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MEGADETH: Complete 'Warchest' Box Set Details Revealed

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and Capitol/EMI have collaborated to create and deploy the ultimate MEGADETH box set: "Warchest". The 4-CD+DVD collection features more than six hours of digitally remastered content, hand-selected by Mustaine, including 30 audio and video tracks making their global release...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Parts Ways With Guitarist ERIC GRIFFIN

WEDNESDAY 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) has parted ways with guitarist Eric Griffin. "Eric is a great guy and has been a huge asset to the touring band for the past year," Wednesday says in a statement. "He is an amazing player and will add new life to whatever band he joins! It will be extremely difficult to...

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MEGADETH: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "Just wanted to say that it has been a lot of entertainment for me the last three weeks getting to come back and spend time with you each morning. "It's as if y'all are in my house having coffee each mornin...

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The Igneous Race

The duo of metal writers Marty Rytkonen and S. Craig Zahler have returned with a second release from primal black project CHARNEL VALLEY. The follow-up to "The Dark Archives" is a darker, more varied album that its predecessor, although I still prefer the debut. Nevertheless, "The Igneous Race" is a...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN 'Media' Update

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's web site has been updated with the following message: "Marty is the cover story on Japan's upcoming Player magazine (on newsstands August 2) along with Steve Vai. The two of them talk about their new live albums and much more. "The cover shot features Marty...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: New Audio Interview Available

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #17 is now available for download at this location (20 MB). Host Bob Nalbandian interviews former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. Friedman and Nalbandian discuss the good old days hanging out in Hollywood, Marty's early years with HAWAII and CACOPHONY, Friedman's year...

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MEGADETH Bassist Doesn't Rule Out Reunion With WHITE LION

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: In hindsight, how would you describe the recording process for "United Abominations"? James: "It was definitely a labor of love and respect in retrospect lookin...

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NECROPOLIS Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

Erie, Pennsylvania-based metal band NECROPOLIS has parted ways with drummer Marty Light and is currently seeking a replacement. "Marty has decided that his family is a higher priority at this point in time and can no longer divide his time between the two," the group writes in a press release. Prior...

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LOCH VOSTOK To Support ROTTING CHRIST In Iceland

Sweden's LOCH VOSTOK will support Greek extreme metal legends ROTTING CHRIST on August 25-26 in Reykjavik, Iceland. "For fuck's sake... how can you not love a band with a name like that?" LOCH VOSTOK writes on its web site. "We're enjoying their latest album, 'Theogonia', quite a lot! Our good frien...

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BOBAFLEX Hard At Work On New Album

Guitarist Mike Steele of West Virginia's BOBAFLEX has issued the following update: "Well, we are taking off back home [from the recording studio] tonight. The songs are sounding so good and we are that much closer to completing this monster [the new BOBAFLEX album]. We have to back for a wedding thi...

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RAZER: 'Superpaun' Video Posted Online

A new video from Phoenix-based metallers RAZER for their song "Superpaun" has been posted at this location. RAZER features Marty Friedman touring bassist Chris Catero (ex-WARDOG) as well as Paul Sullivan (ex-WARDOG),Eric Bongirono, Chris Powers (ex-SHIFT) and Jeromy Graves (ex-LTO). The song comes...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Confirms Release Date For Live CD, DVD

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's web site has been updated with the following message: "Mika, the new British singer famous for his hit song 'Grace Kelly', and Marty filmed a segment together for the hit NHK program 'Eigo de Shabera Night'. Marty and Mika get into what makes them both craz...

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HORROR HIGH Signs Distribution Deal With CAROLINE

Horror High, LLC has announced that it has entered into an exclusive North American distribution deal with Caroline. The multi-year deal will include both digital and physical distribution within the U.S. and Canada. "We are very excited about our new relationship with Caroline," Horror High, LLC CE...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Video Footage Of 2002 RAMONES Tribute Gig Available

Video footage of ROCKET TO RUSSIA — the one-off RAMONES tribute band featuring former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman alongside BALISTIC guitarist Tom Gattis and members of the Arizona-based GREENHAVEN (Jay Hofer and Bill Schumann) — performing the RAMONES classic "Blitzkrieg Bop" on on October 12...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Featured In 'Healthiest People In Japan' Campaign

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is featured in the "Healthiest People in Japan" TV campaign by Suntory, Japan's leading manufacturer of beverages and health products. Live footage from his latest Tokyo concert will also be featured in the commercial. In other TV news, during Marty's "Loudsp...