During a recent interview with Australia's Heavy magazine, Devin Townsend discussed at length his motivations for disbanding the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, the five-piece band he fronted from 2009 until 2018. "In order to have a touring band, it obviously costs a lot of money to maintain, and in order to generate that type of money ...
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Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST will release their fifth studio album, "No More Hollywood Endings", in just three weeks, on March 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today the band has unleashed the second single from the disc in the form of the tenacious and uplifting track "Eden". The official music video for the song was directed ...
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"Ash", a new song from the Christian metal band DEMON HUNTER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album "War", which will be made available alongside a companion LP, "Peace", on March 1. Frontman Ryan Clark said about "Ash": "'Ash' is a no-frills, anthemic onslaught, berating our infatuation with fleeting ...
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Tim "Ripper" Owens says that the albums he made with JUDAS PRIEST feature some of the most diverse vocals of his career. The Ohio-based singer created two studio LPs with the British heavy metal legends — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the band reunited with Rob Halford. During a brand new interview with ...
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"On My Side", the new Andy Maier-directed video from the Christian metal band DEMON HUNTER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album "War", which will be made available alongside a companion LP, "Peace", on March 1. Frontman Ryan Clark said about the "On My Side" clip: "[We tried to] ...
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To satisfy fan demand, following a sold-out show in Brooklyn on Friday, July 26, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have now confirmed a second night at Barclays Center on Saturday, July 27 on their "Legacy Of The Beast" tour. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com. This ...
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Chris Akin of "The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend about his forthcoming new "Empath" studio album. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether "Empath" is an album that will take a while for listeners to "get": Devin: "I ...
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CLUTCH vocalist Neil Fallon recently spoke with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's latest album, "Book Of Bad Decisions": Neil: "I think we initially intended maybe to have 10 or 12 songs, ...
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The official music video for "Genesis", a brand new song from the Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend, can be seen below. The track is taken from his upcoming album, "Empath", which will be released on March 29 via InsideOut Music. Devin comments: "It's with great pride (and a healthy dose of trepidation) that I ...
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In advance of the 2019 North, Central and South American legs of IRON MAIDEN's "Legacy Of The Beast" world tour, gaming and entertainment giant IGN was granted unique behind-the-scenes access at several shows during the band's 2018 European run. Unveiling the story of how one of music's most iconic global names took inspiration from their ...
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Connecticut quintet INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND (I.N.C.) has played uncompromising thrash since 1985 when Erik Barath and Dennis Gergely formed the band in high school. After a pair of albums on a major label, the group took some time off before making a full-on return in 2010. On March 8, I.N.C.'s fifth full-length album, "Terrible Things", ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Prepare For Payback" from the the Queens, New York-based band SWORN ENEMY can be seen below. Says vocalist Sal Lococo: "'Prepare For Payback' just had that old SWORN ENEMY feel to it. It was very angry and hard as fuck, and definitely could've been the opening track on ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke with "The Classic Metal Show" podcast about his three current projects — THE THREE TREMORS, SPIRITS OF FIRE and A NEW REVENGE. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his current busy workload: Ripper: ...
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DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci recently spoke with Metal Wani. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's new album, "Distance Over Time": John: "This one, just by the nature of how we did it, it really lent itself to make this kind of record ...
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In a brand new interview with Consequence Of Sound, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked where he stands now on a lyric from the band's 1990 album "Rust In Peace": "Don't ask what you can do for your country / Ask what your country can do for you." "If you kinda reduce that ...
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Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com conducted an interview with guitarist Martin Larsson of veteran Swedish melodic death metallers AT THE GATES prior to the band's January 18 concert at Razzmatazz in Barcelona. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the importance of founding member, ...
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The next special guest on DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li's Twitch livestream will be eight-string guitar hero Tosin Abasi of ANIMALS AS LEADERS. They will talk about music, guitars, fast cars, and, of course, jam together. Tune in Wednesday, February 13 at 6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST / 2 a.m. ...
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FEAR FACTORY has set "Monolith" as the title of its long-awaited new album, tentatively due later this year. The effort, which will once again be made available via Nuclear Blast, will mark the Californian band's first collection of new music since 2015's "Genexus" LP. The news of FEAR FACTORY's album title was broken by singer ...
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In a brand new interview with Grammy.com, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell was asked for his opinion of where rock as a genre stands today. "Things are always changing, right?" he responded. "That is just the essence of existence, and life. There's always change happening. Nothing is fucking static. It's going somewhere. ...
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TOOL singer Maynard James Keenan says that the band's long-awaited new album will arrive in late spring or early summer. Earlier today, Keenan offered an update on the disc, tweeting that he and his bandmates were "midway through mixing" the effort. He added: "[There will] most likely be a few recalls. Then some arguing. Then ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Book Of Love" from IMPERIA — fronted by Norwegian singer Helena Iren Michaelsen (the original vocalist of the Dutch band SAHARA DUST, which later changed its name to EPICA) — can be seen below. The track is taken from IMPERIA's fifth studio album, "Flames Of Eternity", which will ...
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Devin Townsend says that he owes Chad Kroeger "a real debt of gratitude" for giving him invaluable career advice. Last August, Townsend surprised longtime fans by revealing his unexpected friendship with the NICKELBACK frontman. Four months later, it was announced that Kroeger would appear on Devin's upcoming "Empath" album, along with guitarists Steve Vai, Mike ...
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TOOL singer Maynard James Keenan has shot down rumors that the band's long-awaited new album will arrive in April. Asked by a fan on Twitter if it's true that TOOL's new disc will be released in two months, Maynard responded simply: "No." Keenan's latest comment comes a month after TOOL drummer Danny Carey told a ...
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Lucki of Pitcam TV conducted an interview with frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH prior to the band's January 13 concert at Tonhalle in Munich, Germany. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he still gets excited about releasing new ...
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Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank spoke to All That Shreds about his decision to exit the group more than four years ago. "It was just time to leave the band," he said. "Let's put it this way: I wanted to do music the way I started to. I wanted to have my own ...
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Former EXODUS singer Rob Dukes has admitted to Psychology Today that he was disappointed when guitarist and songwriter Gary Holt began playing with fellow thrash legends SLAYER eight years ago. While Holt did not officially leave EXODUS, Dukes felt that Holt's first priority was SLAYER, thus limiting the amount of touring that EXODUS ...
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Neo-classical guitarist Chris Impellitteri has dismissed suggestions that he is an "Yngwie Malmsteen clone," saying that he views himself as "much more of a child of players like Al Di Meola blended with a [Eddie] Van Halen and [Randy] Rhoads." Impellitteri first made his mark in 1987 with the release of his debut EP, "Impellitteri". ...
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Billy Graziadei says that BIOHAZARD is "not over," despite the fact that the band hasn't played any shows since 2015. The group, which is acknowledged as one of the earliest outfits to fuse hardcore punk and heavy metal with elements of hip-hop, has been out of the public eye since Scott Roberts left the band ...
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Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend has announced the dates for the "Empath Europe - Volume 1" tour in November. The trek will follow the March 29 release of his new album, "Empath", via InsideOut Music. The full list of dates are as follows: Nov. 15 - Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Nov. 16 - Trix, ...
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FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has confirmed to Heavy New York that is "still working" on material for his debut solo album. Although there is no set release date for the disc, Dino hopes that it will arrive soon, "because I always get called to do other projects, and I put stuff on hold," he ...
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