Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock conducted an interview with frontman Kyle Thomas and guitarist Vinnie LaBella of legendary American metallers EXHORDER prior to their July 14 concert at Reggies in Chicago, Illinois. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what led to EXHORDER ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SOULFLY performing a new song called "The Summoning" on July 16 at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. SOULFLY has set "Ritual" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "Archangel" was recorded with producer Josh Wilbur, ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has revealed the latest song from her brand new live-art-album and video "Act II". "Victim Of Ritual" was recorded live at the Woodstock festival in Poland and can be seen below. Filmed during Tarja's world tour "The Shadow Shows", during which the influential heavy rock singer circled the world 7.5 ...
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SOULFLY has set "Ritual" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "Archangel" was recorded with producer Josh Wilbur, who has previously worked with LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA and ALL THAT REMAINS, among others. Fan-filmed video footage of SOULFLY performing a new song called "The ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of EXHORDER's entire performance at this year's Hellfest, which was held last month in Clisson, France, can be seen below. EXHORDER now features founding members Vinnie LaBella (guitar) and Kyle Thomas (vocals) along with Jason Viebrooks (HEATHEN) on bass, Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJOINT RITUAL, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS) on guitar ...
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"King Of Madness", the new video from Germany's PRIMAL FEAR, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Apocalypse", which will be released on August 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. "Apocalypse" will be available in the following formats: * CD * CD/DVD * Box set (includes CD/DVD + T-shirt) [T-shirt ...
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IN THIS MOMENT vocalist Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth spoke with Metal Wani at this year's Download festival, which was held earlier in the month at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. You can stream the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the success of the group's latest album, ...
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Martin TheSwedishLad conducted an interview with IN THIS MOMENT singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth on June 7 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the evolution of IN THIS MOMENT's sound since the band's 2005 inception, Brink said: "I think we both think ...
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PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS will unite with Housecore labelmates KING PARROT this fall for a U.S. live takeover. The trek, previously scheduled for the spring but postponed following Philip Anselmo's recent back surgery, will commence September 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana and includes a stop at this year's edition of Berserker Fest on ...
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Colombia's El Santuario Del Rock recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman Philip Anselmo about his solo band, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the writing process for PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS' second ...
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Few would have blamed Polish musical extremists BEHEMOTH for calling it a day and hanging up their armor and corpse paint in 2010 when mainman Adam "Nergal" Darski was diagnosed with a severe case of leukemia. Nergal conquered the life-threatening illness with a treatment plan that involved a bone marrow transplant procedure. These well-publicized details ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release the new album from Germany's PRIMAL FEAR, "Apocalypse", on August 10. To celebrate the announcement, the band has released a lyric video for the track "Hounds Of Justice", which you can view below. "Apocalypse" will be available in the following formats: * CD * CD/DVD * Box set (includes CD/DVD ...
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MAGGOT HEART, the brainchild of Swedish guitarist/singer Linnéa Olsson (former member of BEASTMILK, GRAVE PLEASURES, SONIC RITUAL and THE OATH), will release its debut album, "Dusk To Dusk", on July 13 via the Berlin-based imprint Teratology Sound & Vision. As was the case with the 2017 EP "City Girls", the LP sees Linnéa employing the ...
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Relapse Records has announced three deluxe, anniversary vinyl reissues of DEATH's legendary albums "Leprosy" (30 years), "Individual Thought Patterns" (25 years) and "The Sound Of Perseverance" (20 years). DEATH's anniversary vinyl will be released in stores and online on July 20 and will contain expanded, gatefold packaging and bonus LPs of extra content previously only ...
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Andrew Hagar, son of rock legend Sammy Hagar, has released "Mourning Ritual", the first single from his HAGEN ALTER project. Andrew is joined in the new band by Trevor William Church (son of bass player Bill "The Electric" Church) and Andrew Alejandro Saldate IV. Says Andrew: "It's an old-school, '60s/'70s rock and roll project with ...
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GHOST played the first official show of the "Rats! On The Road" U.S. tour last night (Saturday, May 5) at Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California. In addition to the previously released new single "Rats", which opened the concert, GHOST played four more songs from the upcoming "Prequelle" album during the set: "Faith", "Dance ...
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GHOST debuted two new songs from its upcoming album, "Prequelle", during the band's concert last night (Friday, May 4) at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California. In addition to the previously released single "Rats", which opened the show, GHOST played "Faith" and "Dance Macabre" during the 45-minute set, which served as the unofficial kick-off to ...
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Kilpop conducted an interview with IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth and vocalist Maria Brink at the Las Rageous festival, which was held April 20-21 in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about IN THIS MOMENT's engaging live performances, Maria said: "I think we push theatrical boundaries. We do almost ...
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IN THIS MOMENT has released the official music video for the song "Black Wedding". The track, which features a guest appearance by JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, is taken from IN THIS MOMENT's latest album, "Ritual", which came out last July. The clip was co-directed by frontwoman Maria Brink and Robert John Kley and features ...
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IN THIS MOMENT has released a teaser for the official music video for the song "Black Wedding". The track, which features a guest appearance by JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, is taken from IN THIS MOMENT's latest album, "Ritual", which came out last July. IN THIS MOMENT singer Maria Brink said that having Halford guest ...
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IN THIS MOMENT is preparing to begin the songwriting process for its next studio album, tentatively due in 2019. Guitarist Chris Howorth told KLAQ's Lisa Sanchez that the making of the follow-up to 2017's "Ritual" could turn out to be an even more "grueling" experience than last year's effort. "I think Maria [Brink, vocals] and ...
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The official video for "The Deep & The Dark", the title track of the seventh studio album from symphonic metal masters VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, can be seen below. The disc was released on February 16 via Napalm Records. Says the band: "This is the album we have always dreamed of making. It is everything fans ...
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PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, has postponed its previously announced spring U.S. tour with KING PARROT until late summer/early fall. Says Anselmo: "I've decided to delay the PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS/KING PARROT tour until August-September. As many of you know, I ...
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IN THIS MOMENT's live video for the song "Roots" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Ritual", which was released last July by Atlantic Records in partnership with Roadrunner Records. The disc features a guest appearance from JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford on the song "Black Wedding". "Ritual" was ...
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In a brand new interview with the Green Bay Press Gazette, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was asked what has been the "biggest storm" he has weathered in his life up until now. "My own personal alcohol and drug addiction, which stopped 32 years ago," he replied. "Music was incredibly important to me ...
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PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, will join forces with Housecore labelmates KING PARROT this spring for a U.S. live takeover. The trek will take place from mid-May to mid-June, with full routing details to be announced in the coming weeks. Anselmo said in ...
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A teaser for the official video for "The Deep & The Dark", the title track of the seventh studio album from symphonic metal masters VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, can be seen below. The disc was released on February 16 via Napalm Records. The full "The Deep & The Dark" will make its online debut soon. Says ...
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Ex-ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow rejoined his former bandmates on stage last night (Monday, March 19) at Soundstage in Baltimore, Maryland to perform the song "Watching Over Me". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. ICED EARTH played its final show with Barlow at the 2011 edition of the Wacken Open Air ...
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Allie Jorgen of L.A. Metal Media conducted an interview with ICED EARTH leader and guitarist Jon Schaffer prior to the band's March 8 concert at Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he channels the various personal challenges ...
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Katie of the WSOU radio station recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH leader and guitarist Jon Schaffer. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On various lineup changes in ICED EARTH over the years: Jon: "There's been a lot of amazing talent in the band ...
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