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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Claims He Received New Letter Of Apology From DAVE MUSTAINE

Jeff Young has shared a letter he claims he received from Dave Mustaine less than two months ago in which the MEGADETH leader purportedly apologized to his former bandmate for "disclosing [their] secrets" and invited him to take part in the group's hypothetical Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction....

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says His Initial Vision For MEGADETH Was To 'Destroy METALLICA'

Dave Mustaine says that his initial vision for MEGADETH was to "destroy METALLICA." Mustaine was a member of METALLICA for less than two years, from 1981 to 1983, before being dismissed and replaced by Kirk Hammett. He went on to form MEGADETH and achieve worldwide success on his own. Mustaine feude...

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DEF LEPPARD's Catalog May Finally Come To SPOTIFY

Rick Allen has hinted that DEF LEPPARD is close to coming to terms with the Universal Music Group over digital rights for some of the band's best-known material. In 2012, DEF LEPPARD began re-recording its biggest hits, including 1983's "Rock Of Ages" and 1987's "Pour Some Sugar On Me", as a way to...

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SANCTUARY To Tour With ICED EARTH As Farewell To WARREL DANE; Guest Vocalist Announced

Following the unfortunate loss of one of metal's most revered vocalists, Warrel Dane (SANCTUARY, NEVERMORE),prior to SANCTUARY's upcoming dates supporting ICED EARTH across North America, the band has announced the tour will go forth as planned. The shows will act as a farewell tour in tribute to t...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Compares Playing Music To Painting

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was recently interviewed about his art exhibition, "Rawk - The Art of Jason Newsted", which is underway at the Cultural Council in Lake Worth, Florida. Check out the chat in two parts below. The exhibition was co-curated by Nick Korniloff, executive vice presid...

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Asking Alexandria

The UK has infiltrated American agro rock with the likes of BRING ME THE HORIZON, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and, of course, ASKING ALEXANDRIA. You can read broad itching from the British press ripping on the Americanized syndrome of their metalcore-plying countrymen and they have...

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Invincible

If you're Aron Erlichman, your HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD years must seem a lifetime ago, ditto for when he first laid down the tracks to his second solo album under his alter ego, "Deuce". The fourteen songs on "Invincible" were laid down five years ago, and due to legal entanglement, they're just now emerg...

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STRYPER Guitarist Praises 'Creative' MICHAEL SWEET, Says His 'Relationship With God Has Never Been Better'

STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox has praised his bandmate Michael Sweet as a "creative" leader who "has an endless supply of music to offer us as a band as well as the rest of the world." Fox, who recently found himself in a war of words with STRYPER's former bassist Tim Gaines over the latter's departure f...

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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA Says SPOTIFY Is 'Intelligent Way To Give Some Money To Artists'

Metal & High Heels recently conducted an interview with singer Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if she uses Spotify and what her opinion is of streaming-music services in general, Cristina said: "I do. I actually like the idea, because I'...

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Fatal Command

Schmier's a busy fella these days. Following DESTRUCTION's outstanding Under Attack" from last year, the legendary thrash band is about to uncork another batch of re-recordings from its vault with "Thrash Anthems II". Meanwhile, Schmier's other band, PÄNZER, may be suffering the departure of ACCEPT...

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FATES WARNING Taps JENS BOGREN For Live-Album Mix

U.S. progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING will play a string of dates in Europe and in the USA/Mexico next month in support of their much-acclaimed latest album, "Theories Of Flight". All of the upcoming European shows will be recorded for a live release to be mixed by Jens Bogren, who last work...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Blasts 'Trolling Journalists' For Writing 'Really Offensive' Things About Him And His Wife In Wake Of His Cancer Diagnosis

Bruce Dickinson says that he covered his cancer battle in great detail in his autobiography partly because he wanted to "redress the balance from some of the really salacious shitty stuff that the trolling journalists" wrote about him when his diagnosis was first revealed. In "What Does This Button...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist Once Again Defends 'No-Cell-Phone' Policy At Concerts: 'We Would Like You To Be With Us, Present'

A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel has once again defended the band's strict no-cell-phone policy at all concerts, saying that it's "rude" for anyone to be "sticking your phone up in front of the face of the person behind you." The guitarist's latest comments come a month after it was reported that m...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Disputes Stereotype That Heavy Metal Is 'Working-Class Genre'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has disputed the stereotype that heavy metal music appeals mostly to alienated working-class males, saying that he doesn't think "you can allocate any style of music to a particular class." During a brand new interview with The Irish Times focusing on his recently...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Displays Art Exhibit In Lake Worth, Florida (Video)

WPTV has posted a video report on former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted's "Rawk - The Art of Jason Newsted" art exhibition, which is underway at the Cultural Council in Lake Worth, Florida. Check it out below. The exhibition was co-curated by Nick Korniloff, executive vice president, founder and di...