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IAN HILL Says It Was Important For JUDAS PRIEST To Retain Its 'Signature Sound' When Hiring New Guitarists In a new interview with Charlie Kendall’s Metalshop, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke about the additions of guitarists Richie Faulkner and Andy ...

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Announces 'Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter' 2025 Tour Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has announced the U.S. dates for the “Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter” tour. The trek, which will kick ...

OPETH Guitarist On 'The Last Will And Testament': 'It's An Action-Packed Album' In a new interview with Australia’s Heavy, OPETH guitarist Fredrik Åkesson spoke about the musical direction of the band’s upcoming fourteenth studio album, ...

STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET On Artificial Intelligence In Music: 'I Don't Know Why That Doesn't Scare More People Than It Does' In a new interview with the “Thunder Underground” podcast, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet weighed in on a debate ...

KERRY KING Announces First-Ever Solo Headlining Tour With MUNICIPAL WASTE And ALIEN WEAPONRY Following his recent tour with LAMB OF GOD and MASTODON and his first European headline tour earlier this year, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and his new band will hit the road for the

NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Finds The Traditional Pop Song Structure 'Tedious And Boring' In a new interview with Benni of Thomann Music, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke about his knack for writing long songs that do not ...

APOCALYPTICA's PERTTU KIVILAAKSO Had 'Tears' In The Studio While Playing Along To CLIFF BURTON's 'The Call Of Ktulu' Tracks APOCALYPTICA’s lead cellist Perttu Kivilaakso spoke to Australia’s Metal-Roos about the band’s cover of

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's ERIK 'A.K.' KNUTSON Still Dreams Big: 'We Want To Get To That Next Rung Of The Ladder' By David E. Gehlke The quality and even occasional brilliance of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM’s first two and now last three albums are not in ...

MARTY FRIEDMAN Says His Autobiography Addresses 'A Lot Of Unanswered MEGADETH Questions' On a recent episode of the “Talk Louder” podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist “Metal Dave” Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason ...

DISTURBED's DAN DONEGAN Mourns Death Of His Father DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan is mourning the death of his father. Earlier today (Monday, September 30), the 56-year-old musician, who formed DISTURBED 30 years ago under the band’s original name BRAWL, took to ...