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ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH Members: Listen To New Song 'The Talisman'

ACT OF DEFIANCE's new song "The Talisman" can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's sophomore album, "Old Scars, New Wounds", which will be released on September 29 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2015's "Birth And The Burial" was mixed by Dave Otero, who has previously wor...

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The Rise of Chaos

One of metal's most enduring tropes is devastation. While much of this horror and calamity is figuratively conveyed through bombastic, guitar and drum-driven textures, metal historically tends to hold an ugly reflection against what's happening in the world. Two notable past metal classics were rele...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER Says Making New ACT OF DEFIANCE Album Was 'Seamless'

Rustyn Rose of Metalholic recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for ACT OF DEFIANCE's forthcoming sophomore a...

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TESTAMENT: Classic Albums To Be Reissued With New Artwork

Five classic albums from San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will be re-released on November 17 via Nuclear Blast. Albums being reissued: * "Live At The Fillmore" (1995) * "Demonic" (1997) * "The Gathering" (1999) (remastered by Andy Sneap) * "First Strike Still Deadly" (2001) * "Live At Eind...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET, GEORGE LYNCH: Listen To 'Bridge Of Broken Lies' Song

The song "Bridge Of Broken Lies" from SWEET & LYNCH — the band featuring guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER, legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),bassist James LoMenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Brian Tichy (THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE) — can b...

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MATTHIAS JABS Says SCORPIONS 'Deserve A Spot' In ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs says that his band "deserves a spot" in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The German hard rockers, who been eligible for the honor since 1997, had been the decade-long international long shot when their 1982 album, "Blackout", blew up Top 10 in the U.S., powered by th...

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SAXON To Release 'Decade Of The Eagle' Deluxe Best-Of Anthology

BMG has set a November 17 release date for "Decade Of The Eagle", a deluxe anthology featuring thirty-four tracks that look back at the years that built the SAXON legend. "Decade Of The Eagle" is a retrospective that spans the band's first nine albums and represents the very best of the first decade...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Decries 'Corruption In Los Angeles,' Says California Government Has 'Lost The Plot'

Dave Mustaine says that he has no intention of going back to live in California, explaining that "there's so much corruption in Los Angeles, it's just pathetic." Mustaine and his family moved to Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, in October 2014 after living in Fallbrook, which is located a...

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Watch MEGADETH Perform At Madison Square Garden

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's September 16 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City can be seen below. MEGADETH's tour with SCORPIONS kicked off Thursday night (September 14) in Reading, Pennsylvania and will conclude on October 15 in Tampa, Florida. The sixteen-date trek, dubbed t...

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SCORPIONS: Quality Video Footage Of 'Crazy World' North American Tour Kick-Off

SCORPIONS kicked off their North American tour with MEGADETH on Thursday, September 14 at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. The sixteen-date trek, dubbed the "Crazy World Tour", celebrates SCORPIONS' 1990 LP of the same name. Two of the SCORPIONS' best-known songs, "Winds Of Change" and "Sen...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Is Working On Video Game That Will Include Previously Unused Riffs

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was interviewed this morning (Friday, September 15) when he made an appearance on the New York Stock Exchange facade balcony. You can watch the chat below. Asked what is next for him and MEGADETH, Mustaine said: "We're gonna do this [North American] tour with the SCOPRI...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE To Greet Fans On NYSE Facade Balcony

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine will greet his fans this Friday, September 15 at 9:45 a.m. outside on the New York Stock Exchange facade balcony. Designed by George B. Post and featuring distinctive exterior sculpture by John Q. A. Ward, the ten-story Georgia marble facade of 18 Broad Street has becom...

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SCORPIONS/Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE's Art Collection: New Trailer Available

Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee has been working with art team and publisher SceneFour on an art collection, dubbed "Subliminal", that is described as "a pioneering effort in the new medium of crafting visual art through drum performance." A new trailer for the collection...

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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Announces U.S. Tour Dates; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

Mexican acoustic rock maestros RODRIGO Y GABRIELA — consisting of Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero — are set to continue their triumphant U.S. tour, as they celebrate the tenth anniversary re-release of their classic self-titled break-out album. Marc Scibilia has been tapped as the opening act...

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KIRK HAMMETT Says SOUNDGARDEN Was Inspiration For METALLICA's Classic 'Enter Sandman' Riff

Kirk Hammett says that he was inspired by SOUNDGARDEN when he wrote the main riff to one of the most recognizable songs of all time, METALLICA's classic 1991 track "Enter Sandman". As the opening cut on METALLICA's self-titled album, "Enter Sandman" became bigger than the band could have imagined. I...