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PAUL BOSTAPH: Why SLAYER Continued After JEFF HANNEMAN's Death

SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph has told Canada's GigCity.ca that there was never any doubt that the band would continue following the tragic passing of the group's co-founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013. "When confronted with death, when your mortality is challenged, you realize how fragile life i...
March 12, 2016
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HIGH ON FIRE's MATT PIKE: 'I Don't Think METALLICA Would Sound Like METALLICA Without DAVE MUSTAINE'

Christina Rowatt of Australia's The Void recently conducted an interview with Matt Pike of HIGH ON FIRE and SLEEP. The two-part chat, which features footage of SLEEP and HIGH ON FIRE at the Manning Bar in Sydney, can be seen below. This interview is also featured on the brand new "Riffing With Chris...
March 10, 2016
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CHUCK BILLY Is 'Pounding Away On The Lyrics' For TESTAMENT's New Album

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of...
March 10, 2016
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ASSASSIN To Release 'Combat Cathedral' Album In May

German thrash metal pioneers ASSASSIN will release their new studio album, "Combat Cathedral", on May 20. The effort will be made available via Steamhammer/SPV worldwide on CD, limited-edition LP (500 copies only on red 180-gram vinyl + CD) and as a digital download. The cover art was created by Mar...
March 10, 2016
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Video Premiere: TRIVIUM's 'Dead And Gone'

"Dead And Gone", the new video from Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's seventh studio album, "Silence In The Snow", which was released on October 2, 2015 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Vengeance Falls" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baske...
March 10, 2016
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HATEBREED: 'The Concrete Confessional' Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

Connecticut-based hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED will release their new album, "The Concrete Confessional", on May 13 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The follow-up to 2013's "The Divinity Of Purpose" was produced by longtime collaborator Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, SUICIDE SILENCE, WHITECHA...
March 9, 2016
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Feat. Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Of San Francisco Concert

Former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo is sitting behind the kit for SUICIDAL TENDENCIES during the latter band's North American tour as the support act for MEGADETH. Fan-filmed video footage of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' February 29 performance at The Warfield in San Francisco, California can be seen below....
March 9, 2016
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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA: 'Everybody Wanted To Be Like EXODUS' In Early Days Of Thrash

Myglobalmind webzine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Myglobalmind: I want to take you back to the start. EXODUS were true thrash metal originators. Zetro: We're...
March 6, 2016
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SINDROME: Lyric Video For 'Astral Projection' Song From 'Resurrection - The Complete Collection'

Century Media has just released the two only studio recordings from the cult Chicago thrash/death metal act SINDROME — the acclaimed "Into The Halls Of Extermination" (1987) and its successor, "Vault Of Inner Conscience" (1991). As both demos have been bootlegged numerous times, it's now time to off...
March 5, 2016
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Video: EXODUS Performs In York

Fan-filmed video footage of EXODUS's March 3 performance at Fibbers in York, United Kingdom can be seen below. EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt is unable to take part in the band's current European trek due to his commitments with SLAYER. Filling in for him once again is HEATHEN guitarist Kragen Lum. EXOD...
March 4, 2016
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SLAYER's KERRY KING: PHILIP ANSELMO 'Crossed A Line' With His 'White Power' Gesture, Nazi Salute

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has commented on the incident over a month ago when ex-PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo said "white power" and made the Nazi salute on stage. Anselmo later claimed he was referring to drinking white wine as part of an "inside joke" but has since released a video message, say...
March 4, 2016
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DEE SNIDER Doesn't Feel TWISTED SISTER Has Gotten Its Due

In a brand new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider was asked if he feels the band has finally gotten its due and the respect it deserves, more than forty years after its inception. He responded: "I've often taken personal responsibility for wherever I went in my he...
March 4, 2016
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SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH: 'You Against You' Video Is 'Definitely The Most Fun I've Ever Had Making One'

SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph spoke to Be In The Loop Magazine about the band's forthcoming video for the song "You Against You". The clip was directed by BJ McDonnell, who previously worked with SLAYER on the "Repentless" video. Said Bostaph: "We filmed that in southern California in the Mojave deser...
March 3, 2016
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SLAYER's KERRY KING: IRON MAIDEN And METALLICA 'Are Living On Past Success'

In a brand new interview with RVAMag, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King addressed the central crisis in hard rock and heavy metal right now, which involves nostalgia and the problem of how a veteran band like SLAYER grows old gracefully in an art form that is about doing absolutely nothing gracefully. "We...
March 2, 2016
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SOULFLY To Tour U.S. With SUFFOCATION, BATTLECROSS

SOULFLY will embark on a four-week U.S. headlining tour in April. Joining them on the trek will be brutal death metal legends SUFFOCATION, Metal Blade recording artists BATTLECROSS, as well as ABORMALITY and LODY KONG. Comments SOULFLY mailman Max Cavalera: "We are coming again with another kick-in-...
March 2, 2016