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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Explains Why He Had To Step Away From Music Scene

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was interviewed on the August 29 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to shut down the NEWSTED band in early 2014 and go silent for mo...

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Video: DOWN Returns To Live Stage At PSYCHO LAS VEGAS Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's August 26 performance at the Psycho Las Vegas festival in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Philip Anselmo recently shot down speculation that DOWN was done after the band was forced to cancel a number of shows earlier in the year because he was filmed giving a...

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PANTERA, L.A. GUNS, BUTCHER BABIES Members Perform 'Ace Of Spades' At Ultimate Jam Night's Tribute To LEMMY

Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running free weekly music program founded by QUIET RIOT's Chuck Wright, held a "Tribute To Lemmy" honoring the famed leader of MOTÖRHEAD on Tuesday, August 23 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Video footage of Rex Brown (PANTERA, KILL DEVIL HILL),Trac...

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TRACII GUNS On GUNS N' ROSES Reunion: 'I Think It's The Greatest Thing There Could Be For Rock And Roll Right Now'

During an appearance on the August 22 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live", L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns was asked for his thoughts on the reunion of long-estranged GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash for the "Not In This Lifetime" tour, which kicked off i...

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QUIET RIOT, Ex-PANTERA, DIO, SKID ROW, W.A.S.P. Members To Take Part In Ultimate Jam Night's Tribute To LEMMY

Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running free weekly music program founded by QUIET RIOT's Chuck Wright, announced plans to hold a "Tribute To Lemmy" honoring the famed leader of MOTÖRHEAD on Tuesday, August 23 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The show will be free. For the "Tribute...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Fronts EYEHATEGOD At New Orleans Concert (Video)

Former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT singer Philip Anselmo fronted fellow New Orleans noise merchants EYEHATEGOD at a hometown concert last night (Friday, August 19) at the Southport Music Hall. He was filling in for EYEHATEGOD singer Michael IX Williams, who was unable to make the concert due...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN To Release Solo Album

Former PANTERA and DOWN bassist Rex Brown will release his solo debut album next year. The effort, which he describes as a "monster," will see him singing and playing guitar and bass on tracks inspired by his love of 1970s music. Brown tells U.K.'s Metal Hammer: "I had to get off that bus ...

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The Fallen Sun

You often see polls out there asking metalheads to drum up their votes for best unsigned bands on the scene. Somebody throw SLUDGEHAMMER's name into the hat and be quick about it. SLUDGEHAMMER is one of a thousand or so hybrid metal bands vying for attention, but in their case, attention is well-de...

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THE HAUNTED's OLA ENGLUND Pays Tribute To PANTERA's DIMEBAG (Video)

THE HAUNTED and FEARED guitarist Ola Englund has released a video in tribute to the memory of PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. The legendary guitar player would be celebrating his 50th birthday this Saturday, August 20, and to mark the occasion, Englund decided to pay tribute to the memor...

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What Made PANTERA's Albums So Special? Longtime Producer Weighs In

In a brand new interview with Reverb.com, longtime PANTERA producer Sterling Winfield was asked for his opinion on why other metal bands still cite the Texas-based act as an influence. He responded: "Here's the number one rule: Write good songs. It can't get much simpler. Write from your heart. Infl...

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SUPERJOINT's 'Caught Up In The Gears Of Application' Album Gets Release Date

"Caught Up In The Gears Of Application", the new album from former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo's SUPERJOINT RITUAL project — now known simply as SUPERJOINT for legal reasons — will be released on November 11 via Anselmo's Housecore record label. The disc was recorded at Philip's...

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METALLICA, Ex-MEGADETH Members Perform With RODRIGO Y GABRIELA At Hollywood Bowl (Video)

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman joined RODRIGO Y GABRIELA on stage Sunday night (August 14) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. Trujillo performed a medley of METALLICA songs ("Orion", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Battery") with the Mexican...

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DISTURBED Frontman Joins BREAKING BENJAMIN For Cover Of PANTERA's 'Walk' (Video)

DISTURBED singer David Draiman joined BREAKING BENJAMIN on stage last night (Friday, August 12) at the Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, Texas to perform a cover version of the PANTERA classic "Walk". Video footage of the collaboration can be seen below. Draiman has often praised late PANTERA guitaris...

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PANTERA's 'The Great Southern Trendkill: 20th Anniversary Edition' To Include Previously Unreleased Recordings

PANTERA's "The Great Southern Trendkill: 20th Anniversary Edition" will be released on October 21. This two-disc set includes the original album remastered, plus a dozen previously unreleased mixes, instrumentals, and live recordings. Also being released on October 21 is a single LP titled "The Grea...

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HELLYEAH Frontman: 'PANTERA Can Never Do A Reunion'

HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray says that people constantly calling for a PANTERA reunion are "assholes" for seemingly forgetting that Vinnie Paul Abbott "watched his brother get tragically murdered in front of him." Speaking about the inspiration for the title of HELLYEAH's new album, "Unden!able", Gra...