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KERRY KING On GARY HOLT Contributing To Songwriting On Next SLAYER Album: 'It's A Possibility, For Sure'

Kerry King has once again said that he is "definitely open" to having fellow SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt contribute to the songwriting on the band's next album. Holt, who is still a member of San Francisco Bay Area thrash icons EXODUS, has been the touring guitarist for SLAYER since January 2011 when...

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ICE-T Talks Friendship With MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE (Video)

In a brand new interview with Music Choice, Ice-T explained how MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine came to make a guest appearance on "Bloodlust", the latest album from the hip-hop legend, actor and director's metal band BODY COUNT. He said (see video below): "What happened is, BODY COUNT, when we came i...

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ANVIL Frontman Doesn't Believe Band's Follow-Up Documentary Will Get Funding It Needs To Be Completed

Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL says that he doesn't expect the proposed follow-up to the band's first documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", to ever see the light of day. He tells the "Thunder Underground" podcast (hear audio below): "They've got forty minu...

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ICE-T's BODY COUNT: Fifth 'Bloodlust' Studio Webisode

The fifth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Bloodlust", the new album from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, can be seen below. The disc was released on March 31 via Century Media Records. "Bloodlust" was re...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Are Still Working Out 'The Business Aspects Of Things' Following JEFF HANNEMAN's Death

Tom Araya says that SLAYER is still working out "the business aspects of things" in the aftermath of the passing of the band's co-founding guitarist Jeff Hannemann. Hanneman died in May 2013 from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver. He is credited for writing many of SLAYER's classic songs, inclu...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says MIKE PATTON Is 'Really Excited' About Playing Shows With DEAD CROSS

DEAD CROSS, the Southern California outfit featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (ex-SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MISFITS),and singer Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE),will release its debut album in late summer via Ipecac Recordings. The effort was helmed by producer Ross Robinson, who has previously worked...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: America Has Become 'A Nation Of Crybabies'

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya says that the United States Of America has become "a nation of crybabies" following the election of Donald Trump as president, with many of its citizens unable to "even laugh at themselves" because they are "mad" that "they didn't get their way." Araya drew criticism from s...

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ICE-T's BODY COUNT: Fourth 'Bloodlust' Studio Webisode

The fourth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Bloodlust", the new album from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, can be seen below. The disc was released on March 31 via Century Media Records. "Bloodlust" was r...

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ANTHRAX, OVERKILL, SUPERJOINT, METAL ALLEGIANCE, DEATH ANGEL Set For METAL MAYA Heavy Metal Dest-Fest

ASK4 Entertainment — the creator and producer of ShipRocked — has announced the first annual Metal Maya, a four-day all-inclusive heavy metal destination festival vacation from October 29 to November 2 at the luxurious Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun, just south of Cancun in the paradise of Puerto Morel...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says You Can Hear GENE HOGLAN's Anger On 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Album

On March 15, JAM Magazine's Mike DiQuinzio conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about the challenges TESTAMENT faced while making its latest album, 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake", Chuck said: "[...

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Legendary Rock Drummer CARMINE APPICE To Unveil Art Collection In Chromadepth

Legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice has been working with art team and publisher SceneFour on an art collection crafted from rhythm. Appice is the first drummer to embark on visual artwork utilizing Chromadepth, a color-centric formula that adds three dimensions into the visuals. Check out a trail...

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Bloodlust

It's no secret, the nation's been divided and as ICE-T yelps, you know the reason why. A conservative cotillion resumes command of the White House following a controversial election still under investigation. In response, the streets are raging and BODY COUNT has something to say, of course. Guitari...

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COREY TAYLOR On STONE SOUR's 'Hydrograd': 'We Captured Lightning In A Jar That Nobody's Seen In A Thousand Years'

Corey Taylor says that STONE SOUR fans "are gonna freak out" when they hear the band's album, "Hydrograd". While the first song from the disc is expected to be "leaked" later this month, the full-length follow-up to "House Of Gold & Bones" will arrive at the end of June. "Hydrograd" was recorded...

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MAX CAVALERA Discusses His Appearance On BODY COUNT's 'Bloodlust' In New Studio Webisode

The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Bloodlust", the new album from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, can be seen below. The disc was released on March 31 via Century Media Records. "Bloodlust" was re...

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ANTHRAX Is 'Ready' To Play More 'Big Four' Shows With METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER

Frank Bello says that ANTHRAX "would love" to play more shows featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. The four influential acts played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festiva...