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Day in Rock Report for 11/12/2014


Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell Stem Cell Transplant Complete

There was good news from the Def Leppard camp on Tuesday as guitarist Vivian Campbell announced that he is home and recuperating from stem cell transplant treatment that he underwent in his cancer fight.

Campbell wrote to fans on Tuesday via his Facebook page, "Home... So glad that's over. Time to recover/recuperate and grow some hair. Thanks for all the love you've sent - much appreciated! Normal service will be resumed shortly."

Prior to the treatment, Vivian wrote the following message to fans on September 29th on his Facebook page, "As many of you know, I've been scheduled to start a stem cell transplant and as soon as I got home from tour I began the necessary tests and preparations. I'll be admitted to hospital soon for all the yucky bits, so in the meantime I'm headed to Target to stock up on cozy pajamas, fresh underwear, and a sackful of car-porn."

He continued, "While I can't say that I'm looking forward to the process ahead, I'm very much looking forward to what I feel will be a most successful outcome. Next year will be very busy for Def Leppard with a new album and a world tour, and frankly, I don't think they would sound as loud without me, so I have no intention of letting the team down! See you all (with hair!) in 2015."

Fans can wish him well on his Facebook page here.

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Rolling Stones In Multi-Million Dollar Battle Over Canceled Shows

(Classic Rock) The Rolling Stones are locked in a legal battle over a multi-million dollar insurance claim over postponed concerts. The band were forced to change plans to tour Australia and New Zealand in March after Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott committed suicide. Jagger was reported to be "diagnosed as suffering from acute traumatic stress disorder."

An insurance agreement was in place to cover commercial issues on the road - but underwriters say the tragedy falls outside the terms of their agreement. It's argued that Scott was suffering a pre-existing mental illness, which means they're not liable to pay.

Now a federal judge in Utah - where she was born and raised - has given the insurers permission to investigate her background, including gathering evidence and testimony from Scott's brother Randall Bambrough. Read more here.

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Son Of AC/DC's Phil Rudd Speaks Out Following Recent Arrest

(Classic Rock) The son of AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has defended his father against the charge of threatening to kill. Rudd, 60, was arrested last week and originally accused of attempting to hire a hitman to murder two men.

The charge was dropped the following day - but he still faces up to seven years in jail if found guilty of the remaining charges. He remains under house arrest in Tauranga, New Zealand, until his next court appearance on November 27.

Son Thomas tells the Daily Mail: "All I will say is that my dad is good guy. He's not perfect - but he wouldn't hurt anyone." Neighbour Prue Calwell tells the paper: "He's a pretty nice guy, very chatty and friendly. But he's pretty private - we don't see or hear anything." Read more here.

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Foo Fighters Will Never Make Another Sonic Highways

(Classic Rock) Foo Fighters mainman Dave Grohl has ruled out making another album the way they made Sonic Highways - but he believes other bands could follow their lead.

The Foos recorded each track of their eighth album in a different US city, and documented the process for a TV series. Grohl tells NME: "I'm never f***ing doing it again!

"But I can imagine there are bands from all over the world who could do the same thing. England's a great example of a country where each city has regional relevance. I think every country could have its own Sonic Highways."

He's already set his sights on the follow-up, read about that here.

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New King Of Leon Album 'Coming Soon'

(Classic Rock) King Of Leon have hinted that their seventh album is "coming soon." They wrapped up their world tour in Rio at the weekend - and drummer Nathan Followill has revealed fans won't have long to wait until the follow-up to 2013's Mechanical Bull.

He says on Twitter: "So sad to leave Brazil. Hell of a way to end this record cycle. So many amazing memories. Best fans in the world, record 7 coming soon."

In August, the band were forced to cancel a handful of shows after the sticksman was injured in a tour bus accident. He suffered broken ribs when their vehicle slammed on its breaks to avoid a pedestrian in Boston. Read more here.

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Anthrax Have Enough New Material For Double Album

(TeamRock Radio) Charlie Benante says Anthrax have enough new material to make their upcoming record a double album. The drummer adds that the success of 2011's Worship Music has inspired his creative juices to flow.

He tells The Metal Voice: "Some of the new music that's been coming out for us has been so inspiring. I've been lucky enough to draw from the Worship Music experience and really build on that.

"If that record was like Led Zeppelin IV, then this one is definitely gonna be like Physical Graffiti. The reason why I said that is because have such an abundance of songs. Physical Graffiti was a double record. We have enough material to have a double record at this point too." Read more here.

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George Lynch and Michael Sweet Supergroup Set Album Release

Sweet & Lynch, the new supergroup featuring Michael Sweet of Stryper and George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob, have announced that they will be releasing their debut album early next year.

The new album, entitled "Only To Rise," is set to be released in North American on January 27th. Apart from Sweet and Lynch, the group also features James Lomenzo (Megadeth / White Lion) and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake / Billy Idol / Foreigner/ Ozzy).

Michael Sweet had this to say, "When I was approached to help put together an all-star lineup, instantly I thought of George Lynch. George is one of the most talented guitarists out there and a 'bucket list' player for me. George wrote riffs/basic ideas and I wrote melodies, lyrics and arranged and completed the songs. I knew that we would compliment each other's style.

"When you add the amazing rhythm section of Brian Tichy and James Lomenzo, you just can't go wrong with this line-up. It really is a special project and I'm honored to be a part of it!" Check out the album's tracklisting

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Bif Naked Bandmate Jacen 'JD' Ekstrom Dies After Emergency Surgery

(TeamRock Radio) Bif Naked has paid tribute to her guitar player Jacen 'JD' Ekstrom who has died following emergency heart surgery. Ekstrom, who also played bass for Bif Naked and fronted his own band Crashscene, was rushed to an operating room in Calgary, Canada, after developing an aortic dissection - a condition in which the body's main artery tears.

He was on surgery for 12 hours, with his chances of survival put at just 10%, but he later passed away in intensive care. Bif Naked says: "It is with overwhelming sorrow that I share the sad news, as we have lost our beloved JD Ekstrom.

"We give our hearts, our sincerity, our love, and condolences to his wife and partner, Jennifer, and his family, Jaelyn, James, and all of his wonderful friends. JD was a devoted husband and father, a loyal and loving friend to all, and had legendary generosity, humour, and warmth." Read more here.

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Former Rooney Star Taylor Locke Unleashed Couch Car In New Video

Former Rooney guitarist Taylor Locke has released his debut solo video for the track "Running Away From Love" and the clip is turning heads with visions of him piloting his "Couch Car" on the streets of Los Angeles.

"As soon as I set my eyes and ass on a couch car, I knew it would be the only form of transportation that I'd ever need to make a music video about," says Taylor.

The song comes from Locke's forthcoming album, "Time Stands Still", which will be released in Europe on CD, vinyl & digital formats in early 2015 on British indie label Lojinx and Taylor says that it's not the typical singer/songwriter effort that most expect from a solo album.

"Stop strumming a f***ing g-chord all day," explains Locke. "I think this record sounds more like a band record... the band just takes occasional smoke breaks."

Check out the video here.

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Dokken Announce Lineup Change

(Classic Rock) Dokken have split with bassist Sean McNabb and replaced him with Mark Boals. And mainman Dan Dokken says one of the reasons for the change was that McNabb didn't play with a plectrum. Boals, known for his work with Yngwie Malmsteen, does use a pick and, according to Dokken, gives the band a more aggressive sound - similar to that which they had with former bassist Jeff Pilson.

Dokken tells The Classic Metal Show: "It's hard to replace Jeff Pilson. He plays with a pick, which I like. I don't like people that play with their fingers. It's not the same. I like Peter Baltes-type bass players who play with a pick, and Sean doesn't.

"And so it didn't have a lot of 'attack.' And I needed a really killer singer that was as accomplished as Jeff Pilson. And he was sorely missed, you know. So I meet Mark Boals, who's played with Ted Nugent. He did four albums with Yngwie Malmsteen and he's a great lead singer."

Dokken also says that McNabb was not as dedicated to the band as he would have liked. Read his comments here.

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Anathema To Be Joined By Former Members At Roadburn Festival

The Roadburn Festival have announced that not only will Anathema be a headliner at this year's event, but the band will be joined on stage by former members during their performance.

Anathema have been announced as the headliners for Sunday, April 12, 2015, during the 20th edition of the festival which will be taking place in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Organizers have revealed that the band will be performing music that spans their 25-year-career and will be joined at the festival by original singer Darren White and former bassist and songwriter Duncan Patterson.

Danny Cavanagh had this to say, "Roadburn festival [is] a hugely respected institution and has to be the most fitting launch for the Anathema 'Resonance' tour, [It will be] a celebration of the band's entire history, and to be joined by our old friends and comrades Duncan Patterson and Darren White for these exclusive shows will be a very special, potent and positive event for all of us. We hope you can join in this once in a lifetime celebration."

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Johnny Winter's Widow Had Hard Time Listening To Final Album

(The Blues Johnny Winter's widow admits it was difficult to listen to her late husband's final album - but she believes it's one of his best works. And she says the last years of his life were better and happier than many of those that preceded them.

Step Back was released back in September, just a few short weeks after Winter's death on tour aged 70. Susan Warford Winter tells the Fresno Bee:

"It was hard for me. I'd listen to a couple of songs then stop, come back and listen to a couple more. This is the man I had with me for 42 years." Read more here.

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NOFX Frontman Makes Amends To Kicked Fan

(TeamRock Radio) NOFX frontman Fat Mike made amends with a fan who he kicked in the face by inviting him onstage with the band. Alex Medak invaded the stage at the punk band's Sydney show last week and put his arm around the singer, only to be hit in the face and then kicked in the head while he was on the ground.

Before Alex's stage invasion, Fat Mike had asked fans to stop throwing bottles at the stage as he was suffering from neck pain. Graphic video footage of the incident ended up online and had NOFX fans up in arms over the frontman's actions. However, he and Medak exchanged messages on Twitter which showed there was no hard feelings.

And Fat Mike - aka Mike Burkett - took his apology one step further by making the youngster guest of honor at their second show at the Enmore venue in Sydney. Read more here.

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Fear Factory Begin Recording New Album

(TeamRock Radio) Fear Factory have begun recording the follow-up to 2012's The Industrialist. The band are working in North Holywood, California, with returning producer Rhys Fulber and engineer Mike Plotnikoff.

In September guitarist Dino Cazares said of the songs they'd written: "I'd say this record would land somewhere between Demanufacture and Obsolete."

The band also revealed that the tracks will be mixed by Andy Sneap and the album is to be released via Nuclear Blast sometime early next year. Read more here.

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Clash, Madness, PiL Members Cover World War One Memorial Song

(Classic Rock) The Clash's Mick Jones has co-produced a track with Madness' Suggs which has been recorded to mark the 100th anniversary of the World War One Christmas Day truce.

All Together Now was originally released by The Farm in 1990 - a track inspired by the famous festive ceasefire. Now it will be re-recored and released on December 15 featuring a group of artists known as The Peace Collective.

Public Image Ltd's Jah Wobble appears on the single along with Alexandra Burke, Guy Chambers, Gorgon City, Gabrielle, The Proclaimers, Engelbert Humperdinck, Holly Johnson, John Power, Jane McDonald, I Am Kloot, Shara Nelson, Amelle Berrabah, Jermain Jackson and The Farm. A schoolboy choir also appear with Premier League and German Bundesliga footballers.

Read more here.

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Cradle Of Filth Going Nuclear For New Album

(TeamRock Radio) Cradle Of Filth have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast ahead of the release of their 11th album. The English extreme metallers plan to release the follow-up to 2012's The Manticore and Other Horrors next year.

Frontman Dani Filth says it has a working title of Hammer Of The Witches. Filth says, "Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger has been trying to snare the band ever since I flew over to see him way back in 1996 as a viable label option, after we left Cacophonous Records. He barely missed out due to the close proximity to the band of Music For Nations, the label that Cradle stayed with until 2001.

"For the full frontal assault we have planned for the awesome new album, Nuclear Blast are the perfect war stallion to carry us screaming into the heart of the next chapter of Cradle Of Filth's dark, enigmatic history."

This isn't the only big change for the group, read about that here.

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Rush Have Not Yet Decided To Launch Tour Next Year

(hennemusic) Rush's Geddy Lee says that the band are still considering options regarding a 2015 tour, despite comments made this past year by guitarist Alex Lifeson.

"We're still talking," Lee tells Rolling Stone. "Everybody has a different idea how they want to spend the next couple of years, so we haven't come to a decision. I'm ready and happy to play if everyone else agrees. I think in the next couple of months we'll decide to do something or not."

The group's last release was 2012's "Clockwork Angels", and they'll likely hit the road again before making another one. "My guess is that there would be a tour first," says Lee. "But I'm itching to just play and record. I would like to make another album, but I don't know where the other guys' heads are at about that. I know Alex is ready to write."

Lee adds he's not implying that drummer Neil Peart is the holdout. "It's a group thing," he says. "It's one of those things where everybody enjoyed their break so much. It doesn't feel like it was very long ago that we played our last show in Kansas City. So it's like, 'Do we have to talk about this already?' But slowly we're getting around to figuring it out."

Read more here.

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KISS Added To Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup

(hennemusic) KISS will perform as part of the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 27. The band will play before an expected crowd of 3.5 million spectators lining the streets of Manhattan and more than 50 million viewers across the States.

"2014 has been a banner year for us and participating in one of the country's most beloved events caps off what has truly been a spectacular 40th Anniversary," said Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. "We can't wait to rock the Big Apple with our fans on Thanksgiving."

The cast of the NBC's Today Show will host the broadcast, which will also feature Sting, Meghan Trainor, Idina Menzel, Nick Jonas, the cast of "Sesame Street" and actress Quevenzhane Wallis, with Philadelphia's Taney Dragons and their star pitcher, 13-year-old Mo'Ne Davis, kicking things off.

Read more here.

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Protest The Hero Replace The Faceless With The Safety Fire On Tour

(Prog) The Safety Fire have been named as main support to Protest The Hero on tour during November and December. The Contortionist and Destrage are also on the bill.

The seven UK shows, which were sandwiched between runs of European appearances, were originally to feature The Faceless until they were forced to pull out.

The Safety Fire released acclaimed second album Mouth Of Swords via InsideOut last year. Guitarist Dez Nagle said at the time: "The songwriting is more focused. When we were writing it felt like there was more room for the melodic parts - with these songs it felt like it was more suitable to have a melodic vocal part."

Check out the UK dates here.

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Royal Blood Postpone Tour Dates Due To Singer's Illness

(TeamRock Radio) Royal Blood have postponed three UK shows this week after frontman Mike Kerr contracted tonsillitis. The British rockers have had to call off Monday night's scheduled gig in Portsmouth, as well as Tuesday's show in Oxford and Wednesday's gig in Bristol as a result of the illness.

In a statement, organizers had the following to say: "Mike has been diagnosed with severe tonsillitis and further to medical advice is not well enough to perform."

"Customers are advised to retain their tickets and await further information with regard to rescheduled dates which will be planned and announced as quickly as possible." Read more here and find the rescheduled dates here.

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Hang The Bastard Pull Out of Entombed AD Tour Due To Injury

(TeamRock Radio) Hang The Bastard have pulled out of this week's UK tour dates with Entombed AD after singer Tomas Hubbard was struck down by a back problem.

The frontman has spent three days in hospital and is unable to walk without an aid due to a popped disc in his spine. The London-based group were due to play four UK shows with Swedes ENtoimbed AD, starting Tuesday in Manchester.

Hubbard says: "I have limited feeling in my legs and feet due to my nerve stem in my spine. Having been under all manner of bizarre machines and sorcery, it would seem I will walk and in theory recover fully in the months to come." Read more here.

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AudioPlastik Set For Debut Album and Single Release

(Prog) AudioPlastik, featuring Dec Burke (Frost*), Simon Andersson (ex Pain Of Salvation) and Richard West (Threshold), will launch their debut album In The Head Of A Maniac on February 2.

It's to be headed up with the release of a single entitled Now on November 17, with all proceeds to be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support. The band - formerly known as Alpha Flood then Brave New Sky - say the single and its B-side, Leave Me Here, act as the perfect taster for what's to come on the full-length record.

They add: "We're delighted to announce that the album will be mastered by Mak Cawthra. We're very happy that he'll be springing his aural fairy dust on this album too." Read more here.

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AC/DC Release Play Ball Video

(hennemusic) AC/DC have released the music video for "Play Ball", the lead single from their forthcoming album, "Rock Or Bust," which will be released on December 2nd.

Directed by David Mallett, the clip was shot in London in early October, along with the album's title track. "The spirit of 'Play Ball' is sort of a m�lange, ie mess up, of all sorts of outrageous videos of people playing ball," says Mallett, "plus a relative performance from the band."

"Rock Or Bust" was recorded at Vancouver's Warehouse Studio with producer Brendan O'Brien (Aerosmith, Pearl Jam) and engineer Mike Fraser.

AC/DC will launch a world tour in support of the album in 2015. Watch the video here.

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Motorhead's Lemmy Reveals Surprising Favorite Band

(Classic Rock) Lemmy has revealed a secret love of Swedish pop icons ABBA. The Motorhead frontman made the admission and also compared modern music stars to the rockers of his day - saying today's acts prefer "peppermint tea and biscuits over Jack Daniel's and strippers."

Lemmy tells the Huffington Post: "We're hearing a lot of guff about young male musicians requesting peppermint tea and biscuits rather than Jack Daniel's and strippers. Do you think the identity of the male rock star has changed?

"It depends who you're talking to really, doesn't it. I mean some people are still wild, although it's getting more and more difficult and some people, you know, like the mineral water. I don't know. I have to drink some of that sh*t now, but there you go."

Asked to reveal something that would surprise his fans, he adds: "One of my favourite bands is ABBA." Meanwhile, Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee says writing new material that sounds like their old songs is "very hard." Read what he had to say here.

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Pink Floyd In The Studio To Discuss New Album The Endless River

(hennemusic) Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason discuss the band's newly-released final album, "The Endless River", on the latest edition of North American rock radio series In The Studio.

The project features material recorded by Gilmour, Mason and keyboardist Rick Wright during sessions for 1994's "The Division Bell", and serves as the band's tribute to Wright, who died from cancer in 2008 at the age of 65.

"I think on this record, there's an element of homage and a recognition of Rick," explains Mason. "It's perhaps making up for lack of recognition prior to this. He's always perhaps been the unsung hero."

"We could not have made this record 20 years ago. It would have been impossible," adds Gilmour. Read more and grab the link to listen to the full episode here.

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Igor Cavalera Hoping For A Classic Sepultura Reunion

(TeamRock Radio) Former Sepultura drummer Igor Cavalera says that he hopes that the classic lineup will get back together in the future - but admits there are no current plans.

He left the band over "artistic differences" in 2006 following brother and frontman Max's acrimonious departure in 1996. The current formation, consisting of vocalist Derrick Green, guitarist Andreas Kisser, bassist Paulo Pinto and drummer Eloy Casagrande have been working together since 2011.

But Igor hopes he and Max - who currently lead Cavalera Conspiracy - can work again with Kisser and Pinto. He tells Metal Wani: "I hope so. It's something that we don't know if it's going to happen or not. To be honest, I really hope one day we can do this in a very cool way."

Read more here.

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Syd Arthur Release Autograph Video

(TeamRock Radio) Syd Arthur have released a new music video for their track Autograph, a track that comes from their second album Sound Mirror, which was released in June.

The follow-up to 2012's On An On was launched via Harvest Records, who described it as: "the archetypal Canterbury sound evolving into a surprisingly heartfelt mutation of Arcadian acoustic, and Syd Arthur's uniquely modern voice."

Frontman Liam Magill recently said: "The weirder stuff comes as naturally as the more traditional; it's all the same to us, really. Everything filters through and comes out as us four guys and the sound we make."

Watch the video here.

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KISS Release Video Of Performance Of Classic Song On KISS Kruise

(hennemusic) KISS are sharing video of their performance of the 1975 classic, "She", from the recent KISS Kruise IV event. The clip from the band's second indoor show sees KISS wearing John Varvatos suits to replicate the look of the cover from their third album, "Dressed To Kill."

KISS were featured in a spring/summer advertising campaign by the fashion designer earlier this year. Last week, the band kicked off their first Las Vegas residency.

"KISS Rocks Vegas" is taking place at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and the band will perform 9 shows at the venue between November 5th and 23rd. Watch the video clip here.

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Lenny Kravitz Releases New York City Video

(hennemusic) Lenny Kravitz has premiered the music video for the song "New York City", which is the new single from his latest album, "Strut." The video is now streaming online.

Directed by Francesco Carrozzini (Lana Del Rey, Beyonce, A$AP Rocky), the "New York City" clip was filmed on the streets of the Big Apple in late September.

"Strut" is the rocker's tenth studio album and first since 2011's "Black And White America." Kravitz is currently playing shows on a European tour that launched recently in Moscow. Watch the video here.

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Blondie's Debbie Harry Reacts To Be Labeled An Icon

(Classic Rock) Debbie Harry says she struggles to think of herself as an icon and that she still can't believe how successful her career has been. The Blondie frontwoman is the subject of a new photo exhibition at London's Somerset House called Negative: Me, Blondie and The Advent of Punk.

Looking at the images from throughout her career, she says she is uncomfortable with the tag 'icon.' Harry, 69, tells Hello Magazine: "Someone like Judi Dench is a great icon. Icon is such a strange word and when they started using it about me, I thought it was kind of silly.

"It's interesting, I suppose, that I ended up having such a different life than I ever thought. I'm happy that it worked. I didn't really have an artistic upbringing, or background in music or anything." Read more here.

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Arch Enemy New Frontwoman Inspired By Old Singer On New Album

(TeamRock Radio) Arch Enemy frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz says she put herself in the shoes of former vocalist Angela Gossow when writing material for War Eternal.

Her first album with the band launched earlier this year via Century Media and the singer reveals she also brought a new balance to the group's ninth studio album.

She tells SkullsNBones: "I made a conscious effort to write a little bit like Angela - but guitarist Michael Amott also wrote some of the lyrics so those are automatically Arch Enemy.

"The end result was a good balance - opening new doors to more experimental, progressive zones while keeping that traditional Arch Enemy sound. We have the extremes of softness and heaviness on the album."

Read more here.

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