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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Interviewed On WMMS; Audio Available

Chocolate Charlie of the Cleveland rock station WMMS 100.7 FM conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield before the band's October 15 performance at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below (courtesy of MaximumThreshold.net)...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Interviewed On Charlottesville's 97.5 3WV

Luke of the Charlottesville, Virginia radio station 97.5 3WV recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. METALLICA is in the midst of a North American tour, which stops in Charlottesville, Virginia tomor...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says 'Big Four' Tour Won't Happen

Shaffee and El Jefe of the WKLS Project 9-6-1 96.1 FM radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett prior to the band's October 4, 2009 concert at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch the chat in two parts below. When asked about the rumors that METALLICA was ass...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: Why MEGADETH's 'Endgame' Is Better Than METALLICA's 'Death Magnetic'

The September 2009 issue of U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine (see cover image below) includes an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine conducted by Jenn Selby. An excerpt from the chat follows. Terrorizer: Is [MEGADETH's new album] "Endgame" better than [METALLICA's latest CD] "Death Magnetic"? Mu...

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Hatebreed

HATEBREED's popularity has led some to question the unit's street cred, which never made much sense to me. Give credit where credit is due; the band always delivers the goods. Some albums are better than others, but none are subpar. "Supremacy" was no exception, even though I thought that continuing...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY: New Audio Interview With FRANCINE BOUCHER Posted Online

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with vocalist Francine Boucher of Los Angeles female-fronted progressive metallers ECHOES OF ETERNITY. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. "As Shadows Burn", the second album from ECHOES OF ETERNITY, sold 455 copies in the United...

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SEVENTH CALLING: 'Blood Of The Divine' Video Released

"Blood of the Divine", the new video from Las Vegas metallers SEVENTH CALLING, can be viewed below. The clip was shot and produced by Lance Swain and will be included — along with wallpapers and new recordings of several songs — on the group's new EP, entitled "Prelude to Madness". "Prelude to Madne...

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DOWN/CROWBAR's KIRK WINDSTEIN To Be Interviewed On WRUW 91.1 FM

DOWN guitarist/CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein will be interviewed tomorrow morning (Friday, October 9) at 9 a.m. EST on WRUW 91.1 FM, the campus radio station of Case Western Reserve University, located in the University Circle section of Cleveland, Ohio. To listen to the program live via the Inter...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: ROCK HALL 'Was One Of The Best Events To Happen In Our Career'

John Soeder of The Plain Dealer conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett before the band's September 29, 2009 concert in Dallas, Texas. The question-and-answer session follows below. The Plain Dealer: METALLICA has enjoyed its share of momentous occasions. How big a deal was gett...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: DAVE MUSTAINE 'Is Not In This Band For A Reason'

On September 28, 2009, METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield was interviewed by Cindy Scull of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle Rocks. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On rumors that METALLICA was assembling a tour that would feature the "Big Four" of th...

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SEVENTH CALLING Completes Work On 'Blood Of The Divine' Video

Las Vegas metallers SEVENTH CALLING have completed work on a video for the song "Blood of the Divine". The clip was shot and produced by Lance Swain and will be included — along with wallpapers and new recordings of several songs — on the group's new EP, entitled "Prelude to Madness". "Prelude to Ma...

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METALLICA Soaking Up The Rays In Miami

U.K.'s The Sun has uploaded photos of METALLICA members James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett soaking up the rays on a Miami beach during a break on the band's current U.S. tour. A posting on the web site reads, "Hetfield showed off his abundantly-tattooed arms and strange choice of headwear as he dipped...

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METALLICA's 85-Year-Old Fan Meets Band, Gets Special Song Dedication

Margaret Priebe, the 85-year-old METALLICA fan who became a viral sensation after her story appeared in Thursday's St. Petersburg Times, was invited backstage for a meet-and-greet prior to the band's show last night (Saturday, October 3) at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. Each member of...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY: 'As Shadows Burn' First-Week Sales Revealed

"As Shadows Burn", the second album from Los Angeles female-fronted progressive metallers ECHOES OF ETERNITY, sold 455 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at p...

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CLIFF BURTON Biographer Announces U.K., Italian Signings

U.K.-based author Joel McIver will be reading from his recent book, "To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica's Cliff Burton" (pictured below) at two Milan and London locations. The first event takes place in Milan this coming Saturday (September 27),the 23rd anniversary of Burton's death...