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JOACIM CANS On Why HAMMERFALL Remains Committed To True Metal: 'I Play Music That I Want To Play' By David E. Gehlke Widely credited for the late 1990s traditional metal revival that has shown few signs of slowing down, Sweden’s HAMMERFALL now finds itself ...

KERRY KING On Announcement Of SLAYER Reunion Shows: 'I Was Very Surprised' In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, Kerry King spoke about the fact that SLAYER’s upcoming reunion shows were announced just weeks after he told Rolling Stone magazine that ...

DEEP PURPLE Releases New Single 'Lazy Sod' From Upcoming '=1' Album Following the success of their last two singles “Portable Door” and “Pictures Of You”, legendary British hard rockers DEEP PURPLE have released “Lazy ...

STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'As Long As You're Performing Live And Using' Backing 'Tracks Sparingly, It's Totally Fine' STRYPER’s Michael Sweet has once again weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live ...

MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Celebrates 23 Years Of Sobriety Nikki Sixx is celebrating the 23rd anniversary of his getting sober. The 65-year-old MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist credited a treatment program with giving him the tools to help him live his life without drugs or alcohol. ...

Ex-CRO-MAGS Frontman JOHN JOSEPH On The Message Of His New Book 'Destroying Monsters': 'It's Never Hopeless' In a new episode of Occupy The Void, the podcast about mental health, making music and staying alive hosted by Christina Rowatt, former ...

KERRY KING's Friends Are Telling Him They Like His Debut Solo Album Better Than Any Single Record He Has Done In His Career SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has launched the third in a series of interview videos to promote his recently released debut solo album, “From ...

DIRK VERBEUREN Is 'Very Excited' To Work On Next MEGADETH Album In a new interview with Portugal’s Look Mag, MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren was asked how he feels about Dave Mustaine’s recent revelation that he has already commenced work on material ...

HEART's ANN WILSON Undergoes Cancer Treatment; 'Royal Flush' Tour Postponed HEART has postponed its “Royal Flush” tour so that singer Ann Wilson can undergo cancer treatment. The 74-year-old musician said in a statement Tuesday (July 2) that she ...

Resist Control Regardless of the problem, thrash metal is nearly always the solution. Newcomers from Essex, England, REGICIDE make angry music for angry times, and “Resist Control” is one hell of an opening salvo. Marching in amid the sound of machine-gun fire ...