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DAVE LOMBARDO Doesn't Think He Will Play With SLAYER Ever Again

Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo was interviewed on the March 16 edition of the "Radio Screamer" show. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what it is that keeps him coming back to SLAYER: Lombardo: "Oh, well, I don'...

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IN FLAMES' PETER IWERS And BJÖRN GELOTTE To Release '2112 - A Tale Of Meat And Metal' Book

"2112 - A Tale Of Meat And Metal", a new book by Peter Iwers and Björn Gelotte of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES, along with journalist Mattias Lindeblad, will be released on May 30 via Kalla Kulor Förlag. Restaurant 2112 was founded in 2011 by Iwers and Gelotte. The Gothenburg restaurant is ...

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EXODUS On New Album: 'This Is Gonna Be So Goddamned Heavy, It Ain't Even Funny'

Veteran San Francisco thrashers EXODUS have entered a studio in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE) to record their tenth studio album. Commented EXODUS guitarist and songwriter Gary Holt: "We are well into drum tracks; everything is goin...

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HIRAX's KATON W. DE PENA Talks To METAL WANI (Audio)

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi and writer Rohan Thomas recently conducted an interview with HIRAX singer Katon W. De Pena. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. HIRAX released its new album, "Immortal Legacy", on March 4 (February 24 in Europe) via SPV/Steamhammer....

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EXODUS Is Now Co-Managed By TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY

Legendary thrash metal band EXODUS has signed with Breaking Bands LLC and The Agency Group. Breaking Bands LLC is directed and founded by the powerhouse team of TESTAMENT vocalist and co-manager Chuck Billy, Adrenaline PR CEO Maria Ferrero, and former Megaforce Records and Crazed Management owners J...

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INCITE Taps Producer MATT HYDE For New Album

INCITE, the Phoenix, Arizona-based metal band fronted by Richie Cavalera — the stepson of SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY mainman Max Cavalera — will enter a Los Angeles-area studio on April 14 with producer producer Matt Hyde (DEFTONES, SLAYER, SKELETONWITCH) to begin recording its third album for a la...

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JANE'S ADDICTION, Ex-VAN HALEN, SLAYER, MEGADETH Members To Perform At 'The Ox & The Loon'

Tichy/Sutton Productions has announced the first star-studded lineup of The Ox & The Loon — a night of rhythmic lunacy in honor of legends John Entwistle and Keith Moon of THE WHO. On Thursday, April 24 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California, Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton bring you The...

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Guitar Signed By VINCE NEIL, VIVIAN CAMPBELL, KERRY KING Being Auctioned For GEORGE TUTKO Cancer Fund

Some of rock's biggest names have joined together in an auction to benefit famed music producer George Tutko (OZZY OSBOURNE, KISS, LITA FORD, PAT BENATAR, JOURNEY, ROD STEWART),who was recently diagnosed with cancer. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of rock 'n' roll history,...

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Video: ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Performs At MUSIKMESSE

Video footage of the ANNIHILATOR guitarist/mainman Jeff Waters performing at this year's Musikmesse fair, which was held March 12-15 in Frankfurt, Germany, can be seen below. ANNIHILATOR's latest album, "Feast", was re-released as a limited edition featuring re-recorded ANNIHILATOR classics on CD an...

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BROKEN HOPE's JEREMY WAGNER Speaks To THE AGE OF METAL (Video)

The Age Of Metal spoke with Jeremy Wagner of reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE before the first date of the "Best In Brutality" tour last Tuesday (March 18) in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. BROKEN HOPE's sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", sold around 1,000 copies in the U...

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DEATH's 'Leprosy' Album To Be Reissued With Bonus Material

The fifth installment in Relapse's exhaustive reissue campaign of DEATH's immensely influential catalog is "Leprosy", the band's titanic second album. Originally released in 1988 the pioneering LP built upon the thrash sounds of METALLICA and SLAYER but added a previously unheard level of raw extrem...

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ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER, BLOCK Take Part In 'Metal Quiz' On Israeli Radio Show (Video)

ICED EARTH's Jon Schaffer (guitar) and Stu Block (vocals) took part in a "metal quiz" during an appearance on "Met Al Metal", Israel's metal radio show hosted by brothers Lior and Niv Peleg. Check out video footage below. "Plagues Of Babylon", the new album from ICED EARTH, sold around 6,300 copies...

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SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: 'My Endurance Is Super-Killer Now Because I've Been Playing With Two Bands'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of GuitarWorld.com recently conducted an interview with EXODUS mainman and SLAYER touring guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: As a musician, since you've joined SLAYER as a live guitarist, what positive changes have you noti...

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STP, MEGADETH, FEAR FACTORY, MINISTRY, Ex-SLAYER Members To Perform At 'Rockers Against Trafficking' Benefit

Veteran photographer Kevin Estrada has shot some of rock's biggest names over the years — including NIRVANA, KISS, REM and GREEN DAY — and now, he is using his connections in the world of rock for a good cause: helping to raise awareness of human trafficking, by creating the organization Rockers Aga...

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SLAYER, DEATH ANGEL, Ex-TESTAMENT Members Join Forces In FROM HELL

FROM HELL, the new horror heavy metal band featuring George Anderson (a.k.a. Aleister Sinn) on vocals and lead guitar, Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODUS) on drums, Steve Smyth (NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT, FORBIDDEN) on lead guitar and Damien Sisson (DEATH ANGEL) on bass, will release its debut album...