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SCOTT IAN Says He Never Denied Telling MUSTAINE That METALLICA Wanted To Fire ULRICH

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he "never issued a denial" in response to Dave Mustaine's claim that Ian told the MEGADETH mainman METALLICA planned to fire drummer Lars Ulrich back in the mid-'80s. In a recent interview with RollingStone.com, Mustaine was asked by reporter Greg Prato, "As far...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: Entire GRASPOP METAL MEETING Performance Posted Online

Video footage of SCAR SYMMETRY's entire 40-minute performance (with soundboard audio) at this year's installment of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held on June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium, can be viewed below. SCAR SYMMETRY will release its new album...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Stands By His 'METALLICA Planned To Fire LARS ULRICH' Story

Ex-METALLICA guitarist Dave Mustaine stands by his claim that the band wanted to fire co-founder and drummer Lars Ulrich after the group finished touring in 1986 — but the plan was disrupted by the death of bassist Cliff Burton in a tour bus accident. In a recent interview with RollingStone.com, rep...

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SOIL Signs With BIELER BROS. RECORDS

Chicago's SOIL has inked a deal with Bieler Bros. Records for all territories except Europe, which will be handled by AFM Records/Soulfood. The band's new album, "Picture Perfect", will be released in the U.S. on October 20 (three days later in Europe). "Picture Perfect" was created by the productio...

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CRYSTAL VIPER In A Fantasy World

Polish female-fronted "true heavy metal" act CRYSTAL VIPER will record the title song to the most anticipated role-playing/dark fantasy game of the year, which will have its premiere at the biggest European games convention in Essen, Germany. The track, which will feature lyrics written by producer...

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IHSAHN: New Album Title Revealed

Former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn has set "After" as the title of his third solo album, tentatively due in early 2010 via Mnemosyne Productions/Candlelight Records. More information about the CD will be made available during the coming months. Ihsahn played his first-ever concert as a solo ar...

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SOIL Frontman Interviewed At SONISPHERE; Video Available

Raz of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with SOIL vocalist AJ Cavalier at the Sonisphere festival, which was held on August 1-2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the six-minute chat below. SOIL has set "Picture Perfect" as the title of its new album, tentatively due i...

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SARKE: Video Footage of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SARKE's performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival — which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany — can be viewed below (courtesy of "bisounours666"). SARKE is the Norwegian band featuring Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA) and Noctu...

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BLINDSIDE To Enter Studio In September

Stockholm, Sweden's BLINDSIDE will enter a Los Angeles studio in September with producer Howard Benson (MOTÖRHEAD, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE) to begin recording its new album for an early 2010 release. Commented the group: "For the last five years, it has been quite silent around this band. We have not di...

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JAMES HETFIELD Gets Covered In Pies For 46th Birthday

Video footage of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield getting covered in cream pies for his birthday at the conclusion of the band's performance at the Sonisphere festival on Sunday, August 2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom can be viewed below. Hetfield turned 46 on Monday (August 3). O...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Oslo Available

Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA's July 30, 2009 concert in Oslo, Norway — including clips of pre-show meet-and-greet, tuning-room jam and the actual performance — can be viewed below. As previously reported, ex-METALLICA guitarist Dave Mustaine claims in a new interview with Rolling St...

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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Frontman Calls AXL ROSE A 'Dick', Says LARS ULRICH Is An 'Asshole'

Johnson Cummins of the Montreal Mirror recently conducted an interview with EAGLES OF DEATH METAL frontman Jesse "The Devil" Hughes. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On stepping out of the shadow of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (whose Josh Homme is also a member of EAGLES OF DEATH METAL):...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Denies He Told MUSTAINE METALLICA Planned To Fire ULRICH

According to a short message that was just posted on ANTHRAX's official Twitter account, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's claim that ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian told Dave that METALLICA was planning on firing drummer Lars Ulrich in 1986 is "not true." The post adds, "Little does anyone know but Lars...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: METALLICA Was Planning To Fire LARS ULRICH Before CLIFF BURTON Died

Greg Prato of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RollingStone.com: "Endgame" is certainly one of MEGADETH's most riff-heavy releases. Mustaine: Making this record, there was a lot of different facets....

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ANVIL Interviewed On CBC's 'Q' Show; Video Available

Jian Ghomeshi of CBC's cultural affairs show "Q" conducted an interview with ANVIL members Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals, guitar) and Robb Reiner (drums) on March 16, 2009. The 17-minute chat can be viewed below. ANVIL, considered a major influence for a generation of hard rockers including METALLICA,...