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METALLICA's HAMMETT Talks To U.K.'s T3 Magazine About 'Guitar Hero'; Audio Available

U.K.-based technology magazine T3 recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica video game. During the chat, which is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location, Kirk reveals the bandmembers' input into the look a...
March 11, 2009
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks 'Guitar Hero'; Video Available

A short interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game can be viewed below. Guitar Hero: Metallica is due out in North America on March 29. The track listing for the game is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Dea...
March 11, 2009
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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': JAMES HETFIELD Motion-Capture Footage Available

GameTrailers.com has posted behind-the-scenes footage from Neversoft's motion-capture sessions for James Hetfield's parts in the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the four-minute clip below. Guitar Hero: Metallica is due out in North America on March 29. The track listing for the game i...
March 10, 2009
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METALLICA To Host 'Mandatory Metallica' Channel On SIRIUS XM

Legendary rock band METALLICA will host its own music channel on Sirius XM. "Mandatory Metallica" will be broadcast on Sirius channel 27 and XM channel 42 and will debut on Saturday, March 14 starting at 6:00 p.m. ET and run through Monday, April 13 at 3:00 a.m. ET. The launch of Sirius XM's "Mandat...
March 9, 2009
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METALLICA: Second Stockholm Show Cancelled

METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message: "Tonight's [Sunday, March 8] second show in Stockholm [Sweden] has been cancelled due to James [Hetfield, guitar/vocals] falling ill and receiving medical attention at the hospital. The show WILL be rescheduled sometime this spring, s...
March 8, 2009
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METALLICA's HAMMETT: 'We Still Care And Have Tremendous Love For One Another'

U.K. web site The Skinny has posted METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's response to a question that was originally posed by STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland. Weiland: How do you keep one band together for so many years? Hammett: "There have been times when we've absolutel...
March 5, 2009
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DOWN Bassist To Guest On 'The Jim Rome Show'

DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown will be the featured guest on "The Jim Rome Show", one of the nation's premiere sports radio talk shows, on Friday, March 6. Jim Rome's nationally syndicated radio program "The Jim Rome Show" airs on more than 200 radio stations each weekday and boasts more than two...
March 5, 2009
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT On British Fans, 'Death Magnetic'; Video Available

METALLICA lead guitarist Kirk Hammett talked to ITN Music earlier this week about British fans and why the band's new album, "Death Magnetic", is such a return to form for the metal legends. Watch the chat below. According to Hammett, British audiences pay attention to detail. He said: "They're very...
March 4, 2009
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DIECAST: New Video Interview Available

Alex of AlexIsLegend.com conducted an interview with guitarists Kirk Kolaitis and Jon Kita and new bassist Eddie Barton of the Boston metalcore band DIECAST on February 20, 2009 in Taunton, Massachusetts. Watch the chat in three parts below. DIECAST last month kicked off a string of weekend dates wh...
March 4, 2009
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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed By GameTrailers.com; Video Available

GameTrailers.com recently conducted an interview with Neversoft lead designer Alan Flores about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the chat below. METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Metallica, which is due out in North America on March 29. It is as fol...
March 2, 2009
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CROWBAR's WINDSTEIN: There Will 'Definitely' Be A New Album This Year

Guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR, DOWN, KINGDOM OF SORROW) has posted a short video message (see below) reassuring CROWBAR fans that there will "definitely" be a new record out this year. Windstein was forced to miss much of KINGDOM OF SORROW's tour dates with GWAR late last year due to commitments...
March 1, 2009
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG To Release Solo Debut In The Summer

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young is scheduled to release his debut solo album, "Equilibrium", this summer. The CD was mixed by Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, JANET JACKSON, METALLICA, QUEEN, KING'S X, SKID ROW, EXTREME) and features performances by Los Angeles vocal phenom Debby Holiday (JOHN W...
February 28, 2009
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN To Host Exclusive Online Poker Tournament

He may play guitar for the legendary metal band ANTHRAX, but Scott Ian is also a poker pro and a member of the UltimateBet online team. And, in that capacity, Ian will host "Scott Ian's Home Game", an exclusive online poker tournament where you can check, raise and bluff rock stars and poker pros, a...
February 26, 2009
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ACTIVISION's TIM RILEY Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'; Video Available

Tim Riley, vice president of music affairs at Activision, recently spoke to the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor about the new importance of games as a platform for distribution and the new position it holds as catalyst for increased digital music sales in reference to the company's upcoming META...
February 23, 2009
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DOWN Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE Festival

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...
February 19, 2009