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DAVE MUSTAINE Will Forgive DAVID ELLEFSON But 'Won't Play Music With Him Anymore'

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine says that he won't play music with David Ellefson anymore, more than a year after firing the bassist from the band they formed together nearly four decades ago. Ellefson's exit came just days after sexually tinged messages and explicit video footage involving him were posted...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On DAVID ELLEFSON: 'It Was Hard On Me Letting Him Go'

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine says it was "hard" for him to fire David Ellefson more than a year ago, just days after sexually tinged messages and explicit video footage involving the bassist were posted on Twitter. At the time, Ellefson released a statement on Instagram denying all social media chatter...

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MEGADETH Announces 'The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!' Album, Shares 'We'll Be Back' Single

MEGADETH will cap a summer of successful global touring with the release of its highly anticipated sixteenth studio album, "The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!", on September 2 via UMe. Featuring twelve new tracks, "The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!" will be made available on CD, vinyl, and cassette...

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TALAS To Release '1985' Album In September; 'Crystal Clear' Single Available

TALAS will release a new album, "1985", on September 23 via Metal Blade Records. The LP's latest single, "Crystal Clear", can be streamed below. Formed in the early 1970s and dissolved in 1985, TALAS may have never reached arena-headlining status but they were an integral part of the early 1980s har...

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MEGADETH Launches Dedicated Web Site For Upcoming Album, 'The Sick, The Dying And The Dead'

MEGADETH has launched a dedicated web site for the band's upcoming album, "The Sick, The Dying And The Dead". Earlier today (Monday, June 20),MEGADETH shared a short video teaser for the new site and included the following caption: "The sick, the dying and the dead are among us. Mark yourself SAFE...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Explains 'AfterLife' Album Title

In a new video recapping the beginning of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's recently launched European tour, guitarist Zoltan Bathory spoke about the band's upcoming album, "AfterLife", which is due on August 19. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We titled this record 'AfterLife'. And 'AfterLif...

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KORN Will 'Get Together' With FIELDY To See 'How He's Doing' And 'Where His Head Is At'

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch spoke to Kerrang! Radio about the current status of the band's bassist, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. Fieldy announced in June 2021 that he would sit out KORN's ongoing tour in order to "heal" after "falling back" on some of his "bad habits." Welch said about Fieldy (as...

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STEEL PANTHER Is Mastering New Album

California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER are mastering their new studio album for a tentative late 2022 release. The band, which has not yet secured a permanent replacement for its original bassist Lexxi Foxx, has been working on the follow-up to 2019's "Heavy Metal Rules" for the last few mont...

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KORN's RAY LUZIER: 'We Definitely Miss' FIELDY, But ROBERTO 'RA' DÍAZ Is 'Doing A Hell Of A Job' Filling In

KORN drummer Ray Luzier spoke to Germany's MoreCore about the current status of the band's bassist, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. Fieldy announced in June 2021 that he would sit out KORN's ongoing tour in order to "heal" after "falling back" on some of his "bad habits." Ray said about Fieldy (as transcr...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of MEGADETH Performing At Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Professionally filmed video of MEGADETH's entire June 17 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Dessel, Belgium can be seen below. Featured songs: 00:00 Prince Of Darkness (intro) 01:25 Hangar 18 06:43 Dread And The Fugitive Mind 11:16 Sweating Bullets 17:51 Angry Again 21:35 The Conju...

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MEGADETH's New Single To Arrive Next Week; 'The Sick, The Dying And The Dead' Album Now Due In September

MEGADETH is teasing a June 23 release date for what will apparently be the first single from the band's upcoming album, "The Sick, The Dying And The Dead". A captionless image was shared on MEGADETH's social media earlier today featuring the numbers "6:23", referring to the aforementioned date. Duri...

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Watch: METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Joins DOWN On Stage At Denmark's COPENHELL

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo joined DOWN on stage Thursday (June 16) at the end of the Philip Anselmo-fronted band's set at the Copenhell festival in Denmark. British musician Paul Bond, who is apparently traveling with DOWN as part of the band's road crew, shared video of Trujillo's appearance...

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JAMES KOTTAK Denies Alcohol Played A Part In KINGDOM COME's Disastrous SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Performance

KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak has denied that alcohol played a role in the band's disastrous performance at a Swedish festival earlier in the month. KINGDOM COME's June 10 appearance at Sweden Rock Festival was described by the popular Swedish site Rocknytt as the event's "biggest fuckup." Write...

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QUIET RIOT Blasts 'Unauthorized' And 'Illegal' Album Reissue

QUIET RIOT has blasted the upcoming reissue of the band's ninth album, "Alive And Well", calling it "unauthorized" and "illegal", and has urged the group's fans not to buy it. Last month, Cleopatra Records announced that it would reissue "Alive And Well" as a deluxe 2CD set and a 2LP vinyl package o...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Says 'COVID Hangover' Resulted In 'Lighter' Attendances At Some Shows On European Tour

During a June 9 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie spoke about what it has been like for him and his bandmates to return to the road during the pandemic. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We just did six and a half weeks all throu...