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DANZIG, DOWN, ABBATH And CRO-MAGS: March 2025 U.S. Tour Dates Announced

DANZIG will play a string of rare live shows on the U.S. West Coast in late March 2025. Support on the trek, which will include cities DANZIG has not played in many years, will come from DOWN, ABBATH and CRO-MAGS. DANZIG says: "No other shows are planned for 2025." Tour dates: March 21 - Las Vegas,...

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Watch: EXODUS/SLAYER's GARY HOLT Holds Guitar Clinic At Michigan's Rock City Music Company

On November 24, EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt took part in a guitar clinic and meet-and-greet at Rock City Music Company in Livonia, Michigan. Video and photos of his appearance can be found below. Holt's memoir, "A Fabulous Disaster: From The Garage To Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way",...

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DANZIG, DOWN, ABBATH And CRO-MAGS To Tour U.S. West Coast In March 2025

DANZIG will play a string of rare live shows on the U.S. West Coast in late March 2025. Support on the trek, which will include cities DANZIG has not played in many years, will come from DOWN, ABBATH and CRO-MAGS. Exact cities and venues will be announced later this week. DANZIG's latest album, "Bla...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO On His Place In METALLICA: 'My Role Is Always To Support What's Needed For The Team'

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "One Life One Chance With Toby Morse" podcast, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined the band in 2003 but only got a chance to write and record with them for the first time on the 2008 album "Death Magnetic", spoke about how involvement in the...

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SUN DONT SHINE Feat. TYPE O NEGATIVE And CROWBAR Members: Seven-Song EP On The Way

In a new interview with cult San Antonio video show Robbs MetalWorks, Kirk Windstein (guitar, vocals; CROWBAR, DOWN, KINGDOM OF SORROW) spoke about SUN DONT SHINE (formerly EYE AM),the band featuring Windstein alongside former TYPE O NEGATIVE members Kenny Hickey (guitar/vocals) and Johnny Kelly (d...

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GARY HOLT's 'A Fabulous Disaster' Memoir To Feature Foreword By METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT

Hachette Books has released the cover artwork for EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt's upcoming memoir, "A Fabulous Disaster: From The Garage To Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way", which is tentatively due on April 1, 2025. Check it out below. In the book, which features a foreword by former EX...

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METALLICA Remastered Pinball Machine Accessories Launched By STERN PINBALL

Stern Pinball, Inc. has announced a full line of Metallica Remastered pinball machine accessories compatible with the recently announced Remastered Limited Edition and Premium Edition pinball machines. The "…And Justice for All" Metallica Topper accessory will accentuate your gaming experience. Feat...

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DOWN Has 10 Songs For New Studio Album: It Will Come Out 'Next Year At Some Point'

In a new interview with That Metal Interview, CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein spoke about the status of DOWN, the long-running heavy metal supergroup in which he is joined by vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders. He said (as transcribed by...

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METALLICA Pays Tribute To JON And MARSHA ZAZULA: 'We Felt We Were Cared For By Them'

In a recent episode of "The Metallica Report", the podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things METALLICA, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett remembered Megaforce Records founder Jon "Jonny Z" Zazula and his wife Marsha Zazula. Megaforce is wid...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says His Number One Ambition Is To One Day Tour With METALLICA

In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of the Scars And Guitars podcast, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy was asked what goals and ambitions he still has after having toured and recorded with his bandmates for nearly four decades. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think my numbe...

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KERRY KING On His Time In MEGADETH: 'If DAVE MUSTAINE And I Could Have Co-Existed, It Would Have Been A Very Different Band'

In a new question-and-answer session with readers of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was asked whom he would pick if he could have been in any other band. Kerry responded: "I was almost in MEGADETH. I think if myself and [MEGADETH leader] Dave Mustaine could have co-existed...

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Watch: METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Shows Off His Guitar Collection

In the latest episode of Gibson TV's "The Collection", host Mark Agnesi is in Los Angeles, California to explore Kirk Hammett's impressive guitar collection. For over 40 years, Hammett has been holding it down as the lead guitarist of METALLICA, inspiring generations of players to pick up the guitar...

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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Believes DESTRUCTION And KREATOR Deserve More Credit: They 'Were There In The Beginning'

During an October 21 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt was asked which band should be included if the "Big Four" (METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX) were expanded and considered the "Big Six", and EXODUS and another group were added. He respon...

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SALIVA's BOBBY AMARU On Challenges Of Replacing Original Singer JOSEY SCOTT: 'I Just Wanted To Be Myself'

In a new interview with Youngstown Studio, SALIVA singer Bobby Amaru, who replaced the band's original frontman Josey Scott in 2012, was asked if he initially encountered similar challenges to the ones Blaze Bayley and Tim "Ripper" Owens had to overcome when they replaced IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickins...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'We Certainly Don't Wanna Be A Legacy Band That Just Plays Their Greatest Hits'

During an appearance on the latest episode of "The Metallica Report", the podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things METALLICA, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was asked what he is bringing from the experiences of the band's "M72" world tour in 2023 and 2024 to METALLICA's recently anno...