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Body Of MEGADETH Mainman DAVE MUSTAINE's Mother-In-Law Found

According to CBS8.com, authorities have found the body of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's mother-in-law, 76-year-old Sally Estabrook, who was last seen at a campground near Julian, California on October 4. Sheriff's deputies say someone called 911 after they discovered a female body in some heavy b...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Release 'The Killer Instinct' In February

BLACK STAR RIDERS will release their seond studio album, "The Killer Instinct", in February 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded in October at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODO...

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NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER: JAMES HETFIELD 'Pretty Much Thinks The Entire World Hates Him'

Samuli Väänänen of Finland's Radio Nova last week conducted an interview with guitarist Ryan Peake and guitarist/vocalist Chad Kroeger of Canadian rockers NICKELBACK. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how it feels to be hated by so ma...

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BLOODBATH: 'Church Of Vastitas' Video Released

Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH, which features in its ranks KATATONIA's Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, as well as OPETH's Martin Axenrot, has recruited PARADISE LOST's Nick Holmes as its new lead singer. Holmes will make his BLOODBATH debut on the band's new album, "Grand Morbid Funeral"...

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DANKO JONES To Release 'Fire Music' In February

Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based rockers DANKO JONES will release their new album, "Fire Music", on February 10, 2015 as a digipack CD and vinyl LP. The effort was helmed by Juno Award-winning producer Eric Ratz (BILLY TALENT, MONSTER TRUCK, CANCER BATS). A snippet of the new DANKO JONES track "Gonna...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN To Appear In Fifth Season Of AMC's 'The Walking Dead'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will make a cameo in the second half of the fifth season of AMC's zombie apocalypse drama "The Walking Dead". Ian chronicled his latest transformation into a zombie in the latest episode of his horror FX show for Nerdist, "Scott Ian's Bloodworks" (formerly "Blood & Gu...

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SKID ROW's SNAKE: No One Has The Ability Anymore To Sit Down For An Hour And Listen To Full-Length Album

Rock 'N' Load conducted an interview with SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo on October 24 at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield, England. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how commercial rock music has been affected by television singing competition shows like "American Idol" and "The X Fac...

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POISON Singer BRET MICHAELS Undergoes Kidney Surgery

According to Pete Evick, the guitar player in POISON singer Bret Michaels' solo band, Bret underwent surgery on his kidneys this past week, forcing him to cancel the October 30 Rockin' 4 A Reason concert in Champaign, Illinois benefiting the Champaign County Humane Society. Evick says: "In typical B...

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MACHINE HEAD's North American Tour To Feature No Support Acts

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD will embark on a North American headlining tour in January. The trek will feature no support bands — just a crushing two-hour set of "pure fucking MACHINE HEAD," according to a press release. Says MACHINE HEAD guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn: "We're doing...

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OBITUARY's 'Inked In Blood' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Inked In Blood", the ninth studio album from Florida death metal veterans OBITUARY, sold around 5,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 75 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's last CD, 2009's "Darkest Day", opened with around 1,200 units to landed a...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JASON HOOK Recalls First Job Packing Donuts

During a brand new interview with Shan Man of the Phoenix, Arizona radio station 98 KUPD, guitarist Jason Hook of Las Vegas metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recalled his first-post high school place of employment. "My very first job was for $3.25 an hour I was a donut packer," said Hook, who grew u...

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BLOODBATH Featuring NICK HOLMES: 'Grand Morbid Funeral' Title Track Available For Streaming

Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH, which features in its ranks KATATONIA's Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, as well as OPETH's Martin Axenrot, has recruited PARADISE LOST's Nick Holmes as its new lead singer. Holmes will make his BLOODBATH debut on the band's new album, "Grand Morbid Funeral"...

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MAX CAVALERA: Why SOULFLY Isn't Playing Any SEPULTURA Songs On Current Tour

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, KILLER BE KILLED, SEPULTURA) on October 13 at Idle Hands bar in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about SOULFLY's current U.S. tour, Max said: "It's the first time I'm playi...

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DEVIL YOU KNOW: 'It's Over' Video Released

"It's Over", the new video from DEVIL YOU KNOW — the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED) — can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ramon Boutviseth, who has previously worked with TRIVIUM, NONPOINT, DARKEST HOUR,...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says Drummers Who Are Playing Fast Are 'Pushing A Rhythm To A Tempo That's Inhumanly Possible'

Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Urb Thrasher Flower Hour". You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if he thinks some of the newer metal drummers are playing too fast, Lombardo replied: "Hell no! Hell no, man! That's cutting, edge,...