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MEGADETH Made Its Best Records Under Pressure

Tristan Pratt conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Kiko Loureiro at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can watch the chat below. Asked about the overwhelmingly p...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On His Life As Gay Man: 'In Some Parts Of The World, People Like Me Get Thrown Off Buildings'

During an August 15 appearance on Fox Sports 910 AM's "The Freaks With Kenny And Crash" radio show in Phoenix, Arizona, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the discrimination that the LGBT community still faces despite the broad social acceptance of homosexuality and the legality of same-sex...

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SCORPIONS On Drummer MIKKEY DEE's Addition To Band: 'The Chemistry Between Us Is Fantastic'

SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine and guitarist Matthias Jabs spoke to Poland's Life Festival Oświęcim earlier this year about the addition of former MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee to the group's ranks. "Mikkey's with us since May last year when we picked up the tour in America, Klaus said (see video below...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: Current MEGADETH Lineup 'Feels Like A New Band'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has confirmed that the band is contemplating returning to the studio at the end of the year to begin work on the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. The Dave Mustaine-fronted band recently toured North America with MESHUGGAH and will play arenas this fall as the su...

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MADAM X Feat. VIXEN Drummer ROXY PETRUCCI: 'Monstrocity' Album Due In October

Detroit hard rockers MADAM X have signed a deal with EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. MADAM X's long-awaited sophomore album, "Monstrocity", will be released on October 31 on CD and digital, with a limited-edition vinyl release planned for November. Produced...

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TESTAMENT's 'Low' And 'The Ritual' To Be Released On Vinyl In U.S. For First Time

On September 29, Metal Blade Records will release two classic TESTAMENT albums on vinyl for the first time in the USA: "Low" and "The Ritual". Pre-order your copies now at this location. "Low" (translucent gold 180-gram vinyl, single jacket, 2-sided insert; limited to 1500 copies): Side A 01. Low 02...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET, GEORGE LYNCH: 'Afterlife' Video

The official video for the song "Afterlife" 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, WHITESNA...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'If I Don't Like You, You're Going To Know It'

Dave Mustaine has once again responded to people making assumptions about his character based on hearsay. The MEGADETH frontman has gained a reputation as one of the most divisive personalities in metal — particularly in the years following his expulsion from METALLICA in 1983. But the 55-year-old m...

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SOILWORK To Enter Studio Next Spring

Swedish metallers SOILWORK will enter the studio next year to begin work on the follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" album. The band's tenth full-length disc, "The Ride Majestic" was the last SOILWORK album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join MEGADET...

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AMON AMARTH To Begin Work On Follow-Up To 'Jomsviking'

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH are preparing to begin writing material for their eleventh studio album. The follow-up to 2016's "Jomsviking" will mark the band's first release with drummer Jocke Wallgren, who officially joined the group last September. Prior to that, Jocke had been sitting beh...

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AUTOGRAPH: 'Get Off Your Ass' Title Track Available For Streaming

"Get Off Your Ass", the title track of the new album from veteran Los Angeles hard rockers AUTOGRAPH, can be streamed below. The disc will be released on October 6 via EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. It will be issued on CD and digital, with a limited-editio...

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Dimension Hatröss

I'm going to ask for your indulgence and forgiveness for this review's blatantly personal tone. If you've been reading my writing, you're used to it already when it comes to VOIVOD. This is a band that has affected my core as much as much my ears since 1987 when a longtime buddy placed the cassettes...

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STEPHEN PEARCY: Next RATT Album Will Be 'Quite A Lot Different' From 'Infestation'

Stephen Pearcy says that RATT's upcoming album will be "quite a lot different" from the band's last disc, "Infestation". Released in 2010, "Infestation", featured Robbie Crane on bass instead of Juan Croucier, who rejoined the group in 2012. After putting the band on hold for a few years, Juan and t...

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Watch MEGADETH Perform In Tilburg, Netherlands

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's August 15 performance at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands can be seen below. MEGADETH recently completed a North American tour with MESHUGGAH and will play arenas later in the year as the support act for German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. MEGADETH is pla...

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Watch MARTY FRIEDMAN's Entire Houston Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's entire August 16 performance at Scout Bar in Houston, Texas can be seen below. Friedman's new solo album, "Wall Of Sound", was released on August 4 via Prosthetic Records. Produced by Friedman, engineered by Paul Fig (GHOST, RUSH...