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GLEN DROVER Says He Wasn't Just A 'Hired Gun' In MEGADETH

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what it was like working with MEGAD...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: CHRIS ADLER 'Has Nothing To Do' With MEGADETH Anymore

Dave Mustaine says that Chris Adler "has nothing to do" with MEGADETH anymore and will apparently not be rejoining the band on the road again, despite the group's previous announcement to the contrary. Adler played drums on MEGADETH's latest album, "Dystopia", and took part in most of the band's liv...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: Why MEGADETH Has Canceled Its Fan Meet-And-Greets

MEGADETH has canceled all of its previously scheduled meet-and-greets on the European leg of the "Dystopia" tour, effective June 29. In a video message posted on Periscope earlier today (Saturday, July 2),MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine explained why the band decided to scrap the special fan package...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Replaces CHILDREN OF BODOM At OZZFEST MEETS KNOTFEST

The lineup for the inaugural pairing of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest — the ultimate meeting of metal minds — just got harder with the addition of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES to the Ozzfest bill. This marks the Ozzfest debut of the iconic Los Angeles crossover thrash band. The group will fill the slot originally h...

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Read KIRK HAMMETT's Foreword To 'German Metal Machine: Scorpions In The '70s' Book

Few rock bands were as successful as the SCORPIONS by the mid-eighties — headlining arenas/stadiums worldwide, scoring two mega-selling albums (the platinum-certified "Blackout" and the triple-platinum-certified "Love At First Sting") and two hit singles/videos ("No One Like You" and "Rock You Like...

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Backstage With MEGADETH In Frankfurt (Video)

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine answered a number of fan-submitted questions via Periscope on Wedneseday, June 29 prior to the band's concert at Batschkapp in Frankfurt, Germany. You can now watch the clip below. MEGADETH played its first show with drummer Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) on May 20 at the R...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH's New Touring Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN Is A 'World-Class' Musician

On May 29, Josh Guerra of Austin Underground conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at this year's River City Rockfest in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the addition to MEGADETH's touring lineup of SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who steppe...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'MOTÖRHEAD Influenced So Many People'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Red Carpet News TV at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods, which took place June 13 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London, England. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what made late MOTÖRHEAD leader Lemmy such a great performer and such a great...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK: 'If You're Not On The Stage Playing Your Own Music, Why Are You Here?'

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick was interviewed on a recent installment of the "Thunder Underground" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below (beginning around the 34:30 mark). Asked if a desire to be more involved in the creativ...

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Video: Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA Talks About His 'Influx' Art Collection

Just two days before his passing, former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza and SceneFour announced a new art release which was to be made available on June 16. Understandably, SceneFour and Nick's family postponed the release for a later time. On July 23, which would have been Nick's 52nd birthday, this a...

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SOILWORK: Lyric Video For New Song 'Helsinki'

Swedish metallers SOILWORK will release a special collection of rarities titled "Death Resonance" on August 19 via Nuclear Blast. The cover art was created by MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie (VOLBEAT, CARCASS, SCAR SYMMETRY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and can be seen below. SOILWORK has released o...

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MEGADETH To Tour U.S. With AMON AMARTH, METAL CHURCH, HAVOK

MEGADETH will team up with AMON AMARTH, METAL CHURCH and HAVOK for a U.S. tour in the fall, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal. The trek, which is expected to include an as-yet-undisclosed fifth band, will last for five weeks. MEGADETH's last full U.S. tour took place earlier in the year and featured suppo...

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WARBRINGER Signs With NAPALM

Napalm Records has announced the signing of Los Angeles-based thrash metallers WARBRINGER. Started in 2004 by high school metalheads, WARBRINGER has made its way up through the metal scene. After four releases and an endless succession of tours with ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS, SUICIDE SILENCE, MEGADETH, NAP...

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Late MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA's Art Collection 'Influx' To Be Made Available Next Month

Just two days before his passing, former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza and SceneFour announced a new art release which was to be made available on June 16. Understandably, SceneFour and Nick's family postponed the release for a later time. On July 23, which would have been Nick's 52nd birthday, this a...

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Former MEGADETH Members Have Learned 'To Allow Everybody To Create And To Be Their Own Individual'

Yell! Magazine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE members Chris Broderick (guitar) and Shawn Drover (drums). You can now watch the chat below. Drover quit MEGADETH in November 2014 "to pursue [his] own musical interests." Broderick announced his departur...