Metal Shock Finland conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain at this year's NAMM show, which took place January 22-24 in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his return to Sonor drums: Nicko: "I left [Sonor] in '92 and ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of VENOM INC., the new band featuring original VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray (drums) alongside ex-VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, performing on January 20 at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California can be seen below (courtesy of Capital Chaos TV). In a 2015 ...
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Rock legend Joey Kramer, drummer for AEROSMITH and founder of the Rockin' & Roastin' coffee brand, will open Joey Kramer's Rockin' & Roastin' Café in April and the team currently is accepting applications for all positions. Situated at the intersection of Routes 1 and 1A in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, Joey Kramer Rockin' & Roastin' Café ...
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British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will make their highly anticipated first-ever visit to China in April on "The Book Of Souls" world tour, playing at Beijing LeSports Center on April 24 and Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Arena on April 26. Tickets go on sale from 2 p.m. on January 19 through ticketing hotline 400-610-3721, and online ...
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"A Christmas Cheers", an animated Christmas card created by artist Val Andrade for British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN as a gift to their fans celebrating an incredible 2015, is available below. IRON MAIDEN's latest album, "The Book Of Souls", debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 75,000 equivalent album units in ...
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ArmyOfOneTV conducted an interview with SANCTUARY and NEVERMORE singer Warrel Dane on October 17 before SANCTUARY's show at Terminal 5 in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he doesn't do as many high-pitched screams as he used to: "There's ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Australia's Music Feeds about the band's new lineup and the group's forthcoming fifteenth studio album, "Dystopia", which is scheduled to arrive in January. Tracked earlier in the year in Nashville, Tennessee and mixed by Josh Wilbur, who has previously worked with LAMB OF GOD, ALL THAT REMAINS ...
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Josh Rundquist (a.k.a. That Drummer Guy) conducted an interview with SANCTUARY and NEVERMORE singer Warrel Dane on October 10 at The Triple Rock in Minneapolis, Minnesota a during SANCTUARY's current North American tour. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of VENOM INC., the new band featuring original VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray (drums) alongside ex-VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, performing on October 13 in Zagreb, Croatia can be seen below. In a recent interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Dunn stated about how ...
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According to the Los Angeles Times, legendary guitarist Steve Vai has sold home and recording studio in the Hollywood Hills for $1.5 million. Vai, 55, purchased the 1,400-square-foot studio, called the Mothership Studio, and 3,981-square-foot home in 1987 for $330,000. It includes a live room, a booth, a microphone room, a control room, ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of VENOM INC., the new band featuring original VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray (drums) alongside ex-VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, performing on September 21 at Scala in London, England can be seen below. In a recent interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Dunn stated ...
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IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson recently spoke to Radio.com about the band's epic 18-minute song "Empire Of The Clouds" from MAIDEN's new album, "The Book Of Souls". Check out the clip below. In an interview with Noisey, Dickinson stated about the writing process for "Empire Of The Clouds": "I won a ...
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"Existence Fading", the new video from SANCTUARY, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's comeback album, "The Year The Sun Died", which was released in October 2014 via Century Media. Recorded in Seattle at Soundhouse Studios with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (SOULFLY, SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED, MUNICIPAL WASTE), the CD features 11 ...
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In a brand new interview with Overdrive, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain was asked if he thought the band was over when it was discovered that MAIDEN lead singer Bruce Dickinson had a cancerous tumor. "Well, I'd be a liar if I didn't think for a minute that IRON MAIDEN [was] finished," he ...
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According to Billboard.com, IRON MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls" debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 75,000 equivalent album units in the week ending September 10. That equals MAIDEN's highest rank ever, first achieved with 2010's "The Final Frontier". The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the ...
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France's Hard Force magazine recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. Speaking about whether he has any plans to work on a new solo album to follow up 2005's "Tyranny Of Souls", Dickinson said: "'If Eternity Should Fail', the ...
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In a recent interview with "Nights With Alice Cooper" producer Katherine Turman, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, who was in New York City on September 11, 2001, recounted his memories of the tragedy exactly fourteen years since the terrorist attacks on 9/11. You can watch the clip below. Dickinson told Travel Trade Gazette back in ...
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IRON MAIDEN's new album, "The Book Of Souls", has topped the official chart in the United Kingdom with with combined sales of just over 60,000. The band last topped the chart in 2010 with "The Final Frontier". Released globally on September 4 through Parlophone Records (Sanctuary Copyrights/BMG in the U.S.), "The Book Of Souls" was ...
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In a brand new interview with Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain spoke about the making of the band's new album, "The Book Of Souls". "We talked about doing an album three years ago when we were all at the bar drinking," he said. "We were all looking ...
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A performance video for QUEENSRŸCHE's new song "Arrow Of time" can be seen below. The clip was filmed during the band's performance at the 2015 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held last month in Wacken, Germany. "Arrow Of Time" is taken from QUEENSRŸCHE's new album, "Condition Hüman", which will be released ...
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According to Stern.de, a billboard promoting IRON MAIDEN's latest album, "The Book Of Souls", in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany has been covered by a mob of concerned parents who apparently claimed the image had no business being there due to the school and kindergarten near its location. The artwork for "The ...
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In a brand new interview with Metal-Rules.com, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton spoke about the band's new album, "Condition Hüman", which will be released on October 2 via Century Media. The CD was recorded in part at at Uberbeatz Studio in Washington with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who has previously worked with ROB ZOMBIE, ...
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Trooper beer and iHeartRadio presented an intimate playback party for the new IRON MAIDEN album, "The Book Of Souls", last Thursday, September 3 at Rock N Roll Ribs, the barbecue restaurant owned by IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and close friend Mitch Tanne, in Coral Springs, Florida. Before "The Book Of Souls" was played, McBrain ...
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According to OfficialCharts.com, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are on track to have their fifth U.K. Number One album. The band's 16th studio CD, "The Book Of Souls", is currently over 30,000 chart sales ahead of nearest rival Jess Glynne, putting them in with a good chance of topping the chart this ...
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Video footage of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson playing parts of the band's epic 18-minute song "Empire Of The Clouds" on a piano during a listening session for the group's new album, "The Book Of Souls", on August 26 at Guillaume Tell Studios in Paris, France can be seen below. In an interview with
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Jeff Blackburn of "Maximum Threshold" and "In The Pit" recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY frontman Pepper Keenan. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences between writing music for CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and DOWN: "The ...
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Unboxing videos for the limited-edition deluxe and vinyl versionsw of the new IRON MAIDEN album, "The Book Of Souls", can be seen below, courtesy of Metalovisión and Vinyl-Blog.com, respectively. Released globally on September 4 through Parlophone Records (Sanctuary Copyrights/BMG in the U.S.), "The Book Of Souls" was recorded in Paris, France with producer Kevin "Caveman" ...
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The official video for QUEENSRŸCHE's new song "Guardian" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Condition Hüman", which will be released on October 2 via Century Media. The CD was recorded in part at at Uberbeatz Studio in Washington with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who has previously worked with ...
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring a round of guitar lesson videos with Woody Weatherman of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. At PlayThisRiff.com, you will find the following new lesson videos: * "Albatross" * "Loss For Words" * "Psychic Vampire" (Main Riff) * "Psychic Vampire" (Bridge Riff) * "Psychic Vampire" (Solo Section) * ...
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George Lynch and Oni Logan soldier on with LYNCH MOB and "Rebel", an album worth dialing into more than usual as it features Lynch's DOKKEN comrade, Jeff Pilson along with troubadour drummer Brian Tichy, who played a stint before from 2012 to 2013. LYNCH MOB will be represented onstage this year with prior alumni Jimmy ...
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