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Steve Hackett / ‘Live At Hammersmith’ is an absolute dream

There is a perfect symmetry that comes when artist and audience come together sometimes. An indefinable magic that happens when the music is played by artists at the peak of their powers...

The Sunday Supplement / Win a copy of Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid at 50’

"We would like to start off with a number off our new album. It is a number entitled Paranoid", states Ozzy Osbourne, before Tony Iommi launches into the now classic riff.This...

Albert Bouchard / Stories from Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Imaginos’ and ‘More Cowbell’

Blue Öyster Cult's major label swan song, 'Imaginos', was originally to be first of three solo albums by BÖC drummer and songwriter Albert Bouchard. MetalTalk spoke with Albert Bouchard, as he prepares to unleash the...

Ritchie Blackmore / Eddie Van Halen “reinvented the guitar”

As the world continues to mourn the loss of one of the greatest Guitar Legends, Eddie Van Halen, Ritchie Blackmore has spoken of "the ultimate guitar hero." Blackmore said: "Eddie Van Halen was...

Furnace / Jools Green gets destroyed by ‘Dark Vistas’

There is no better feeling than when you discover a new band that completely "destroys you", within the first minute of listening to their album.This is exactly what happened when I...

Reach / Swedish band talk about new single ‘Young Again’

With a new album out at the beginning of next year, Swedish band Reach have released a taster in the form of the new single 'Young Again', which is available to purchase from...

SYMBTOMY Interview / Listen to ‘Demo’, high quality Death Metal from the Czech Republic

Sometimes the title 'demo' belies the content of a release and none more so than 'Demo #1' from Czech Melodic Death Metal trio ‘Symbtomy’.Three tracks, 'The Sounds of Perverse Thoughts', 'The Taste...

MTTV Episode Seventeen: David Ellefson on EVH, K.K., No Cover and “Heavy as Hell” new Megadeth album

David Ellefson is a true Legend in Heavy Metal. Having co-founded Megadeth, he later worked with the Metal super group Metal Allegiance, founded the Ellefson Youth Music Foundation and helped KK Downing...

Interview / Mike Ross talks about the journey to The Clovis Limit

Mike Ross is quite simply an artist you need in your life.He may probably better known to some as a member of powerhouse trio RHR, but since his maiden voyage in the...

The Struts / Def Leppard’s Collen and Elliott join for new single

The Struts will release their new single 'I Hate How Much I Want You' 16 October, via Interscope Records. The track features Def Leppard members Phil Collen and Joe Elliott.Taken from their...

Mike Tramp / White Lion singer to release ‘Trampthology’

White Lion and Freak Of Nature singer Mike Tramp is to release 'Trampthology' this 18 December. The album contains 16 of his best songs from his solo career and four new songs.Tramp...

British Airways / Final flights as airline retires the iconic Queen Of The Skies

British Airways final flights with the iconic Boeing 747 left London Heathrow this morning, one destined for Kemble and one for Cardiff. Both planes will be broken down for spares, with the...

Mad Nona / Icelandic Unsigned band release stunning debut

They come from the land of the ice and the snow, to quote Zeppelin, but Mad Nona, unsigned and self-financed, have had us tapping like 'mad' to their self titled debut album,...

Havok / ‘Fear Campaign’ is the song for now

Colorado Thrash Metal band Havok have unleashed a new video for the song 'Fear Campaign', taken from the album 'V', released earlier in the year.Guitarist/vocalist David Sanchez told MetalTalk: "Although it was...

Rishi Sunak / “The Aunt Mimi of The Government”

Rishi Sunak, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been under fire over the last couple of days, as his recent message seemed to suggest that those in the creative industry should retrain...

Starbenders / Kimi Shelter talks #SaveOurStages and ‘Can’t Cheat Time’

Atlanta-based Glam Punk Rockers Starbenders have released a new video for their great new single 'Can't Cheat Time', taken from the album 'Love Potions'. The single is available as a bundle including an acoustic version...

Eddie Van Halen / Legendary Guitarist dies aged 65

Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen, has died after a long battle with throat cancer at the age of 65.Eddie formed Van Halen in Pasadena in 1972...

Amon Amarth / Jomsviking album certified Gold in Germany

The tenth studio album from Amon Amarth, 'Jomsviking', has been certified Gold in Germany.The band told MetalTalk: "Berserkers! Behold, this is our Week of Gold!"First, we are very proud to say that...
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