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Video: Reunited Original Lineup Of EXCITER Performs First U.S. Show In 30 Years

Video footage of the reunited original lineup of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER — guitarist John Ricci, drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler and bassist Allan Johnson — performing on March 14 at the Defenders Of The Old III festival in Brooklyn, New York can be seen below (courtesy of John Erigo). S...

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SLAYER, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES To Perform On MOTÖRHEAD's 'Motörboat' Cruise

MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat will embark on its second voyage September 28 through October 2, 2015 on Norwegian Sky, departing Port Miami, with stops in Nassau and the private picturesque island of Great Stirrup Cay in The Bahamas. The Loudest Boat In The World will feature performances from some of the gr...

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Former FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer KELLY SMITH: 'I Had At One Time Considered The End'

Drummer Kelly Smith, who left veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM in November 2014 to focus on caring for his family, has issued the following update: "When I made my decision to step away from FLOTSAM, life was crushing me and my family, with crisis of family deaths (father-in-law [in Augu...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO: 'I've Had A Fortunate Career'

John Golden's Madcap Music Review conducted an interview with bassist Frank Bello of ANTHRAX at this past January's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Frank discusses his signature ESP bass, how IRON MAIDEN's Steve Harris influenced his design of his bass, he hints about secret plans for RUSH's 40th...

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VENOMOUS MAXIMUS To Release 'Firewalker' Album In May

Houston heavy metal band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS will release its new album, "Firewalker", on May 5 via Shadow Kingdom Records. The quartet recorded the CD at the Diamond Factory in Austin, Texas with engineer Travis Bonner (ANCIENT VVISDOM). The record was mastered at PLX Mastering by Paul Logus (SATYRICO...

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ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING Bassist JOEY VERA Talks To BackstageAxxess.com About MOTOR SISTER (Audio)

Guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),his wife Pearl Aday (daughter of actor/musician Meat Loaf),drummer John Tempesta (formerly of EXODUS, TESTAMENT, WHITE ZOMBIE, HELMET and other bands) and bassist Joey Vera (current ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING member, who was briefly in ANTHRAX) in 2013 joined for...

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Celebrate The Life And Music Of RONNIE JAMES DIO: More Fifth-Anniversary Memorial Details Revealed

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the voice of RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH and DIO, recently announced a weekend of celebratory activities to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the singer's untimely death from gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The events will take...

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New MASTODON Song 'White Walker' From 'Catch The Throne: The Mixtape' Available For Streaming

"White Walker", MASTODON's contribution to the the second installment of "Catch The Throne: The Mixtape", for HBO's Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series "Game Of Thrones", is available for streaming using the SoundCloud widget below. Building on the success of Volume I — with over 2.5 million strea...

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MOTOR SISTER Feat. ANTHRAX, FATES WARNING, Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Members: 'A-Hole' Video Released

Guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),his wife Pearl Aday (daughter of actor/musician Meat Loaf),drummer John Tempesta (formerly of EXODUS, TESTAMENT, WHITE ZOMBIE, HELMET and other bands) and bassist Joey Vera (current ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING member, who was briefly in ANTHRAX) in 2013 joined for...

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MASTODON: First Taste Of Contribution To 'Catch The Throne: The Mixtape'

The first audio snippet of MASTODON's contribution to the the second installment of "Catch The Throne: The Mixtape", for HBO's Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series "Game Of Thrones", is available in the Instagram clip below. Building on the success of Volume I — with over 2.5 million streams to dat...

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ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING Bassist JOEY VERA Talks To 'The Hellion Rocks' About MOTOR SISTER (Audio)

Guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),his wife Pearl Aday (daughter of actor/musician Meat Loaf),drummer John Tempesta (formerly of EXODUS, TESTAMENT, WHITE ZOMBIE, HELMET and other bands) and bassist Joey Vera (current ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING member, who was briefly in ANTHRAX) in 2013 joined for...

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Video: GUS G. And JEFF SCOTT SOTO Perform OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Crazy Train' In Malmö

Fan-filmed video footage of Gus G. — well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND — performing the OZZY OSBOURNE classic "Crazy Train" on March 5 at Kulturbolaget in Malmö, Sweden can be seen below. Joining Gus at the show on ....

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ANTHRAX: New Video Footage From The Studio

ANTHRAX, along with producer Jay Ruston, is currently in a Los Angeles studio recording the follow-up to the band's 2011 Grammy-nominated, critically acclaimed album "Worship Music". The group — Charlie Benante (drums),Frank Bello (bass),Joey Belladonna (vocals),Scott Ian (guitar) and Jon Donais...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: Most Bands In The '80s Started Their Careers On Their Third Or Fourth Records

In an interview with Musician's Friend, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian looks back on a career of plaster-shattering landmarks. Check out the clip below. Speaking about the difficulty of breaking into the music business in the 1980s, Ian said: "I can't say it was great in the '80s. It's the music busine...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Prepares To Record New Album, Hit The Road

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have announced the first wave of confirmed club and festival dates for their upcoming 2015 European tour that is scheduled to start in May and run through August. The trek will mark the band's return to Europe, coming off the heels of 2012's "Ugly Noise"...