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DESTRUCTION To Release 30th-Anniversary Album In November

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION have resumed work on their 30th-anniversary album for a November release via Nuclear Blast Records. DESTRUCTION recently completed the North American "30th Year Anniversary Tour" with support from WARBRINGER, VITAL REMAINS (who were alternating each night) an...

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LYNCH MOB Taps WHITESNAKE Drummer, Announces New EP Title

LYNCH MOB has tapped Brian Tichy (WHITESNAKE) as its new touring drummer for the upcoming summer shows in support of the band's new release. LYNCH MOB, coming off a highly praised performance at this year's M3 Rock Festival in May, entered the studio energized and ready to rock! The fruits of their...

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SLASH On His First Guitar (Video)

All Axess recently caught up with legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REOLVER) to talk about his first-ever guitar, as well as the guitar he has used on every album since the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Appetite For Destruction". The video interview can be seen below. "My first guitar that I...

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METALLICA, ANTHRAX, TESLA, DREAM THEATER Members Comment On Passing Of GEORGE MARINO

Several hard rock and heavy metal musicians have commented on the passing of legendary Sterling Sound mastering engineer George Marino, who died yesterday (Monday, June 4) after a year-long battle with lung cancer. METALLICA: "We were very sad today to hear that we have lost a member of our family a...

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MADBALL: New Song Available For Streaming

New York hardcore legends MADBALL recently spent five days at the Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersberg, Florida with producer Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, CANNIBAL CORPSE, MORBID ANGEL) recording their new EP, "Rebellion", to be released later this month via The BNB Label, a brand extension of fron...

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Legendary Mastering Engineer GEORGE MARINO Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer

Legendary mastering engineer George Marino, who has worked on such multi-platinum projects as METALLICA's "Metallica", AC/DC's "Highway To Hell", GUNS N' ROSES' "Appetite For Destruction" and BON JOVI's "Slippery When Wet", has died after a year-long battle with lung cancer. During his nearly 40-yea...

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IZZY STRADLIN With GUNS N' ROSES: Better-Quality Footage Of London Reunion

Ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his former band on stage this past Thursday night (May 31) at the O2 Arena in London, England to perform the songs "14 Years", "You Could Be Mine", Dead Flowers", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", "Nightrain" and "Paradise City". Better-quality fan-filmed v...

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WARBRINGER: Quality Footage Of Sacramento Concert

Rock Hard Live has uploaded quality two-camera video footage of WARBRINGER's May 25 performance at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California as the support act for DESTRUCTION. Check it out below. WARBRINGER recently completed a seven-week North American tour supporting ICED EARTH and SYMPHONY X. WARB...

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IZZY STRADLIN Joins GUNS N' ROSES On Stage In London

Ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his former band on stage earlier tonight (Thursday, May 31) at the O2 Arena in London, England to perform the songs "14 Years", "You Could Be Mine", Dead Flowers", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", "Nightrain" and "Paradise City". Fan-filmed video footage o...

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VITAL REMAINS: Quality Sacramento Footage Available

Rock Hard Live has uploaded quality video footage of VITAL REMAINS's May 25 performance at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California as the support act for DESTRUCTION. Check it out below. VITAL REMAINS guitarist Tony Lazaro recently told Metal Hangar 18 about the progress of the songwriting sessions...

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THE CULT's 'Choice Of Weapon' Cracks U.S. Top 40

THE CULT's new album, "Choice Of Weapon", sold around 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 34 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was made available on May 22 via THE CULT's new label Cooking Vinyl. "Choice Of Weapon" is the follow-up to the ...

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DESTRUCTOR Parts Ways With Guitarist And Bassist

Cleveland, Ohio thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTOR have parted ways with guitarist Pat Rabid and bassist Jamie Boulder. Rabid was a founding member in 1983 and played on the band's classic "Maximum Destruction" debut album, released in 1985 via Auburn Records. Boulder joined in 2002 and appeared on th...

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L.A. GUNS Drummer Says TRACII GUNS Version Of Band Is 'Ridiculous' And 'Confusing' To Some Fans

Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS drummer Steve Riley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: How did you wind up with ownership of the L.A. GUNS name? That's surprising, being that you came in after the debut album was already record...

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Former EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: 'I'm No Patriot, Just A Hatriot'

FreeGotham.com recently conducted an interview with former EXODUS and current HATRIOT singer Steve "Zetro" Souza. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. FreeGotham.com: You guys [HATRIOT] are going back to your roots in metal. Do you think there is a resurgence of classic thrash? Zetro: I...

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MORTAL INFINITY To Release 'District Destruction' Next Month

Canada's Digital Media Records will release "District Destruction" from German thrashers MORTAL INFINITY on June 15. MORTAL INFINITY offers an album's worth of surgically precise, immediately memorable, and frighteningly ferocious thrash metal. The album was recorded at Sound Lodge Studios from Jörg...