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DAVE LOMBARDO's GRIP INC. To Pay Tribute To Late Frontman GUS CHAMBERS With 'Hostage To Heaven' EP
GRIP INC., the long-defunct metal outfit featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, PHILM) and guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (former member of DESPAIR and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL),will issue the "Hostage To Heaven" digital EP on June 9 via KFM. "Hostage To Heaven" contains...May 12, 2015
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MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, Ex-DREAM THEATER Members Unite In METAL ALLEGIANCE
METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, has signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Enterta...May 12, 2015
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DAVE LOMBARDO Talks PHILM, FANTÔMAS, GRIP INC. And PAISTE Rude Power Ride 'Reign' Cymbal (Video)
Mammoth Metal TV conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo on March 15 in Berlin, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Lombardo was effectively fired from SLAYER after sitting out the band's Australian tour in February/March 2013 due to a contract disput...May 12, 2015
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Got Goose Bumps After He Wrote 'When The Stillness Comes' Song
In a recent interview with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke about some of the individual tracks that will appear on the band's long-awaited new album, tentatively due in August via Nuclear Blast. "There's a couple of songs that are going to be on it that the fans might...May 11, 2015
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DEFTONES' New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL
DEFTONES have tapped Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) to lay down a guest guitar solo on the band's forthcoming album, tentatively due in September. Speaking to 92.3 KOMP FM hosts Carlota and Sparks at this weekend's Rock In Rio USA festival in Las Vegas, DEFTONES singer Chino Moreno said: "Jerry is...May 10, 2015
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GHOST: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed
According to HardDriveRadio.com, Swedish occult rockers GHOST have set "Meliora" (Latin for "better") as the title of their third album, due on August 21. The follow-up to 2013's "Infestissumam" was helmed by Klas Åhlund, a prolific songwriter, producer and guitarist who is also a member of the Swed...May 10, 2015
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PAUL BOSTAPH On New SLAYER Album: 'It's Got A Little Bit Of Everything Everybody Likes'
Kristyn Clark of Pop Culture Madness conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph at the fifth annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, which took place May 2-3 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. You can now watch the chat below....May 8, 2015
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MAX CAVALERA: Why I Left ROADRUNNER RECORDS
In a brand new interview with BurningAmbulance.com, Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, KILLER BE KILLED, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) was asked what it's like being on labels like Nuclear Blast (with SOULFLY and KILLER BE KILLED) and Napalm (with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) after spending more than two decades as a...May 7, 2015
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U.K. Thrashers ACID REIGN Are Back!
Twenty four years is a long time in anyone's book, but that is how long it's been since the "Kings Of Apple Core," ACID REIGN, have been missing from the U.K. thrash scene. Calling ACID REIGN's return more of a reboot than a reformation, sole original member Howard "H" Smith comments: "I tried to pu...May 5, 2015
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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Has Already Experienced His 'Dream Tour'
Each episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Dream Tour" features a touring act discussing who they would put on their ideal tour if there were no limits. In this episode, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL reveals his dream tour lineup. Says Blitz: "It's really fun...May 4, 2015
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SOULFLY: 'Archangel' Release Date Revealed; Tour With SOILWORK, DECAPITATED Announced
Nuclear Blast Entertainment has set an August 14 North American release date for "Archangel", the tenth studio album from SOULFLY. The CD was produced by Matt Hyde, who has previously worked with SLAYER and CHILDREN OF BODOM. SOULFLY will embark on a North American headlining tour at the end of Sept...May 4, 2015
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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: What I Learned From Working With Legendary Producer RICK RUBIN
Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo is featured in the current episode of "The Trap Set" with Joe Wong. Lombardo gives a rare, richly biographical interview, wherein he charts his journey from Catholic schoolboy to drummer of beloved, Satanic thrash-metal progenitors SLAYER. He als...May 4, 2015
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Songs from the Black Hole
You just never know what you're going to get from Tommy Victor and PRONG, who used to haunt commercial breaks on the original "Headbangers Ball" and continue to lure dubious listeners on the merits of the band's chomping riffs alone. Following their stout "Ruining Lives" from last year, PRONG droppe...May 4, 2015
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ExtermiNation
41 years, sheesh, it's hard to believe where the time goes. RAVEN often gets left off the radar, especially when discussing both the NWOBHM and thrash, but here's a trio equally deserving of the celebratory comeuppance ANVIL enjoyed a few years ago following their film documentary. While RAVEN's "Ro...May 4, 2015
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MAX CAVALERA Says New SOULFLY Album Is Very Influenced By Death Metal
Groovey of Groovey.TV conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, KILLER BE KILLED, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) on April 29 in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about SOULFLY's forthcoming album, "Archangel", which is tentatively due in August, Max said: "[It's...May 3, 2015
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