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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Doesn't Believe In Re-Recording Classic Albums

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: One of my favorite songs from when you were a member of METALLICA was "Blackene...

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PARADISE LOST's STEVE EDMONDSON Speaks To Germany's Metal-Trails.com (Audio)

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with bassist Steve Edmondson and guitarist Greg Mackintosh of British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST before the band's November 7 concert at Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg, Germany. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. From the harrowing...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: 'Mitch Lucker Memorial Show' CD/DVD Coming In February

On December 21, 2012, the metal community came together in an amazing way to celebrate the life of SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker and raise money for his daughter's future education (with an unforgettable evening of collaborative performances between past/present SUICIDE SILENCE members and eli...

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THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE Announces New Singer

Still celebrating his "50 layers of time," former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade hits the road in the U.K. again and for the latest phase of the tour welcomes a new member to THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE "family" — Paul Davis will be lending his powerful vocals to the AC/DC material in the set. Paul was ...

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Former Members Of 24-7 SPYZ, CAGE, TOURNIQUET Launch SEVENTRAIN

SEVENTRAIN is the name of a new San Diego, California-based blues-influeced metal band which features former CAGE guitarist Eric Horton, drummer Joel Maitoza (24-7 SPYZ, SHOCKHEAD),guitarist Jef Poremba (6ONE9, COFFI BAKER),vocalist Jon Campos (DIVE BOMBER),and bassist Steve "Dino" Andino (TOURNI...

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CARCASS' WALKER: 'I'm As Guilty As NEIL PEART For Swallowing A Dictionary Or A Thesaurus When It's Necessary'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: How different was it working on "Surgical Steel" than CARCASS' earliest albums? Jeff Walker: We...

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Dark Roots of Thrash

You can always expect TESTAMENT to catch you up with their live doings as they continue to mash the thrash into their third decade. Amongst those offerings include the EPs "Live at Eindhoven" and "Return to Apocalyptic City" plus the videos "Seen Between the Lines" and "Live in London". Now comes "D...

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Generation Nothing

I recently caught up with METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe at the Rock Harvest II benefit festival on the outskirts of Baltimore. Munroe was in town as a special guest of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania's GHOST OF WAR where they banded together for a mini-set of METAL CHURCH classics and "Pierced by the...

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Unblackened

Back in March of this year, Zakk Wylde and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY put together a special treat at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, a scaled-back, relaxed retrospective set filled with ten BLS songs, three from the PRIDE & GLORY days and four selections from Zakk's 1996 solo album, "Book of Shadows". "Unb...

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LEATHERWOLF To Release 'Unchained Live'

Southern California heavy metal triple axe attack LEATHERWOLF had set a December 15 release date for its new album, "Unchained Live". Engineered by Michael "Kramarica" Kramer, mixed by producer extraordinaire Roy Z (JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON, SEPULTURA, HALFORD),and mastered by Tom Baker (QUEEN...

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PARADISE LOST's GREG MACKINTOSH Interviewed By PLANET MUSIC VIENNA (Video)

Planet Music Vienna conducted an interview with guitarist Greg Mackintosh of British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST prior to the band's November 12 concert at Arena in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. PARADISE LOST has just completed its 25th-anniversary "Tragic Illusion" tour...

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IRON MAIDEN's Company Named One Of The Fastest Growing In U.K.

According to The Guardian, Iron Maiden LLP, the holding company of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN, has been cited as one of the U.K.'s fastest-growing music firms. The company, which is estimated to be earning beween £10 million and £20 milllion a year, has made London Stock Exchange's "1,0...

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New Book 'The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion' Out Now

Despite being listed as influences on countless notable bands, there has never been a book that tells the complete story of both FAITH NO MORE and MR. BUNGLE. Until now. Author/journalist Greg Prato's tenth book overall, "The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion", serves as both a career overvie...

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CENTIMENT Featuring INME Members: Debut Album Due In Early 2014

After years of honing their sound and searching for the ideal lineup, the boundary bothering CENTIMENT will finally unleash their debut album, "Streets Of Rage", early 2014. In an age of excessive genre definitions, CENTIMENT are truly hard to categorize and rightfully so. A bastard hybrid mix of in...

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TESTAMENT Bassist Leaves Tour, EXODUS' JACK GIBSON Steps In

TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian has been forced to leave the band's current North American tour with LAMB OF GOD and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE for "personal reasons." Filling in for him beginning with tonight's (Wednesday, November 19) concert at Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is EXODUS bassist Ja...