The official video for the song "Apage Satana" from Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST can be seen below. The clip was directed and produced by Jon Simvonis (Magnum Production Studios), who previously worked with the band on the "666" video. Commented ROTTING CHRIST frontman Sakis Tolis: "Dear friends, following a string of lyric videos specifically ...
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Legendary MERCYFUL FATE axeman Hank Shermann, who played guitar for VOLBEAT on the latter band's 2012 U.S. tour, says that MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine did not allow King Diamond to perform with VOLBEAT during that year's Gigantour. When the MEGADETH-headlined Gigantour hit King's adopted hometown of Dallas, Texas four years ago, VOLBEAT asked King, a ...
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Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH will release the ultimate collectors' piece, the "25 Years Of Musical Deviance" box set, on July 29 via Nuclear Blast. The set is limited to 1,000 units worldwide; only 585 will be available in the U.S. exclusively via the Nuclear Blast webshop. The "25 Years Of Musical Deviance" ...
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KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was interviewed on a recent episode of "The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show". You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he ended up doing drugs: Welch: "I think people that do drugs and get addicted, I think ...
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Nikki Sixx has commented further on his war of words with KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons over Simmons's admittedly callous remarks regarding Prince's death, saying that "we just kind of look like a bunch of old women fighting at this point." On Sixx's radio show, the MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist slammed Simmons ...
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Although Paul Stanley was at odds with both Gene Simmons and his wife Shannon Tweed over Simmons's admittedly callous remarks regarding Prince's death — Stanley is taking his partner's side and lashing out at Nikki Sixx. On Sixx's radio show, the MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist slammed Simmons — who's since apologized — saying: "His heartless and ...
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Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Steve Vai's "Modern Primitive / Passion And Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition", a celebratory 2CD collection of classic tracks and previously unreleased music, on Friday, June 24. Steve Vai and Legacy Recordings are commemorating the 25th anniversary of "Passion And Warfare" with a special 2CD ...
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Paul Stanley has rushed to the defense of his KISS bandmate Gene Simmons after Nikki Sixx slammed Gene over the KISS bassist's statement that the death of Prince, allegedly from a drug overdose, was "pathetic." Last week, Simmons received backlash from friends, family and fans after insinuating that Prince died from a drug overdose. The ...
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For years it's been rumored that singer Serj Tankian has been the sole holdout when it came to plans for SYSTEM OF A DOWN to make a new album. Although he's toured sporadically with the band since it ended its four-year hiatus in 2010, there have been no signs of the quartet getting back into ...
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Papa Emeritus III and his nameless ghouls from the Swedish occult rock band GHOST take things one-step beyond with the new wine Papastrello — an Italian red wine for the unholy moments of life. Said Papa Emeritus III: "They say that this wine is the blood of Christ? I would argue otherwise. It's fermented grapes. ...
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"Suden Tunti" (The Hour Of The Wolf), the new video from Finnish pagan metallers MOONSORROW, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's seventh studio album, "Jumalten Aika" — "The Age Of Gods" in English — which will be released on April 1 via Century Media. "This is the shortest song we've ...
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The official lyric video for the song "For A Voice Like Thunder" from Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Rituals", which was released on February 12 via Season Of Mist. "Rituals" track listing: 01. In Nomine Dei Nostri 02. Ze Nigmar 03. Elthe ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre and WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra performing an acoustic cover version of the WHITESNAKE classic "Love Ain't No Stranger" during this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise — the four-day, four-night voyage which set sail from Miami, Florida on February 22 and returned on February 26 — can ...
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According to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, Greek extreme metal veterans ROTTING CHRIST will play in South Africa in July under an assumed name to appease religious protesters. The band is scheduled to perform in Johannesburg on July 1 and Cape Town the following night. The shows are being organized by Witchdoctor Productions, the ...
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Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metallers DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow RockSverige.se: Listening to the [new DREAM THEATER] album ["The Astonishing"], you really get the feel of a movie going along with it. Any plans for something like that? ...
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SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor has ramped up his attacks on Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, accusing the billionaire of "ugly bigotry and racism." "The thing that bothered me was that people were taking Trump seriously," Taylor tells RollingStone.com in a new interview. "I'm not going to let that [racism] stand. ...
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On April 1, Finnish pagan metal act MOONSORROW will release its seventh studio album, "Jumalten Aika" — which means "The Age Of Gods" in English — via Century Media. The first teaser for "Jumalten Aika" is available below. "There are a lot more folk music influences present in 'Jumalten Aika' than earlier", comments MOONSORROW's Henri ...
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Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and artist Nicole Dollanganger has released her version of the TYPE O NEGATIVE classic "Christian Woman". You can now listen to it using the SoundCloud widget below. Also available is a fan-filmed video of Nicole performing the song live in November 2015. The 24-year-old songwriter from Stouffville, Ontario, who first started ...
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On February 5, former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT singer Philip Anselmo shared with The Grimm-Life Collective a story of when he met one of his favorite bands in Australia — the death metal act PORTAL — and the craziness they all got into. The clip, which was filmed on February 5 at the Days Of ...
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Thomas Nelson has set a May 17 release date for "With My Eyes Wide Open: Miracles And Mistakes On My Way Back To Korn", the new book from KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. In a 2014 interview, Welch stated about "With My Eyes Open": "It's about the eight years that I was away from KORN ...
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"Rituals", the new album from Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST, can be streamed in its entirety below. The CD will be released on February 12 via Season Of Mist. "Rituals" track listing: 01. In Nomine Dei Nostri 02. Ze Nigmar 03. Elthe Kyrie 04. Les Litanies De Satan (Les Fleurs Du Mal) 05. Apage Satana ...
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Not everyone got on board with BARONESS's last album "Yellow & Green". However, most fans recognized it as one of the bravest albums the heavy underground turned out in recent years. Embracing more of BARONESS's space rock, trad metal, alternative, punk and Eighties rawk affinities, "Yellow & Green" advanced this band beyond the sludge-prog foundations ...
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On April 1, Finnish pagan metal act MOONSORROW will release its seventh studio album, "Jumalten Aika" — which means "The Age Of Gods" in English — via Century Media. "There are a lot more folk music influences present in 'Jumalten Aika' than earlier", comments MOONSORROW's Henri Sorvali (guitar, keyboards and vocals). "This time around, they ...
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Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST will release their new album, "Rituals", on February 12 via Season Of Mist. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. In Nomine Dei Nostri 02. Ze Nigmar 03. Elthe Kyrie 04. Les Litanies De Satan (Les Fleurs Du Mal) 05. Apage Satana 06. Tou Thanatou 07. For ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on the band's Facebook page: "[On Saturday] we attended Lemmy Kilmister's [MOTÖRHEAD] memorial event… To celebrate the man, and the legend. Attending in honor of Lemmy were: Sharon, Ozzy [Osbourne] and Geezer [Butler, BLACK SABBATH bassist]. Dave Grohl, who testified to what MOTÖRHEAD meant to him. ...
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On Friday, January 8, John Doan of MusicFrenzy.net conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. You can now listen to the chat at this location . Speaking about the way social media has affected the way bands gauge the fan response to their music, Benante said: "What I find nowadays, ...
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Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo's SUPERJOINT RITUAL project — now known simply as SUPERJOINT for legal reasons — has entered his New Orleans-area studio, Nodferatu's Lair, to record some of its brand new material. Several photos from the sessions can be seen below. SUPERJOINT's new lineup includes guitarists Kevin Bond (CHRIST INVERSION, ...
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Video footage of ASESINO — the death metal/grindcore project featuring FEAR FACTORY/DIVINE HERESY guitarist Dino Cazares and FEAR FACTORY/ex-STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) — performing a cover version of the SLAYER classic "Angel Of Death" on December 18, 2015 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. ASESINO ...
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Following a covers album and a set of re-recordings, in 2013 Christian rockers STRYPER delivered the well-met "No More Hell to Pay". Obviously settled in their groove, the band wastes no time in delivering "Fallen", their 2015 offering. This band's ballads were once a larger part of their identity than the heavy metal worship of ...
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Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST will release their new album, "Rituals", on February 12 via Season Of Mist. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. In Nomine Dei Nostri 02. Ze Nigmar 03. Elthe Kyrie 04. Les Litanies De Satan (Les Fleurs Du Mal) 05. Apage Satana 06. Tou Thanatou 07. For ...
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