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METALLICA Fan Pays $35,000 For One-Hour Drum Lesson, Lunch With LARS ULRICH

A one-hour private drumming lesson from METALLICA's Lars Ulrich attracted a winning bid of $35,000 as part of a fundraising drive for Andre Agassi's charity. The tennis legend and philanthropist's 15th annual Grand Slam for Children benefit gala Saturday (October 9) at the Wynn in Las Vegas collecte...

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M.A.N Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — has issued the following update: "We have to inform you the sad news that our guitarist Rob Guz has decided to leave M.A.N and the music business. A personal statement will be...

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SAXON Members Perform With Tribute Band; Video Available

SAXON members Nigel Glockler (drums) and Doug Scarratt (guitar) joined the SAXON tribute band GHOAD on stage at the Brightona Festival in Brighton, U.K. on Sunday, October 10 to perform two SAXON songs, "Dallas 1pm" and "Denim and Leather". Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be viewed...

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'The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria': Four New Teaser Clips Released

Four new teaser clips for the "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD and Blu-ray can be viewed below. Universal Music will release "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD and Blu-ray containing footage of the June 22, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring...

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EXCITER: New Song Available For Streaming

Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER are scheduled to release their new album, "Death Machine", on October 29 via Massacre Records. The effort will be made available as a standard CD, a digipak and a limited-edition (500 copies) gatefold LP. "Death Machine" track listing: 01. Death Machine 02. Dem...

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M.A.N Frontman's Vocals Featured In VOLVO Commercial

The voice of Swedish singer Tony Jelencovich (M.A.N, TRANSPORT LEAGUE, MNEMIC) is featured in a new commercial for Volvo's all-new Volvo S60 and V60 R-Design cars, which will be displayed at the 2010 Paris auto show. Check out the clip below. M.A.N's third album, "Massive Audio Nerve", was released...

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SCOTT IAN: It Doesn't Matter To Me If It's BELLADONNA Or BUSH Singing For ANTHRAX

Joseph Hudak of The Times Leader recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On heavy metal fans: "Once you're infected by this type of music, you have no choice but to love it for the rest of your life. It gets in ...

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VOLBEAT Frontman: 'METALLICA Take Good Care Of Their Support Bands'

Cygnus of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Shocks: What do you feel about the very good reception that the [new VOLBEAT] album ["Beyond Hell/Above Heav...

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ANVIL's 'Story' Honored At 31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards

ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", was honored in the "Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming" category at the 31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Li...

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JAMES HETFIELD Says METALLICA Holds 'No Ill Will Towards' Former Bassist JASON NEWSTED

Jono Pryor of C4, New Zealand's youth entertainment channel, conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and bassist Robert Trujillo prior to the band's September 21, 2010 concert at the CBS Canterbury Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. You can now watch the chat below....

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SLAYER's KERRY KING 'Feels Bad' That He Didn't Take Part In 'Big Four' Jam

Revolver magazine recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Revolver: Why didn't you play in the Big Four jam on "Am I Evil" at the end? Kerry: There's a damn good reason. It isn't too long an explanation. [MEGADETH's Dave] Mus...

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METALLICA Drummer Featured In MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL Trailers

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and actor Peter Coyote are featured in the trailers for the upcoming 33rd edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival, set to take place October 7-17, 2010. Exactly how long can you watch a guy type "War and Peace" with his nose? That is the question that Ulrich asks in on...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Interviewed On New Zealand's THE ROCK FM (Audio)

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was recently interviewed by Rog and Bryce of New Zealand's top rock music station The Rock FM. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Ulrich recently told England's Classic Rock magazine that more "Big Four" shows, featuring METALLICA along with SLAYE...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Private Drum Lesson, Lunch Being Auctioned For Charity

A one-hour private drumming lesson from METALLICA's Lars Ulrich is being auctioned for charity. All proceeds will benefit the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, a not-for-profit public charity dedicated to transforming education to create opportunities for children. Through its public charter sc...

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LARS ULRICH Says METALLICA Didn't Take Advantage Of Everything JASON NEWSTED Had To Give

Dave Higgins of Australia's long-running rock station Triple M spoke to METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich last Wednesday night (September 15) in Melbourne just before the band hit Rod Laver Arena's stage for the first of five huge shows and a vast Australian tour. Watch a clip from the chat below. Regar...