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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says It's A 'Huge Misconception' That Metal Is Big In Japan

Guitar legend Marty Friedman (MEGADETH, CACOPHONY) recently spoke with Paul Tadday of Australia's Amnplify. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On moving to Japan: Marty: "It [was] a crazy decision, but it was really something I ju...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Releases Video For 'Sleeping Giants' Title Track Feat. DARRYL 'DMC' MCDANIELS

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has released a video for "Sleeping Giants", the title track of his debut solo release, in stores now via Combat Records. "Sleeping Giants" is a companion release to Ellefson's new memoir, "More Life With Deth", in stores now via Jawbone Press. The track features lead...

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DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER Talks Aborted DAVE MUSTAINE Collaboration

DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler recently spoke to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" about a collaboration project he began with MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine but never finished. Asked how the idea for the project came about and what became of it, Tatler said (hear audio below): "You remember [Mustaine] di...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH To Tour Europe With MEGADETH And BAD WOLVES

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will join forces with MEGADETH and BAD WOLVES for a European tour in 2020. Exact cities and dates will be announced on September 9. More information will be made available at Megadeathpunch.com. Earlier this year, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH spent time recording its eighth album...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'The Best Way To Stay In The Music Business Now Is To Get Into Real Estate'

During a recent interview with the "Digital Killed The Radio Star" podcast, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson addressed the fact that it is very tough for artists to gain widespread exposure when there is relatively little money being generated through music sales and streaming. As a result, younger a...

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New MEGADETH-Branded Beer, 'Saison 13', Now Available

A new MEGADETH-branded beer, Saison 13, has just been made available in select Canadian provinces. The follow-up to 2016's À Tout Le Monde will arrive in the U.S. this September. Saison 13, with its pale amber color and its red-orange hues, is brewed with 13 carefully selected ingredients. This deli...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Reunites With Ex-MEGADETH Drummer CHUCK BEHLER On Stage For First Time In More Than 30 Years: Video, Photos

Former MEGADETH drummer Chuck Behler, who played with the band from 1987 to 1989 and appeared on the group's classic album "So Far, So Good… So What!", reunited with bassist David Ellefson on stage for the first time in more than 30 years last night (Friday, August 16) at the Token Lounge in Westlan...

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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO Is Working On New Solo Album

MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has confirmed that he is in pre-production for his next solo album. The disc will be the follow-up to "Sounds Of Innocence", which was released in June 2012. "I'm here doing pre-production on my new album," Kiko stated in a new video message posted to his social med...

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ALEX SKOLNICK Has 'No Problem' With TESTAMENT's Exclusion From 'Big Four' Of 1980s Thrash Metal

In a brand new interview with the "Basel Meets" podcast, TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick was asked why his band wasn't included in the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal (METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX) — the dominant thrash metal groups that helped bring that genre into the mainstream. "...

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TOXIC HOLOCAUST To Release 'Primal Future: 2019' Album In October

Crossover thrash unit TOXIC HOLOCAUST will release its long-awaited new album, "Primal Future: 2019", on October 4 via new Entertainment One (eOne). The band Terrorizer called "a whirlwind of booze, denim jackets and riffs" began kicking out the corrosive jams in basements and bedrooms some 20 years...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Looks Back On Near-Riot That Inspired 'Holy Wars... The Punishment Due'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson recently spoke to Tigman of Poughkeepsie, New York's Z93 radio station about the story leading to the creation of "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due", the opening track of the band's 1990 album "Rust In Peace". Asked if the 1988 incident in question was the scariest thi...

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MIKE HOWE Says MEGADETH Has Been 'Very Gracious' To METAL CHURCH

Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Howe of Seattle metal veterans METAL CHURCH. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the songs from the band's latest studio album,...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On New MEGADETH Album: 'It's A Good Vision Of Hope To Keep Working Forward On A Creative Endeavor Together'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson recently spoke with Meltdown of the Detroit radio station 101 WRIF. The full conversation can be streamed at this location. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his new solo album, "Sleeping Giants": David: "'Sleeping Giants' is really a comp...

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SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Tries Out MARSHALL's 'Studio Series' Amp (Video)

Marshall Amplification hung out with SLAYER/EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt at the U.K.'s Download festival this past June to try out the new Studio Vintage Series and talk all things tone. Watch the video below, and learn more about the Studio Series at this location. In a June 2012 interview with Full...

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Current/Former Members Of MACHINE HEAD, DREAM THEATER, OVERKILL Unite In New Project

According to several posts on various social media platforms, former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel is working on a new project with drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER),vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and bassist Mark Menghi (METAL ALLEGIANC...