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SLAYER's KERRY KING Interviewed By Belgium's 'Whiplash'; Audio Available

Guitarist Kerry King of the Los Angeles thrash metal veterans SLAYER was interviewed recently by "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel, hosted by AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme. Listen to the chat in streaming audio at this location. As previously reported, th...

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MEGADETH Mainman Says New Material Sounds 'Kewl'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE Live In Fort Worth; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE's November 21, 2008 concert at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "EdgeKrusher37"). TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE is the band featuring RIGOR MORTIS vocalist Bruce Corbitt, GAMMACIDE guitarists Rick Perry and Scott Shel...

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TROUBLE To Release Live Recording

Legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE will release a live recording from Los Angeles via their web site. The show, recorded on the band's last West Coast tour, has been mixed and mastered and will be made available at NewTrouble.com. As previously reported, TROUBLE is in the process of writing songs f...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Pick Favorite Live Albums Of All Time

Denmark's Antenna web site has posted a brand new feature where around 30 of the top musicians in today's underground metal scene select their five favorite live albums of all time. Stated Antenna editor Lars Lolk: "It's interesting that a simple feature about preferences in live albums turns out to...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says He Already Has Title For Next Album

The German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine has posted a video interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. During the chat, King reveals that he already has a title for the band's next record and as many as seven songtitles, although he has yet to write the music for any of them. He ...

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NIGHTSHADE Parts Ways With Keyboardist, Bassist; Replacements Announced

NIGHTSHADE, the new project featuring former USURPER guitarist Rick Scythe, has parted ways with Dan Yell (keyboards, organ) and Naught Norty (bass) and has replaced them with Donna and Dan Geist, respectively. According to the band, "Dan Geist is a local bass player who has been supporting the Chic...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'With METALLICA, There's No Shortage Of Creative Energy Or Ideas'

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Times-Picayune: One of my favorite scenes in "Some Kind of Monster" is when you're offered the METALLICA job and drummer Lars Ulrich casually...

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10 YEARS Performs Acoustically On Santa Rosa's 101.7 THE FOX; Video Available

On Friday, November 14, Knoxville, Tennessee's 10 YEARS performed acoustically inside the "Less Is More" lounge live from the Grand Ballroom in San Francisco on the Santa Rosa, California radio station 101.7 The Fox. Watch the performance in two parts below. 10 YEARS's sophomore effort, "Division",...

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TROUBLE Planning Summer Release For New Album

Legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE are in the process of writing songs for a new album for a tentative summer 2009 release. Tours will follow both in Europe and the U.S. In other news, Trouble Inc. has opened a second store called the Metal Playground which will offer merchandise and music from som...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA On New METALLICA Album, OBAMA's Election Victory

Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Tom Araya of the California thrash metal veterans SLAYER prior to the band's November 16, 2008 concert in Vienna, Austria. Watch the 24-minute chat below. During the interview, Araya was asked if he has heard METALLICA...

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BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band Featuring Ex-SABBATH/GREAT WHITE Bassist DAVE SPITZ

WAR PIGS, the new Florida-based BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring bassist Dave "The Beast" Spitz (BLACK SABBATH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, LITA FORD, WHITE LION, GREAT WHITE) will make its live debut on November 29 at Area 7 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with metal demons 1000 POUNDS OF THRUST. WAR PIGS fea...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'I Do Hear A Bit Of Clipping' On 'Death Magnetic'

Paul Friswold of the Riverfront Times recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the criticism that METALLICA's new album, "Death Magentic", is over-compressed: The music lacks dynamic range, and is marred further by har...

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APRIL DIVINE: Two New Songs Posted Online

Swedish alternative rock outfit APRIL DIVINE has posted two tracks from its upcoming album at www.aprildivine.com. The as-yet-untitled CD was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia with American producer Rick Beato (BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, DARK NEW DAY, SHINEDOWN, SEVENDUST, VINCE NEIL, SUBMERSED) and is sch...

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MAYHEM, GODLESS RISING, STEEL PROPHET Singers To Guest On TOBY KNAPP's New Solo CD

Former ONWARD guitarist Toby Knapp has revealed a list of singers that will guest on his upcoming solo album, which he plans to begin recording before the end of 2009. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to this year's "Misanthropy Divine" will feature contributions from the following vocalists: * Attila...