Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN's September 14 concert at the Banc Of California stadium in Los Angeles, California can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Joel Steele"). IRON MAIDEN kicked off the 33-city North American leg of "Legacy Of The Beast" on July 18 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Drummer Nicko ...
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ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch spoke to Heavy New York about their DEMONS & WIZARDS side project prior to the latter band's September 5 show at PlayStation Theater in New York. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN will play a number of European shows in 2020. The band revealed its touring plans while announcing that it will perform at next year's Provinssi festival in Finland. The wrote on Facebook: "We are excited to announce the first of many shows in Europe next year. First up is our return ...
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In what promises to be one of the biggest tours of next year, EVANESCENCE and WITHIN TEMPTATION will join forces for "Worlds Collide", a massive co-headline European run kicking off in Brussels, Belgium on April 4, 2020. VIP pre-sale begins 9 a.m. BST on September 17, followed by general on-sale on September 20. Fronted by ...
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Ozzy Osbourne says that he has completed work on a new solo album. Ozzy has not released an all-new solo effort since 2010's "Scream", having spent the last few years touring with BLACK SABBATH in support of that band's "13" LP, as well as playing a number of solo shows. Speaking to
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STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok says that Jason Newsted shut down the NEWSTED band because it "cost him a ton" to keep the project alive. Back in February 2014, Newsted canceled an appearance at Australia's Soundwave festival with NEWSTED, citing "private and personal circumstances." The cancelation followed more than a year of intense touring and promotional ...
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MACHINE HEAD has announced the second European leg of its 25th-anniversary tour for the band's classic debut, "Burn My Eyes". The second massive run of dates kicks off in Zaragoza, Spain on April 19, continuing across Portugal, Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, wrapping in the U.K. with a London show at the legendary Alexandra Palace on ...
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Swedish rockers GHOST performed their two new songs, "Kiss The Go-Goat" and "Mary On A Cross", live for the first time on Friday, September 13 at the opening show of their "Ultimate Tour Named Death" at the Rabobank arena in Bakersfield, California. They played them again the following night (Saturday, September 14) at the Reno ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern, along with "Burn My Eyes"-era MH members Chris Kontos (drums) and Logan Mader (guitar), recently went into Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California and re-recorded the debut album in its entirety. The sessions took place several months prior to the start of the "Burn My Eyes" 25th-anniversary ...
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PRONG will release a new EP, "Age Of Defiance", on November 29. The five-track effort, which was produced by Chris Collier, will include two new studio songs, the title cut and "The End Of Sanity", along with live recordings of three tracks: "Rude Awakening", "Cut-Rate" and "Another Worldly Device". A single, "The End Of Sanity", ...
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George Lynch has defended his right to speak out on political issues, saying that it is his "incumbent responsibility" to work for the betterment of his friends, neighbors and fellow human beings. The legendary DOKKEN and LYNCH MOB guitarist recently caught flak from some of his fans when he slammed President Donald Trump in an ...
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Guitarist Steve Vai recently spoke with Long Island News 12. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his Long Island roots: Steve: "It's hard to say how much growing up in a particular part of the world has to do with what ...
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Prior to NAPALM DEATH's appearance at the recent Motorcultor festival in Saint-Nolff, France, vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway spoke with Metal Mad TV. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what he's been listening to lately: Barney: "Because we've making a NAPALM DEATH album, [THE] YOUNG GODS. ...
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Metal Hammer journalist Dom Lawson recently sat down with MACHINE HEAD's "Burn My Eyes"-era drummer Chris Kontos to talk the album's impact, what it's like to play with Robb Flynn and Logan Mader for the first time in 24 years, and the excitement of the upcoming anniversary tour. Check out the discussion below. A new ...
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GODSMACK's Sully Erna has told Canada's iHeartRadio that the band is preparing to begin the songwriting process for the follow-up to last year's "When Legends Rise" album. "We're starting to leak into the thought process of starting to write," he said (see video below). "That's as far as we've gotten. We're, like, 'We should start ...
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LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), has released the official music video for its new single, "Steh Auf". The song is taken LINDEMANN's second album, "F & M", which will arrive on November 22. The follow-up to 2015's "Skills In ...
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Legendary New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT will release their twelfth studio album, "Get Loud!", on November 8 via Nuclear Blast. In celebration of the announcement, the band has issued the official lyric video for the first single, "Spray Painted Walls". Singer Roger Miret comments: "So excited for everyone to hear our new record 'Get ...
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Grammy-winning Swedish rock band GHOST has released another new song called "Mary On A Cross". The track will be included on a new limited-edition seven-inch single which will be released on September 27. "Mary On A Cross" will be accompanied by a second previously unreleased song, "Kiss The Go-Goat". A press release offered the following ...
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LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), has just released its new single, "Steh Auf". You can listen to the song below. Tägtgren recently confirmed that he produced and mixed LINDEMANN's second album. The follow-up to 2015's "Skills In Pills" is ...
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Capital Chaos TV has uploaded a four-camera video edit of IRON MAIDEN performing the song "Flight Of Icarus" on September 5 at Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. Check it out below. IRON MAIDEN kicked off the 33-city North American leg of "Legacy Of The Beast" on July 18 at the BB&T ...
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LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), will release its new single, "Steh Auf", on Friday, September 13. A teaser for the song's official music video can be seen below. Tägtgren recently confirmed that he produced and mixed LINDEMANN's second album. ...
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"Time Flies", the new video from KXM, the band featuring bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick (KING'S X), guitarist George Lynch (LYNCH MOB, DOKKEN) and drummer Ray Luzier (KORN), can be seen below. The song is taken from KXM's upcoming third album, "Circle Of Dolls", which will be released on September 13 via Rat Pak Records in ...
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Grammy-winning Swedish rock band GHOST has released a video for its new single "Kiss The Go-Goat". The song will be included on a new limited-edition seven-inch single which will be released on September 27. "Kiss The Go-Goat" will be backed by another new song, "Mary On A Cross". A press release offered the following back ...
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Ozzy Osbourne is "getting a lot better," six months after sustaining an injury that caused the BLACK SABBATH singer to cancel all live appearances through the end of the year. This past April, Ozzy postponed all his 2019 tour dates, both in North America and Europe, as he recovers from an injury sustained while dealing ...
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LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), will release its new single, "Steh Auf", on Friday, September 13. A teaser for the single, plus the single cover artwork, can be seen below. Tägtgren recently confirmed that he produced and mixed LINDEMANN's ...
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Michael Denner says that he was "shocked" when he first found out he was being excluded from MERCYFUL FATE's upcoming reunion. When it was announced last month that the influential Danish heavy metal act would reunite for an unspecified number of concerts throughout Europe during the summer of 2020, it was revealed that MERCYFUL FATE's ...
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Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have announced the European leg of their "Evening With" touring cycle; featuring a celebration of the band's latest record, "Distance Over Time", and their acclaimed milestone achievement, "Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory". The "Distance Over Time Tour - Celebrating 20 Years Of Scenes From A Memory" takes place ...
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A teaser for what appears to be the new single from LINDEMANN, the project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN), is available below. Tägtgren recently confirmed that he produced and mixed LINDEMANN's second album. The follow-up to 2015's "Skills In Pills" is tentatively ...
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It has been 26 years since San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE released a full-length album, but in the wake of their recent reunion, the members of the band have started talking about the possibility of hitting the studio. The group has been playing comeback shows throughout 2019, with singer Sean Killian returning to the ...
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DENNER'S INFERNO, the new band featuring legendary KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE guitar player and composer Michael Denner, will release its debut album, "In Amber", on November 15 through Mighty Music. Denner is a very well-known name in the international rock/metal scene, as a former guitarist in the two most influential Danish rock/metal bands ever: ...
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