Shabby Hasan of In The Now Magazine conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho on September 29 at The Chameleon Room in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with ARTISTdirect, Jericho stated about FOZZY's latest album, 2012's "Sin And Bones": ...
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HELLOWEEN singer Andi Deris has returned with his first solo album since 1999. Not so much a solo effort in its original sense, but recorded in a band envoirement to achieve a real band feeling, "Million Dollar Haircuts On Ten Cent Heads" will be released on November 22 via earMUSIC. Written and composed by Andi ...
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Quality fan-filmed video footage of HELLOWEEN's September 23 concert at Stage 48 in New York City can be seen below. HELLOWEEN is currently taking part in a 10-date North American tour. The band is travelling across the U.S. and Canada, bringing its power hooks and catchy melodies to fans who have yearned to see them ...
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David Garlow of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. You can now listen to the chat below. In a recent interview with ARTISTdirect, Jericho stated about FOZZY's latest album, 2012's "Sin And Bones": "We worked really hard on 'Sin And Bones'. We had a lot of momentum ...
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Slovak melodic metal band SIGNUM REGIS will release its third album entitled "Exodus" on November 15 in Europe and December 3 in North America via Ulterium Records. The CD features guest vocals by Lance King (ex-PYRAMAZE, BALANCE OF POWER), Michael Vescera (OBSESSION, ANIMETAL USA, ex-LOUDNESS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Matt Smith (THEOCRACY), Daísa Munhoz (VANDROYA, SOULSPELL), Eli ...
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FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho was interviewed on the latest episode of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. In a recent interview with ARTISTdirect, Jericho stated about FOZZY's latest album, 2012's "Sin And Bones": "We worked really hard on 'Sin And ...
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French symphonic power metallers OPERADYSE will release their debut album, "Pandemonium", through a joint venture between Sonic Attack and SPV in Europe on November 25 and in North America on November 19. The CD was recorded in late 2012 at Draudenhaus Studio in Nantes, France and "shows a strong atmospheric touch wrapped around a pounding ...
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FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho took part in a signing session on Thursday, September 12 at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, New York. You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. In a recent interview with ARTISTdirect, Jericho stated about FOZZY's latest album, 2012's "Sin And Bones": "We worked really ...
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ANDI DERIS & BAD BANKERS, the new project led by HELLOWEEN/ex-PINK CREAM 69 frontman Andi Deris, has completed mixing and mastering its debut album. Andi states: "We are so happy with the result we can't wait you guys out there finally hear it, too. Great, crispy sound... modern but not tooooo modern... the way it ...
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Frontiers Records will release the much-anticipated third album from PLACE VENDOME, "Thunder In The Distance", on November 1 in Europe and November 5 in North America. PLACE VENDOME is the melodic rock project featuring UNISONIC and former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske on all lead vocals and production from Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69). PLACE VENDOME ...
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HELLOWEEN/ex-PINK CREAM 69 frontman Andi Deris has launched a brand new project called ANDI DERIS & BAD BANKERS. Says Andi: "It's been years I was looking for a band (all over the planet) that I could actually ask to record an album with me, only to find it on the little island I live on ...
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German power metallers GAMMA RAY have issued the following update: "After a successful tour across Europe and Asia, it is time now to finish what had been started with 'Master Of Confusion' EP beginning of this year: the band will enter their studio tomorrow looking through and carrying together new material for the new album, ...
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Planetmosh conducted an interview with former DRAGONFORCE and current I AM I singer ZP Theart on August 4 in Glasgow during the "Headbangers Balls" tour. You can now watch the chat below. I AM I recently announced the addition of guitarist Andy Midgley to the group's ranks. Midgley tore it up on the road with ...
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UNISONIC, the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen alongside guitarist Mandy Meyer (ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS), bassist Dennis Ward and drummer Kosta Zafiriou (both of Germany's PINK CREAM 69), has "started collecting and exchanging ideas" for its second full-length album, to be released in 2014. In other news, UNISONIC has ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MASTERPLAN's July 13 performance at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic can be seen below. MASTERPLAN's new album, "Novum Initium", was released in Europe on June 14 and in North America on June 18 via AFM Records. "Novum Initium" track listing: 01. Per Aspera Ad Astra 02. The ...
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PLACE VENDOME's third album, "Thunder In The Distance", will be released in early November via Frontiers Records. As on the band's the previous CDs, Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, ex-HELLOWEEN) sang on all the tracks, which were produced and mixed by Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69, UNISONIC). The songs were composed by different writers, including Magnus Karlsson ...
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Former HELLOWEEN and current MASTERPLAN guitarist Roland Grapow was interviewed for the latest episode of the "Metalkast" podcast. You can now listen to the entire show using the audio player below. "Novum Initium", the new album from MASTERPLAN, was released in Europe on June 14 and in North America on June 18 via AFM Records. ...
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Magnum Opum Rockestra (under conductor Marcel Heijnen), a 32-strong orchestra accompanied by the METALFORCE 1 rock band and led by singers/vocalists which influenced the metal scene in recent years and decades, are set to embark on the Christmas Metal Symphony European tour. The following guest stars are so far confirmed: * Joey Belladonna (ANTHRAX) * ...
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Guitarist Michael Weikath of German power metallers HELLOWEEN was interviewed by the Classic 21 radio station when the band performed at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held June 28-30 in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. HELLOWEEN will embark on a 10-date North American tour this fall. The band will ...
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Mark Dean of Myglobalmind webzine recently conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN and current MASTERPLAN guitarist Roland Grapow. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Myglobalmind: Do you think that MASTERPLAN has exceeded the personal expectations that you had when you first started?. Roland: Especially with the first two albums, I ...
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Algy Ward, founder and frontman of British metal legends TANK, was interviewed on the June 23 edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show. You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. Ward released "the definitive" new TANK album entitled "Breath Of The Pit", on June 3 via 4Worlds Media. The ...
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GetYourRockOut recently conducted an interview with former DRAGONFORCE and current I AM I singer ZP Theart. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. I AM I recently announced the addition of guitarist Andy Midgley to the group's ranks. Midgley tore it up on the road with I AM I on ...
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The official trailer for "Novum Initium", the new album from multinational melodic metallers MASTERPLAN, can be seen below. The CD will be released in Europe on June 14 and in North America on June 18 via AFM Records. "Novum Initium" track listing: 01. Per Aspera Ad Astra 02. The Game 03. Keep Your Dream Alive ...
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California metallers LEATHERWOLF will be joined by bassist Paul Carman on their upcoming run of dates, which gets underway June 13 at Bobby McGee's in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. "We're grateful that our old friend Paul has agreed to step in for our regular bass player, Pat Guyton, who is not able to do these shows ...
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Algy Ward, founder and frontman of British metal legends TANK, will release "the definitive" new TANK album entitled "Breath Of The Pit", on June 3 via 4Worlds Media. The CD will feature 10 brand new recordings that "will blow your face off in true filth hounds tradition," according to a press release. Algy himself produced ...
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"Keep Your Dream Alive", the new video from multinational melodic metallers MASTERPLAN, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in February in the Luftverteidigungsbunker Erndtebrück, also called "Bunker Erich." "Keep Your Dream Alive" comes off MASTERPLAN's new album, "Novum Initium", which will be released on June 14 via AFM Records. "Novum Initium" track listing: ...
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"Special", the new video from German/British melodic hard rockers PINK CREAM 69, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Ceremonial", which entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 83. The CD was released on January 25 in Europe and January 22 in North America via Frontiers Records. The ...
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The song "Devout" from the melodic metal outfit ARTLANTICA can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track comes off the band's debut album, "Across The Seven Seas", which will be released in the USA on June 4 and in Europe on May 27 as a CD and digital download (including one bonus track, ...
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"Novum Initium", the new album from multinational melodic metallers MASTERPLAN, will be released on May 17 via AFM Records. The official lyric video for the song "The Game" can be seen below. "Novum Initium" track listing: 01. Per Aspera Ad Astra 02. The Game 03. Keep Your Dream Alive 04. Black Night Of Magic 05. ...
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Algy Ward, founder and frontman of British metal legends TANK, will release "the definitive" new TANK album entitled "Breath Of The Pit", on June 3 via 4Worlds Media. The CD will feature 10 brand new recordings that "will blow your face off in true filth hounds tradition," according to a press release. Algy himself produced ...
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