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ANTHRAX Performs Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Neon Knights' At Denmark's COPENHELL (Video)

Video footage of ANTHRAX performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Neon Knights" earlier today (Friday, June 15) at the Copenhell festival in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below. When ANTHRAX was given the choice of playing this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival main st...

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ANTHRAX: CHARLIE BENANTE's European Drum Kit Unveiled

A three-and-a-half-minute clip in which ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante describes the drum kit that he is using while on tour in Europe can be seen below. When ANTHRAX was given the choice of playing this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival main stage or the festival's Jägermeister Stage, the b...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says Two New Songs Are Fully Recorded

MTV's "Alternative Nation" conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King when the band performed in Romania on June 4 in front of more than 3,000 people at Arenele Romane in Bucharest. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman's current state of heal...

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ANTHRAX Performs Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Neon Knights' (Video)

Video footage of ANTHRAX performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Neon Knights" this past Monday (June 11) at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards at Indigo2 in London, England can be seen below. When ANTHRAX was given the choice of playing this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem F...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Picks Up Award For Best DOWNLOAD Festival Moment Ever; Video Available

This year, a special Metal Hammer Golden Gods award was created in honor of ten years of Download festival memories, and SLIPKNOT's incredible 2009 headline set was voted the greatest moment of them all! Download promoter Andy Copping and Metal Hammer's head honcho Alexander Milas took to the stage...

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SLIPKNOT, MUSHROOMHEAD Members Perform Together In Minnesota (Video)

According to Twin Cities Metal, two members of MUSHROOMHEAD joined SLIPKNOT's Sid Wilson on stage this past Saturday night (June 9) during Sid's DJ set at G.B. Leighton's Pickle Park in Fridley, Minnesota. Both MUSHROOMHEAD and Sid Wilson were booked on the same bill for this one night only. "Sid to...

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SLIPKNOT: 'Antennas To Hell' Details Revealed

For their millions of fans around the world, SLIPKNOT are as much a culture and a way of life as they are a band. To completely engage with all of the perseverance, ingenuity, artistic integrity and holistic vision of SLIPKNOT's creative output in all of its forms, is to fully embrace every facet, a...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival (Video)

Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian at this year's Download festival, which was held June 8-10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. When ANTHRAX was given the choice of playing this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Talks 'Knotfest' In New Interview

SLIPKNOT percusionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan spoke to the Roadrunner Records web site Friday evening about how the band's two-day, two-state festival, Knotfest, came together. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: How long has this been in the works, and how did it finally come together...

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HIGH ON FIRE Forced To Pull Out Of ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL

Oakland, California metal band HIGH ON FIRE has announced that it will be forced to miss this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival as frontman and guitarist Matt Pike enters treatment for alcohol rehabilitation. The award-winning power trio (also featuring drummer Des Kensel and bassist Je...

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MEGADETH Pelted With Rocks At Croatia's METALFEST OPEN AIR

According to Venia-Mag.net, MEGADETH performed an abbreviated set last night (Tuesday, June 5) at the Metalfest Open Air at Zadar Beach in Zadar, Croatia after members of crowd were flipping off the band and throwing stones and bottles at MEGADETH following the cancelation of two of the festival's o...

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MARDUK Guitarist Claims He Owns Skull And Brain Matter From MAYHEM's DEAD

When singer Per "Dead" Ohlin of Norwegian black metal pioneers MAYHEM committed suicide in April 1991, it was widely reported that the band's founding guitarist Euronymous — who discovered the body — made necklaces from pieces of the skull. Dead's suicide became the stuff of black metal legend. Euro...

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SLIPKNOT's 'Knotfest' To Include Circus Big-Top Tents, Pillars Of Fire, Amusement Park Rides

Step into an apocalyptic underworld where firebreathers, nightmarish creatures on stilts, fire and percussive light, and stunning visuals set the stage for an intoxicating and unforgettably sinister concert experience. The first-ever Knotfest — an extraordinary two-day metal and hard rock destinatio...

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STONE SOUR Taps SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN For New Album

SKID ROW's Rachel Bolan has laid down the bass tracks on the forthcoming fourth studio album from STONE SOUR, tentatively due in October via Roadrunner Records. He has described the material on the record as "fucking fierce." A photo of Bolan in the studio with STONE SOUR can be seen below. STONE SO...

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SLIPKNOT To Headline 'Knotfest' In August

According to Ticketmaster.com, SLIPKNOT will headline the inaugural installment of their own festival, Knotfest, on Friday, August 17 at Mid America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa. Scheduled performers: SLIPKNOT DEFTONES LAMB OF GOD DETHKLOK SERJ TANKIAN THE URGE PRONG Tickets go on sale on Fri...