Avenged Sevenfold are currently on the festival circuit around the US and guitarist Synyster Gatestook some time to chat withRevolverbefore tearing up the stage atRock On The Range!

Synyster Gates talked about his festival do’s and don'ts as well as revealing what his extra-curricular activities are!

Black Stone Cherry'sChris Robertson took some time to chat withFull Metal Jackie the other night onLoudwire Nights! They talked about the band’s latest albumMagic Mountain, the importance of storytelling in their music and the moment they knew they had nailed their new record!

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Airbourne have been under the radar lately, but they recently caught up withPlanet RockatSonisphere so hopefully this means they’re back!

Royal Blood are building to being one of the world’s biggest rock bands and if you haven’t already, you need to check them out. They’ve only got an EP under their belt so far (which is pretty amazing considering how much buzz these guys have got) but have an album on the way that’s due out August 25!

Matty Mullins and Cory Elder of Memphis May Fire recently caught up with Loudwire to talk about their new album Unconditional!The guys discussed how they came to the themes and ideas, what their influences are and the importance of spirituality in their lives.

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Congrats on the new record. Did you had any ideas going into it and how close did you come to what ended up being the final product?

Black Stone Cherry recently caught up withMulatschag while the guys were on tour in Austria! Did you know these guys, after naming their latest albumMagic Mountain, have never actually been toMagic Mountain?! Crazy.

Find out what else they had to shock you with below!

Shihad shocked us all when they dropped a new track the other day called ‘Think You’re So Free’ and announced that they’ve got a new album coming out! Fvey will be released on August 15 in Australia and we can’t wait to see what these guys are back with!

New Zealand rock bandShihadare back with a brand new album in tow!Fveyis due for release onAugust 15and you can hear the first track ‘Think You’re So Free’ below! What do you think?