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SLAYER Looks Back On 37-Year Career In New Video Series: Part Two

The second in a series of videos in which the members of SLAYER look back on the band's 37-year history can be seen below. In this episode, Tom Araya and Kerry King talk about SLAYER's earliest shows, especially the band's very first show as SLAYER: how nervous they were, the home-made flash pots th...

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PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS Postpone U.S. Tour

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, has postponed its previously announced spring U.S. tour with KING PARROT until late summer/early fall. Says Anselmo: "I've decided to delay the PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS/KING PARROT t...

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Germany's NAILED TO OBSCURITY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST

German metallers NAILED TO OBSCURITY have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast. The band is currently writing material for a new studio album. For more than ten years, NAILED TO OBSCURITY from Northern Germany has successfully developed its distinctive style, somewhere between melodic death metal and doo...

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Video: Former JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH Members Perform Heavy Metal Classics In Montreal

Vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, TESTAMENT, EIDOLON),drummer Shawn Drover (MEGADETH, ACT OF DEFIANCE, EIDOLON) and bassist Adrian Robichaud (EIDOLON) joined forces to perform heavy metal classics under the A NIG...

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RICHIE KOTZEN: Why I Needed To Take A Break From THE WINERY DOGS

In a brand new interview with Sofa King Cool, guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen was once again asked about the status of THE WINERY DOGS, his power trio with drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH). "...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Gets Action-Figure Treatment

An eight-inch action figure of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian is coming this fall from NECA (National Entertainment Collectibles Association). Said Scott: "Scott Ian 8" action figure with three heads! Created by toy masters #necatoys. Pre-order now and receive my signature on the box! Includes my infam...

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MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist's DENNERS TRICKBAG: Second Album In The Works

DENNERS TRICKBAG, the band featuring legendary MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND guitarist Michael Denner, has entered the studio to finalize its second album. DENNERS TRICKBAG's debut disc was released in September 2013. Denner previously said about DENNERS TRICKBAG's formation: "I got the idea one e...

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JEFF WATERS On ANNIHILATOR's Longevity: 'I Really Love Doing What I'm Doing'

Finnish Heavy Metal Fans conducted an interview with mainman Jeff Waters of veteran Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR prior to the band's March 20 concert at The Circus in Helsinki, Finland, alongside TESTAMENT and VADER. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBE...

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MELECHESH's ASHMEDI To Star In Epic Comic Book 'Emissary Of The Anunnaki'

Since summer 2017, Ashmedi — the founder and frontman of MELECHESH —has made two trips to Armenia. Strangely, he was not there on a tour or for rest but to work on the very first Metal Depot interactive comic book, which features MELECHESH and the forgotten Sumerian gods. The 130-page epic is based...

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LIV SIN Covers DANZIG's 'Devil's Plaything' For 'Inverted' EP

LIV SIN, the new band led by former SISTER SIN vocalist Liv "Sin" Jagrell, has released its cover version of the DANZIG song "Devil's Plaything". The track will appear on LIV SIN's upcoming EP, "Inverted", which will be issued on May 25. The vinyl-only release, which was produced by Martin Sandvik o...

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Listen To PHILIP ANSELMO Covering CELTIC FROST, ANAL C**T With CHILD BITE

Detroit noise rock collective CHILD BITE will release "Burnt Offerings" this spring via Housecore Records. A 2-CD set, "Burnt Offerings" is a compilation of CHILD BITE rarities culled from the last eight years of audio bedlam. The record boasts a menacing twenty-eight tracks including several unrele...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist On Upcoming Album: 'It's A F**king Strong Record'

ALICE IN CHAINS is putting the finishing touches on the much-anticipated follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed album "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here". Due out later this year, the new disc was recorded in part at Henson Studios in Los Angeles with Nick Raskulinecz, who produced both "The Devil Put...

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Black Metal Supergroup TWILIGHT To Release 'Trident Death Rattle' EP In May

Influential American black metal supergroup TWILIGHT will release its final recording, "Trident Death Rattle", on May 1 via Ascension Monuments Media. Featuring three previously unreleased tracks from the 2012 "III: Beneath Trident's Tomb" LP sessions, the extended play is much more an experimental...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Wakes Up 'Afraid' Under PRESIDENT TRUMP, Says She Believes STORMY DANIELS

Sharon Osbourne says that she wakes up "afraid" knowing that Donald Trump is the U.S. president, explaining that she doesn't "feel secure that everything will be smooth and people are in control of what they should be in control of." Ozzy's wife and manager, who holds dual American and British citiz...

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Mindfucker

For the band's 11th album, the first in five years, MONSTER MAGNET gets back to its roots by wringing out some old-school grit rock. By mere title alone, "Mindfucker" is designed to get your attention, as if the year is 1985 instead of 2018 and the band is begging to make the Filthy Fifteen. Filthy...