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VAN HALEN 1981 Live Footage Posted To Promote Classic Rock Auctions

To promote their melodic rock/heavy metal-themed auctions, eBay seller EliteWorks has posted a long-lost VAN HALEN TV interview from 1981 which includes professionally shot live footage from the band's "Fair Warning" tour. The segment shows the group at the absolute peak of its live powers and perfe...

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CONTROL DENIED Frontman Issues Update On Long-Awaited Second Album

The family of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner is moving ahead with plans to complete and eventually release the long-awaited second CONTROL DENIED album. Chuck — who passed away in December 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor — began work on the...

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VINNIE PAUL Says He Will Not Be Smoking The Peace Pipe With PHILIP ANSELMO

Jeff Salamon of Texas Monthly recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Texas Monthly: Before "Cowboys From Hell", you guys were a typical eighties glam metal band — you had the teased hair, the spandex, the...

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LIFE OF AGONY Bassist's 'Wire Hangers' Graphic Novel Out Today

LIFE OF AGONY bassist Alan Robert releases his Wire Hangers graphic novel (IDW Publishing) today (Wednesday, November 17) to fine bookstores everywhere. Horror fans should enjoy the cover which depicts main character, Cypra, performed by horror/slasher star Nick Principe (Laid to Rest, Hatchet 2). C...

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WARBRINGER To Headline 'Thrashgiving' Benefit Concert

Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER will headline Thrashgiving, the heavy metal benefit concert to feed the needy, on Saturday, November 20 at Cheyenne Saloon in Las Vegas, Nevada. Commented the event organizers: "Two years ago we debuted the concept of Thrashgiving bringing together out-of-state and l...

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Asylum

The band that made the whole world sing "EW AH AH AH AH" is back with another slab of molten mall metal. Their fifth effort, "Asylum" sees the band still riding that rocket to the top of the hard rock mountain. Love 'em or hate 'em, DISTURBED are undeniably one of the biggest things going ...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'If DIMEBAG Was Alive, We Would Have Buried The Hatchet A Long Time Ago'

Kenny Herzog of Mog Music Network recently conducted an interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Mog Music Network: In recent weeks, I've spoken with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson as well, and Ellefson i...

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PLASTIC HEAD Signs SPV Deal

SPV GmbH has announced a new distribution agreement in the U.K. with Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd. The agreement, which covers HMV and other stores, is for the house owned labels Steamhammer, Synthetic Symphony, Oblivion and Red. The first frontline titles in autumn on Steamhammer will be the...

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ROB ZOMBIE Says 'All Is Good' Between Him And OZZY OSBOURNE

Rob Zombie says that he has buried the hatchet with Ozzy Osbourne after recently airing his feelings about two of his more recent band members — bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson and drummer Tommy Clufetos — being hired away by Ozzy Osbourne for Ozzy's touring band. Nicholson was hired by Ozzy in 2006...

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Justice

To be perfectly honest, I had no idea that MOLLY HATCHET still existed. I recall a stint in the late '90s where I would see the band's name advertised in random dive bars in my neck of the woods, but aside from that nobody was really screaming their name from the mountaintop. Under the radar, ...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Members Discuss Thrash Metal's Enduring Popularity

Jamie Thomson of Guardian.co.uk recently conducted interviews with members of the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — about thrash's undying popularity and the recent Sonisphere festival shows featuring all four acts. A few excerpts follow below. On thrash me...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Interviewed In U.K.

Felicity Hall conducted an interview with original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans during the singer's recent U.K. tour. The chat is now available for viewing below. Dave Evans, who recently signed a U.K.-exclusive deal with Rocksector Records to release his latest album, "Judgement Day", toured the U.K....

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Original AC/DC Frontman DAVE EVANS Interviewed During U.K. Tour; Video Available

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) conducted an interview with original AC/DC frontman Dave Evans during the singer's recent U.K. tour. The chat is now available for viewing below. Dave Evans, who recently signed a U.K.-exclusive deal with Rocksector Records to release his latest album, "...

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SEVERE TORTURE: New Song Available For Free Download

Dutch death metallers SEVERE TORTURE will release their fifth full-length album, "Slaughtered", on June 29 (one day earlier internationally) via Season of Mist. The CD was recorded at Split Second Sound Studios in Amsterdam with producer Jochem Jacobs. "Slaughtered" track listing: 01. Grave Conditio...

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MOLLY HATCHET Guitarist Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

Bobby Ingram of MOLLY HATCHET pays his tribute to Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF) and shares his personal experiences in a conversation with Metal Assault. The three-and-a-half-minute audio clip is available below. MOLLY HATCHET's new album, "Justice", will be...