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Former MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER: 'LARS ULRICH Was 100 Percent Right'

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover was recently interviewed for the "Metal Brainiac" podcast. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the current landscape for metal bands: Drover: "From an artistic perspective, it's probably the best it's been...

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NWOBHM Legends JAGUAR Recruit THE STORYTELLER Singer

NWOBHM legends JAGUAR have announced the addition of Swedish vocalist L-G Persson to the group's ranks. In September 2014, JAGUAR parted company with their previous vocalist Jamie Manton following their appearance at Sweden Rock Festival in June the same year. Since then, the band has been searching...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Partners With PANDORA For 'Got Your Six' Album Premiere

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has partnered with Pandora for a first listen of the band's new album, "Got Your Six", to be released worldwide on September 4 via Prospect Park Records in North America and Eleven Seven Music internationally. Fans will be able to stream the entire album including the band's...

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METALLICA's 'Black Album' Subject Of New Book

Bloomsbury Publishers will publish author David Masciotra's book on METALLICA's self-titled record as part of its much-celebrated and acclaimed 33 1/3 series. Says Masciotra: "For the book, I have already interviewed the principal players in the making of the album, including current members of META...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Wouldn't Return To METALLICA If Asked

Dave Mustaine says that he would be "honored" if he was asked to rejoin METALLICA but would decline to return to the band that fired him in 1983. Mustaine, who was the original lead guitarist of METALLICA, was dismissed from the band by drummer Lars Ulrich in 1983. He was replaced by Kirk Hammett an...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Explains Connection Between Heavy Metal And Jazz (Video)

Germany's Gitarre & Bass recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the connection between heavy metal and jazz, Trujillo said: "Tony Iommi [BLACK SABBATH] was really influenced by Barney Kessel, who was an incredible...

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'Mission To Lars' Documentary Feat. METALLICA's LARS ULRICH To Be Made Available In North America

"Mission To Lars", an uplifting documentary feature film about Tom Spicer, a learning-disabled man who, with his siblings help, goes on a transatlantic quest to find his much-obsessed-over hero, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, will be released released to select theaters in North America and on VOD o...

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Legendary MERCYFUL FATE Guitarists MICHAEL DENNER And HANK SHERMANN: 'Satan's Tomb' EP Artwork, Trailer

Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, the original Danish guitar players of MERCYFUL FATE's legendary "Melissa" and "Don't Break the Oath" albums, have created a new classic in the forthcoming EP "Satan's Tomb", coming on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. These songs were crafted with the MERCYFUL FATE...

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ROGER GLOVER: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Leaving DEEP PURPLE Was 'The Best Thing He Could Have Done For The Band'

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working...

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FIRESPAWN Feat. ENTOMBED, UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC Members: 'Lucifer Has Spoken' Video

FIRESPAWN (formerly FIREBORN) — the new Swedish death metal project featuring Lars Göran Petrov (vocals; ENTOMBED) and Victor Brandt (guitar; ENTOMBED),Alex Friberg (bass; NECROPHOBIC),Fredrik Folkare (guitar; UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC) and Matte Modin (drums; DARK FUNERAL, DEFLESHED) — will release...

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METALLICA: Official Footage From LOLLAPALOOZA Festival

Fly-on-the-wall footage of METALLICA's August 1 performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois can be seen below. The 19-minute clip, which was shot by a MetOnTour reporter, includes guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich in the meet-and-greet, pre-sho...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO And JUSTIN BIEBER Are New BFFs

Video footage of ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello and pop superstar Justin Bieber "talking shit" at Brooklyn Projects in Los Angeles on July 28 can be seen below. Bieber was recently slammed by heavy metal fans for wearing a METALLICA t-shirt. The 21-year-old singer posted a photo of himself donning a wi...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Says MAYHEM FESTIVAL Co-Founder 'Has A Point'

In a brand new interview with Overdrive, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was asked about Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival co-founder Kevin Lyman's recent comment that metal has gotten "gray, bald and fat," and that it had no worthy future headlining acts to take over from the classic bands...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Joins KING DIAMOND On Stage In Mansfield To Perform MERCYFUL FATE Classic

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King joined KING DIAMOND on stage on July 25 at the Mansfield, Massachusetts stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival to perform the MERCYFUL FATE classic "Evil". Fan-filmed video footage of Kerry's appearance can be seen below. Kerry King has previously state...

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METALLICA Immortalized In New Comic Book

StormFront Media announced today the release of a biography featuring the original heavy metal band, METALLICA, titled Orbit: Metallica. Few bands have achieved the success and status afforded the heavy metal pioneers known simply as METALLICA. METALLICA's sound, a raw fury few can match, has stood...