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Drummer JOCKE WALLGREN: 'I Wanna Be In AMON AMARTH For A Long Time'

Austria's Metal Underground conducted an interview with new AMON AMARTH drummer Jocke Wallgren (formerly of OCTOBER TIDE and VALKYRJA) on November 19 in Munich, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what it has been like touring...

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AMON AMARTH's 'Jomsviking' Album Started Out As Movie Script

Finland's Kaaos TV conducted an interview with guitarists Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH on December 13 in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the songwriting process for AMON AMARTH's latest album, "Jomsviking", Olavi said:...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Won't Worry About Writing 'Catchy, Commercial Choruses' On Next Album

Metal Wani's Laura Vezer recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ANNIHILATOR's upcoming follow-up to 2015's...

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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Comments On Latest GRAMMY Nomination

Thrash metal pioneers MEGADETH have been nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" for the title track of their latest album, "Dystopia". This marks the band's 12th Grammy nomination in this category (including nominations in the discontinued "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" c...

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Is DAVE MUSTAINE A 'Truther'?

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed last week on the Fox Business program "Kennedy", hosted by former MTV VJ Kennedy. You can now watch the segment below. Asked for his opinion on President-elect Donald Trump, Mustaine said: "Well, I'm hoping that the nation gets past all the bickering ri...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'My Biological Clock Is Ticking'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine promoted the band's December 16 acoustic show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston with an appearance earlier that day on "The Hill-Man Morning Show" on the WAAF radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked how long he thinks he can keep...

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ANTHRAX: 'For All Kings' Tour Edition To Include Bonus Disc Of Demos

ANTHRAX will embark on its first full European headline tour in more than a decade in February. All shows will see the band celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of its classic "Among The Living" by performing the LP live in its entirety along with fan favorites from throughout the band's...

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MEGADETH Consists Of 'Several Stars' And 'A Living Legend'

In a brand new interview with FoxNewsMagazine.com, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked what the difference is between a good band and a great band. He responded (see video below): "There are tons of people who play music that don't have the gift. You will see bands consist of a lot of different...

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DAVE MUSTAINE's Daughter Offers Update On Reality Show, Says Her Dad Has Been 'A Very Good Counselor'

18-year-old country singer-songwriter Electra Mustaine — daughter of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine — was recently interviewed by FOX411 Country. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what advice she got from her father about the music business, Electra said: "I was very fortunate to have grown up...

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OVERKILL: Lyric Video For New Song 'Mean, Green, Killing Machine'

The official lyric video for the song "Mean, Green, Killing Machine" from legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighteenth album, "The Grinding Wheel", which will be released on February 10, 2017 via Nuclear Blast. Commented OVERKILL lead vocal...

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ICED EARTH, Ex-WHITE WIZZARD, INTO ETERNITY Members Join Forces In WITHERFALL

Based out of Los Angeles, California, WITHERFALL is the collective brainchild of guitarist Jake Dreyer (ICED EARTH, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, WHITE WIZZARD),singer Joseph Michael (WHITE WIZZARD) and the late Adam Sagan (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, INTO ETERNITY). With Dreyer and Michael having previously worked t...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Love FOX NEWS Commentator BILL O'REILLY's 'Outlook On Life'

On December 14, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Laura Ingle, the New York-based correspondent for the Fox News channel. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly, Mustaine said: "I love Bill O'Reilly's outlook on life. He kind of plays it r...

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MOTÖRHEAD Producer: 'My Job Was To Push Them To Their Limits, Physically And Emotionally'

Coming up on the first anniversary of Lemmy's passing, MOTÖRHEAD producer Cameron Webb and producer/engineer Warren Huart (AEROSMITH, ACE FREHLEY, THE FRAY) released a digital video through ProMix Academy, "Mixing Motörhead With Cameron Webb". In the clip, an excerpt from which can be seen below, We...

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MEGADETH Plays Special 'Music Drives Us' Acoustic Show At Boston's Hard Rock Café (Video)

MEGADETH played a special acoustic show on Friday, December 16 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. This rare acoustic appearance was part of Ernie Boch Jr.'s Music Drives Us fundraising series. Music Drives Us is a local charity connected to various youth music programs in New England. MEGADETH's perfo...

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AMON AMARTH: Drum Gearcheck With JOCKE WALLGREN (Video)

Drummer Jocke Wallgren of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH offered a look at his touring kit to Music nStuff on November 19 in Munich, Germany. Check out the clip below. Wallgren was named AMON AMARTH's new permanent drummer in September. Jocke had been sitting behind the kit for all shows on the...