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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Interviewed On 'Decades Of Distortion'

Classic Rock Revisited editor Jeb Wright recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson for the "Decades Of Distortion" show on the Arkansas City, Kansas radio station KACY 102.5 FM. The chat is now available for streaming in two parts below. When asked about the possibility of...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'We Rule The Night' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish/British modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE will release their new album, "We Rule The Night", in Europe on May 28 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Bohus Sound studios in Kungälv, Sweden and was mixed at Paramount Studios in North Hollywood, California by producer Toby Wright,...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT Frontman Interviewed On 'Hard Rock Nights'; Audio Available

Taime Downe, lead singer for cult sleaze-rock band FASTER PUSSYCAT, was the special guest on the March 12-18 edition of the "Hard Rock Nights" show. Taime spoke with host JT about the group's live album, "Front Row at the Donkey Show", released last July on Full Effect Records, and the band's contro...

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METALLICA: Official Caracas Footage Available

Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA's March 12, 2010 concert at Campos de beisbol de la Rinconada in Caracas, Venezuela — including clips of the pre-show tuning-room jam as well as the actual performance — can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Creeping Death 02. For Who...

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MORBID ANGEL Drummer Undergoes Back Surgery; DIVINE HERESY's TIM YEUNG Steps In

Florida-based death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL have issued the following update: "World Management and MORBID ANGEL would like to let the fans know that rumors about Pedro 'Pete' Sandoval's [drums] back surgery are, in fact, true. Pete has suffered for a long time with a deteriorating disc problem....

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METALLICA: Video Footage Of Venezuela Press Conference Available

Video footage of METALLICA's March 12, 2010 pre-show press conference in Caracas, Venezuela can be viewed in two parts below (courtesy of the "Hiperespacio" progam, which airs on Venezuela's Canal I). According to the AFP, organizers of METALLICA's concert in Venezuela heeded lessons learned during...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: Live Performance To Air On Japanese TV

According to a posting on MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay's MySpace page, an MSG show filmed in January 2010 in Japan will be aired on the Japanese TV channel NHK-BS2 on Saturday, March 27 from 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. local time. Fan-filmed video footage of MICHAEL S...

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METALLICA: More Footage Of Bogota Press Conference, Platinum-Album Presentation Available

Colombia's Shock.com.co web site has uploaded video footage of METALLICA's March 10, 2010 press conference in Bogota during which the bandmembers were presented with a platinum plaque for the group's latest CD, "Death Magnetic", and a gold plaque for the "Orgullo, Pasión Y Gloria - Tres Noches En La...

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METALLICA Boosts Security For Venezuela Concert

According to the AFP, organizers of tonight's (Friday, March 12) METALLICA concert in Venezuela are heeding to lessons learned during Wednesday's (March 10) riots in Bogota, and have called on a large contingent of police officers, civil protection officers, firefighters and private security agents...

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METALLICA: Raw Footage Of Bogota Riots

Video footage of the chaos that erupted Wednesday night (March 10) as hundreds of METALLICA fans without tickets attempted to crash the band's concert at Bogota, Colombia's Simon Bolivar Park can be viewed below. Around 160 people were arrested and at least eight people injured during the riot, acco...

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CRASHDIET Signs European Deal With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Swedish glam-rock band CRASHDIET has inked a deal with Frontiers Records for the European release (excluding Scandinavia) of its third album, "Generation Wild". The 10-song CD, which will be made available in Sweden on April 14 through Gain/Sony Music, was helmed by RamPac, the production and songwr...

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'Violence And Chaos' At METALLICA's Bogota Concert

ColombiaReports.com reports: Violence and chaos broke out around Bogota's Simon Bolivar park Wednesday night, when hundreds of frenzied fans tried to crash heavy metal band METALLICA's first Colombian concert in eleven years. Three people were stabbed, a policeman injured, more than 50 people were a...

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Heavy Security Measures In Place For METALLICA's Bogota Concert

According to Colombia Reports, some 1,500 police will be employed to stand guard at the site during tonight's (Wednesday, March 10) METALLICA concert in Bogota's Simon Bolivar park, as well as four tanks and several police trucks, reported El Espectador. Authorities will also be closing the streets...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT Frontman To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Taime Downe, lead singer for cult sleaze-rock band FASTER PUSSYCAT, will be the special guest on the March 12-18 edition of the "Hard Rock Nights" show. Taime will speak with host JT about the group's live album, "Front Row at the Donkey Show", released last July on Full Effect Records, and the band...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: European Solo Tour Announced

Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has scheduled the following European solo tour dates: Sep. 08 - [to be announced] - Larvik, Norway Sep. 09 - John Dee - Oslo, Norway Sep. 10 - Byscenen - Haugesund, Norway Sep. 11 - Folkets H...