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SCAR SYMMETRY: New Audio Interview With PER NILSSON

On December 7, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Per Nilsson of Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. SCAR SYMMETRY's latest album, "Dark Matter Dimensions", was released o...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH And ANTHRAX Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX will headline the first night of next year's U.K. installment of the Sonisphere festival, which will take place July 8-10, 2011. Saturday night headliner will be BIFFY CLYRO and Sunday's festival closer is SLIPKNOT. Commented METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich: "As...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says He Would Rather Retire Than Extend Deal With ROADRUNNER

David Farrier of New Zealand's 3 News conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine prior to the band's December 10, 2010 performance in Auckland. Dave talks about the beauty of New Zealand, how much has happened with MEGADETH and himself in this past year, he hints at possible upcoming...

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SIX REASONS TO KILL Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Koblenz, Germany-based extreme metallers SIX REASONS TO KILL have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The band's fourth album, "Architects Of Perfection", is scheduled for release on January 28, 2011. Commented the band: "After several months of working and recording on our forthcoming album, we're...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says He's Not 'Greedy' Or 'Anti-Internet'

Dan Rutledge of Rip It Up magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich prior to the band's October 2010 concert in Auckland, New Zealand. You can now watch the first part of the chat below. On the craziest stuff he's read about himself on the Internet: Ulrich: "I don't read a l...

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WATAIN's 'Lawless Darkness' Tops CLOSE-UP MAGAZINE's 2010 List

Sweden's Close-Up magazine has published its list of the top 20 albums of 2010 based on individual selections from all of its writers. It is as follows: 01. WATAIN: Lawless Darkness 02. KYLESA: Spiral Shadow 03. CRUCIFYRE: Infernal Earthly Divine 04. BRING ME THE HORIZON: There Is A Hell, Believe Me...

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METALLICA Frontman Interviewed On Australia's 'The 7PM Project' (Video)

Fitzy of Channel Ten's "The 7PM Project" conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield during the band's recent Australian tour. You can now watch the chat below. METALLICA wrapped up its two-year-long "World Magnetic" tour on November 21 with the last of three shows in Mel...

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Swedish 'Idol' Contestant Performs METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' (Video)

Jay Smith, a contestant in the 2010 season of "Idol", Sweden's annual reality show and singing competition, performed a cover version of the METALLICA classic "Enter Sandman" during tonight's (Friday, December 3) episode. You can now watch his rendition below. "Enter Sandman" was featured as the ope...

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THE VERY END: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'A Hole In The Sun' Video Shoot

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "A Hole In The Sun", the new Filmefahrer Pictures-produced video from German metallers THE VERY END, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Mercy & Misery", which is scheduled for release on January 14, 2011 in Germany, J...

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METALLICA: 'Live At Grimey's' First-Week Sales Revealed

METALLICA's new live album called "Live At Grimey's" sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in just a three-day sales window (Friday-Sunday). The effort is being sold as a standard CD and as a limited-edition two-disc vinyl set in a gatefold sleeve. Released on Friday, November 26, "Live At G...

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'The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria' Certified Gold, Platinum

The new DVD and Blu-ray titled "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria", filmed last June at a concert starring METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX, has reached gold status in Norway, Portugal, New Zealand, and Germany, and double platinum in France and Australia. "The Big Four: Live From Sofia...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Right Now I Don't Really Have Any Enemies Anymore'

Australia's FasterLouder recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. FasterLouder: Congratulations on your book making the New York Times bestseller list. You’ve obviously been through the release process with albums many, man...

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METALLICA Drummer Says 'Death Magnetic' Still Sounds Great Two Years After Release

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket" (which airs in Australia). Listen to the program in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Ulrich interview begins around the 44-minute mark). Ch...

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Diehard METALLICA Fan From Australia Wins Contest To Interview His Favorite Band

According to The West Australian, a die-hard METALLICA fan from Perth, Australia named Lee Rekman was chosen from eight finalists in a competition run by MySpace to interview two members of his favorite band at their November 10 concert in Sydney. Rekman posted a video to the "Get Close Australia" p...

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EXCITER Bassist Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with bassist Rob "Clammy" Cohen of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. EXCITER released its new album, "Death Machine", on October 29 via M...