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Former DEATH/MASSACRE Guitarist RICK ROZZ Launches THE END

Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE guitarist Rick Rozz and ex-MASSACRE drummer Mike Mazzonetto have teamed up with vocalist/bassist Michael Grim to form THE END, an old-school Florida death metal trio. THE END's debut four-song EP, "Age Of Apocalypse", will be available in January 2016. The effort is being recorded...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: I Didn't Wanna Make JEFF HANNEMAN A Spectacle

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was interviewed on a recent episode of "Talk Is Jericho", the podcast of Chris Jericho, the world champion pro wrestler, actor, New York Times best-selling author and lead vocalist of the metal band FOZZY. You can now listen to the chat at PodcastOne.com. A few excerpts f...

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STONE SOUR's 'Straight Outta Burbank' EP To Be Released In October Or November

STONE SOUR's next covers EP, "Straight Outta Burbank", has been completed for a tentative October or November release. The effort will include cover versions of songs by BAD BRAINS, THE ROLLING STONES, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE and IRON MAIDEN. Making a guest appearance on STONE SOUR's rendition of THE RO...

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TOM ARAYA Says SLAYER Fans Are 'Pretty F**king Crazy'

In a brand new interview with The Quietus, SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya was asked about how he feels about those zealous, rabid and über-passionate SLAYER fans who are notoriously rough on opening acts, chanting "Slay-er! Slay-er!" during their set. "My view on SLAYER fans? Pretty fucking crazy...

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Video: QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI Talks About His Art Collection 'Cum On See The Noize'

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali will unveil an art collection crafted from the new medium of "rhythm-on-canvas" on October 2. Banali has been working with art team and publisher SceneFour on the collection titled "Cum On See The Noize: The Electric Art Of Frankie Banali". In the one-minute clip be...

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SLAYER's 'Repentless' Cracks U.S. Top 5

SLAYER's "Repentless" debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 50,000 equivalent album units in the week ending September 17. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent alb...

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SLAYER Members Discuss Writing Of New Song 'Cast The First Stone' (Video)

Video footage of the members of SLAYER discussing the writing of their new song "Cast The First Stone" can be seen below. SLAYER guitarist Kerry King previously told Rolling Stone that he got the idea for the track while walking around Greece, thinking about all of the bloodshed that took place ther...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING On Producer GREG FIDELMAN: He 'Dicked Us Hard'

In a brand new interview with Guitar World magazine, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke about the band's decision to hire producer Terry Date to helm their new album, "Repentless", after initially teaming up with Greg Fidelman, who also worked on 2009's "World Painted Blood". "The 'Repentless' songs]...

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ANTHRAX, EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL, ARCH ENEMY Members Perform With METAL ALLEGIANCE In New York (Video)

METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — celebrated the release of its self-titled debut album with a special concert last night (Thursday, September 17) at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The show, prese...

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SOULFLY: 360-Degree Footage From Making Of 'Archangel' Video

360-degree footage taken from the making of SOULFLY's "Archangel" music video can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's tenth studio album, which was released on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD was produced and mixed by Matt Hyde (SLAYER, BEHEMOTH, CHILDREN OF BO...

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KERRY KING: Telling JEFF HANNEMAN He Wasn't Ready To Come Back To SLAYER Was 'Hardest Thing I Ever Had To Say'

SLAYER's eleventh studio album, "Repentless", is the band's first without founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died in 2013, more than two years after he contracted necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, from a spider bite in his backyard. Asked if Jeff had been involved in any...

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TOM ARAYA: 'Repentless' Album Is 'Really Good For Half Of SLAYER'

Germany's Rock Hard magazine recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. You can now watch the chat in six parts below. Asked what he thought when he first heard the final version of SLAYER's eleventh studio album "Repentless" — the band's first without both founding guit...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Doesn't Follow Any New Extreme Metal Drummers

Impact metal channel conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo before the band's September 9 concert in Budapest, Hungary. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he follows any new extreme me...

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SLAYER: Watch Unboxing Of Limited-Edition Vinyl Version Of 'Repentless'

Vinyl-Blog.com has uploaded an unboxing video for the limited-edition vinyl version of SLAYER's newly released eleventh studio album, "Repentless". Check it out below. "Repentless" was released on September 11 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated "World P...

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HUNTRESS: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Static' Album

Los Angeles-based, occult-themed traditional heavy metal band HUNTRESSwill release its third studio album, titled "Static", on September 25 via Napalm Records. The CD was produced by Paul Fig (Grammy-nominated engineer who has previously worked with ALICE IN CHAINS, DEFTONES, TRIVIUM, GHOST) and Jim...