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MEGADETH: First Official Promotional Photo Of New Lineup

The first official promotional photo of MEGADETH's new lineup — featuring founding members Dave Mustaine (guitar, vocals) and David Ellefson (bass) alongside LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler and Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with ANGRA — can be seen on this page. Adler an...

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GEOFF TATE Has Already Finished Recording Second OPERATION: MINDCRIME Album

SonicAbuse.com recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SonicAbuse.com: You're doing a conceptual trilogy [with your new band OPERATION: MINDCRIME], I believe, of which "The Key" is the first part. It sounds like it's...

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SOILWORK: New Song 'Enemies In Fidelity' Available For Streaming

"Enemies In Fidelity", a brand new song from Sweden-based melodic death metal experts SOILWORK, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's tenth studio album, "The Ride Majestic", which will be released worldwide on August 28 via Nuclear Blast. Vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid states: "'E...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME: 'Burn' Video Released

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release its debut album, "The Key", on September 18 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official video for the song "Burn" can be seen below. The clip is one of two OPERATION: MINDCRIME videos which were produced and direc...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's BRITISH LION Is Planning Sophomore Album

Underkill TV recently conducted an interview with Richard Taylor, vocalist of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's solo/side project BRITISH LION. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about BRITISH LION's musical direction, Taylor said: "It's very difficult to describe your music or whatever, bu...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: Why I Decided To Call My New Band OPERATION: MINDCRIME

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke to SeattleSoundLive about his decision to name his new band after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988, "Operation: Mindcrime". He said: "Well, I chose that name for two reasons. The first and foremost reason is that I needed a name that will be recog...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE To Host Intimate Video-Release Party For OPERATION: MINDCRIME

On Wednesday, August 19, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate and his new band, OPERATION: MINDCRIME, will host an intimate video release party at Hilliard's Brewery, located at 1550 NW 49th Street in Seattle, Washington. The gathering of friends, fans and family is free and open to the public, with...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Defends MEGADETH's Lineup Changes, Praises Upcoming Album

MEGADETH recently finished recording its fifteenth album in a Nashville studio for a tentative late 2015 or early 2016 release. The production duties on the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" were handled by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN). The CD is currentl...

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FRANKIE BANALI Says QUIET RIOT Likely Won't Release New Music Again

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali says that he will only release new music from the band if he has a good reason to do so. Banali revived QUIET RIOT in 2010, three years after DuBrow's death, along with veteran bassist Chuck Wright, who played on several of the tracks on the classic QUIET RIOT album...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Says Some Record Companies 'Won't Sign Anybody Past Sixteen Years Old'

Sue Henry of WILK news radio 103.1 FM recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what advice he would give to young rock musicians just starting out: El...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE To Serve As Honorary Pace Car Driver At Watkins Glen International

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine will be the honorary pace car driver for the Sunday, August 9 Sprint Cup Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International (WGI) in Watkins Glen, New York. Mustaine states: "I'll be leading the field in the pace car with nothing but race cars behind me!" NASCAR weekend at The...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist STEVE HARRIS's BRITISH LION: Performance Footage Of New Song 'Spitfire' From Chester

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's solo/side project BRITISH LION performing a brand new song, "Spitfire", on August 4 at Live Rooms in Chester, United Kingdom can be seen below. BRITISH LION's debut album sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of...

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GEOFF TATE Discusses OPERATION: MINDCRIME's 'Re-Inventing The Future' Single (Video)

OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the new band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, will release its debut album, "The Key", on September 18 via Frontiers Music Srl. A short video clip of Tate talking about the CD's first single, "Re-Inventing The Future", can be seen below. The recently released "Re-In...

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FRANKIE BANALI Says CARLOS CAVAZO 'Shut Himself Out' Of Return To QUIET RIOT

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali says the band's former guitarist Carlos Cavazo "shut himself out" of a possible return to the group more than a decade ago. Cavazo was a member of QUIET RIOT during the band's most commercially successful period. After replacing Randy Rhoads in the 1980s, he remaine...

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FRANKIE BANALI Says QUIET RIOT Documentary Has Elevated Interest In The Band

Following the critical success of "Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here There's No Way Back", the feature documentary on the seminal heavy metal band QUIET RIOT, drummer Frankie Banali is enjoying a newfound appreciation both for his contributions to music and devotion to keeping the memory of his frien...