She's the queen of metal and there were very few people in the community who didn't take it personal when Doro Pesch lost her Long Island home to Hurricane Irene. She is by far the sweetest and most treasured person on the scene, as humble and fan-friendly as Ronnie James Dio was. For all the ...
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Matt Phelps of Über Röck recently conducted an interview with guitarst Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Über Röck: Your lyrics. Many a religious topic over the years. What drives you to write like that? Nige: Um... My hatred for religion, I guess. ...
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"One For Sorrow", the new video from Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's latest album, which was released in October 2011 in North America via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden with sound engineer Daniel Antonsson (also bassist in ...
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The new self-titled album from NONPOINT sold 7,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 62 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Miracle" (2010), opened with around 8,000 units to land at No. 60. "Nonpoint" was produced/mixed by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, ...
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Dutch female-fronted thrashers IZEGRIM recently returned home from a European trek with ONSLAUGHT and CRIPPER. Instead of the traditional tour report, the band has posted a video diary featuring onstage and offstage footage from the tour set to the tune of "My Secret Society", off the band's 2011 Listenable Records release, "Code Of Consequences". Check ...
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Norway's TELLUS REQUIEM has inked a deal with Nightmare Records. The band's debut album, "The 11th Hour", will be release on January 22, 2013. TELLUS REQUIEM consists of five members who all came from diverse musical backgrounds, which can be recognized immediately by their distinct sound. From the very first crunchy guitar wail with juicy ...
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Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT before the band's October 12 performance at the "Thrashing Mania XII" festival at the R.B.F. club in Sofia, Bulgaria. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, ONSLAUGHT lead guitarist Andy Rosser-Davies is not taking part in the European ...
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The Fishman of "The Heavy Metal Happy Hour" recently conducted an interview with NONPOINT vocalist Elias Soriano. You can now watch the chat below. NONPOINT's self-titled album was released on October 9 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced/mixed by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND, MEGADETH) and features additional production and mixing from ...
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"The Vision", the new video from METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jill Lange Nesbitt and features an appearance by Ronny's daughter Tianna. Musicians featured in the video: Vocals - Ronny Munroe Guitar 1 - Rick Van Zandt Guitar 2 - Dennis Drake Bass - George Hernandez ...
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On Saturday, October 6, NONPOINT took part in an acoustic performance and interview at the studios of the 92.7 WQLZ rock radio station in Springfield, Illinois. Video footage of their appearance can be seen below. NONPOINT's self-titled album will be released on October 9 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced/mixed by Grammy-nominated producer ...
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"Go Time", a brand new song from NONPOINT, can be streamed using the audio player below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The track comes off the band's self-titled album, which will be released on October 9 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced/mixed by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND, MEGADETH) and features ...
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NONPOINT's video for the song "Left For You" can be seen below. The track comes off the band's self-titled album, which will be released on October 9 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced/mixed by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND, MEGADETH) and features additional production and mixing from Brian Virtue (30 SECONDS TO ...
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Florida death metallers MORBID ANGEL have been denied entry to Canada and will be unable to play their two scheduled shows there on September 30 (Montreal) and October 1 (Toronto). Commented MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent: "Regretfully, as much as we wanted to continue the musical onslaught, the Canadian immigration officers at the border had ...
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NONPOINT's video for the song "Left For You" will make its online debut on Monday, October 1 on VEVO. The track comes off the band's self-titled album, which will be released on October 9 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced/mixed by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND, MEGADETH) and features additional production and ...
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Lead guitarist Andy Rosser-Davies of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT is not taking part in the European leg of the band's "Full Force" tour that started yesterday at Dynamo in Eindhoven, Holland (see video below). He is being temporarily replaced by ex-COLLAPSE guitarist Allen Leigh Chambers. Commented Andy: "It is with great regret that I cannot undertake ...
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NONPOINT's video for the song "Left For You" will make its online debut on Monday, October 1 on VEVO. The track comes off the band's self-titled album, which will be released on October 9 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced/mixed by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND, MEGADETH) and features additional production and ...
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You have to be a headbanger to get this statement, but just the sound of Udo Dirkschneider's voice is comforting. Like Rob Halford, like Bruce Dickinson, like Tom Araya, like the late, great Ronnie Dio, there's no mistaking Udo Dirkschneider. While there's been a bounty of German metal heroes (and heroines i.e. Sabina Classen and ...
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One metal act that should be hitting your radar if it hasn't already is Canadian thrashers TITANS EVE. Now through two full-lengths and one EP, the future is theirs if they can reap a sizable enough audience and hook a worldwide deal. Already they've scored opening gigs for ANVIL and KORN, the latter of whom ...
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WolfHunters TBFM recently conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrash metal veterans ONSLAUGHT. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, ONSLAUGHT has recorded a new version of its classic song "Metal Forces", to be included as a bonus track on the upcoming re-release of the band's 1986 album, "The ...
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Natalie from OnslaughtRadio.com conducted an interview with Keith Buckley and Jordan Buckley of EVERY TIME I DIE at this past weekend's Reading Festival at Little John's Farm in Reading, England. You can now watch the chat below. EVERY TIME I DIE's latest album, "Ex Lives", sold around 14,000 copies in the United States ...
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NONPOINT will release its new, self-titled album on October 9 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced/mixed by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND, MEGADETH) and features additional production and mixing from Brian Virtue (30 SECONDS TO MARS, CHEVELLE). "Nonpoint" features 12 of the most raw and real songs of their 15-year career with ...
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Onslaught Radio conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON earlier today (Saturday, August 25) at the Reading Festival at Little John's Farm in Reading, England. You can now watch the chat below. On the band's ever-evolving sound: Troy: "The four of us in the band, we always embrace change and ...
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"Fertile Green", the new video from the Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "De Vermis Mysteriis", which sold around 7,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 63 on The Billboard 200 chart. ...
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Focus On Metal podcast recently conducted separate interviews with singer Leather Leone (SLEDGE LEATHER, CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI) and her SLEDGE LEATHER bandmate Sandy Sledge (RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI, WARBRIDE, WEAPONSVAN. You can now listen to both chats below. The SLEDGE LEATHER debut album, "Imagine Me Alive", was inspired in 2010 when Leather Leone ...
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Onslaught Radio conducted an interview with vocalist Derrick Green and bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. of Brazlian/American thrashers SEPULTURA at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. SEPULTURA was one of the artists ...
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Onslaught Radio conducted an interview with drummer Marko Tarvonen of Finnish crusaders of epic heathen metal MOONSORROW at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. MOONSORROW recently inked a worldwide deal with Century ...
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Indian metallers KRYPTOS will release their third album, "The Coils Of Apollyon", on September 21 via AFM Records. According to a press release, the CD was released in India "to huge critical acclaim with fans salivating at the bands '80’s metal/thrash barrage. If JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MERCYFUL FATE, KREATOR and CORONER all sacrificing themselves ...
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MPIRE OF EVIL (formerly PRIMEVIL) — the band formed in 2010 by ex-VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) — finished laying down the drums for its forthcoming second album, tentatively due in November. After completing a successful U.S. tour with new drummer Marc Jackson (who replaced Antony ...
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WSCA 106.1 FM's "Black Night Meditations" recently conducted an interview with singer Leather Leone (SLEDGE LEATHER, CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Black Night Meditations" is a four-hour metal show focusing on black, death, thrash, folk, shred, prog and power metal. The program is ...
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Californian blues rockers RIVAL SONS have confirmed dates for a European headlining tour in support of their forthcoming album, "Head Down", which is due to be released on September 17 via Earache Records. The trek kicks off on September 21 with nine shows in the U.K. before moving on to continental Europe. It follows a ...
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