." He has since been replaced by Håkan Skoger wh...

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NONPOINT Frontman Says He Wouldn't Pay To See Hologram Concerts, Slams Bands Who Use Pre-Recorded Backing Tracks

Sofa King Cool recently conducted an interview with NONPOINT frontman Elias Soriano. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On a possible new trend in concert technology where artists are performing as full, life-sized holograms: Elias: "It's...

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BLITZKRIEG Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC

Mighty Music has announced the signing of the legendary NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band BLITZKRIEG. The group is currently writing material for a new album which is tentatively scheduled to be recorded in late summer. The first single is expected to be released in late 2017, with the f...

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ASIA's JOHN WETTON Dies After Battle With Cancer

Rock icon John Wetton passed away this morning (January 31) at the age of 67. He had been battling cancer. The news was broken by John's ASIA bandmate Geoff Downes, who wrote on Twitter: "Dear All, I am sorry to be the bearer of the very sad news that my dearest friend, bandmate and co-writer, ...

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OVERKILL Frontman Loves Politics But Won't Sing About It

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth says that he won't cover political topics in his lyrics because he doesn't want to "invade" people's personal beliefs. Asked by Canada's The Metal Voice if he ever injects any of his political views into the subject matters that he writes about in his lyrics...

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STONE SOUR To Release 'Hydrograd' Album

STONE SOUR has set "Hydrograd" as the title of its new album, tentatively due this summer via Roadrunner Records. The disc is being recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California. During this past weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor told Rock Cella...

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RAMMSTEIN's 'Paris' Documentary Getting Theatrical Release

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Rammstein: Paris", the new documentary from German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN, will screen in around 350 cinemas internationally, including in the U.S., on March 23. The film was shot in March 2012 at the then-named Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris...

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RAMMSTEIN To Release 'Paris' DVD, Blu-Ray; First Trailer Available

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN are preparing to release a new concert DVD and Blu-ray, "Paris". The set was recorded in March 2012 at the then-named Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris (now AccorHotels Arena) during RAMMSTEIN's "Made In Germany" tour, and was helmed by the band's longti...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Blasts RATT 'Misinformation', Calls JUAN CROUCIER 'The Biggest Liar I've Known'

Drummer Bobby Blotzer has once again said that his former bandmates cannot play any shows under the RATT name without him, but has insisted that his version of the band "still has the right to tour" as RATT until a court dispute involving the parties is resolved. Despite the fact that a California j...

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STONE SOUR Begins Recording New Album

STONE SOUR has entered Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California to begin recording its new album for a tentative summer 2017 release via Roadrunner Records. STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor recently told Matt Pinfield that the band had written and demoed eighteen songs for its sixth studio effo...

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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Comments On Latest GRAMMY Nomination

Thrash metal pioneers MEGADETH have been nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" for the title track of their latest album, "Dystopia". This marks the band's 12th Grammy nomination in this category (including nominations in the discontinued "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" c...

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STATUS QUO To Release 'The Vinyl Collection 1981-1996' In February

British rock band STATUS QUO will release "The Vinyl Collection 1981-1996", on February 24, 2017 via UMC. This carefully curated release comes as a ten-LP deluxe edition box, with each LP also available via a digital download code. All of the material contained within "The Vinyl Collection 1981-1996...

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Fires Within Fires

NEUROSIS is game-changing and all-consuming. Its members are individually proficient and confident in their expression, yet certainly far from the realm of virtuosity. NEUROSIS is a prime example of the whole being greater, far greater, than the sum of its parts. Its members collectively share the s...