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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Names His Top Three Vinyl Albums
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked by College Radio News Network to name his top three vinyl albums of all time. He said (hear audio below): "If I was forced to pick my top three vinyl albums, I would probably pick some old classics, because of the tonality of the instruments back then and a l...February 5, 2019
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MEGADETH: Trailer For 'Warheads On Foreheads' Career Retrospective
On March 22, MEGADETH will celebrate its 35th anniversary with the release of "Warheads On Foreheads", a 35-track career retrospective. The anthology spans the band's entire studio recording career, from its first album "Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good" to its 2016 Grammy Award-winning r...February 4, 2019
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN On METALLICA: 'Our History Goes Back To Literally Ground Zero With Those Guys'
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to Download Japan about how he first met the members of METALLICA in 1983 at their cramped rehearsal spaces in Jamaica, Queens, New York while METALLICA was preparing to record its seminal debut LP, "Kill 'Em All". "I was at the Music Building in Queens whe...February 4, 2019
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Covered In Blood
Let's get the disclaimer out of the way now: cover albums are never essential. They can be fun diversions to tide fans over until the release of a proper record, and a good insight into the musical tastes of the bands delivering the record. Anyone visiting this site would not be shocked that their f...February 4, 2019
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'A Lot Of People Probably Thought I Fell Off The Map When I Moved To Japan'
Chris Akin of "The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why the U.S. market has not warmed to his solo career, which now includes 14 stu...February 3, 2019
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Launches 'Charm Offensive': 'We're Going Out And Rekindling Old Relationships'
MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine, whose outspokenness has embroiled him in public spats with other musicians, including members of SLAYER and METALLICA, says that he has been reaching out to some of his former friends and adversaries to rebuild relationships that may have been negatively affected through hi...February 2, 2019
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'We've Never Written Songs To Win Grammys'
MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy nearly two years ago. The band received the "Best Metal Performance" award for the title track of its latest album, "Dystopia". This marked the group's twelfth Grammy nomination in this category (including nominations in the discontinued "Best Hard Roc...February 1, 2019
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Praises KIKO LOUREIRO: 'He's A Phenomenal Player'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick has praised his replacement, Kiko Loureiro, calling him a "phenomenal player" who "fits" the band's style. Loureiro officially joined MEGADETH in April 2015, about five months after Broderick's exit from the group. Asked by Jason McNamara at this year's NAMM...February 1, 2019
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NICKELBACK Bassist 'Would Love To' Record A SLAYER Covers Album: 'That's Where My Heart Lies'
NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger has told Australia's Wall Of Sound that he "would love to" make a super-heavy album with his band one day. "Metal is what makes me go," he said. "It's what I listen to without fail. If we could actually sink in and do a metal album, all four of us would love it. I kno...January 31, 2019
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DAVE MUSTAINE Was 'Very Flattered' To Be Asked To Participate In 'Experience Hendrix' Tour
MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine spoke to "The Opus" podcast about his participation in the upcoming "Experience Hendrix" tour. You can listen to the chat at this location. The critically acclaimed multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix's musical genius is returning in 2019 with its biggest ever tour — 30...January 31, 2019
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Drops Another $325,000 From Asking Price Of California Estate
MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine has dropped another $325,000 from the asking price of his Fallbrook, California estate. Mustaine put his house on the market in October 2015 for $5.375 million — more than five times what he paid for it three years earlier — but that price came down in June 2016 by almo...January 31, 2019
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Watch LAST IN LINE Perform In Sacramento
Fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's January 20 concert at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California can be seen below. LAST IN LINE will release its sophomore album, "II", on February 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKEN and FOREIGNER bas...January 31, 2019
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Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA's 'Holy Wars' Playthrough Video
Previously unreleased drum-cam footage of late MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza playing along to the band's classic song "Holy Wars" can be seen below. The HD clip, shot in a four-camera-angle mix, was filmed in March 2014 at Uberbeatz Studios in Seattle, Washington and is believed to be some of the fin...January 30, 2019
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON On Vibe Between Bands At 'Big Four' Shows: 'It Was Just True Brotherhood'
ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello says that he would love to see more "Big Four" concerts before SLAYER finally calls it quits. The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans...January 27, 2019
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Verkligheten
SOILWORK's latest record, "Verkligheten", is a remarkable testament to the consistency and reliability of the well-worn sound that the Swedish outfit has traded in since working through the growing pains of its early years. Birthed during the tail end of the '90s melodic death metal scene that spawn...January 27, 2019
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